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Dear Congress,
We need to talk. Have a heart-to-heart. Just usthe American peopleand you, our elected representatives. No lobbyists in the room, no satellite uplinks, no strategists, either. Seriously, how many of those people do you need?
Also, can you stop checking Twitter? And Googling your own name? Thanks. Appreciate that.
So: Your relationship with the National Football League. Its toxic. Not for you, of course. You seem happy, like a bunch of starstruck fans. And we understandwere fans, too. Professional football is fun, and no doubt a far better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than rushing around to grovel for cash at half a dozen fundraisers. The league throws a terrific Super Bowl party, too, and given the choice, who wouldnt prefer Denver-Seattle and a tub of guacamole over voting to repeal Obamacare for the 5,000th time?
But we digress. Back to the toxic part. While youre enjoying the epic Richard Sherman vs. Peyton Manning matchup this weekend, the NFL is pulling a fast one on us. Dodging taxes. Pocketing government handouts. Passing the buck on workplace injuries. Mooching harder than one of Ronald Reagans welfare queens. Adding insult to injurycome to think it of it, its probably the other way aroundthe league also is peddling a potentially dangerous product to our children with almost no oversight.
Oh, and just for good measure, the NFL is spitting in the face of Native Americans as well.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/nfl-money-national-freeloader-league-102965.html#.Uu6HtHm9XOE
cilla4progress
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Sissyk
(12,665 posts)Pick one, please.
Jesus Malverde
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