The Rocket Under Fire
Congress investigates Jose Canseco's barbecue, a nanny in a peach bikini, and Roger Clemens' bloody butt.
By Josh Levin
Posted Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at 8:48 PM ET
On Wednesday, Brian McNamee admitted to lying to federal authorities and confessed that he got his Ph.D. from a diploma mill. He was called "disgusting" by Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., and a "drug dealer" by Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn. And he was the unquestioned winner of today's congressional steroids hearing. McNamee spoke in short, declarative sentences, never wavering on his allegations that he repeatedly injected Roger Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone. Clemens spoke haltingly, answered evasively, contradicted himself, and whispered with his lawyers when asked to explain these contradictions. Perhaps, like Sammy Sosa in 2005, he would've been better off claiming he didn't speak English.
Clemens' saving grace, if he had one, was his whistle-stop tour of Capitol Hill. Before Wednesday's public hearing, the baseball legend spent several days chatting up two dozen members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It's hard to imagine it's a coincidence that, in the aftermath of this meet-and-greet, some congressmen seemed less interested in weighing Clemens' testimony than in touching the hem of his garment. Indiana's Burton called him "a baseball titan." After producing a four-section poster board of Clemens action shots, North Carolina Republican Virginia Foxx asked him to "talk a little bit about your regime. How hard do you work?" Missouri Democrat William Lacy Clay asked what uniform the pitcher would wear when elected to the Hall of Fame.
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With everything thats going on this world, this is the best our congress has to offer?? What a joke!
| QUOTE (Brutus @ Feb 14 2008, 07:21 PM) |
| Perhaps, like Sammy Sosa in 2005, he would've been better off claiming he didn't speak English. |
And, brutus is right; what a flippin' joke!
| QUOTE (Brutus @ Feb 14 2008, 07:23 PM) |
| With everything thats going on this world, this is the best our congress has to offer?? What a joke! |
They need to find jobs for all of us unemployed that are desperately seeking work.
Do you think Clemens is guilty?
Well, from what I've read so far, I'd say YES.
How do you feel about it, Trail?
How do you feel about it, Trail?
| QUOTE (Trailblazer @ Feb 14 2008, 07:52 PM) |
| Do you think Clemens is guilty? |
Jim Bouton in his book "Ball Four" said If there was a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins but might take 10 years off his life he would take it and not think about it twice! I believe it!
Oh Yea, his book was written in 1969.