Roger Clemens walks
Date: June 21st 2012
Roger Clemens walks
[J.P.'s Moment of Common Sense on Broad View, KBZZ 1270 AM and 96.1 FM in Reno. Listen to Broad View live Saturdays at 2:00 PM Pacific Time.]
This past Monday, Roger Clemens was acquitted of all perjury charges. The government’s been after Mr. Clemens since February of 2008 when he testified in front of Congress about steroid use in baseball. He insisted he never used them. The government didn’t like that because it contradicts their favorite storyline, which goes like this: wealthy sports heroes are cheaters who endanger little kids by being bad role models. Congress likes to periodically invite some really famous ones to publicly humiliate themselves by admitting they’re cheaters in sworn testimony.
It’s ritual humiliation for the fun and enjoyment of politicians – a cheap and easy way for congresscritters to get headlines in newspapers...
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