CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION
bill rappleye and the rappers
more important things to do than quiz athletes about steroids
90 PERCENT OF YOU RAPPERS THINK THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE NFL AND MAJOR LEAGUERS STEROID USE IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY…
AND YOU WERE NOT SHY ABOUT YOUR CRITICISMS…SOME GOOD COMMENTS HERE.
No I do not feel that congress should be investing sports, they have a commison to do that. I think congress should look at themselves, how they spent our money, and what they take from big business and lobbiest. You got elected to take care of the people back home, food, shelter, medical, and education not boost your war chest.Thanks, Bill.
Absolutely not! Congress has more pressing issues to deal with! Last time I checked, we still have problems with social security, our economy, the war…shall I continue?
Evan from Woonsocket
I am 62 years old. I can’t afford to retire. I can’t afford my medical insurance. I can’t afford to put fuel in my car. I can’t afford to heat my home.
Our young our being killed and wounded in a war we don’t belong in. Congress is investigating which professional ball players were taking drugs!!!
One thing I can do is vote for someone who will set get their priorities in order..
Paul G
Bill,I don’t usually agree with your views or even care to watch your segments but I couldn’t resist spouting off about this subject. With all of the tragedy ,homelessness, joblessness, banking crisis,& on & on in this country it is completely ridiculous to turn on the tv & see all of these stuffed shirt politicians spending our money on some athletes use of steroids or hgh. Did they forget there is a war going on,& the people of New Orleans, Tenn.& all of the other people of this country that are depending on them. I guess their box seats at the hometown game are much more of an issue. It’s good to see Roger (greasing a few palms) I mean signing a few autographs for our elected officials. thanks, Bill.......p.s. I guess I am a fan of yours now!,MOJO
To think that capital hill is concerned with Pro sports and not the fact that we are headed into a recession, in a war we shouldn’t be in, oil prices, violence on the streets and in schools, do I really need to go on? Who elected these morons and how do we stop them? They are egotistic blowhards! It’s maddening and I feel like my head is going to explode!
Katy, Providence
I think this is the most outrageous and ridiculous waste of our representatives time while in session that they could ever have come up with.
Don’t they have anything else to do, I can give them a little help in this area, How about the war, how about the loss of jobs, how about the housing financial crisis, how about the loss of the United States industrial leadership, how about the devaluation of the dollar overseas, how about the increase of violence and crime in the united states, how about the illegal immigration crisis, how about the eroding of states rights, how about homeland secur ity, how about the stock market dump, and on and on and on
Give up on this sports thing and deal with the real problems, HURRY UP! we are watching!
Steve A
It seems to me that there is an election coming up and congress critters on both side of the aisle need some face time! Hence the baseball hearings, Sen. Spector investigating “spygate”. If Congress wanted to really do the people’s business, they could be holding hearings in pre-Iraq war intelligence and law breaking in the current administration. Afterall, 4000 soldiers are DEAD! Maybe Im too grumpy!
Tom, New Hampshire
No the professional Leagues are not supported by tax payer dollars. They are PRIVATE companies who happen to know how to run successfully within a budget.
These hearings are a chance for these super idiots to waste time and MY tax dollars on something that they have no business getting into.
IF laws have been broken and I am sure they have then it is up to the LEGAL system to take care of it not some fools in suits and bad hairpieces ranting an raving on and on about how “disappointed” they are.
Judith, Coventry
Definitely not!! Our illustrious congress should be concentrating on education, terrorism, the economy and sealing our borders. Baseball officials should handle the steroid issue.
Joe V.
Westerly, RI
It’s tough enough to get our ‘legislators’ in D.C. to do their expected tasks (handle the countries problems), without this malarkey. We are being overrun with illegal (read as CRIMINALS, look at the definition of ‘illegal in any dictionary!!!) immigrants, economic concerns, the war in Iraq, terrorism, etc.... It’s about time this do nothing Congress did something!!
They have no problem bashing the President, and the troops, but the American Tax-paying public seems to be ever so slowly getting fed-up with all these clowns, Republicans & Democrats!!!
STOP THE COMMITEES THAT ARE INVESTIGATING THE STEROIDS AND SPYGATE!!!! STOP WASTING THE TAXPAYERS’ MONEY, NOW!!!!!
Bill I
Watching Fox News yesterday, (2/14) Shepard Smith was interviewing a reporter from Boston. This reporter told Shepard Smith that Sen. Spector is on and has been on the receiving end of campaign money and other funds from Comcast. Comcast is in a big fight with the NFL over broadcasting of future football. Shepard Smith said that he was glad the reporter said what the smoking gun in all this was.
Jean K, Somerset
The Congress still doesn’t get it, and they wonder why their approval rating is so low. Our Country’s military is spilling it’s blood all over the world, our economy is in the toilet, and our children are getting shot to death in our schools. Their answer, let’s find out if Roger Clemens used HGH or Steroids when they were legal, or better yet, whether or not the Patriots taped opposing coaches signals, an act that is unethical at best, but not illegal. Next they’ll be digging up Gillette Stadium for Jimmy Hoffa’s body, leaking out information that Osama Bin Laden is the hot dog vendor in section 110, or that Bob Kraft has somehow enlisted the help of alien spacecraft in gaining an unfair advantage. Their priorities are so out of whack it’s scary. Can’t wait for November.
WFG
The senate needs to focus on the economy, health insurance, high fuel costs and not spend time and tax dollars on sports. Let the leagues deal with the sports issues and congress with the economy and other issues that effect the entire economy.
Jackie & Dave
I can’t believe that Fededal law makers would get involved in professional sports. Do they think they don’t have enough other things to do for our country? Does it make them feel bigger in some way?
I don’t want my tax dollars to go for such frivolity compared to much bigger problems in our country.
I don’t think it helps our young people either to try and discredit their “heroes” on such a grand scale.
Shirley
Before I moved to RI from Philadelphia, I voted for Mr. Specter. Sorry I did. Mr Specter seems to think that a football team stealing an opponent’s signals is a huge catastrophic event for the American public at large and worthy of the attention of the US Congress. He forgets that this quaint custom has been going on in baseball for over 100 years.
Frank R, Westerly
their time, our money and We the People would be better served if they looked into how lies and deception lead us into an illegal war; and how americans losing jobs to immigrants will service debt.
zuke
It is amazing how busy the U.S. Senate can pretend to be over the use of steroids in sports-if only they could show the same dedication for the things that really matter. How about solutions for the economy. or health insurance, or resolving the quagmire in Iraq etc. If athletes want to ruin their bodies then they should be the ones to suffer the consequences at their own expense not the taxpayers. If the use of steroids is illegal well then what happens to people who break the law??? They get arrested. When did the so called lawmakers of this country get so stupid? Oh I get it - it is a publicity op that would make Celona proud.
CM in NK
no, they should keep their nose out of it. we elected them to run this country not get involved in sports. what every american needs to do this next election lets clean house and senate put all new people in office out with old in with the new just like the president but make sure they are for the people not just themselves lets turn this country around, tired of bush and not for any old timers either.
b, woonsocket
Don’t you think it’s about time that the people that we elected to run the government in Washington actually did the job they were asked to do? I think it’s a large waste of taxpayer money to investigate steroid use in professional sports. Take that time expended on the steroid controversy and fix the major issues like the economy, healthcare and that war. If the overpaid professional sportspeople want to harm themselves by using illegal substances, then let them.
Trikie
Whatever sport we are talking about is the fault of the league itself, they let it happen and they knew about it. Our politicians have much more important matters to attend to. They are wasting time and the money of the taxpayers getting involved in business that should have been taken care of at the local level. The local level are the leagues themselves.
Ken B, Gulfport, Florida
Our government has no business investigating anything that is not a government involvement.
Elaine, who is not a sports enthusiast
This is why people are disgusted with Congress. With all of the important issues - and despite all of their big promises when they were campaigning- THIS is what they consider most important? Important enough for live television coverage? Neil Postman was right; we are Amusing Ourselves to Death.
Bill in Portsmouth
With so many more important issues in the country today (Iraq, health care reform, a poor economy), congress should let the sports leagues police themselves and get back to things that really matter.
Paul K, Providence
Let’s see.... Congress is more interested in BASEBALL than the recession that they say we are not in?! lets see Gas prices, inflation, recession, unemployment, healthcare, bringing our troops home… No No BASEBALL and
steroids! And I voted some of them in. What a waste of time and money, next they will plan a trip to the Zoo to make sure the monkeys have the right peanuts and bananas.
All I can say is wow.
Dave, Warwick
The Congress should not be involved to the extent they are concerning sports professionals. They should have some control. Senator Specter should pay more attention to running this country. He should be focused on the economy and our problems in the world. We have war on two fronts and he is worried about SPYGATE. What is his agenda?
Bill F, North Providence
Re: The senate hearings on sports, Congress is defined as “The law-making branch of the federal government of the United States of America.”, whereas The Department of Justice is defined as “The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws.” The legislators are elected to lead, execute, and help build a better America, not ask questions that members of the judicial system should be involved with.
MR
No I feel that the congress should work on the problems that they have some control over such as the economy, wars, healthcare problems, education problems to list a few of the important things that they should be doing. If they took just healthcare alone and try to work on that they would have more then enough to deal with and not worry about the sports problems. That should be left for the teams and commissioners to deal with. Congress should but out.
JJ
NO ! , Congress seems to be “ running the clock “ in this pre-
election session. ,These third rate sports issues use up the time
that should be focused on vital matters such as : Affordable
Health care , All aspects of the wars , Escalating cost of living
and serious threats to Constitutional Rights . B.V. . North Scituate
If Senator Specter was as interested & enthusiastic about investigating conspiracies & shady behavior, when he was legal council for the Warren Commission, as he is about such things in the sports world, maybe we would have more answers & fewer questions about the assassination of President Kennedy.
Hound Dog, Bristol