Comments on: Specter’s SpyGate Sequel http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/specters-spygate-sequel/ People don't think it be like it is, but it do. Sun, 20 May 2012 08:43:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Gonzo http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/specters-spygate-sequel/#comment-1079 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:35:51 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/specters-spygate-sequel/#comment-1079 No, Clifford you are NOT missing anything here. I would say this was the biggest mockery of a sham ever, except we witnessed what happened just yesterday on Capitol Hill... No, Clifford you are NOT missing anything here. I would say this was the biggest mockery of a sham ever, except we witnessed what happened just yesterday on Capitol Hill…

]]> by: Tank http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/specters-spygate-sequel/#comment-1078 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:19:35 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/specters-spygate-sequel/#comment-1078 There's a reason snarlin' Arlen is the least-personally-liked member of the Senate; the guy's a jackass. There’s a reason snarlin’ Arlen is the least-personally-liked member of the Senate; the guy’s a jackass.

]]> by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/specters-spygate-sequel/#comment-1077 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:29:16 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/specters-spygate-sequel/#comment-1077 I mean... Belicheck's been taping all along. Okay. Is this really a revelation? Game one of the 2008 regular season was indeed *not* the first time he'd done it. Is this newsworthy? Whether you believe Belicheck's contention that he felt it was legal or not... whether you believe that he was the only one doing it or not... heck, even if you believe it truly was the difference between victory and defeat in any games including Super Bowls... hasn't the commissioner of the sport ruled on the infraction and assessed appropriate penalties (as he sees it) as a consequence i.e. already addressed the matter? If Goodell felt that there were any games, including Super Bowls, that were compromised... wouldn't he have done something specific about that aspect? I believe I've seen statements recently by Goodell (which confirmed what I'd believed back in September) that he didn't think the Patriots really derived any competitive advantage - but instead, his penalty was because the Pats *continued* to do something that Goodell knew was going on and insisted to all teams be stopped. He was *not* penalizing them for the rule they broke, but rather for breaking a rule (that he'd just recently reminded all teams about). Am I just being obtuse... or is Specter? I mean… Belicheck’s been taping all along. Okay. Is this really a revelation? Game one of the 2008 regular season was indeed *not* the first time he’d done it. Is this newsworthy?

Whether you believe Belicheck’s contention that he felt it was legal or not… whether you believe that he was the only one doing it or not… heck, even if you believe it truly was the difference between victory and defeat in any games including Super Bowls… hasn’t the commissioner of the sport ruled on the infraction and assessed appropriate penalties (as he sees it) as a consequence i.e. already addressed the matter?

If Goodell felt that there were any games, including Super Bowls, that were compromised… wouldn’t he have done something specific about that aspect? I believe I’ve seen statements recently by Goodell (which confirmed what I’d believed back in September) that he didn’t think the Patriots really derived any competitive advantage - but instead, his penalty was because the Pats *continued* to do something that Goodell knew was going on and insisted to all teams be stopped. He was *not* penalizing them for the rule they broke, but rather for breaking a rule (that he’d just recently reminded all teams about).

Am I just being obtuse… or is Specter?

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