FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS, PART 十七

SUBLIME:

Major Tom Grounded

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled 2-to-1 that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve the four-game suspension given to him by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his part in "Deflategate" and for lying to the Commissioner and destroying evidence. I think Brady should have been given at least a year just like New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton got for his part in "Bountygate".

However, at least he was slapped down for his arrogance of thinking he was bigger than the integrity of the game and four games is better than the nothing he thought he had won when a lower court judge had ruled in his favor saying Goodell had deprived Brady and his supermodel wife of "fundamental fairness".

EVEN MORE SUBLIME:

I Hope He is Happy

Tom Brady Laughing at Goodell

The ruling came down that Tom Brady doesn’t have to sit out any games. The judge ruled that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell overstepped his authority and that the inmates are now allowed to run the asylum.

He based his ruling on the fact Goodell never told Brady what the consequences would be if he broke the rules (i.e. play with his own balls no matter what the NFL rules are and to obstruct an investigation). Like I said many posts ago cheaters never win until they do.

So let me get this straight. Tom Brady wasn’t aware of what his punishment would be, so he gets away with cheating and obstruction of justice. I thought ignorance of the law was not a defense in the USA. I guess I was wrong.

I predicted Tom Brady would win and now he has. I hope he’s happy with his victory and the hit his reputation has taken everywhere in the country except Boston where a media person advocated and suggested the murder of Goodell. I guess now that Brady won maybe this person will now advocate just shooting his dog on his front porch and keying his car.

CHEATERS NEVER WIN UNTIL THEY DO

I'm going to step out of my Packers in-dept analysis mode for a day and address "Deflategate". Normally, I couldn't care a hoot about what's going on outside of Lambeau Field, but driving through town I caught the Sean Hannity Show on the radio and, while I never listen to that cretin because he gripes my butt.............All Things Considered wasn't on yet and he wasn't taking shots at Democrats like he does every single minute or every single day and he was talking about "Deflategate".

 

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen

Hannity's point was Tom Brady would never be fined or suspended because the report didn't exactly say he did anything and to a lesser point Brady is good for the game, so the NFL would never sanction him because in essence he is too big to fail, which, ironically, Hannity is against if somehow it hurts the Democrats and he always seems to find a way to turn anything that happens into something to hurt the Democrats. But not today.