Should Congress investigate the NFL's destruction of video evidence stemming from Spygate?

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5/30/2008 5:55:56 PM

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Should Arlen Specter investigate the NFL's destruction of video evidence from Spygate?

    2/5/2008 12:28:08 PM

    Good issue and I think "Spygate" is OK to use as long as "NFL" is also mentioned. (There haven't been any other NFL spying debacles, right?)

    2/4/2008 2:54:57 PM

    This is fine. I think it should produce a nice debate.

    2/4/2008 2:38:04 PM

    Yeah, I like this issue as well. "Spygate" is fine to use. People know what it is, at least if they're at all in tune with sports.

    2/4/2008 2:19:28 PM

    its gonna be the talk of NFL writers once the giants win dies down...it plays right in to the bigger story of last night's game (the Pats loss) -- this offseaosn will have a lot of talk about the Pats and their "fall from perfection" and this will be a big player in the inevitable discussions.

     

    2/4/2008 2:00:45 PM

    I like the issue... and while I agree with King that it isn't a "national security" issue, aren't Congressmen supposed to fight for the greater good and well-being of our country? Potential cheating in professional sports going unpunished or uninvestigated seems irresponsible since these teams / leagues set the standard and example for kids everywhere (maybe another issue to discuss on the site???)

     

    My opinion aside though, I think people will weigh-in on this for sure.

    2/4/2008 1:55:45 PM

    Do you think 'Spygate' is okay to use here? At this point, its a term completely associated with the Patriots video spying. type Spygate into your google search bar and you can see for yourself.

     

     

    2/4/2008 1:53:32 PM

    Len Pasquerelli says no:

     

    Specter should stick with politics

    So does Peter King

     

    If I'm a Pennsylvania citizen, I'm furious that the most important politician in my state is spending time planning a hearing at which Roger Goodell will have to appear to justify why he destroyed the tapes. I'm furious because this is football, not national security. It's absurd that Specter would think this is important enough to put the full force of the U.S. government into attacking it.

     

    Obviously, Specter thinks they should. So does Jay Mariotti:

     

    This explains why Sen. Arlen Specter, the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants a few more answers from Goodell. Scoff, if you will, at the concept of Congress getting involved in a football ethics debate when the world is filled with more critical problems. But not until Congress put baseball on steroids watch three years ago did the earth move, kick-starting a chain reaction that turned the public against juicers, emboldened investgators and journalists and led to the Mitchell Report and perjury indictment of Barry Bonds.

     

    Obviously, he didn't do nearly enough homework to know. Enter Congress.