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The Patriots are being sued for winning the 2001 Super Bowl.

Insane.

Alright, let’s run with this very briefly.  First, you need to prove that the Patriots actually videotaped the walkthrough.  Reports are that there is no evidence.  Next, you have to prove that this altered the outcome of the game (if the walkthrough revealed some unstoppable play to block a game-winning field goal, I might believe it).  I just don’t see that happening.

Seriously, let’s just throw Belichick in jail, take the Patriots away from the Krafts and move them to L.A.  Impose a 30 year ban on pro football in Boston.  Re-write Manny’s contract so he can only play every other home game and give him a co-GM role.  Force the Celtics to Trade KG/Allen/Pierce for sub-six foot white guys who are US born.  Sell the Bruins to NY and force every local 6PM news broadcast in the Boston area to replay the game-winning catch by Plax for the next year.  Oh yeah, while we’re at it, re-release Bird jerseys in Laker purple.  I mean, we’re already throwing the Patriots under the bus, let’s just make it a little more obvious and destroy the entire city at the same time. 

So douche-bag Arlen Specter (R-PA) is trying to play tough with the NFL.  He’s obviously not a Patriots fan, because he is really bent out of shape about Camera-Gate.  He’s going around saying there’s something amiss with the way the NFL destroyed the tapes the Patriots made of opposing coaches.  Goodell says the tapes got trashed because the matter was dealt with and he didn’t want any risk of them getting into the wrong hands.  No real procedure was in place for a matter like this, but now there is precedent.  Problem solved?  Not according to Specter.  He is saying the explanation by Goodell is hogwash and somehow all of this is tarnishing the integrity of the NFL.  Clearly, this is a matter to take straight to the President.  Specter even went as far as to hint at threats against the NFL’s antitrust exemption.  Look, I’m sorry the Eagles didn’t make it this year but that’s no reason to waste our time and tax-dollars with this witch hunt.  Republicans keep talking about limiting the size of government and unnecessary bureaucracy, and then we start making something like this a matter for congress?  Listen up Eagles fans… this guy is the sole reason your team stinks.  He gave the okay on the Iverson trade, he pissed off TO, he made the Phillies lose 200 games each year.  It’s all his fault, remember that when elections come around!