There comes a degree when public figures are not defensible. Donald Sterling and Robert Sarver had been scumbags manner earlier than we had proof that they had been. So when the audio of Sterling leaked, or the Baxter Holmes piece hit the web, there was zero cause to go to bat for them. Let the investigations play out, and see how lengthy Deshaun Watson’s suspension is.
This is the place we’re at with Washington Commanders proprietor Dan Snyder. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform launched the Dan Snyder minimize, and it’s extra tales about sexual misconduct and a poisonous office surroundings created by the proprietor. The greasy henchmen in Snyder’s nook and Republicans have been essential of the panel, calling it a waste of time and taxpayer cash. I agree. We didn’t want it. It’s considered one of like 500 issues to come back out asserting Snyder most likely shouldn’t be in control of a frozen banana stand not to mention an NFL workforce.
Dallas Cowboys proprietor and ol’ boy Jerry Jones doesn’t really feel that manner although, and he’s joined the cavalcade of idiots decrying the report as biased. In his weekly radio hit with Ok&C Masterpiece in Dallas, he instructed the hosts who obtained the inspiration for his or her title from a shitty barbecue sauce as a lot.
“I hope our fans see how politically biased this report is,” mentioned Jones. “This report doesn’t even come out if the Republicans were in Congress. It’s that stupid.”
Hey, Jerry, this isn’t the January 6 panel, so cease defending Snyder like he’s Donald Trump.
The rambling continued.
“My point is there are biases all the way through. There are stories behind the stories.”
Yes, there are a lot of tales. Like this, and this, or how about that, and this tidbit?
Jones then complained that the hubbub surrounding Snyder has been “a campaign to stop having [workplace] settlements.”
Not an ideal search for a man working for a league that when had a $1 billion concussion settlement, however OK.
My favourite (is that the proper phrase?) a part of the saucy radio spot was Jones saying he’s “proud” of the efforts his group has made to enhance its office.
“We have thoroughly, for a long time, tried to improve our workplace. Do we have room for improvement all over? Of course we do. Everybody does. But I’m proud of where we are.”
The cause Jones can’t simply say he’s pleased with Dallas’ office surroundings is as a result of they’d a man filming Cowboys cheerleaders within the locker room. The essential cause Jones is defending Snyder so fervently — aside from the ’Boys profit from the Commanders continued average-to-embarrassing on-field product — is that if NFL homeowners can routinely be eliminated for being a scumbag, he may be subsequent.
A photograph of Jones at an anti-segregation rally surfaced not too long ago, and the general public deemed the statute of limitations utilized to the black-and-white proof that he, too, is gross. To be clear, Jones isn’t going anyplace. He’s essentially the most highly effective proprietor of the most well-liked workforce within the league.
That mentioned, he’s turning into as indefensible because the proprietor he’s defending.