{"id":32532,"date":"2022-12-11T15:25:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T15:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/11\/ebenezer-scrooge-would-defend-the-grinch\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T15:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T15:25:39","slug":"ebenezer-scrooge-would-defend-the-grinch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/11\/ebenezer-scrooge-would-defend-the-grinch\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebenezer Scrooge would defend the Grinch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3353\" data-height=\"2235\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:3353px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img alt=\"Scrooge and The Grinch.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;800px&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Scrooge and The Grinch.\" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">Scrooge and The Grinch.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/023782df9285e9fbfe1e2bab7ef02820\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3353\" data-height=\"2235\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">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\u2019s suspension is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">This is the place we\u2019re at with Washington Commanders proprietor Dan Snyder. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform launched the Dan Snyder minimize, and it\u2019s extra tales about sexual misconduct and a poisonous <!-- -->office <!-- -->surroundings<!-- --> created by the proprietor. The greasy henchmen in Snyder\u2019s nook and Republicans have been essential of the panel, calling it a waste of time and taxpayer cash. I agree. We didn\u2019t want it. It\u2019s considered one of like 500 issues to come back out asserting Snyder most likely shouldn\u2019t be in control of a frozen banana stand not to mention an NFL workforce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Dallas Cowboys proprietor and ol\u2019<!-- --> boy Jerry Jones doesn\u2019t really feel that manner although, and he\u2019s joined the cavalcade of idiots decrying the report as biased. In his weekly <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kevin-and-cory\/dallas-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-3&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kevin-and-cory\/dallas-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">radio hit with Ok&amp;C Masterpiece in Dallas<\/a><\/span>, he instructed the hosts who obtained the inspiration for his or her title from a shitty barbecue sauce as a lot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cI hope our fans see how politically biased this report is,\u201d mentioned Jones.<!-- --> \u201c<!-- -->This report doesn\u2019t even come out if the Republicans were in Congress. It\u2019s that stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Hey, Jerry, this isn\u2019t the January 6 panel, so cease defending Snyder like he\u2019s Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The rambling continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cMy point is there are biases all the way through. There are stories behind the stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Yes, there are a lot of tales. Like <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/dan-snyder-s-alleged-corruption-oozed-into-nearly-every-1849770017&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/dan-snyder-s-alleged-corruption-oozed-into-nearly-every-1849770017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a><\/span>, and <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/civil-suit-filed-against-washington-commanders-dan-sny-1849769648&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/civil-suit-filed-against-washington-commanders-dan-sny-1849769648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a><\/span>, or how about <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/man-alive-dan-snyder-has-a-lot-to-answer-for-1849100880&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/man-alive-dan-snyder-has-a-lot-to-answer-for-1849100880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that<\/a><\/span>, and this <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/hey-roger-goodell-when-does-dan-snyder-get-the-pac-man-1848965523&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/hey-roger-goodell-when-does-dan-snyder-get-the-pac-man-1848965523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tidbit<\/a><\/span>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Jones then complained that the hubbub surrounding Snyder has been \u201ca campaign to stop having [workplace] settlements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Not an ideal search for a man working for a league that when had a $1 billion concussion settlement, however OK. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">My favourite (is that the proper phrase?) a part of the saucy radio spot was Jones saying he\u2019s \u201cproud\u201d of the efforts his group has made to enhance its office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cWe 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\u2019m proud of where we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The cause Jones can\u2019t simply say he\u2019s pleased with Dallas\u2019 office surroundings is as a result of they&#8217;d a man filming Cowboys cheerleaders within the locker room. The essential cause Jones is defending Snyder so fervently \u2014 aside from the \u2019Boys profit from the Commanders continued average-to-embarrassing on-field product \u2014 is that if NFL homeowners can routinely be eliminated for being a scumbag, he may be subsequent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">A photograph of Jones at an anti-segregation rally surfaced not too long ago, and the general public deemed <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/the-constant-need-for-a-smoking-gun-to-prove-racism-i-1849827206&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/the-constant-need-for-a-smoking-gun-to-prove-racism-i-1849827206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the statute of limitations utilized to the black-and-white proof<\/a><\/span> that he, too, is gross. To be clear, Jones isn\u2019t going anyplace. He\u2019s essentially the most highly effective proprietor of the most well-liked workforce within the league. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">That mentioned, he\u2019s turning into as indefensible because the proprietor he\u2019s defending. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Scrooge and The Grinch.Image: Getty Images 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. 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