Rob0729

I know people hate this subject, but it is Patriots related. Stern asked him how his investigation of the New England Patriots was going and he replied "The Patriots didn't have use of videotaping of the opponents sidelines last year and they didn't win the Super Bowl". Then he went on to say his investigation successfully put an end to the Patriots cheating and implied that their play on the field suggested it.

Since Stern doesn't know a touchdown from a touchback and the fact he ball washes Specter every time he comes on the show (he even made an on air committment to contribute to Specter's re-election campaign), he didn't ask whether the loss of Brady or the fact that the Pats were the first 11 win team in 20 years not to get into the playoffs might have had more to do with it than the Pats videotaping the sidelines.

At least it seems that Specter is finally done with the issue even if he spins his total failure to get Congress involved in the matter into a big victory for him.

PatsFanSince74

I am proud to have been among the first (not claiming to be the first or only person to do so) to blow the whistle on the link between Senator Specter's ties to Comcast and his position on this issue by outing contributions to Senator Specter's campaigns by Comcast and its Lobbying Firm (in posts on this Board and emails to several reporters, who ran with the story).

However, I think we have to let this go. The Senator is a complete fool on this subject and nothing we can say will change that. Ignore him. If you live in Pennsylvania, vote against him; if you don't live in Pennsylvania, send campaign contributions to his opponents.

Specter is obsessed with this. Let's not stoop to his level and become obsessed with everything he says or does on the subject. We have a Super Bowl to win!

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Rob0729

I really don't care what he says anymore. I just know that people do care and can't get the Stern show because it is on Sirius. It is still relevant to the Patriots in a dead period between free agency (well, the active part of free agency) and the draft. It isn't being Specter obsessed, but providing information that is Patriots related that many others have no access to.

The one think I do think it is funny how he is spinning how he pretty much accomplished nothing into a big victory for him though. I am still wondering what he did other than being a pain in the arse and making an idiot out of himself. Not one thing changed because of him. That did interest me about this issue.

Otherwise, Specter has basically admitted he is not going to get anywhere with this and dropped the issue.

PatsDparty

Do yourself a favor and just not care about what other people say or think. However, half the threads on this MB wouldn't be created then though

groundgame

If given his druthers, Specter would have continued the witchhunt, but quietly withdrew once fellow US Senator Edward Kennedy (D.,MA), who happens to be a Pats fan, fell ill. Considering Storrs, CT is out of Sen. Kennedy's district, UConn could be next on Specter's radar screen. After all, these issues are far more important than bringing new jobs to Pennsylvania.

ctpatsfan77

Another reason: Sen. Leahy, D-VT, is also a Pats fan, and Specter would have needed Leahy's consent to have the Senate Judiciary Committee proceed any further.

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Rob0729

I think it had to do more with Leahy. He publically said that unless Specter provided more evidence, the Senate would not get involved. Both Leahy and Specter are friends and I think Leahy told him to quitely let this one go away.

Mogamedogz

Holy guacamole!!!

Did I just wake up in 2007???!!

KDPPatsfan85

yea i was thinking the same thing. Again i will say this. He should worry about how to help this country and not worry about getting involved with nfl issues. Spectar you are :banned:

WhiZa

The guy has some issues. His party hates him because he's liberal. The democrats hate him because he's a republican. He's going to have a tough time getting re-elected in 2010. We can all pop some champagne soon after.

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