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Not bad for the new writer on his first day. Gettin' the truth out there.
Of course, it should be mentioned that Specter is a hypocrite based off this connection.
SPECTER’S TIES TO COMCAST MAKE SITUATION MORE DIFFICULT FOR NFL
Posted by Josh Alper on May 14, 2008, 4:20 p.m.
Arlen Specter was very upfront about part of his motivation for calling for an independent investigation into Spygate. He’s a Senator from Pennsylvania and he’s concerned that tapes made of the Steelers in 2004 may have contributed to their loss in the AFC Championship game.
He was less forthcoming about another potential reason for his anger at the NFL. Specter has very close ties with Comcast, based in his state, and they’ve been fighting with the league about the placement of the NFL Network on their cable networks.
On ESPN’s NFL Live, Sal Paolantonio said “the NFL Network, just last Tuesday, filed a complaint with the FCC against the Comcast Corporation for discrimination. They want those NFL Network games to go on the regular tier.” Because they’re dealing with the federal government and because Specter is so close to Comcast, they need to tread lightly lest the league make more of a mess for itself in Washington.
Paolantonio also said that part of the reason Specter made a public plea for the outside investigation is that Senator Patrick Leahy, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, balked at holding Senate hearings on Spygate. That leaves a Mitchell Report type investigation as the likely outlet for Specter’s concerns.
That raises another question. The Mitchell Report investigated all of baseball for steroid use, shouldn’t a similar investigation into cheating in the NFL go beyond the Patriots to find out how many teams are guilty?
Not bad for the new writer on his first day. Gettin' the truth out there.
Of course, it should be mentioned that Specter is a hypocrite based off this connection.