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Sorry..Didn't mean to pollute the board with another thread but here's the official speech from the senior Senator from PA with a noting of the errors in his speech by ESPN. It's not like there's anything important going on in the country like 2 wars, skyrocketing gas and food prices and a home mortgage crisis that might be a tad more pressing matter.......
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/sports/football/14specterstatement.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3395829
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/sports/football/14specterstatement.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3395829
Errors in Specter document
Sen. Arlen Specter's analysis of the Patriots' videotaping situation contains some errors:
• Page 1: In the fourth paragraph, Specter said that Walsh provided him with a list of games where, as a season ticket holder from 2003-05, he witnessed Steve Scarnecchia videotape games. The first game listed occurred in 2002, however. The third game listed was on the road.
• Page 2:In the second paragraph, Marshall Faulk is listed as a punt returner in the 2002 Super Bowl. On the first play of that game, Faulk was a kick returner.
• Page 4: In the fourth paragraph, the Steelers are noted as having no sacks in the AFC Championship Game. They had two sacks.
In the last paragraph, Specter said Sheldon Brown played for the Eagles, not the Steelers. Also, Brown has previously called into question the Patriots defensive play-calling in Super Bowl XXXIX, not the AFC Championship Game.
• Page 6: The quote from today's New York Times is not entirely Mark Schlereth's. Schlereth said: "Then why are you doing it against teams you aren't going to play again that season?" He also said, "I don't see them wasting time if they weren't using it in that game." The rest of the quoted material is a quote from the article, not Schlereth.
• You can read Specter's entire document: Statement (pdf)
-- ESPN Research
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