Super Bull VI: A Celebration of the NFL 0
In weight training, there is a lift called the “clean and jerk.”
I’ve found the jerk, but not the clean.
Joan Vennochi writes in the Boston Globe:
“It is like a football game,’’ he said. “You throw an interception and you bounce back from your mistake.’’
That may be true for him, but what about the woman who suffered from his “mistake’’? His behavior was ugly enough to merit the league suspension and this admonition from the DA who declined to press charges against him: “We are not condoning Mr. Roethlisberger’s actions that night. . . . If he were my son, I would say, ‘Ben, grow up.’ ’’
Afterthought
I am not a fan of Michael Vick.
Nevertheless, I am struck that Vick got jail for mistreating dogs, whereas Roethlisberger got suspended for a short time for treating a woman like a dog.
This communicates a distressing dissonance between our concern for dogs and our concern for women that I care not to contemplate.
Aside:
Jesus should charge royalties for being used as a PR tool by folks who discover him just as their public careers are in jeopardy. Not that I would question anyone’s sinceri oh, never mind.
