Comments on: Somebody Explain to Me http://www.anwyn.com/2008/01/11/somebody-explain-to-me/ Sometime editor, all-the-time mother, delivering facts, reviews, commentary, and rants. Occasionally in that order. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:15:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: docweasel http://www.anwyn.com/2008/01/11/somebody-explain-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-193565 docweasel Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:18:04 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/01/11/somebody-explain-to-me/#comment-193565 Because baseball is a real sport and track is just something they have to keep highschoolers busy running around instead of having sex with each other. Most Olympics events aren't real sports. That's why the only way any of them can make any money is by endorsements. No one will pay to see track and field events on a regular basis, hell, even every four years is stretching it (did you see the ratings for the last Oympics?) Any event that can't support itself or its athletes in a garish, over-blown celebrity lifestyle is not a sport at all. Marion Whoever is not a true celebrity or sports super star because she's never had a multi-million dollar a year contract. Therefore, she's fair game for prosecutors. She should welcome the publicity, actually. I haven't heard anything about her in years. Maybe Carl Lewis can inform on himself and get some face-time on the local news? Because baseball is a real sport and track is just something they have to keep highschoolers busy running around instead of having sex with each other. Most Olympics events aren’t real sports. That’s why the only way any of them can make any money is by endorsements. No one will pay to see track and field events on a regular basis, hell, even every four years is stretching it (did you see the ratings for the last Oympics?)

Any event that can’t support itself or its athletes in a garish, over-blown celebrity lifestyle is not a sport at all. Marion Whoever is not a true celebrity or sports super star because she’s never had a multi-million dollar a year contract. Therefore, she’s fair game for prosecutors.

She should welcome the publicity, actually. I haven’t heard anything about her in years. Maybe Carl Lewis can inform on himself and get some face-time on the local news?

]]> By: thelmajoy http://www.anwyn.com/2008/01/11/somebody-explain-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-192971 thelmajoy Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:35:07 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/01/11/somebody-explain-to-me/#comment-192971 I think the sentence is terrible and I feel sorry for her due to her situation as a nursing mother. However, I am inclined to assume that her sentence had more to do with lying to federal investigators about check fraud than the drug use. But what do I know? OJ got off, why not Marion? I did see a clip of her lawyer on TV and I think she could've tried a little harder on that front. I think the sentence is terrible and I feel sorry for her due to her situation as a nursing mother. However, I am inclined to assume that her sentence had more to do with lying to federal investigators about check fraud than the drug use.

But what do I know? OJ got off, why not Marion? I did see a clip of her lawyer on TV and I think she could’ve tried a little harder on that front.

]]> By: Mad William Flint http://www.anwyn.com/2008/01/11/somebody-explain-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-192074 Mad William Flint Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:10:51 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/01/11/somebody-explain-to-me/#comment-192074 Because the culture of celebrity is REALLY that bad. Sorry, we fail. Because the culture of celebrity is REALLY that bad.

Sorry, we fail.

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