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I had to address this issue.á I thought about saying nothing, because it is a complicated issue, one in which many people have their interests at stake, and so I wonder if I can truly do anything about it, or whether change is even possible.First off, I'm a fan of the Oakland Raiders.Recently, head coach Tom Cable of the NFL team, the Oakland Raiders, was accused of assault by Randy ...

I'll make this simple.á In the recent months, there has been a backlash at the NFL for dropping Rush Limbaugh from the group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh's defenders have argued that it violated free speech or ran amuck of free-speech.á The irony is that, it was the result of Limbaugh's own words, in more than one way. Limbaugh speaks his mind, or atáleast what he thinks his audience wants ...

Had people been more willing to ask questions and educate themselves, they would have been more skeptical of predatory lenders.á That though does not absolve the Wall Street businesses that spent and invested beyond their means, and thusáaggressively pursued naive customers. Anyone who follows my articles would know that I don't back down from what I believe, and that I detest corporate news in all forms: MSNBC, FOX News, CNN, ...

I have just about had it with ESPN.á On one hand, I can imagine that ESPN employs respectable people, yet the big picture of ESPN is that ESPN is nothing more than propaganda that only serves to divide people in many ways, including racial lines. ESPN is nothing more than yellow journalism and not in a harmless or entertainingáway. On one hand, you'll getáhacks that laugh at distraught fans (see, College GameDay); on ...

I have wondered something about The Brady Rule.á Since it almost allábut negates the ability of a defense to pressure an NFL quarterback, and thus makes the position easier and less physically demanding: How long before the NFL allows a woman to actually play quarterback? Thanks to the Brady Rule, not only do quarterbacks not have to worry about getting dirty, they also don't have to worry about their hair or ...

That is about the extent of the quesion: Do the Oakland Raiders have pride? Do they care about anything more than just getting paid and the excesses of playing in the NFL?á Doáplayers care that loyal, proud fans stick with their team and support them financially?á Born fans that stick with their teamárather than be scared away by losses or getábeaten down by critics and opposing fans?á Do the players care?á Do they have ...

Here is a question that has bothered me: Does Raider runningback, Darren McFadden, have what it takes to be the next great runningback? When the Raiders selected McFadden with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, scouts had compared McFadden to Marshall Faulk. In this era of the NFL (1983-present), that is about the highest honor a running back can get with few exceptions. McFadden showed Raider fans a glimpse of ...

Star defensive-tackle Richard "The King"áSeymour of the Oakland Raiders has had the audacity of hope to declare that the Oakland Raiders will earn a postseason berth. Many in Raider Nation think that Seymour's statements are setting up the Raiders for heartbreak. Frankly, I love it. I calláSeymour the King, as in King Richard, and that the team needs to listen to The King.á He has three Super Bowl rings, andáplayed for a team ...

Now that Raiders coach Tom Cable has been cleared of assault charges filed by former Raiders assistant Randy Hanson, I must opine on a few things. Randy Hanson should be sued, while ESPN reporter Jay Mariotti should take his own advice and, "vanish." To prevent any ambiguity, Mariotti wrote a blog in Augustáthat Tom Cable should be suspended and Al Davis should vanish.á In that blog, Mariotti stated that he reports gossip ...