Roger before Congress

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Why would McNamee only make up stuff about Clemens?

First of all the he is a government witness so he can protect his behind and not go to jail. He has every motive to tell a story that is not only hard to prove, but makes him look credible. If you know about the history of government informants, they have given information to save their skins, only to be found out later as a lie. McNamee has every motive to lie because getting a small fish does not save his behind.

Originally Posted by Dakota

Why was Clemens not at the party. Then at the party but didn't go in?

If I recall that Clemens never went to the party and there were even commentators that attended the party, went on air and said Clemens was not even there.

Originally Posted by Dakota

Why was the accusation by McNamee that he gave Clemens' wife an injection of HGH a "colossial lie" and then the "collosial lie" is only that Roger himself was involved?

Once again, you are confusing media reports, with testimony. If I recall Clemens never said that it was a lie in testimony, he said that McNamee was basically sick for involving his wife. HGH is legal and is taken by many people for youth purposes. Stallone advocates the usage of HGH.

Originally Posted by Dakota

Why does any athlete take injections of B-12 in his butt?

I have no idea. I am not a medical expert.

Originally Posted by Dakota

Why is it incredulous that a person would keep gauze for years but not incredulous that a person would keep a golf receipt for years?

A golf receipt might be held for tax purposes. I know I keep many records for years and it has nothing to do with a possible criminal protection. Holding gauze for one does not prove anything. Holding it in the basement in a freezer does not make the evidence credible. I have heard many lawyers say that it would be almost impossible to bring that into court because all the usual chain of custody rules was not followed. For all we know that information could have been doctored.

Originally Posted by Dakota

I'll place merit in the libel suit only when it actually makes it to trial. Don't hold your breath on that one.

If it goes to trial does not prove that Clemens is innocent or guilty. It just means it went to trial. My point was that the media and many who accuse these players of taking steroids cannot have it both ways. Bonds and Clemens have reacted completely opposite of each other and no matter what they do, the "public" (mainly the media) still makes it seem like they are both doing the wrong things by either keeping silent or vigorously defending their truth. So they are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

Peace