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Football players treated differently
Steve Herman
Sep. 27, 2014 1:00 am
Recently, three National Football League players have been indicted either for assaulting a woman or abuse of children.
Tim Tebow and Kurt Warner also played in the NFL. Both were ridiculed, mocked and demonized by the media for their moral Christian values. I'm curious as to why the president hasn't commented openly on this news items like he has done on others. And why hasn't the justice department led by Eric Holder? Why, he hasn't launched a race investigation and civil rights violation.
After all, the players are black and the NFL commissioner is white. And where are Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton? Just wondering.
Steve Herman
Cedar Rapids
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