Christ, at this point, why wouldn't all involved parties just lay their cards on the table, take their severance packages/golden parachutes and move on to the next phase of their careers/lives?

"I'm keeping my baby of the pole. By any means necessary."

Ah, so you're having your cake and eating it, too. Gotcha.

It doesn't mean you're "OK" with it. It just means it's not as important to you as watching a boxing match. I never claimed otherwise.

Yes, by paying for this PPV, you are indirectly financially supporting a man who has a long history of domestic violence. That is, in fact, what you are doing.

How "good" this fight is is totally subjective, but if you think it's that good, that's fine. Watch it, enjoy it, have fun.

I'm plenty happy, really. Kinda buzzed right now, so you know...

You don't get things, do you?

Fuck off.

Gotta love imaginary sky wizards. Only they can render judgment and no one ever finds out what that judgment was. I can see why it's so appealing.

"If you punched your wife in an elevator while not on the Deadspin/Gawker clock, would you expect to be fired from your job because of it? Would you think that was appropriate and relevant to your employment?"

Yeah, when I saw Rice dragging an unconscious Janay Palmer out of the elevator, I did not think that things simply "got out of hand" and that Rice "made a mistake." The first tape made starkly clear what happened in that elevator and I thought a 2/4/6 game suspension was grossly inadequate. I thought Rice should have…

I have no idea what he and the recommenders are griping about. The apple flavor is startlingly authentic and at least the two times I tried it, it tasted crisp and like something that would be perfectly paired with an otherwise miserable afternoon raking leaves.

Google the concept of "reviews" sometime.

Maybe in your eyes, but that's not the public perception.

In a way, it would almost make them look better to just roll with more bullshit. Throw Rice under the bus, unless they're planning on bringing him back once this "blows over," in which case, jesus christ.

And all of this, ALL OF IT, to protect what? A Heisman winner? A major revenue generator for the league? A player considered the "face" of the NFL?

"promptly referred"

Sometimes, yes.