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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Fri May 11, 2018, 08:11 AM May 2018

If Ollie North is the head of the NRA, it's time to welcome Pete Rose to the Baseball Hall of Fame

On one hand, you have an arms dealer. On the other, Rose admitted publicly to betting on baseball games and other sports while playing for and managing the Reds.

One gets rewarded, one remains denied. Explain that to me.

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If Ollie North is the head of the NRA, it's time to welcome Pete Rose to the Baseball Hall of Fame (Original Post) Miles Archer May 2018 OP

Pete Rose is a Trumpster... hlthe2b May 2018 #1

I'm with you on that... Miles Archer May 2018 #2

Screw Ollie North. Pete made his bed and now he gets to sleep in it. I am sorry he broke.... marble falls May 2018 #3

Agreed. Miles Archer May 2018 #4

And what about "Sheriff Joe?" MyOwnPeace May 2018 #5

Pete Rose let the mob know how to bet baseball games Botany May 2018 #6

hlthe2b

(102,217 posts)

1. Pete Rose is a Trumpster...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 08:22 AM

May 2018

So... while you may have a point, that fact diminishes my really caring one way or the other.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

2. I'm with you on that...

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri May 11, 2018, 08:28 AM

May 2018

...it was the first analogy / metaphor that came to me before this morning's first cup of coffee.

Some must atone while others are rewarded. In terms of "quality human beings," I think North and Rose are just about equal.

marble falls

(57,073 posts)

3. Screw Ollie North. Pete made his bed and now he gets to sleep in it. I am sorry he broke....

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 08:28 AM

May 2018

the rules and lied about it, and then rationalized about it. He consciously brought it on himself.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

4. Agreed.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Fri May 11, 2018, 08:35 AM

May 2018

I'm not advocating for Rose at all. It's the idea that one screwup gets elevated while another continues his walk of shame.

North also broke the rules, lied about it and rationalized about it. In a perfect world, Rose would remain on the outside of the Hall of Fame looking in, and North would remain a "Fox News Contributor," and that's it.

I was going for irony but as I said above I'm about 1/4 of the way through the first cup of coffee of the day.

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)

5. And what about "Sheriff Joe?"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 09:21 AM

May 2018

Maybe he'd make a fine Supreme Court judge? Pretty much the same caliber person.............

Botany

(70,489 posts)

6. Pete Rose let the mob know how to bet baseball games

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2018, 09:26 AM

May 2018

Pete always bet on the Reds except when certain pitchers were playing and he
did not bet those games and that let the mob know when to bet against the Reds.

The same team that Pete managed didn't do a thing but the season after he was fired
they won the World's Series.

Pete's treatment of Bart Giamatti was shameful.

Pete will get into the Hall of Fame after he dies because of how he acted during his life.

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