Congressman Cliff Stearns Layeth the Smack Down on WWE Drug Policy
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I have determined that Congressman Cliff Stearns (R) Florida is a great man.
He lets WWE have it in this
New York Daily News Article
The greatness of some of these quotes... By moving to suspend 10 of its performers for possible steroid violations Thursday, the WWE proved one thing: "The WWE does not have a drug policy that's worth a flip," U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) told the Daily News yesterday. "Because the WWE didn't catch them, the district attorney in (Albany) New York investigated and found them."
It is kind of hard to argue with that one, but in the WWE's defense on one of these issues, it isn't like there's a test that exists for GH now anyway. But, the other stuff... "If those are all from Signature Pharmacy, I'd like to know how many other pharmacies might be involved," Stearns said from his home in Florida.
That's a more than fair question, and is one definitely worth asking. We only know about the one because it was busted, but it is a little hard for me to personally believe that this is the one pharmacy and these the only guys who got anything. Stearns said he wants the WWE to fully explain how it tests performers, since it obviously isn't catching too many on its own.
"We asked them for their testing information; what they came back with was not sufficient," Stearns said. "We do not have a copy (of the actual testing policy). We didn't understand whether it was random, what the threshold (level for drugs) was, whether any of these wrestlers were getting post-dated prescriptions after the fact."
The professional wrestling industry is going to get owned so bad when hearings are held. TNA is screwed for having less of a drug policy than Combat-Hooligans.com but it will be ok for them because this defense strategy never fails and you can Watch it in all its glory The WWE is going to get owned for being the industry leader for so long with a big disregard for the culture that its industry perpetuates.
If you happen to be a Staff member for anyone on either of the 2 committees looking in to this issue and you come across this post while researching and gathering information, two things. First of all, hello and I commend your efforts. Second of all, take a look at the following question, maybe punch it up a bit but I would love for Vince McMahon to have to deal with this.
Here's the question I would love to see one of the committee members ask Vince McMahon during a hearing: Mr. McMahon, does the fact that you referred to the members of this committee as a bunch of "Barney Fife's" indicate that you think an investigation in to the level of drug use and abuse in your industry and its impact on the long-term health of its performers is something to be trivialized in a storyline and mocked on National Television?
His answer to the question asked in that way can't even be the crutch of "Well, it was in character and not how I really feel." The core issue of that question is why the WWE felt the need to trivialize a serious matter such as a congressional investigation in to drug abuse industry wide.
I've got to give a hat tip for pointing this article out to me to Karl Stern.com
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