SUMMARY:Football quarterbacks have the most coveted, high-profile and high-pressure positions in American sports, says author John Feinstein. The role demands athletic prowess and strategic thinking--but it also takes a huge toll on the body and mind. Feinstein, whose new book profiles five current and former NFL quarterbacks, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss racial bias and why "football will never be safe."
SUMMARY:Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez killed himself in prison at age 27, after a stint of criminally violent behavior. Now, the Boston Globe's Spotlight team has investigated the standout's “double lives," including a childhood rife with abuse, extensive reliance on drugs and a severe case of CTE. Were warning signs missed? Amna Nawaz speaks to Globe investigative reporter Bob Hohler.
I am Retired U.S. Navy (22yrs) and a Vietnam Veteran. After my Navy retirement I was in the computer related industry, now retired. In 2000 I was a registered Republican and voted for George W. Bush. Six months of having Bush in the Whitehouse forced me to re-evaluate my political stance. I had always thought of myself as a Moderate Republican, but was a Republican by "default" NOT because of close examination of the GOP. Due to what has happened in America since 2000, I now consider myself a progressive, and registered as a Non-Affiliated voter.
*Anti-First Amendment policies that attempt to turn America into a theocracy by enshrining ANY religious belief as law.
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* Any law or policy that supports discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, race/color, gender, sexual orientation, or any law that does NOT support Equal Treatment under the law.
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