Every football analyst will tell you that a great running back takes a lot of pressure off of a quarterback. A great running back can take attention, focus, and scrutiny off of a quarterback. So on behalf of Michael Vick, thank you O.J.
What is with this guy? You would think if you got away with murder, you would try to keep your nose clean. But like many great running backs, when most people would cut left, he cuts right. A must for viewing is the press conference his attorney held this morning regarding his arraignment. The lawyer's answers to questions are often humorous and cover the bases (sorry to mix sports metaphors). There's nothing special about that. Pay attention to the guy over his left shoulder. He is wearing a hat that says "I [heart] famous people" and a t-shirt with O.J.'s photo on it. He is also chewing gum and blowing bubbles while having some teeth missing from his mouth. I tried to find a clip on Youtube to no avail. I will try to put a link up in the future.
Now, I am not advocating killing anyone, but you can put O.J. in the group with Michael Jackson, Robert Blake, George Michael, and Gary Coleman. If they would have been killed 15 years ago, they would be remembered very very fondly. They would be borderline legends. But they lived on and now are just punchlines. Think John Lennon, John Belushi, Marvin Gaye, and River Phoenix. They could have turned out nuts but died at the top. Of course you cannot just "remove" everyone who is past their prime because for every O.J. there is a John Travolta or Aerosmith. By all accounts both ended their prime around 1983. Then in the early 1990s, bam Pulp Fiction and Get a Grip. I guess the one good thing about O.J. being such a screw up is that it saved us from Naked Gun 4.
-J
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