I just can't get enough of this dude. Thanks again to Phil for the TSG link.
This time, the self-named "White Suge Knight" is taking on Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, and Hank Aaron's bat. He described allegations that include bat assault, treason, illegal moonshine, terrorism, and bad debt. Because his constitutional rights were violated under at least eight amendments, Riches seeks $42 million in Swiss francs. (In case you were wondering, that's $34,983,966 in US dollars.)
His claim that Bonds and Selig are in a secret conspiracy to boost TV ratings probably isn't too outlandish (at least compared to some of his other charges), but then he goes on to describe his vision of how Bonds received steroids. Selig, under Sammy Sosa's supervision, met Bonds at the I-70 Steak & Shake. Luckily for us, Robert Novak and Judith Miller have copies of the transcripts of the exchange, so we can ask them about it.
Also according to Riches, Bonds was a busy guy: he sold steroids to nuns, cracked the Liberty Bell with Aaron's bat, and provided mustard gas to Saddam Hussein. Where does he find the time?
The funny thing is, if Bonds is really going to go after private citizens for false statements, then you'd think he would start with this guy, but I doubt that will happen. Maybe the trick is to make the stories so unbelievably crazy that a sane person wouldn't believe them. I think Jonathan Lee Riches is on to something.
2 comments:
I am more interested in the moonshine connection!
Personally, I was stunned at how they've totally swept Selig's cocaine problems under the rug, apparently using Bond's "hiding his steroids in Hank Aaron's bat" as a distraction.
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