Unless it's a media distortion, and the Congress *testimony* was on national t.v., this is almost as lame as Bonds bringing his kid in as a media shield. McGuires lawyer coached lies are disturbing. Even in his original *promise*, how about his saying he would take money away from his abused and neglected child foundation and *redirect* it to steroid prevention. LOL. Sorry abused child.
Then:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2173963Now:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2177468Big Mac's big promise By Darren Rovell ESPN.com
After Mark McGwire made his teary-eyed speech on Capitol Hill, pledging to become a national spokesperson and to redirect his charitable foundation to support anti-steroids programs, a member of the House Government Reform Committee asked him to clarify a few things.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.): "You said something about your foundation and trying to help out. Tell us exactly what it is you plan for your foundation to do."McGwire: "Well, right now?"Mark McGwire made two promises on Capitol Hill, but isn't saying how he's kept them.
Cummings: "Yes. I'm talking about the present and the future, as you said."McGwire: "Well, my foundation helps out neglected and abused children. I am going to redirect it. We have not talked about it, but I am going to redirect about this subject."Cummings: "And you are, you're willing to be a national spokesman against steroids? See, we have got all these high school kids that are, have, are emulating you all, although you're out of the game now. They still look out to a McGwire and others. And so, you, I think you said you're willing to be a national spokesman?"McGwire: "I'd be a great one."Cummings: "So, that means you would do it?"McGwire: "Be a spokesperson?"Cummings: "Yes."McGwire: "Absolutely."[/size]
"I will use whatever influence and popularity I have to discourage young athletes from taking any drug that is not recommended by a doctor." Pressed on the subject by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), McGwire bent close to the microphone before him and said:
"My message is steroids is bad. Don't do them."Now:Mark McGwire now:"I've moved on from it and I wish the media would," McGwire said. "I've made my statement in Washington, that's my statement, and when I left Washington that's the last time I was ever going to talk about it, and that's really about it."
McGwire told Congress he'd be interested in speaking out against steroid abuse. Now he said he isn't interested in discussing the steroids issue anymore.
"That statement comes from the heart and that's the way it is," McGwire said. "When I left there, I'm never going to talk about it again.
