People who have the money to hire a personal trainer, I have an unfair advantage over an ordinary dude with athletic ability. If I have a network of high office professionals, I have an unfair advantage over someone trying to get into my industry form the ground floor. But at the end of the day, I still have to perform. After all the advantages are applied to get me into a certain position, I still have to do my thing. American Idol has proven for 7 years now that all of the people named in this article have no greater advantage than people who do it the old fashioned way. People who can¹t sing or write songs are still one hit wonders, and people with great marketing angles are still easily sold products.
Unless they¹re going to reveal that ELVIS used steroids, this story serves no purpose. On 1/16/08 2:09 PM, "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Uh... > > Now that I've admitted to using steroids while surfing, should I be worried? > > ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com> > wrote: > R&B music star Mary J. Blige, rap musicians 50 Cent, Timbaland and > Wyclef Jean, and award-winning author and producer Tyler Perry (say > it ain't so!) > > ~rave! > > http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8U5PVS00&show_article=1 > <http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8U5PVS00&show_article=1> > > ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A number of entertainers were named in connection > with an Albany-based steroid investigation, but they are not part of > an ongoing criminal probe, according to a published report. > The Times Union of Albany cited unidentified law enforcement > officials in reporting Sunday that R&B music star Mary J. Blige, rap > musicians 50 Cent, Timbaland and Wyclef Jean, and award-winning > author and producer Tyler Perry may have received or used performance- > enhancing drugs. > > Law enforcement officials have said evidence does not indicate that > the celebrities broke the law, but that investigators are focusing on > doctors, pharmacists and clinics that provide the drugs. > > Albany District Attorney P. David Soares launched the investigation > into steroid trafficking last year. > > Soares is "not confirming, denying or discussing any of the names" > involved in the investigation, said spokeswoman Heather Streeter > Orth. > > A spokeswoman for Blige denied the singer had taken illegal steroids. > > Ken Sunshine, a spokesman for Perry, declined to comment. > > There was no response to calls Sunday and Monday seeking comment from > representatives of other entertainers. > > While athletes use steroids and human growth hormone to get bigger, > faster and stronger, the drugs can also lure other people with their > supposed anti-aging qualities. > > Soares' multistate investigation has focused on Signature Pharmacy of > Orlando, Fla. So far, 10 defendants have pleaded guilty and news > reports have linked some professional athletes to Soares' probe. > > Soares has said Signature was at the center of a web of businesses > and doctors that illegally wrote prescriptions for steroids. > Authorities raided the company almost a year ago and its owners and > operators are awaiting trial in Albany on related charges. > > Records shared with the Times Union and information from several > cooperating witnesses on Long Island allege the celebrities received > prescribed human growth hormone or steroids, the newspaper said. > > The newspaper said that Blige received the human growth hormone > Jentropin and Oxandrolone, an anabolic steroid, in orders sent to her > at the Beverly Hills Hotel. > > Her spokeswoman denounced the report. "Mary J. Blige has never taken > any performance enhancing illegal steroids," Karynne Tencer told the > Daily News. > > Former Sen. George Mitchell released a report last month on > performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. That report said former Mets > clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski provided steroids and human growth > hormone linked to several prominent players. Radomski pleaded guilty > last year to charges that he dealt steroids to players for a decade. > > Congressional hearings are to begin this month on the Mitchell > report. > > Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This > material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > > > > > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get > organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A > Country" > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
