No Doubt Roger Clemens Doesn't Enjoy Sqrat or Juggling Either
Perhaps the most bizarre scene before Congress in recent years---excluding every time Alberto Gonzales testified--- is the following testimony of Roger Clemens before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (available at page 148 here):
Of course, the question on the minds of everyone who encountered this snippet out of context is why the Rocket was being asked if he was a vegan. The answer, as explained shortly after this exchange, is that veganism is one of the few reasons why someone might take vitamin B-12 supplements. I take them in yummy mint form. For the letter from PETA to Clemens, click here.
Posted by Mike Dorf
Mr. Braley. Have you ever been a vegetarian?Yes, it's a sad day when the most famous pitcher in America doesn't know what a vegan is. Doesn't he even read Dorf on Law?!
Mr. Clemens. I am not a vegetarian.
Mr. Braley. Have you ever been a vegan?
Mr. Clemens. A what? I'm sorry.
Mr. Braley. A vegan.
Mr. Clemens. I don't know what that is. I'm sorry.
Of course, the question on the minds of everyone who encountered this snippet out of context is why the Rocket was being asked if he was a vegan. The answer, as explained shortly after this exchange, is that veganism is one of the few reasons why someone might take vitamin B-12 supplements. I take them in yummy mint form. For the letter from PETA to Clemens, click here.
Posted by Mike Dorf
posted by Michael C. Dorf @ 7:57 PM
3 Comments:
At 12:28 PM,
egarber said…
I've read that your body doesn't absorb vitamins as efficiently when they're not in actual food. I guess even if true, you can simply over-compensate with the right amount of mints.
On the Clemens thing, did I see that some insider expects W to pardon him if he's the one lying?
At 3:26 PM,
Paul said…
A lot of athletes take B12 injections in spite of the pretty solid scientific evidence that it would not do anything. Such things are not uncommon. Athletes also take testosterone in small doses to "help them recover" again, in spite of considerable evidence to the contrary.
The line of questioning was foolish. For a living, Clemens plays ball; he does not read medical/bio-chemical journals. While there will likely be little doubt that Clemens used PEDs, I also have no doubt that he took B12 injections as well.
At 5:07 PM,
Hamilton said…
It seems unlikely that Clemens reads much of anything, not to mention such enlightening things as Dorf or Law or that other blog that points out you can go to jail for perjury.
The real question America now should be asking is how much does Clemens not like mints? I feel like most people would be willing to eat a lot of candy rather than inject themselves repeatedly, to the extant that they bled through a pair of designer pants.
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