WHY IS LINDA MCMAHON KEEPING DISTANCE FROM LEGISLATION ON CONCUSSIONS IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS?
Because Her Company Has Repeatedly Rejected The Science Motivating The Legislation, Even Though Its Has Been Performed On Her Deceased Performers
Raj Shah, Communications Director for Simmons for Senate, made the following statement in reaction to a report indicating that though she is a member of the State Board of Education that will oversee new legislation attempting to deal with concussions in high school sports, Linda McMahon refuses to attend the hearing or take a position on the legislation. As CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon has led the company’s systematic efforts to deny the science leading to this legislation and mislead the media about the WWE’s positions and efforts on this issue. This is just the latest example of how her total lack of regard for the health and welfare of her own workers makes her untrustworthy to look after the welfare of Connecticut residents:
“Unfortunately for her workers, in her role as WWE CEO Linda McMahon spent years denying the scientific research that proves repeated undiagnosed concussions among WWE performers presents a potentially deadly risk, all in order to make an extra buck. Now, based on that same science, the Connecticut legislature is considering a bill to protect student athletes from these dangers.
“As a member of the state Board of Education, McMahon would be charged with enforcing provisions of this legislation. McMahon should not be trusted with the health and welfare of Connecticut’s schoolchildren when she is so flagrantly dismissive of the health and welfare of her own workers. Unless McMahon admits that she was wrong to deny the veracity of this scientific research, and until WWE makes sufficient changes to provide for a transparent, independent and effective concussion policy of its own, she should not be allowed to play any role in enforcing this legislation.”
FACTS
“On Wednesday afternoon, the legislature’s Education Committee will hold a public hearing on an important bill that aims to address the problem of head injuries in scholastic sports. Essentially, the bill that would require coaches to complete an annual training course on recognizing concussions. It would also require any student who suffers a concussion to get cleared by a doctor before resuming athletic activity… State Sen. Tom Gaffey, a Meriden Democrat who co-chairs the committee and is the bill’s leading advocate, said he would welcome McMahon’s input on such an important topic. Perhaps the WWE’s experience in handling head injuries could provide some help to lawmakers as they weigh how to best protect Connecticut’s student athletes…Certainly she’s a member of the state Board of Education and she operate[d] a huge entertainment conglomerate where presumably the participants in that entertainment venue can suffer serious concussions from time to time. … I would welcome her opinions…I would think as a member of the state board of education that she would have an opinion as regards to the protection of student athletes. I would hope she would have opinion.” (Daniela, “Student Athletes, Head Injuries And The WWE,” The Hartford Courant’s “Capitol Watch”)
Her Excuse For Not Taking A Position Is That She Hasn’t Seen The Bill. McMahon Campaign: “She cannot say specifically what her position is on this until she first has a chance to look at the bill and preferably read it.” (Daniela, “Student Athletes, Head Injuries And The WWE,” The Hartford Courant’s “Capitol Watch” Blog,blogs.courant.com, 3/16/10)
But The Bill Is Only 3 Pages And Can Be Read Here. (Connecticut General Assembly, Bill No. 456, cga.ct.gov, Introduced 3/10)
Linda McMahon And WWE Have Rejected The Science Linking Head Injuries To Long Term Brain Trauma Conducted On Her Own Former Performers Underpinning The Legislation
There’s a lot more information and details here including this 2007 video, where the McMahons say they have given up chairs to the head
Though WWE Claims Chair Shot To The Head Are No Longer Allowed, The WWE’s 2009 Tables, Ladders And Chairs Match Shows The Company Still Allows Brutal Blows To The Head:
(See especially immediately after the 3:00 minute and 5:30 minute marks)
Amazing blog! You like Linda / Rob dirt here ya go =D
*** Linda McMahon donated $15,000 to the Democratic National Campaign Committee in 2006. The only purpose for that group is to financially help Democrats to defeat Republicans in close races. Along with other huge donations to Rham Emmanuel and his political action committee.She says the donations were a political favor to a friend and she didn’t know what it was for.
How can a conservative write huge checks to political groups without asking what its for? Shes either an idiot or is not conservative.
*** Rob Simmons plagiarized his entire economic plan he was running on from a local business advocacy groups website. He actually used all their talking points in the first debate. When asked about it from the local news his campaign instantly took down all his economic plans off his website. When asked about it again his campaign blamed it on a low level staffer.
So either he knows so little about economics he asked a low level staffer to come up with his entire economic plan, or he knows nothing about economics and did it himself. Either way Rob Simmons doesn’t understand economics and should not be elected during a financial crisis.
*** Peter Schiff is the clear vote. Go to youtube.com and type in all 3 of the candidates and watch their speeches and decide for yourself.
Peter Schiff has more than doubled his support since the debates, and just started airing radio and tv ads. He has had over 30,000 people contribute to his campaign because they believe in his message.
That’s more than more than all the candidates combined including the Democrats.
PETER SCHIFF 2010!
I have more stuff on my youtube channel =)
Comment by Matthew Gardner — March 31st, 2010 @ 3:47 pm