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Posted By: Anonymous

The recorded call came off as desperate and slimy and did not convince anyone that Clemens is not a juicer. CLemens took advantage of a guy who was sad about his sick kid. Why didn't he simply straightforwardly ask McNamee "Why did you lie to Senator Mitchell about shooting me up with HGH, etc.?" Clemens was vague on purpose. And McNamee never claimed on tape that he lied to Mitchell. So, again, Clemens and his legal team made a mistake in the court of public opinion and he continues to sink.

Oh, and Marion Jones (who is about as tenth as significant of a story as Clemens) took and passed a polygraph test and also sued Victor Conte for defamation. In a high profile case such as this, Clemens has very little time in which to make a splash to counter public perception. So far he's failed miserably. I suppose McNamee could still self-destruct -- which is possible because he appears to be a nut -- but short of that Clemens appears to be toast. He comes off as arrogant, obnoxious and desperate while McNamee comes off as sad, pathetic and honest. And then there is the problem of all that corroborative and circumstantial evidence.