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blondeatlast

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Thu Apr-08-10 11:30 AM
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10. Yup--I had that same reaction to Charles Barkley (of whom I am quite the fan)'s

Nike "Ia m not a role model" ad.

I got the point he was trying to make--but fail. If you accept millions of dollars in endorsements, you don't get off that easy. If Barkley just got his money from the NBA, or Woods from the PGA, I would have little cause to criticize (even though I just experienced the horrible pain of adultery myself).

But once you take that endorsement money, the "I never intended to be a role model" excuse dies, IMHO.

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