Hear ye, hear ye, the sports world court of morality is now in session. The most honorable Aubrey Bruce residing… oops, Charlie Chan meant to say, “presiding.”
On April 14, 2022, www. forbes.com posted an article written by Marisa Dellatto titled: “Brett Favre Scandal: Alleged $8 Million Welfare Scam, Explained.” Part of the article read: “Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Hall of Famer Brett Favre has been accused of using his ‘special access’ to former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and other officials in his home state in order to influence roughly $8 million in welfare payments for himself, pharmaceutical company Prevacus, and a volleyball court for the University of Southern Mississippi, according to an expose published last week Mississippi Today—though Favre has not been charged criminally or accused of a crime. Between 2016 and 2018, the nonprofit Mississippi Community Education Center doled out $5 million—allegedly at Favre’s request—to the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre attended and where his daughter also attended and played volleyball, to pay for a new volleyball court, according to Mississippi Today; the nonprofit also paid him $1.1 million to promote a program called Families First.”
Another report on the alleged violations posted on newsweek.com stated that: “The U.S. Census has stated that Mississippi has the highest rate of poverty in the U.S. One in five people live with it, which includes 28 percent of children in the state. Favre’s alleged involvement was that he received $1.1 million, intended for welfare recipients, in exchange for the former Packers star making a number of speeches and appearances.”
Families First, hmm, I guess that means Brett Favre and his family.
If these reports are true, then Brett Favre’s gold jacket should be exchanged for a straitjacket if he thinks for one minute that any rational or sane human being believes that he is not at least partially responsible for illegally pocketing government funds. Aren’t these the same folks that incessantly preach “welfare reform” and relentlessly rant about “everyone pulling themselves up by their bootstraps?” It seems funds that were earmarked for those who are less fortunate actually pulled up the bootstraps of Brett Favre. Favre proudly hails from “Fort Mississippi,” a state that remains a proud bastion of the Confederacy. This is a place where many people guard and continue to preserve the anti-emancipation principles of slavery and remain staunch believers that the South won the Civil War. This is a place where almost one-third of the population are children who have a problem visualizing where their next meal may be coming from or whether they will have a safe place to sleep at night. Yet it is alleged that Favre misdirected public funds meant for the wellness of these same children; to honor his child by building her a volleyball court.
The Green Bay Packers have been mostly silent regarding the matter. However, recently one member of the team dared to call out two legendary politicians for so-called questionable behavior while fulfilling their duties. Jordan Zigler recently posted an article on gridironheroics.com. “Democrat Nancy Pelosi Called Out By Packers Star For Curious Stock Trades Connected To Government Projects” was the headline. Zigler posted the following: “Green Bay Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari recently put Democratic Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi on blast about a curious trade that was brought to the public’s attention. The star Packers player has a history of calling out politicians who make profits in the stock market while in office.”
This was not the only violation that Bakhtiari, the Packers’ “senatorial policeman,” profiled. The article continued: “Per Wisconsin Sports Heroics, last year, Bakhtiari used his X platform to highlight a trade made by the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, whose net worth grew to over $200 million during her 30-year career in public office. Bakhtiari’s friend and former Packers teammate, Aaron Rodgers, supported Bakhtiari for pointing out Feinstein’s trading history.”
It took Senator Diane Feinstein more than 30 years to accumulate approximately $200 million. Also, Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, may or may not have benefited financially by allegedly connecting a few government projects to select stock purchases. However, Mrs. Pelosi has been responsible for billions of dollars in government funding that have benefited all racial, gender, and age groups in her home state of California; she has truly been “Family First.” Hey folks, Brett Favre’s only loyalty was to his pockets and his daughter’s love of volleyball. Mrs. Pelosi may be of Italian lineage but to my knowledge, she has never been accused or convicted of diverting public funds for the construction of Bocci ball courts.
Why was most of the critique from David Bakhtiari aimed at the late Senator Diane Feinstein, who died on September 29, 2023, at the age of 90? For at least six months before her death, Senator Feinstein was feeble and barely cognizant enough to defend herself. It is my opinion that David Bakhtiari is a right-wing predator. It is also my opinion that Brett Favre was of sound mind when he committed the alleged violations that he is accused of took place. Where is the “fine-tooth comb” criticism of David Bakhtiari and Aaron Rodgers regarding the fiscal shenanigans of the “robbing in the hood” Brett Favre? According to an article posted on www.nickiswift.com titled: “Brett Favre’s Shady Side,” the article revealed the following: “While playing for the Packers, Favre reportedly kept hearing then-coach Mike Holmgren toss around the term ‘nickel defense.’ He finally mustered up the courage to ask teammate Ty Detmer what the heck a nickel defense was. ‘So I said, ‘Ty, I gotta ask you a question … What’s a nickel defense?’ Favre recalled. ‘He gets real quiet. He says, ‘Are you serious?’ Once enlightened by Detmer’s football wisdom, Favre says he responded with, ‘That’s it? Who gives a s__t?’”
Was Brett Favre smart enough to know right from wrong? If not, is that the reason that he presented a defense that wasn’t worth a “plug nickel” to the prosecutors?
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