O.J. rips Goldmans over If I Did It battle

[DemocratSinceBirth]

LOS ANGELES -- O.J. Simpson lashed out Tuesday at the family of the late Ronald Goldman, a day after they won rights to Simpson's canceled ``If I Did It'' book about the slayings of Goldman and the footballs star's ex-wife.

In an online interview featuring questions from hostile participants, Simpson criticized Goldman's family for seeking to profit from the book after they said it promoted criminality and commercialized abuse.


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One caller asked the former football player if he thought it was ``a bigger feat to break 2,000 yards in one season or slice two necks in one night.''


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-81oj,0,6375701.story?coll=sofla_tab01_layout

[Uben]

1. Why do they give Simpson airtime?

He's a murderer, and should be treated as such. Anyone who gives him airtime for any reason should be shunned.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Because He's A Celebrity Or Former Celebrity And We Live In A Celebrity Obsessed Culture

eom

[tom_paine]

3. Bingo.

Long time, no see. :hi:

I hope you and yours are well.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I'm Fine So Thank You...

I must have watched or listened to ninety percent of that trial on tv and on the radio so I'm guilty...

Plus I think the British are as guilty as we are in living in a celebrity obsessed culture with all their fawning over the royals...

[Forkboy]

13. Here's how bad it is.

I was reading something a few years ago about the women who will sleep with O.J. even now,and one of the girls said she did it because it was a "thrill fuck".Who would have thought screwing a murderer could be so rewarding? :crazy:

[cgrindley]

5. So he's admitting that the book WAS commercialized abuse?

what an idiot.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. He's A Piece Of Work...

I think it's called narcissistic personality disorder...

[cgrindley]

9. You might be right on that one

A person with NPD must have at least 5 of the following (from the DSM-IVtr);

a) has a grandiose sense of self-importance
b) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
c) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by other special people
d) requires excessive admiration
e) strong sense of entitlement
f) takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
g) lacks empathy
h) is often envious or believes others are envious of him
i) arrogant affect.


The problem with such a diagnosis for OJ is that with his football records, his success as a spokesperson, and his movie career, some of those criteria actually make sense.

Indeed, he could just be a successful asshole who's just a common murderer.

[cobalt1999]

7. OJ, you got away with murder.

That should be good enough, now STFU!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. I Don't Think The Negative Attention Bothers Him

eom

[bluestateguy]

10. Hey, O.J. how's that investigation coming into finding those "real killers"?

After 12 years I think he owes us an update into the status of his investigation to catch the real killers.

[dkofos]

11. Didn't care then. Don't care now!!

[JacquesMolay]

12. F*** him. He's lucky he's not on death row.

...n/t

[mnmoderatedem]

14. reminds me of Norm McDonald's Weekend Update line:

"You're just mad cuz I killed your son!"