a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1521:"<blockquote>
<div>&quot;It's modern-day slavery.&quot;<br />
&nbsp;</div>
</blockquote>That is a quote from <a href="http://www.twincities.com/ci_17619356?nclick_check=1&amp;_requestid=14385412">Adrian Peterson</a> while visiting Africa, a whole continent dominated by civil war, never-ending strife, and ethnic cleansing. But he wasn&rsquo;t referring to anything happening in Africa. No, he was referring to the brutal conditions in that horrible place call the United States.<br />
<br />
Specifically, he was railing against the horrors of the National Football League, where the owners of the teams make so much more money than the players. Imagine that, a business owner earning more than his employees. Outrageous, isn&rsquo;t it? Perhaps Adrian doesn&rsquo;t have an MBA, but neither do I, and this doesn&rsquo;t seem that hard to figure out.<br />
<br />
But let&rsquo;s have some sympathy for Adrian. He is set to make over $10 million next year, and what he probably wants is Charlie Sheen money. Charlie wants $3 million an episode, so maybe Adrian would feel more pleased if he made $3 million a game. And you can&rsquo;t buy your own island with a measly $10 million a year, what with the cost of mansions and sports cars these days. And don&rsquo;t get me started on flashy chrome rims.<br />
<br />
This is exactly the type of issue that tore the nation apart in 1861, and what hundreds of thousands of Americans died for: The right for spoiled athletes to complain that they are not rich enough.";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}