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Robert Blecker

Robert Blecker

Robert was the subject of a feature film: "Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead." Robert spent years as the nation's most articulate proponent of the death penalty. Robert's professional focus is sports, cheating, and scandal. He wrote an amicus brief supporting Tom Brady, and is interviewed regularly on tv news/sports.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white) Michael Phelps of the United States (R) competes in the second Semifinal of the Men's 200m Butterfly on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

E Pluribus Rio: Compositions and Collages; Relays and Medleys

By Robert Blecker
Olympic rings are displayed by the Brazilian delegation during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. / AFP / Antonin THUILLIER

Rio’s Opening Message: The World Destroys Itself

By Robert Blecker
2 Oct 1988: Gelindo Bordin of Italy (left) and Ahmed Saleh of Djibouti in action during the Mens Marathon event of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Bordin won the gold medal and Saleh the bronze.

Why We Set Aside Our Differences to Run, Jump, Throw and Fight

By Robert Blecker
1. Powerball This happened in January, so you may have forgotten about it, but the Powerball debacle was insane. The jackpot reached a record-breaking $1.5 billion, which led everyone to buy tickets and not talk about anything but Powerball for a while.

The Big Draw: A Tie Is Not a Win, Except in Lottery

By Robert Blecker
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (L) and IOC director general Christophe De Keeper arrive for the opening of an Olympic summit on June 21, 2016 in Lausanne. For Russia's track and field stars, the meeting of Olympic executives may offer the last chance to compete at the Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Banning the Russians: Shall the Righteous Suffer With the Wicked?

By Robert Blecker
Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers (back) stuffs Charles Barkley of the Houston Rockets during late action at Compaq Center 1 May 1999 in Houston, Texas.

Taking on ‘Take Him Out’

By Robert Blecker
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