NOW calls for Cable to be suspended
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—The National Organization for Women called on the Oakland Raiders to suspend coach Tom Cable while the team investigates allegations he has a history of violent behavior toward women.
NOW president Terry O’Neill praised the Raiders in a statement for undertaking a “serious evaluation” of charges made by Cable’s first wife, Sandy Cable, and former girlfriend, Marie Lutz, that the coach physically abused them at various times during their relationships.
But she said that Cable should be suspended while that investigation proceeds. The Raiders had no comment.
“This is the National Football League. Boys and girls around the country, as well as many women, look to the leaders of the NFL as our role models,” O’Neill said in a phone interview. “Why would the NFL tolerate having a man who admits to having battered his wife.”
Cable has acknowledged striking Sandy Cable with an open hand more than 20 years ago and said it was the only time he’s ever touched a woman inappropriately. Marie Lutz accused Cable of assaulting her as recently as last January, but Cable said previously he was cleared by police of any wrongdoing in that case.
“I take the accusations very seriously,” O’Neill said. “What you have is a man who seems to be a person who habitually uses violence to get what he wants. That’s what batterers do.”
O’Neill said she has not contacted the Raiders or the NFL directly. Cable said Thursday he did not believe pressure from outside groups would influence what the team decides to do with him.
“I think it will be handled properly,” he said. “I’m going to leave it at that right now.”
The NOW statement was first reported by USA Today.

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Hate 'em, hate 'em, HATE 'EM!!!!
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I couldn't agree more.
Things were so much better when I, as an angry white male, was free to be an self-absorbed, inconsidederate dick.
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MMMMmmmmm..., Lets See Now In Less Then ONE YEAR.....?
General Motors, Citi-Bank, Lehman Bros., 112 Smaller Banks And Mortgage Loan Offices, Chrysler, Medi-Care-Medi-Cade, Post Office, Federal Reserve Chairmen & Women, and NOW OUR HEALTH-CARE!!!!!
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EVERYONE OF THEM...You Think We Can't Go Broke..."
OH YEAH............YEA....YEA..."GO RAIDERS"
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Hate 'em, hate 'em, HATE 'EM!!!!
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riding in on their Hardly's , crew cuts an all , waving their rainbow flag attempting to crucify this man .Only in the bay area , i swear! NOW or New Other Woman ,
why dont you go back to what you know , that is riding into a biker bar , picking a fight and getting your assess kicked like real wo(men) do ! By the way , nice
goatee !
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DOB ? Women with crew cuts , riding motorcycles with women riding on the back ? Im so confused and who give a rats ass anyway ?
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The Steve Phillips Affair; she got all Fatal Attraction up in here. But somehow it was sensationalized. No one asked why does this keep happening at ESPN? Where's NOW?
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Last week, we had the Larry Johnson gay slur incident. Could any of these groups respond to this? Did it create a backlash? Wasn't that the worst environment to have the vote on gay marriage in Maine? Doesn't the backlash hurt whatever ;point or movement these people are trying to advance? Check out the Maine vote against gay marriage. the pictures the coverage everything is skewed towards a gay right left wing agenda. The people from Maine to California who keep voting it down over and over are not covered. Please answer me this. Don't you think the backlash created by the LJ incident helped defeat the gay marriage bill in Maine? I do.
This is the same garbage.
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except that one happened 20 years ago. and the "only"(only g0d knows the truth to that) other incident, the police said he was cleared of all wrong-doing.... that doesn't seem to be habitually does it?
that's like someone trying w**d once when they were a teenager and now when he is 40 calling him a p0t-head
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