{"id":8948,"date":"2015-04-16T02:48:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T02:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=8948"},"modified":"2015-04-16T02:48:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T02:48:35","slug":"aaron-hernandez-new-face-of-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=8948","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Hernandez: new face of 'stupid'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Check out this video. It’s a little more than 3 1\/2 minutes long.<\/p>\n

It shows then-high school senior Aaron Hernandez talking about his dreams and aspirations as he prepared to enroll at the University of Florida. He was excited. He acknowledged he was a good student, because his mom wouldn’t let him drive if he got a C grade or lower in any subject.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/nfl\/teen-aaron-hernandez-had-hopes-dreams\/ar-AAb3r0a<\/p>\n

I don’t know whether to laugh derisively, cry, vomit or simply shrug.<\/p>\n

Aaron Hernandez is a galaxy away from that interview tonight. He’s spending the first night of the rest of his life in prison. A Fall River, Mass., jury convicted the young man of murder and then sentenced him immediately to life in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n

Hernandez played some pretty good football at Florida. He then played a bit for the New England Patriots, where he was slated to become the next Big Thing. He was a stellar tight end. He was destined to make lots of money and achieve plenty of fame.<\/p>\n

Well, the money is gone. The fame will stick, although not the way he envisioned when you watch him in the video interview.<\/p>\n

Aaron Hernandez is now the latest new face of “stupid.” Another celebrity athlete likely will take his place in due course. Today, though, that dubious “honor” belongs to a young man who once saw a bright future laid out before him.<\/p>\n

Now he’ll be spending every day of his life about a mile from Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots play football. He’ll listen to the cheers.<\/p>\n

If he has a shred of remorse for what he did to his “friend,” Odin Lloyd,\u00a0he’ll kick himself forever.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/espn.go.com\/espn\/otl\/story\/_\/id\/12696042\/aaron-hernandez-prosecutors-score-enormous-triumph-murder-conviction<\/p>\n

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