Great words from Jason Whitlock, an AA sportswriter :
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/15774974.htm
McClatchy Newspapers
"I've said this before, but it's worth saying again: Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton should be in Durham, N.C., today, promising civil disobedience until the charges are dropped and prosecutor Mike Nifong resigns.
(snip)
It is in the best interest of all black people, especially poor black people, that black people with a voice and a platform call for an end to the persecution of the Duke lacrosse players and program.
Speaking out in support of the wealthy Duke players enhances our credibility when we claim that someone poor and black is being treated unfairly. Poor people need that credibility because they can't afford to make bail, let alone a team of high-priced attorneys.
By remaining silent about this obvious miscarriage of justice, black leadership looks as racist and cowardly as it paints white people who ignore obvious mistreatment of blacks..."
Yeah, that's gonna happen.
They don't seem to realize that nobody's going to believe the next girl who really was raped.
But it's all for the "cause," right?
Jason Whitlock gets it. The question is how long is it going to take for everyone else to get it. If Nifong gets reelected anyone that remained silent has no credibility to speak out anymore.
I have seen Jason Whitlock about various sports issues and I think on ESPN Sportreporter show? He has certainly risen greatly in credibility with me with his comments. He is really a solid thinker.