This idiot "expert" forgot all about Kobe Bryant's press conference that was carried, LIVE, on about every network on my dial after he was indicted?????
Posted on 05/16/2006 4:27:38 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
May 16, 2006
For those who think that sports broadcasts might offer a respite from liberal media spin . . . think again. At least when it comes to ESPN [an arm of ABC] the same ESPN that fired Rush Limbaugh for expressing his views on QB Donovan McNabb.
This time, ESPN let its liberal slip show in the matter of the Duke rape allegations. Yesterday, in the wake of his indictment, former lacrosse captain David Evans appeared before the press to assert his absolute innocence and those of his two co-defendants.
To comment on Evans' press appearance, ESPN, during the overnight edition of Sports Center, brought in its "legal analyst," a former Philly prosecutor by the name of Deborah Robinson. Commenting on Evans' press appearance, Robinson, with ill-concealed anger, claimed:
"It has no significance for the trial whatsoever. It's significant because it's unprecedented. I've never seen a defendant have a press conference before the trial even begins. . . It's tainting potential jurors, and that's what I think is the most significant thing about this press conference. The defense is trying to paint a picture for those jurors who will eventually hear the case about the defendant before the case even begins."
So let's get this straight. According to ESPN's employee, it is wrong for someone who passionately believes he has been wrongly accused of a heinous crime to publicly assert his innocence. Falsely accused defendants should simply sit in silence and take it.
Odd - I don't recall Robinson similarly condemning DA-cum-candidate Mike Nifong for his 70 press interviews and his public assertion that he believes the accuser - which of course amounts to accusing the defendant's of the crime. Guess outrage only works one way for ESPN's "legal analyst."
It was very easy to miss the 7 trillion hours of Scott Peterson, on every network day in and day out, before his trial.
>Although he failed to qualify in the draft, reportedly his name was shouted to get a team to pick him, and the Dolphins signed him in spite of his poor showing in training camp.<
http://www.roanoke.com/sports/profootball/wb/64237
Dolphins try Vick at receiver
The Miami Herald reported on its Web site that former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick auditioned at receiver Sunday, the final day of the Miami Dolphins' three-day minicamp in Miami.
Vick, who was bypassed in the NFL Draft, hopes the Dolphins will sign him as a free agent.
Vick played quarterback in the minicamp Friday and Saturday, but did not take any snaps at that position Sunday, the Herald reported.
Coach Nick Saban said Sunday that no decisions have been made about players. Miami coaches and personnel department officials planned to meet Sunday or today to determine their final opinions, according to the report.
Vick "looked better at receiver than he did the previous two days at QB. But that doesn't mean he was good," Herald reporter Armando Salguero said on his blog Sunday on the Herald's Web site. "He made one really nice diving sideline grab during the seven-on-seven [session], but that only made up for an easy drop he had on a similar pattern several plays earlier.
"Unless they see a different player on tape than the one I saw on the field, Vick's Dolphins career is over."
You obviously are dealing here with a person who does not operate with a full deck. No wonder she is a FORMER prosecutor.
Thanks for the information. Today's Wash. Times had the Dolphins sign him as a free agent.
>the jury for these Duke players will be all black <
The Justice Dept will get involved for Civil Rights violations before these boys get an all-black jury. These are highly-paid lawyers for a reason.
As long as they don't get any OJ/Michael Jackson "I'm ashamed I'm white" jurors. I think an all black jury would be better than that.
This idiot "expert" forgot all about Kobe Bryant's press conference that was carried, LIVE, on about every network on my dial after he was indicted?????
Does this mean that assertions of their guilt are also an attempt to taint the jury pool?
This sounds remarkably similar to an old Law and Order episode where the old rich bitch's lawyer out-pressed McCoy.
It was a "team party" and there's a "team picture". Testing the ability of the AV to identify assailants is only a small part of the line-up equation ~ finding the folks who are going to be accused of the crime is far more important.
In the end it won't matter. This ol'gal was primed to identify the guys she did somewhere between the time the call was made to the escort service and the time she had preparatory sex with her "boyfriend" or "pimp" or some guy on the prosecutor's staff, or whoever this guy is.
It's a scam, very similar in nature to the rape scams worked against major hotel chains but stopped by Disneyworld.
This case ought to be called the "Scottsboro Revenge." The two cases seem so similar.
Oh great, like it wasn't enough we have psycho beiawhcs like Wendy Murphy and Nancy Grace finding these guys guilty beyond any doubt BEFORE they go to trial, now we have the Zulu Queen in the mix too. How luveely. ;p
There are people who really believe this. In New York WLIB airs a late night talk show that discusses the black perspective. The Duke case is a very hot topic on this show, and a reporter named Cash Michael is frequently on to discuss the latest developments. He was on last night, talking about the Evans indictment and his declaration of innocence. The mustache subject came up, and this reporter said that Evans could have worn a fake mustache as a disguise. And the host took him seriously!
To quote Strother Martin as Percy Garris in Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, "Morons, I've got morons on my team."
Neo-Reparations team: Victim, Pimp, MSM, NCCU, ESPN and DA.
Well, maybe that's what the host does when he goes out on rape romps eh?!
I can't take Stephen A. Hole. All he does is bash the evil white man who is keeping blacks out of every sport there is.
ESPN should stick to sports commentary and broadcasting of sporting events. Should not venture into law or politics.
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Unfortunately legal commentary has become an integral part of sports as more athletes become part of the criminal justice system. they just need to get their legal perspectives more in line with the US Constitution.
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