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."
Remember since these allegations have been made there have been three other incidents where college athletes (non-white) have been charged with sexual assault, and yet the holier than thou jock sniffers at ESPN have not made a deal out of them.
>One could see the liberal bias in the Zulu princess' comments. I said this before, the jury for these Duke players will be all black and there will be a railroading like never been seen before for the sake of PC. <
I certainly hope you are wrong, but if you are correct, any conviction should certainly be overturned upon appeal.
However, I think this case has the potential to do untold harm to race relations not only in North Carolina, but in the rest of the country.
The purpose of my post was to expose the bias. For the record, the ESPN analyst was not a sports reporter but a legal analyst, a former assistant Philadelphia DA.
"However, I think this case has the potential to do untold harm to race relations not only in North Carolina, but in the rest of the country."
Which has the race hustlers drooling...
I think what was extraordinary about Evans statement was the following...
It wasn't the grieving husband 'help me find the real killer' gimmick.
It also wasn't a statement largely read from notes or verbatim.
I fully expected Evans to read from a paper and make little or no eye contact, what he did yesterday was extraordinary.
Mike & Mike had Ms. Robinson on their show this morning, but they also had Jack Ford (from Court TV), and he didn't say anything derogatory about the most recent indictee. In fact, he is a former prosecutor, and he said that the young man acquitted himself very well.
Did you hear what koo-koo-ka-choo Ms Robinson said as she was wrapping up her interview on Mike/Mike this morning? She was asked who was winning the case of public opinion and she replied: "It's sad to say the defense".
Trey Wingo lamented that he couldn't ask her about that statement after the interview and then Greenie chimed in that she was probably approaching it from prosecutorial viewpoint. Right Greenie, we all buy that.
And naturally none of the talking heads at espn had the brains or the cajones to call her on her assine assertion.
I never saw the lawyer. Probably same is true for millions of Americans and for the so called jury pool. You undoubtedly know the truth here but if I didn't see the lawyer same applies to many others.
FILE UNDER: Perception is reality
But anyway, the lawyer let the young man speak for himself, and I think he did very well.
Lately I've noticed that some of the most mindless liberalism emanates from the mouths of radio sports jocks. They're always trying to prove how non-racist they are.
Abrams also thought Evans did extremely well. Then Norm somebody muddled the discussion - he obviously was unfamiliar with the case and his comments largely a babble.
The irony of that statement is that if he did that, then this very woman would be screaming, "Well, if they are innocent, why aren't they saying so for the whole world to hear?"
There is NO law that says he can't say whatever he wants; guilty people just usually clam up.
Along with their rape jacket, the one that keeps and and all DNA from getting on the victim.
One thing to note: because Nifong refused to see Evans' pictures proving that he had never had a mustache, the indictment may well be thrown out as he has a DUTY to show those pictures to the Grand Jury.
I missed the tail end of the show this morning (I do listen regularly), so I missed Greeny's comment. But from what I did hear, Jack Ford seems to have a less biased take on the situation than does Ms. Robinson.
"damn the accused white guy"
Probably depends on which channel you saw. The lawyer spoke first I believe. Some channels might have cut away from it at that point. Also it's more of a story for the TV news to replay Evans' speech instead of the lawyer's speech.
Probably depends on which channel you saw. The lawyer spoke first I believe. Some channels might have cut away from it at that point. Also it's more of a story for the TV news to replay Evans' speech instead of the lawyer's speech.
I saw a generous excerpt on Fox and it went on for 5+ minutes. The lawyer was not in the camera shot. Smart lawyering for him to step out of camera view
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