Famous and screwing around.
Black complaining about white.
The team or military and anyone.
I think those are the three that make the press most.
Yes, I noticed that the claim of Juanita Broaddrick didn't get nearly the objective analysis that some claims receive.
Righteous indignation sells soap.
Next?
Greta Van Nothering constantly blasthering.
"It's a Molotov cocktail of race, class, sex, sports, booze and politics."
That's the answer. Also the release of new steamy facts are stretched out over days (like the Peterson case) giving something "new" to talk about, curious legal issues for the Fox lawyers to opine about, player sending email about killing strippers added to the mix.
Sean Hannity is guilty of this very thing.
It's not race. It's all about sex and the opportunity to talk about it twenty four seven on the airwaves. Getting to say, semen, penis,etc. without raising an eyebrow.
While the subject of out-of-control prosecutors and prosecutorial misconduct is in the news, is anybody trying to do anything for Frank Fuster??
This guys sounds like a racist, sexist, homophobic, prejudiced bigot.
(/sarcasm)
That's because an opportunistic politician up for election used the case to pander to race hustlers and feminists. Nifong was the one who took it public. Such mischief against innocent young citizens is a disgrace, even if they are privileged white male athletes.
I, too, am curious as to what propels this sort of story to such widespread attention. I recall a case in 1997 involving a baby who died at the hands of a babysitter. One would think that such a story would generate little or no interest outside the community where it took place, yet for weeks on end, it was one of the top news stories, if not the top news story, in the nation.
"That hyperbole isn't born out by the facts," said Richmond-area attorney Jeff Everhart.
He's representing one of the four Virginia Union University students indicted last week for allegedly raping a University of Richmond coed on Jan. 21.
All four of the accused are black, two who had ties to the football team. One was a star quarterback as a freshman. All four were considered good kids, attending a historic black university.
The victim is white, an out-of-state student attending the posh University of Richmond, which has Duke-size tuition.
"The two cases are being treated differently, that's for sure," Viverette said. But he's grateful the case, and his client, hasn't been dragged through the national media.
What can we learn from it?
The Duke/VUU cases may show that columnist Pitts has it backward -- that we're more alert for white-on-black, rich-on-poor crime.
Ping.