The woman from Newsweek is just buying Nifong spin. He may want to believe the woman because he is a male hating male feminazi. But having a closed mind is not the same things believing the woman. He would believe the woman no matter what the set of facts.
And Nifong has to pretend he really really believes the Hooker. He might get sued and have ethics charges brought up against him otherwise.
That Newsweek snoot, Susanne Meadows, has been on the prosecution's side all along. You can tell she's a graduate from some east coast limousine liberal school. I cannot stand her looks (looks like a wallflower - drab, sad-sack horse face) or the way she talks. She's got the typical lefty cold, controlled, emotionless "I'm always right and I am superior" tone of voice, speech pattern and phrasing, and general attitude. I can only hope that someday she is accused of some heinous crime she did not commit.