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Duke professors post 'open letter' (Duke Rape Hoax)
Scripps News ^ | 1/17/07 | JANE STANCILL

Posted on 01/16/2007 9:19:41 PM PST by freespirited

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To: freespirited
"I can’t help but think about the different attention given to what has happened from whatit would have been if the guys had been not just black but participating in a different sport,like football, something that’s not so upscale."

The above quote from the original ad struck me as illustrative of the twisted mindset involved. Since when is lacrosse an upscale sport. It requires a minimum of equipment, and a smaller playing field than football. We even played it at my high school in a poor part of rural Canada.
61 posted on 01/16/2007 11:34:25 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: freespirited

Sue them. All of them. They were part of a lynch mob seeking to unjustly deprive four innocent young men of their liberty, property and futures without a shred of evidence.

They should now be at great risk of losing their own.


62 posted on 01/17/2007 12:04:52 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: freespirited

It's not just Duke; it's all of them. Can't wait for people to realize that they are wasting their money at these universities.


63 posted on 01/17/2007 1:35:56 AM PST by Herakles (Diversity is code word for anti-white racism)
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To: freespirited
Dear Professors:

A simple apology would be fine.
64 posted on 01/17/2007 2:30:12 AM PST by HEY4QDEMS (Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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To: freespirited

bttt


65 posted on 01/17/2007 2:32:13 AM PST by nopardons
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To: freespirited

Can a liberal/socialist/communist EVER admit to being wrong? Like Rather, the document may be forged but the content is accurate.

PAH...What a crock.


66 posted on 01/17/2007 2:34:51 AM PST by lawdude (2006: The elections we will live to die for!)
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To: freespirited
"the student statements, which feature racism, segregation, isolation, and sexism as ongoing problems before the scandal broke"

Is there any empirical evidence that exists to support these complaining students' charges or is this just something that they "feel"?

I believe the real problem is that young, impressionable students believe in the cult of victimology that is taught at institutions at Duke. You can also throw in the fact that deep down inside several of these whining students, especially blacks and hispanics, know that the only reason they were granted admission to Duke is because of their skin color. They know they don't measure up academically.
67 posted on 01/17/2007 2:48:39 AM PST by saneright
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To: freespirited

Wow, that'll help alumni contributions. If my son, daughter or grandchild ever expressed an interest in Duke, I'd certainly warn them away.


68 posted on 01/17/2007 3:06:32 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (The women got the vote and the Nation got Harding.)
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To: freespirited

CYA but it's too late. I hear the defamation suits flying through the air.


69 posted on 01/17/2007 3:11:29 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine's brother (For DemocRATs, being an American is all about rights, not duties.)
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To: freespirited

To the "Group of 88":
Better race relations begin with "ME".


70 posted on 01/17/2007 3:16:28 AM PST by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: JerseyHighlander

If I were Duke University, I sure wouldn't want to use these 88 or 87 scum bags in recruiting adds for prospective new students. This along with a whole list of other commie schools are the last places I would send my children. May their enrollment drop like a brick. Amen.


71 posted on 01/17/2007 3:32:18 AM PST by gakrak ("A wise man's heart is his right hand, But a fool's heart is at his left" Eccl 10:2)
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To: freespirited
"To the students speaking individually and to the protestors making collective noise, thank you for not waiting and for making yourselves heard."
I.e. thank you for protesting and marching against the lax program, for threatening to come on campus and beat confessions out of lax players etc. etc.

These clowns are way too clever here. Duke needs to heave the garbage element in its own faculty and admin, and then move. The town/gown problem there is totally out of control and can only be resolved by finding a better town. NOBODY in his right mind would send a kid to school in or even close to Durham at this point.

72 posted on 01/17/2007 3:33:32 AM PST by jeddavis
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To: JerseyHighlander
"The ad has been read as a comment on the alleged rape, the team party, or the specific students accused. Worse, it has been read as rendering a judgment in the case."

And here's what they said..

"These students are shouting and whispering about what happened to this young woman and to themselves."

"...about what happened to this young woman.." and the choice to publish it is clearly a rendering of judgement that a violation had occurred and it's clear they held no presumption of innocence of the accused.

They are lying again.

73 posted on 01/17/2007 3:35:37 AM PST by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: freespirited

I’m sorry, but that self serving “misinterpreted” notion is John Kerry’s defense. It is the responsibility of the author to have his intentions clearly understood; not the responsibility of the listener to “know” what they mean.

You would think that Professors would know that. They need to know their audience.


74 posted on 01/17/2007 3:36:47 AM PST by noname07718
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To: LC HOGHEAD

bttt


75 posted on 01/17/2007 3:37:00 AM PST by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President....2008!)
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To: freespirited

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Duke students....


76 posted on 01/17/2007 3:39:03 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: DB

Sorry DB. I just posted a thought that parallels your post. I guess I was just reinforcing your observation.


77 posted on 01/17/2007 3:39:06 AM PST by noname07718
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To: freespirited
The (Rump) Group of 88 Strikes Again
78 posted on 01/17/2007 3:40:43 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: JerseyHighlander

Great post! You illustrated a view that I hadn’t considered.

PS “JerseyHighlander” is that as in Atlantic Highlands or Highlands?


79 posted on 01/17/2007 3:42:31 AM PST by noname07718
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To: mewzilla
Duke Case: The 'listening' statement
80 posted on 01/17/2007 3:45:07 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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