Duke University and the Heroic Emile Zola of America

American Thinker ^ | January 17, 2018 | Randolph Parrish

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Lynch mobs are not a pretty sight. But what is a pretty sight, even a beautiful one, is someone standing by the side of the road trying to call halt.

In 2006, we saw the thronging of another lynch mob, this time in Durham, North Carolina. Three Duke University students were falsely accused of rape, in a case so flimsy that it should have been dismissed in five minutes.

Steve Miller, then a student-columnist for the Duke University newspaper, stood up virtually alone against the 300 articles of the Herald-Sun. He stood up against the satellite trucks parked bumper to bumper on Duke's campus. He stood against the national networks:

Like Zola, Miller found himself trying to yell above a hurricane.

It was his moment by default.

We owe Steve Miller a debt and an acknowledgement. Journalism owes him a debt. Justice owes him a debt. France was fortunate to have had a Zola. For America – or at least certainly for Durham and Duke University – Miller was cast in the part and played it admirably.

[poconopundit]

Glad you enjoyed it Albion. The White House photo of Miller is real, of course. But I substituted the George Washington painting for the famous one of Thomas Paine.

Too bad, I couldn't find the original photo of Miller.

I did a similar painting replacement meme when PDJT visited the pope. This one is a bit more tongue in cheek:

[poconopundit]

Very nice analysis, iontheball!