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ESPN's Weissman: Despite Exoneration 'The Questions Remain' About Duke Lacrosse Players
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 05/30/2010 10:42:12 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

What will it take for the MSM to stop smearing the falsely-accused Duke lacrosse players? Judging by the performance of ESPN's Steve Weissman this morning, legal exoneration is not enough.

Introducing an ESPNNEWS item on a lacrosse game between Duke and the University of Virginia, Weissman claimed that three years ago, the Duke team had been involved in "a devastating scandal," and that while the accused players had been exonerated, "the questions remain."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: dukelacrosse; dukelax; espn; gangof88; mikenifong; steveweissman
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1 posted on 05/30/2010 10:42:14 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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ESPN anchor still smearing the Duke lacrosse players. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 05/30/2010 10:43:08 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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ping


3 posted on 05/30/2010 10:44:38 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest; abb; Neverforget01; Protect the Bill of Rights; TommyDale

PING!


4 posted on 05/30/2010 10:45:15 AM PDT by maggief ((Fair use))
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

ESPN drives me crazy. I don’t know how they managed to gather so many goofy, liberal girlymen all at one network.


6 posted on 05/30/2010 10:45:26 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (SB. 1070 - Arizona's way of finding out whose side Barry Zero is really on.)
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To: abb

YOU win! :)


7 posted on 05/30/2010 10:45:43 AM PDT by maggief ((Fair use))
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The only questions remaining are: why no jail time for accuser and DA???


8 posted on 05/30/2010 10:46:05 AM PDT by MollyKuehl (Contribute to FR: $10 $20 $50 $100 REMEMBER, LURKING IS A FORM OF ENTITLEMENT!!!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
The only question remaining is how can this continuously be allowed.
9 posted on 05/30/2010 10:46:06 AM PDT by carolinacrazy (Bow to your sensei.... BOW TO YOUR SENSEI...... www.jackassdemocrats.com)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The Worldwide Leader in Political Correctness...


10 posted on 05/30/2010 10:46:15 AM PDT by random_user_827 (Boot to command line and run chkdsk)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Three years ago. Are these guys even AT Duke at this point?

11 posted on 05/30/2010 10:46:52 AM PDT by Michael Barnes (Call me when the bullets start flying.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Some people are criminally stupid.


12 posted on 05/30/2010 10:47:10 AM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Ping to the slander lawsuit.


13 posted on 05/30/2010 10:47:22 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Remember what your mother told you.

Don’t Pick aat that scab. You pick at it and will never heal.


14 posted on 05/30/2010 10:47:28 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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15 posted on 05/30/2010 10:48:24 AM PDT by maggief ((Fair use))
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

At least one of the Duke Lacrosse player’s mother is, in Palin terminology, a momma grizzly. She encountered Nifong at some event or other [shortly after the charges had originally been filed], and very calmly said, “You’ve messed with the wrong family” - or words to that effect. I wouldn’t put it past her to go after Weissman. And rightly so. If he wants to smear innocent people, he’d better be prepared to face the consequences.


16 posted on 05/30/2010 10:49:13 AM PDT by Fantasywriter
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You’ll want to see this.

http://s1.zetaboards.com/Liestoppers_meeting/topic/3391359/1/?x=50#new

Today, 8:39 AM

Today Reade Seligmann graduates from Brown University. He has been a success both at lacrosse and in the classroom, as well as in his charitable efforts. Duke’s loss was Brown’s gain. Now he is on to a new phase of his life.

I sent him an e-mail a few days ago congratulating him and asked him if and where he was going to law school. I also sent him best wishes on behalf of the Blog Hooligans.

I received the following e-mail back from him yesterday:

Quote:

Hi Sceptical,

It’s great to hear from you! I apologize for the delayed response,
we have been so busy with graduation up here at Brown. I actually just
flew up from Baltimore in the North /South All Star game where I got
to play against Colin for the first time since Duke. We had a ton of
fun and it was a great way to end our careers. As for me, I graduate
this weekend and I will still be heading to law school. I’ve gotten
into a few schools and I am still waiting to hear back from a few
others, including the schools where I was wait-listed. I’m excited to
officially begin my legal career this fall and my ultimate goal is
practice criminal law. I hope all is well with you and your family and
thanks again for the congratulatory wishes! Please send my best to all
of my friends at Liestoppers.

Best,
Reade


17 posted on 05/30/2010 10:51:57 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I have zip interest in ESPN, but that guy is the stereotypical image of a dork.
18 posted on 05/30/2010 10:52:43 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/05/politi_exonerating_others_now.html

Politi: Exonerating others now focus of former Duke lacrosse player Reade Seligmann

By Steve Politi/Star-Ledger Columnist
May 30, 2010, 10:00AM


19 posted on 05/30/2010 10:52:57 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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Weissman claimed that three years ago, the Duke team had been involved in "a devastating scandal," and that while the accused players had been exonerated, "the questions remain."

The only remaining questions are about the media's ethics and bias.

20 posted on 05/30/2010 10:54:10 AM PDT by RJL
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