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The biggest scandal (America or some banana republic?..facts be damned)
Townhall ^ | May 17, 2006 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 05/17/2006 5:39:00 AM PDT by IrishMike

The worst thing said in the case involving rape charges against Duke University students was not said by either the prosecutor or the defense attorneys, or even by any of the accusers or the accused. It was said by a student at North Carolina Central University, a black institution attended by the stripper who made rape charges against Duke lacrosse players.

According to Newsweek, the young man at NCCU said that he wanted to see the Duke students prosecuted, "whether it happened or not. It would be justice for things that happened in the past."

This is the ugly attitude that is casting a cloud over this whole case. More important, this collective guilt and collective revenge attitude has for years been poisoning race relations in this country.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blamewhitey; duke; dukelax; elections; politics; race; racism
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To: jeremiah
Ummmmm the US is dominated by libs, in case you haven't noticed they control the education, state dept the entire court system, and it seems the Senate, House and the President. Just because an R is in front of a name, does not make them a conservative.

LOL

I hear ya. But I did mean entirely. It's not nearly entirely dominated by libs, although I'll easily agree that the trend in this nation is definitely in that direction. Big time!

21 posted on 05/17/2006 9:18:06 AM PDT by Fruitbat
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To: IrishMike

Bookmark for later... ping coming this afternoon.


22 posted on 05/17/2006 9:41:17 AM PDT by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: IrishMike

I concur on both counts.


23 posted on 05/17/2006 10:07:02 AM PDT by no dems (A Winning Campaign Theme for a Conservative in '08: "PUTTING AMERICA FIRST")
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To: IrishMike; 2ndreconmarine; Alissa; balrog666; beyond the sea; BraveMan; brf1; Capriole; ...
Thomas Sowell *PING*

FRmail me if you want on or off the Thomas Sowell Ping List.

24 posted on 05/17/2006 5:45:42 PM PDT by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: Howlin; OakOak; Locomotive Breath; Peach; Tolik

Y'all really need to read this one. Thomas Sowell nails it, and in a very Big Picture way.


25 posted on 05/17/2006 6:19:48 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: gunnedah
This is the direct results of politicians pandering to be elected.

I believe this is what the Nifong / New Black Panthers meeting was all about.

26 posted on 05/17/2006 6:22:21 PM PDT by uncitizen (" We are a nation of NATIVES")
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To: IrishMike

I like listening to Rush but enjoy Walter Williams even more. I love his dry wit and sarcasm.


27 posted on 05/17/2006 6:38:09 PM PDT by cpdiii (Socialism is popular with the ruling class. It gives legitimacy to tyranny and despotism.)
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To: cpdiii; IrishMike

Williams and Sowell are two of the top 10 columnists writing today. I wish Williams were writing more than he does.

And I need not mention skin color when making that statement.


28 posted on 05/17/2006 6:42:55 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: FreedomPoster

It is frightening because blacks are using this and other cases and institutions are giving in without a fight; it could happen to any one of us with no wrongdoing on our part.


29 posted on 05/17/2006 8:31:29 PM PDT by Peach (DICC's - doing the work for the DNC)
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To: Gordongekko909; IrishMike

Dr. Sowell is right again. This case seems to be so transparent it's hard to believe Nifong is carrying through with it.


30 posted on 05/17/2006 8:41:51 PM PDT by jazusamo (-- Married a WAC in '65 and I'm still reenlisting. :-)
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To: IrishMike
There's a reason why some of us are not upset at the prospect of Mexicans/Central Americas becoming the main minority group in this country...

Just kidding, although black folks don't realize that they are being passed over by politicians, marketers, etc. for their attention.

Kudos to Doctor Sowell, the SMARTEST conservative columnist on the planet.

31 posted on 05/17/2006 8:44:34 PM PDT by Clemenza (Populists and Socialists Will be Shot on Site)
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To: cpdiii
If I ever meet Dr. Williams I'm going to ask him to show me the top of his head ... I wanna see where Mrs. Williams gets his attention after some of the remarks he jokes about her. I enjoy his logical approach to issues almost as much as I enjoy the deep, fundamental, and ageless wisdom of Mister Sowell. [When you get my age, you can make statements like that 'in retrospect'! ... Or is that 'in ennui'?]
32 posted on 05/17/2006 9:14:07 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: Fruitbat; jeremiah
Just a glimpse of what the U.S. would be like if entirely dominated by libs.

Like Ronnie Earl and Patrick Fitzgerald and Eliot Spitzer and.....

33 posted on 05/17/2006 10:19:32 PM PDT by mcenedo (lying liberal media - our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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To: IrishMike
According to Newsweek, the young man at NCCU said that he wanted to see the Duke students prosecuted, "whether it happened or not. It would be justice for things that happened in the past."

What this guy said is no different than slave owners or indian murderers back then who said "kill them all" because of something that one person did.

34 posted on 05/20/2006 11:05:30 AM PDT by gopheraj
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