Thank you so much for that link. It's good to see it covered at least a little by MSNBC.
Hinrichs' father appears to be a very intelligent, well-spoken man. I do feel for him in all of this... He made an interesting remark about taking note a year ago of the changes in his son.
The young lady from the Muslim Student's association was also pretty well spoken. She kept saying she was confused about everything - she repeated this about 20 times! She definitely knows how to reinforce an idea in the minds of the viewers - repetition. Does she know this politician's tool of the trade? Who knows...
She is right that the media isn't perhaps doing as good a job as it should reporting this but she really missed the mark, IMHO as far as saying they are reporting completely on speculations. I personally don't think off the record testimony from LEOs is "speculation". I also don't think that eyewitness accounts and interviews are speculation either.
She basically blamed the media for painting things a certain way, but she fails to acknowledge why everyone would be so "nervous at first" as Rita Cosby puts it. The young woman says we're all nervous and there are a lot of unanswered questions. Well, that goes without saying.
I caught the interview with the student. I just about threw the remote at the tv listening to that and having Rita essentially agree with the woman. It was sickening.