tanstaafl
2008-06-29 12:48:24
I am reminded of Newsweek Editor Evan Thomas’ remark explaining how and why “the press” hung on to the popular (Nifong) version of the Duke story until the bitter end.
Are you ready ? Hang on…
Mr. Thomas actually said…
“The narrative was right, but the facts were wrong.”
In other words, the story of a poor, black girl being abused by rich, white sports’ guys at a popular college was the correct narrative.
“The press” held out for a very long time, as did many (too many) professors at Duke. Did you see any chagrin or embarrassment when, eventually, even those people had to admit the facts didn’t fit their favored narrative ?
