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In reply to the discussion: "Why I won't be cheering for old Notre Dame" [View all]radicalliberal
(907 posts)57. Because school sports have been a sacred cow in this country for generations.
Instead of being treated as human beings, athletes and coaches have been placed on pedestals. If a player has viciously mistreated another young person, the sports establishment protects the guilty. And the sports media? Oh, give me a break! You call that journalism? When have they ever done any investigative reporting? Well, I guess they did begin to act like journalists during the Penn State scandal. But really the sports media is nothing more and nothing less than a propaganda mill. If most sports columnists are true journalists, then so was Joseph Goebbels. "Sports journalists," indeed!
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Gee I remember when the University of Alabama allowed boosters to provide prostitutes for
Larkspur
Dec 2012
#1
"Depression is a main cause of suicide" And how do you even know this young
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#7
There was no court of law because there were no charges. Pathetic yourself.
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#17
She clearly researched both cases. It was not a shoddy hit piece. Name one incorrect statement in
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#45
The alleged rape was the second victim. Seeberg did not allege rape. You are obfuscating by
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#44
"SOME shoddy writers" But not this writer (Melinda). So why bring it up here?
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#51
Those issues were all addressed but ND haters want a scandal even if there isn't one
Larkspur
Dec 2012
#38
"Those issues were all addressed...." And why then are ND officials conducting a whispering
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#43
Again with the assertions but not one example of an inaccurate statement in this particular column.
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#54
Because school sports have been a sacred cow in this country for generations.
radicalliberal
Dec 2012
#57
It wasn't rape. It was investigated by the county prosecutor and no charges filed.
Mr. Blue Sky
Dec 2012
#41
There were two alleged victims. One was sexual assault. The other was rape. Why do ND boosters
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#42