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The Herald-Sun--Unsurprisingly--Defends the Status Quo

By KC Johnson

In a development that would surprise only those who have spent the last two years living under a rock, the Bob Ashley-led Herald-Sun editorial board has criticized the lawsuit filed by the unindicted players. Ashley & Co. condescendingly note that members of the team "went through some pretty tough times"?a development that would puzzle those who only read the Herald-Sun, which has never mentioned any such events before yesterday's editorial. The editorial also bizarrely asserts that the players were "probably criticized and ostracized by some on campus." Probably? Does Ashley doubt the claim?The H-S legal/editorial team, however, reasons that the lawsuit "almost seems to trivialize the concept of damages." It's worth evaluating Ashley by his own standards...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on February 26, 2008 (boomark / email).