The Patriot also has an editorial on the Hernandez case. First, bravo to the brilliant Monopoly graphic at the top. The rest of the (unsigned) Editorial is a triumph of factually inaccurate blinders-on writing. My column on the case was partially designed to woo Republicans by convincing them that unforced legal and procedural mistakes on the part of the Administration made a victory by them a cheapening of the triumph of Law. Conservatives love the impartial rule of Law, right? Unfortunately, it appears they love repeating the word 'ACLU' as a curseword more.

University lawyers faced-off against Hernandez’s high-priced ACLU thugs in proceedings more reminiscent of murder trials than internal fact-finding hearings.

ACLU thugs? Hernandez's lawyers were from the National Lawyers Guild. The ACLU wrote a brief supporting their efforts, but that was largely the extent of their involvement. And yet the word ACLU is used 11 times and National Lawyers Guild never mentioned.

And what's with the unchecked claim that this is a triumph of Latino Conspiracy?

The university has fallen victim to what UC Regent Ward Connerly calls “Latino politics.” Pressured by Vice Chancellor Genaro Padilla, and probably the state Latino caucus, the Administration has again rolled over in the face of adversity. When will the university live up to its mission and send a message once and for all that it will not bow to political whims?

I've never seen any news article that demonstrates that 'Latinos' were even partially concerned with all this. If the Patriot has a news story on this they're holding back I'd like to see it.

UPDATE: Did I say 'brief?' I meant 'letter sent to Berdahl.' Oopsie. Bolsters my case that the ACLU wasn't directly involved at all. Not only that, but the letter was objecting to the trial procedure, not to the merits of Hernandez's case.Email This Post!