Want to know how far the entrenched interests will go to cover for the Austin-insider wheelers and dealers? Even the press? The Austin American-Statesman will quote one man quoting a second man accurately and then run a story calling the first man a liar.
The point of the quote is Speaker Joe “Boehner” Straus’ indifference to what happens to a Texas official for uncovering scandal at UT-Austin and fighting for greater institutional accountability.
The Straus quote is objectionable because of its indifference to how another official is treated for taking his job seriously. It’s not about advocating for or against Regent Wallace Hall but, that the Speaker of the House would say about someone involved in official duties that he doesn’t care whether he is rewarded or lynched!
Such indifference says much about Straus including that he is ambivalent toward the fate of those who face difficulty in attempting to reform government institutions. That alone is a damning admission of who Joe “Boehner” Straus is at heart, and comes straight from his lips.
It’s not about advocating for or against Regent Wallace Hall but, that the Speaker of the House would say about someone involved in official duties that he doesn’t care whether he is rewarded or lynched!
It is clear that all pretense at journalist objectivity as well as integrity is gone too when an Austin newspaper will print a man’s statement, call him a liar for saying it specifically saying it was “not accurate”, and yet, in the same article, print the original quote in question and it match.
Hall said that Straus said he didn’t care if Wallace Hall swung from a tree and the Speaker’s quote is documented in the story as “I don’t care whether they, whether they give the guy a medal of honor or hang him from a tree.”
I’ve had a hard time explaining just how dirty the UT scandals and the cover-up have been and how the state press has ignored most while attempting to destroy Regent Wallace Hall. This latest bit from the Austin paper demonstrates the despicable matter all too well.
Austin newspaper sets new low-mark for integrity on Wallace Hall story
Robert Pratt
Want to know how far the entrenched interests will go to cover for the Austin-insider wheelers and dealers? Even the press? The Austin American-Statesman will quote one man quoting a second man accurately and then run a story calling the first man a liar.
The point of the quote is Speaker Joe “Boehner” Straus’ indifference to what happens to a Texas official for uncovering scandal at UT-Austin and fighting for greater institutional accountability.
The Straus quote is objectionable because of its indifference to how another official is treated for taking his job seriously. It’s not about advocating for or against Regent Wallace Hall but, that the Speaker of the House would say about someone involved in official duties that he doesn’t care whether he is rewarded or lynched!
Such indifference says much about Straus including that he is ambivalent toward the fate of those who face difficulty in attempting to reform government institutions. That alone is a damning admission of who Joe “Boehner” Straus is at heart, and comes straight from his lips.
It’s not about advocating for or against Regent Wallace Hall but, that the Speaker of the House would say about someone involved in official duties that he doesn’t care whether he is rewarded or lynched!
It is clear that all pretense at journalist objectivity as well as integrity is gone too when an Austin newspaper will print a man’s statement, call him a liar for saying it specifically saying it was “not accurate”, and yet, in the same article, print the original quote in question and it match.
Hall said that Straus said he didn’t care if Wallace Hall swung from a tree and the Speaker’s quote is documented in the story as “I don’t care whether they, whether they give the guy a medal of honor or hang him from a tree.”
I’ve had a hard time explaining just how dirty the UT scandals and the cover-up have been and how the state press has ignored most while attempting to destroy Regent Wallace Hall. This latest bit from the Austin paper demonstrates the despicable matter all too well.
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