The 40 words above are 40 more than the Main Stream Media has said on this horrible story.
In nearly a week since Lombard was arrested, not one national broadcast or cable television news show has picked up the story. Compare this to the weeks on end of sensational coverage of the white male lacrosse players of the same university charged with rape several years ago.
At the time of this post not one television show has reported the story and only 17 newspapers in the United States featured it - a majority of which are only small local newspapers.
And most of these articles cited the American Press' report on the events, which was as follows:
AP) WASHINGTON - A Duke University official has been arrested and charged with offering his adopted 5-year-old son for sex.
Frank Lombard, the school's associate director of the Center for Health Policy, was arrested after an Internet sting, according to the FBI's Washington field office and the city's police department.
According to an affidavit by District of Columbia Police Det. Timothy Palchak, an unnamed informant facing charges in his own child sex case led authorities to Lombard.
Authorities said that Lombard tried to persuade a person -who he did not know was a police officer -to travel to North Carolina to have sex with Lombard's child.
The detective's affidavit charges Lombard identified himself online as "perv dad for fun," and says that in an online chat with the detective, Lombard said he had sexually molested his son, whom he adopted as an infant.
The court papers say Lombard also invited the undercover detective to North Carolina to have sex with the young boy, and even suggested which hotel he should use."
In response to the AP report, which most of the newspapers used almost verbatim, Mike Adams of Townhall made the observation that "The Associate Press (AP) did not mention the fact that the five-year old offered up for molestation was black. Bringing that fact to light might be damaging to the political coalition that exists between blacks and gays. Nor did the AP mention that the adopted child is being raised by a homosexual couple. Bringing that fact to light might harm the gay adoption movement."
With this shocking lack of coverage of an even more shocking story, many are asking why this did not make the front pages and top headlines like the Duke lacrosse team scandal did. Thomas Lifson of American Thinker posited that "identity politics ... apparently trumps all sense of outrage."
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→ Not surprising
June 29, 2009 - 15:04 ET by Cool ArrowLiberals believe very strongly in supporting the proclivities of perverts.
Gosh, I hope this fellow gets psychiatric help before he harms a grownup.
As long as the 5-yr old isn't a black stripper.
Under my plan of a cap & trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket - BHO
Liberals believe very
June 29, 2009 - 15:08 ET by Another Dead KennedyLiberals believe very strongly in supporting the proclivities of perverts.
Really? Which liberals? This one certainly doesn't.
→ Did I say all?
June 29, 2009 - 15:18 ET by Cool ArrowSorry I'm late, KDW. I was doing a search for your condemnation of Michael Jackson.
Under my plan of a cap & trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket - BHO
If you weren't implying
June 29, 2009 - 15:24 ET by Another Dead KennedyIf you weren't implying "all", why didn't you say "some?"
I could easily dig up a few dozen republicans who support your statement as well, but we don't really have to start this game now, do we?
Sorry, I missed the thread that was discussing the allegations and trials of MJ's child abuse related legal issues. But if we must turn this into yet another MJ thread, I'm more than willing to say that he's a piece of trash for what he's been accused of doing to children in the past. And if he was in fact guilty, he deserves to be dead.
→ Thanks KDW
June 29, 2009 - 15:30 ET by Cool Arrow"And if he was in fact guilty."
Kidding? Right?
How about you pay me $15.3 million, and I won't spread rumors about you?
How about you settle all sorts of identical allegations out of court.
LOL... "If he was in fact guilty"
Under my plan of a cap & trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket - BHO
You know, Cool, if he was
June 29, 2009 - 15:44 ET by Another Dead KennedyYou know, Cool, if he was guilty of a criminal act, it is the responsibility of prosecutors to charge him and find him guilty of such an act. Charges were never brought in the first case ($22M settlement out of court) He was in fact acquitted of the charges in court in the second case. I'm not defending him and am not saying he's not guilty, but without a guilty verdict it's difficult to be certain.
MJ suffered from a mental
June 29, 2009 - 16:36 ET by AntiMediaMJ suffered from a mental disease called liberalism.
Nothing to see here
June 29, 2009 - 15:59 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsThese are leftist family values. No biggie. The kid probably seduced him anyways.
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Even if you're joking,
June 29, 2009 - 16:09 ET by Another Dead KennedyEven if you're joking, you're pretty sick.
→ No joke
June 29, 2009 - 17:16 ET by Cool ArrowI'm just waiting for, "What do you want? At least the kid wasn't aborted, and was placed with a loving couple"
Under my plan of a cap & trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket - BHO
Look, I know you really want
June 29, 2009 - 17:33 ET by Another Dead KennedyLook, I know you really want this to be a democrat versus republican issue, but we all know there is no relation between pedophilia and party affiliation. Raping a child, no matter the circumstances, is pretty much the absolute worst thing a person can do. Blame the media for not covering it as much as they're covering hypocrite Mark Sanford, but don't make it out to be this typical, "look what the libs have done again" thing. I've been around a while, and I know you're smarter than that.
→ You're right
June 29, 2009 - 19:00 ET by Cool ArrowBut it does point out that at least one party needs to emphasize moral values (gay meetups and cheating on spouses aside).
It's not as though the law is going to protect the children. Vermont and Oklahoma are cases in point before this travesty.
Under my plan of a cap & trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket - BHO
I wouldn't suggest this guy
June 29, 2009 - 20:03 ET by Paragrouperis a democrat. He certainly isn't an elected official. But it is fair to speculate that this perp is of the liberal persuasion. His lifestyle, Job and his living environment: http://enocommons.org/ ("birds of a feather," you know) all point to; liberal.
One thing we can be fairly certain of: not a Republican--otherwise this story would have hit the wires a week ago and it would have been a major story. We have ample history of that--on this website.
"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking." - General George Patton Jr
→ Blew Demon
June 29, 2009 - 15:13 ET by Cool ArrowEqual treatment. Lombard isn't any worse than the drug-addicted, crotch-grabbing pedophile America mourns today.
He's just taking a cue from MJ.
Maybe Barack Obama will send a letter of encouragement to Lombard.
Under my plan of a cap & trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket - BHO
This trumps SC gov trist,
June 29, 2009 - 15:18 ET by EdhenryThis trumps SC gov trist, but again the gov is R and here is a D. Beside the bias, the facts are so cruel here that it actullay hurts.
Pray for this young person.
Call DHS
June 29, 2009 - 15:28 ET by sevenIt too is run by a gay. Have them isolate gays that listened to Michael Jackson and became pedophile terroristas. Michael apparently incited hate crimes against young boys.
This trumps SC gov trist,
June 29, 2009 - 15:35 ET by Another Dead KennedyThis trumps SC gov trist, but again the gov is R and here is a D.
While this is definitely much worse than the Sanford case, there is no proof that this guy is a democrat. Can you point out where you read that?
Isn't it obvious
June 29, 2009 - 15:56 ET by ArcherBLet's see. He's gay. He works in academia. Do you REALLY think he's a Republican?
"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary."
--Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Just can't jump to
June 29, 2009 - 16:07 ET by Another Dead KennedyJust can't jump to conclusions. Regardless, this guy's a piece of trash. He'll have fun in prison.
They should lock him up in a
June 29, 2009 - 16:18 ET by SickofLibsThey should lock him up in a women's prison. Now that would be irony.
They should lock him up so
June 29, 2009 - 16:22 ET by Another Dead KennedyThey should lock him up so long that when he gets out, even Viagra won't help him, er, perform anymore.
And a duck COULD possibly
June 29, 2009 - 16:17 ET by SickofLibsAnd a duck COULD possibly win the Kentucky Derby one day too, I guess.
Truth
June 29, 2009 - 16:13 ET by sevenYou haven't been reading newsbusters.
They got you on that one. There are no exceptions. Every time a Republican gets in trouble, they mention it several times that he is Republican. When it is a Democrat, they do not mention party. (I guess we should know).
Check out Conyers. How often do they mention her affiliation or her husbands?
One place they did refer to her as THE wife of Powerful Democratic congressman, John Conyers. Is she about 40 years youinger than he is?
So then you have proof of
June 29, 2009 - 16:17 ET by Another Dead KennedySo then you have proof of his party affiliation? I'm sure you'd gladly provide such proof just to settle this.
So KDW what is your reason
June 29, 2009 - 21:53 ET by needleSo KDW what is your reason for why the Liberal Media has completely ignored this atrocity?
- Relying upon the MSM for your information is like relying upon an embezzler to manage your portfolio.
Sorry dude, but Fox skipped
June 30, 2009 - 11:39 ET by Another Dead KennedySorry dude, but Fox skipped this story too. It's not another vast left wing conspiracy to reign in negative stories about liberals. We still don't know this guy's party affiliation. Feel free to provide that information if you have proof.
Here is the MSM PC pecking order
June 29, 2009 - 15:32 ET by jefflebowskiIn the PC eyes of the MSM, black trumps white, gay trumps white and black trumps gay. That comes from Breitbart. Since the pervert in question at Duke is gay and the child is black this story will never see the light of MSM day.
They are just another wing of the Obama administration. Quit looking for anything of quality from them.
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let's discuss the fallout from this
June 29, 2009 - 15:32 ET by candanceThe scandal is hugely embarrassing for all blacks and homosexuals across America. Many of them saw 2012 as their year to make political progress, but these people are simply destroying their brand to the point that the American people will reject them wholesale and leave them irrelevant.
This is also more proof that those who promote "moral" lifestyles are all rank hypocrits.Thank Obama we live in the 21st century with a watchful media to keep these people accountable.
Drudge has a link at the bottom of the right column
June 29, 2009 - 15:43 ET by mom_roxIn a way, this is actually how I would prefer news of this sort - report the facts, but let the judicial system play out. One is innocent until proven guilty. (Understanding full well that the lacrosse players did not receive this same treatment. Not holding my breath waiting for a letter of condemnation from Lombard's fellow Duke faculty members.)
The other story mentioned that another child had also been removed, but it didn't mention if the second child was related to either of the homeowners.
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Lombard was deprived of his human rights
June 29, 2009 - 16:05 ET by SickofLibsIf only Lombard had been allowed to marry his boyfriend, this probably would not have happened.
/sarc off
Lombard was deprived of his
June 29, 2009 - 16:16 ET by sevenLombard was deprived of his human rightsJune 29, 2009 - 17:05 ET by SickofLibs
If only Lombard had been allowed to marry his boyfriend, this probably would not have happened.
Actually they are trying to do away with having a minumum age of consent. That would prevent this being an issue. NAMBLA says children are deprived of the experience or pleasure. How disgusting.
Besides this being a sordid
June 29, 2009 - 16:27 ET by mattmBesides this being a sordid tale of abuse and perversion, the big issue here is the sweeping of it under the carpet by the AP.
The journalist malpractice is even more obvious when you compare it to how they are covering Sanford, who may be a naughty boy, but at least he's not selling children for sex. (as far as we know)
The double-standard never ends.
Where the hell is Fox on
June 29, 2009 - 16:47 ET by bigtimerWhere the hell is Fox on this story....where is BOR?
This is outrgrageous, despicable, deplorable, disgusting....this had better be covered...soon...let the chips fall where they will.
That poor little boy...oh wait, the msm who use children when need be will remain silent on this?
How dare they!
Been too busy with Sanford, Jackson, Madoff etc.
There is not a media anymore....none that counts much.
Thank God for the internet.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt, O'Reilly probably has
June 29, 2009 - 17:11 ET by Chris Normanbt,
O'Reilly probably has his crack team of investigators on this. As he always says, he wants to be "fair" and make sure the story is "legitimate" before talking about it - even if the guy was arrested. After he confirms it, watch out, he will as the most powerful media newsman who ever was and ever will be, single handedly (at least according to him) stop this from ever happening again.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... That thought
June 29, 2009 - 17:16 ET by bigtimerChris...
That thought crossed my mind too about BOR covering all bases before airing this if he is investigating this that is, and I sure hope he is....I sure hope you are right....this needs to be told.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt - after all the brouhaha about the Duke lacrosse players, I'm
June 30, 2009 - 21:55 ET by Cape Conservativesure BOR will come through for us on uncovering this one! He certainly did his homework on the judges who continue to let child molesters walk the streets, so I feel certain we'll hear something soon on this monster.
So much for having adoption agencies conduct 'thorough' background checks! Right! Someone's head should roll on this one!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
→ Way to go Liberals!
June 29, 2009 - 16:55 ET by Cool ArrowKeep slapping us around over Mark Sanford while your side is raping little boys.
Lucky for you, Brian Williams, Katie Colon, and Charles Gibson will keep this little secret under wraps for you.
Under my plan of a cap & trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket - BHO
Yeah, Chris Matthews, tells us about your family values
June 29, 2009 - 21:03 ET by needleAccording to the article that the Drudge Report has on this “affair”:
Neighbors of Lombard had nothing to say about him Saturday to a reporter who visited Eno Commons, a co-housing community in north Durham.
Residents ordered the reporter to leave the neighborhood, which emphasizes communal life.
A roadblock with a "no trespassing" sign and a Subaru greeted visitors Saturday to Indigo Creek Trail, a private street in the 22-home neighborhood.
Co-housing communities allow residents have a say in the area's design, and they manage and maintain the community together. Decisions are made through consensus, and residents share common space.
"We care deeply about our children and want them to grow up in a friendly and stimulating environment," a Web site about the neighborhood says.
Who knows, maybe there are significant “others” (e.g., Kris Tingle?) in the Liberal Media also living in the Eno Commons.
Irony upon irony: This posting immediately follows NewsBusters previous posting: Matthews: Has GOP 'Embarrassed Themselves' Out of Family Values Biz?
- Relying upon the MSM for your information is like relying upon an embezzler to manage your portfolio.
To those...
June 30, 2009 - 08:53 ET by Mike Sargent...who doubt that a somewhat left-leaning stereotype presents itself here, let me highlight a few things from the above post *cracks knuckles*
Neighbors of Lombard had nothing to say about him Saturday to a reporter who visited Eno Commons, a co-housing community (what's that, exactly?) in north Durham.
Residents ordered the reporter to leave the neighborhood, which emphasizes communal life. (You mean...like a commune?)
A roadblock with a "no trespassing" sign and a Subaru (Okay, really? I don't have to explain this.) greeted visitors Saturday to Indigo Creek Trail, a private street in the 22-home neighborhood.
Co-housing communities allow residents have a say in the area's design, and they manage and maintain the community together. (...so it's customizable, and everybody works on keeping up the place together. Yeah, that sounds like a commune to me...) **Decisions are made through consensus** (Okay, now we KNOW.), and residents share common space. (It's a commune.) "We care deeply about our children (Wait, everybody's kids belong to everybody else?) and want them to grow up in a friendly and stimulating environment (Bad, bad jokes in my head, brought on by watching too much of Jon Stewart...)," a Web site about the neighborhood says.
MS - the only thing I see missing in your 'capture' is the
June 30, 2009 - 21:59 ET by Cape Conservative'green' movement - you know their bath water probably is used to water their gardens sort of thing ;-)
Poor child - he was probably passed around to other perverts like a toy prize. Oh those wonderful progressives and their grand ideas for a new society!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise known as a RWRE!! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Of course there will be no
June 29, 2009 - 22:41 ET by SnappyOf course there will be no coverage on this... We must protect the poor mans privacy, he is a respected university official and is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.... Furthermore he is a gay man who adopted a minority child and there is no (R) after his name.
This double standard hypocrisy should surprise no one here. Although I must admit due to the abhorrent nature of his alleged (choke) crimes this is especially troubling.
child rape is ok if you're gay
June 30, 2009 - 08:35 ET by rowdygirlI can only imagine the media flogging this story would have recieved if this demon was a straight republican. The fact that he's gay, and that the child is black, is a sure fire guarantee that there will be no coverage, and he probably will get away with it.
What a shame that a child that is being tortured and traumatized, and will suffer for it the rest of his life, will be used as a pawn to further this sickening agenda.
Where are the liberals now? Why aren't they defending this fiend and saying that his "lifestyle" has nothing to do with his heinous acts? It's all just a coincidence.. etc.etc.
Liberals support every single perversion in the book...
June 30, 2009 - 08:45 ET by R D Helm...as well as the ones they haven't even put in the book yet.
The current move by lefty perverts to legalize sex with children that is now going on in Europe will not be coming here.
It is already here.
Even now, liberals in congress are working to make pedophiles a protected minority:
http://www.humaneven...
-Dave
Obama's health care "reform" plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof-Herman Cain
jessieH
June 30, 2009 - 09:10 ET by jessieHjessieH The MSM ignored the story because they couldn't find a way to blame Bush or republicans.
Why would MSM look the other way?
June 30, 2009 - 15:56 ET by MDGIf they're young, male and belong to the MSM.....they are most likely homosexual and/or Bi.
That poor little boy . .
July 2, 2009 - 19:39 ET by 1611LilacLadyWho knows what he's been through before this . . .
And these perverts wonder why moral people stand against sodomites and lesbians adopting children.
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
LL... I was so glad Rush
July 2, 2009 - 19:42 ET by bigtimerLL...
I was so glad Rush mentioned this horrendous outrage today on his show...about time somebody did.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart