tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post7066194051005065057..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: INNOCENT: Neff Misspeaks (Post 4)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-13899680200474954082007-06-03T10:44:00.000-04:002007-06-03T10:44:00.000-04:00To Anon @ 7:51 am,Loved your use of “riposte,” whi...To Anon @ 7:51 am,<BR/><BR/>Loved your use of “riposte,” which describes exactly what I was trying to do.<BR/><BR/>To Anon @ 7:58 am,<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is a shame. Also, very revealing of Neff and the N&O.<BR/><BR/>To TruthHurts001,<BR/><BR/>The N&O also solicits news tips from anonymous sources.<BR/> <BR/>Dear AC,<BR/><BR/>Whatever happened to Ebonics? I thought it was going to be so helpful to young African-Americans.<BR/><BR/>Dear Brant Jones,<BR/><BR/>We can agree you’re OK with Joe Neff’s position.<BR/><BR/>Would you also be OK if a physician treating you for an <BR/>illness had made a significant and manifest error in your treatment plan but refused to even acknowledge he/she had made it, to say nothing of correcting the error, because your physician didn’t know the identity of the person pointing out the error?<BR/><BR/>Truth is as important to the survival of democracy as air, water and food are to a person’s survival.<BR/><BR/>Thank you all for commenting.<BR/><BR/>JohnJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275423713054782480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-47909145392311107732007-06-03T08:19:00.000-04:002007-06-03T08:19:00.000-04:00Sorry about responding so late to this post but I ...Sorry about responding so late to this post but I have to disagree. Your argument is simply: I have accepted correction from anon sources , why won't you? This may be admirable but it gives no "reason "<BR/>why anon sources are a good thing.<BR/>Therefore, your argument is merely an anecdote.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, it seems to me that your anecdote fails to recognize an important point. When you and Mr. Bevan accepted correction your character was not at issue. Unless I misunderstand you and KC, the N&O,the g88 and potbangers are guilty of the more serious charge of neglecting the presumption of innocence. In fact, the charge is that many of these people neglected the presumption of innocence despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. This accusation is an attack on the character of the N&O, G88 and potbangers. (For the record, I agree with the accusation). Therefore, the accused deserve to know who their accusers are and are under no more obligation to answer shouts from the crowd than the lax players were to answer the new black panthers.<BR/>Besides, why not sign your name if your questions are valid?<BR/><BR/> Brant JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-12613076335356247082007-06-02T19:46:00.000-04:002007-06-02T19:46:00.000-04:00Perhaps Mr. Neff is worried that without a Cattoti...Perhaps Mr. Neff is worried that without a Cattoti-esque gender/race balanced set of critiques the N&O would lose it's way.<BR/><BR/>I'm starting to miss Ebonics.<BR/><BR/>-ACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-21664772043214350052007-06-02T10:05:00.000-04:002007-06-02T10:05:00.000-04:00So Neff's policy has now morphed from "We don't qu...So Neff's policy has now morphed from <BR/>"We don't quote anonymous sources" to <BR/>"We don't answer anonymous questions"???<BR/><BR/>What a weasel.TruthHurts001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01183674558757778892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-56538823664325884602007-06-02T07:58:00.000-04:002007-06-02T07:58:00.000-04:00If Mr. Neff is so uncomfortable with the fact that...If Mr. Neff is so uncomfortable with the fact that you are what he calls 'anonymously posting' as JinC (go figure that), perhaps he would answer your questions if K.C. Johnson posed them for you on his blog. No excuses then, Mr. Neff. I would think a true journalist would be interested in answering the questions anyway. Instead, you'll probably see a 'poor me, I'm being attacked by anonymous bloggers' article in the paper tomorrow. A shame, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-63990772015755391942007-06-02T07:51:00.000-04:002007-06-02T07:51:00.000-04:00John: Nice riposte. Perhaps you can teach Neff a...John: Nice riposte. Perhaps you can teach Neff about integrity through your example. Hope springs eternal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com