Liberal Motto: When in Doubt, Sling Mud

Liz Spikol, of the Philadelphia, Weakly (a free, extremely liberal paper - free because no right-minded person would waste money on it) follows the Clinton-esque school of mud-slinging in her review of "Murdered by Mumia."

Unable to overcome the facts of the case, which she readily admits here:

It's a long book, with an appendix of trial outtakes and statements by eyewitnesses. It covers such issues as the embrace of Abu-Jamal by Hollywood stars, his appearances on National Public Radio and his multiple legal petitions.

Liz Spikol instead slams and belittles the book's publisher, Lyons Press, by stating:

Murdered by Mumia comes at a time when Abu-Jamal is closer than ever to receiving a new trial. The book is published by the Lyons Press, which describes itself this way: “The Lyons Press is proud to publish the most distinguished list of fishing books in the world.”

The crowd of supporters is made to look like racist buffoons:

An African-American man in a suit—the only black person in attendance—parted the crowd to make way for a man carrying an American flag, another carrying an Irish flag and a fleet of kilted bagpipers who made their way past the international cookbooks, sexuality and inspiration sections. They stopped next to the religious fiction table and played “Amazing Grace.”

and

Behind him, an EMT speculated about pro-Mumia protesters. “If they show up at Geno's, they're going to have problems,” he said, referring to the Sunday-night book-signing at Joey Vento's joint.


And Maureen Faulkner is derisively portrayed:

So what does the death penalty really mean? For Maureen Faulkner, what can bring her peace?

In one part of the book—printed in the Inquirer, which is running multiple excerpts—a reporter asks Faulkner what she wants. She wants Mumia to die. No Amish-style forgiveness. An eye for an eye.

The TrekMedic ponders here: If your name has been dragged through the mud for 26 years, wouldn't you think the same way???

So,...once again, unable to articulate a debate about the facts of the case, the left drags Mrs. Faulkner into the mud, once again.

No wonder the Philadelphia, Weakly is a free paper!