The Briefing 12-08-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Democrats lose last Senate seat in South due to accelerating secular agenda

Dems’ final insult: Landrieu crushed, Politico (James Hohmann)

The Democrats’ Southern Problem Reaches a New Depth, New York Times (Nate Cohn)

Demise of the Southern Democrat Is Now Nearly Complete, New York Times (Nate Cohn)

2) Unraveling of UVA rape story reveals importance of truth in confronting tragedy of rape 

Rolling Stone Cites Doubts on Its Story of University of Virginia Rape, New York Times (Richard Pérez-Peña and Ravi Somaiya)

A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA, Rolling Stone (Sabrina Rubin Erdely)

Rolling Stone Now Doubts Victim in UVA Rape Allegation, NBC29

A Note to Our Readers, Rolling Stone (Will Dana)

Rolling Stone Clarifies Its Apology on UVA Story, Associated Press (Frederic J. Frommer)

Like a Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal (Editorial Board)

Crisis on Fraternity Row, TIME (Eliza Gray)

No matter what Jackie said, we should generally believe rape claims, Washington Post (Zerlina Maxwell)

Blame Rolling Stone, Slate (Hanna Rosin)