Comments on Sutherland Responds; Times Edits

Way to hold their feet to the fire! Seriously Erica, I think you have done an excellent job bringing this story to light.

I am also glad to see that the Times removed some of the more offensive parts of their story.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a "private matter" now?

He's dirt, and he's trying to sweep himself under the rug.

Tthat new headline actually belongs to the AP wire version of the story. i still got the original times piece, hedline and all, when i searched their website

do you have a link to the times running the different version? or was it in print or ?

Peter Goldmark made him touch that woman.

So the non-denial of the substance of the charges indicates that they're all true.

Thanks for clarifying that, Doug!

the woman who was made uncomfortable.

That phrase makes my head explode.

Make that an active verb and replace "uncomfortable" with "sexually harassed" and you get "the women who he sexually harassed" which seems to be much more accurate.

I'm not sure who you are more angry with: Sutherland or the Times' coverage.

Please clarify, becuse you seem to be holding the Times feet to the fire while missing the whole point--which is that Sutherland is a skeezy old bastard who likes to fondle young employees.

@9 Uh, I don't think she's missing the point that Sutherland is a sleaze at all. Go back and read her original post on the topic.

She's expressed indignation at both the Times and P.I. regarding their reluctance to publish the story, and I think it's entirely justified. A public official sexually harassing an employee on the job should be reported for the sake of public interest, not shelved until someone from the blogosphere finally applies some pressure to break the story.

Hernandez,

Why hasn't the accuser came forward? Why has she refused ALL requests for interviews? Why has she not agreed to speak off the record?

In the interest of fairness, the real scoop would be for Erica to get her on the record.

Until then it's all just posturing on Erica's part to show that she is better than her cross-town rivals, which is pretty trivial considering the sleeziness of the story to begin with.

Good point, Hernandez.

And, Jeff, stop trying to cover up.

@11, Jeff, ECB is so right on all this, and you are so wrong, you should just pack up your toys and go home. Seriously. Hush.

Who gives a shit if his opponent dredged this shit up? Sutherland should have thought of that before he harassed one of his employees. Douchebag.