Case get made. And ill talk to one of the smartest judges, a former cop, about what it would take to get the feds to act. Plus, stolen valor. The shocking video of a pretend war hero, and the real hero who confront ed him and shared the story with millions. All that and a lot more. Lets get started. Up first, a case of rape that may instead be a hoax. University of virginia has been rocked in recent weeks by an explosive article in Rolling Stone about a woman named jackie who tells a terrible story of a gang rape at a fraternity party. So terrifying was the story, the university immediately suspended all activity and held crisis meeting to deal with the scandal and the fear that spread through the campus. The university has had troubled history with reports of Sexual Assault, but this highly questionable account sparked a National Conversation about how badly the school had handled the problem, and at least some of the Harsh Criticism it has received may have been unjust. I interviewed
Im patrick murphy. Welcome to the special edition of taking the hill. Today, well devote our entire program to an organization that does extraordinary work. We have a veterans in our country, by an act of Congress Today is National Wreaths across america day. And that long line of trucks theyre the men and women of Wreaths Across America. Each year for the last 23 years theyve come to arlington to place remembrance wreaths on the markers of veterans buried in americas most hallowed ground. This year tens of thousands of volunteers will place more than 700,000 wreaths in all 50 states all to fulfill the Organizations Mission to remember the men and women who gave their lives for our country, to honor them and teach the next generation of americans something about the price of freedom. Its a story about a small group of individuals can make a huge impact on all of us and it all starts with one man in the far reaches on down east maine. From rural worcester, where winter comes early and t
That and a lot more. Lets get started. Up first, a case of rape that may instead be a hoax. The university of virginia has been rocked in recent weeks by an explosive article in Rolling Stone about a woman named jackie who tells a terrible story of a gang rape at a fraternity party. So terrifying was the story that the university immediately suspended all fraternity activity and held crisis meetings to deal with the scandal and the fear that spread through the campus. The university has had a troubled history with reports of Sexual Assault, but this highly questionable account sparked a National Conversation about how badly the school had handled the problem, and at least some of the Harsh Criticism it has receive made have been unjust. I interviewed the journalist who wrote the story on my radio program, her name is sabrina erdely. Listen to what she told me last week. Im gleaning from what you wrote and the intonation of your voice that you buy it, you believe it. Yes. I mean, at the