If not, let me remind you.

One of the more terrible “journalists” at an increasingly terrible “news” outlet, that one.

Mike Fish is speculating that somehow these tapes still imply that Belichick and the NFL have not come clean; and the idiots on their morning TV show this morning were speculating on the existence of another, as yet unnamed videographer who probably DID tape the Rams’ walkthrough (I mean, if it’s not Walsh, then it MUST BE SOMEBODY ELSE WHO DID IT!!!!).

I have a journalism degree. I never went into the field primarily because I didn’t really like it all that much and I also didn’t want to be significantly outnumbered in every newsroom in which I worked (hint: I don’t vote Democrat).

But aside from all of the political propaganda that my journalism profs. tried to force upon me during my 4 years in college, they DID force home the point, again and again and again, that you simply must have your facts straight. Moreover, they stressed that you MUST get corroboration from at least one other person if you’re going to write a story citing “unnamed sources”; and above all else, you CANNOT SPECULATE in print and then call it a “news” story.

The even said that columnists, who get paid for their opinions, had to write based on facts, and couldn’t just speculate and make up stories for drama, attention and effect.

I graduated 20 years ago. Journalism even then was a vocation that was heavily criticized by the American public; I can’t imagine that today, any average American has any respect left for that so-called “profession.”

Spygate represents American journalism at its absolute worst…..sadly, I doubt things are going to get any better any time soon.

I’m guessing the tone is going to be generally of that ilk. How the Herald screwed them all over.

Let me go on record as saying I do not think the tape exists and I am just playing devil’s advocate here, but I thought it was worth pointing out the possibility.