Harvey
Kronberg notes that several headlines in Texas (and apparently on television, too) announced the death
of Robin Hood after yesterday’s ruling. So while media outside the state ignored the story, media in
Texas misrepresented it. But it was not difficult to see this one coming. Most pre-ruling reports
about the trial lumped all the plaintiffs together into an anti-Robin Hood pack, without distinguishing
between property-rich plaintiffs and property-poor intervenors. “It’s broke,” was the usual depth
of analysis given to the school funding crisis. Then, after weeks of mostly empty press galleries, it
was a perfect storm of media yesterday. Should I mention the name of the television reporter who
actually closed his eyes and seemed to fall dead asleep behind the cameras? Naw, that would be too
cruel.
