Twitter applaudes Rachel Nichols destroying Roger Goodell
By Josh Hill
Roger Goodell has a domestic abuse epidemic on his hands and he’s likely guilty of enabling it. But today he held a press conference in which he was roasted for his involvement in the Ray Rice case and his bewilderment was all that fans needed to see for vindication.
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One reporter stepped up above all others though, as CNN’s Rachel Nichols destroyed Roger Goodell. She didn’t arrive with easy troll questions but she roasted the commissioner with precise focus that we haven’t yet seen from the talking heads discussing this situation.
Needless to say, Twitter proudly stood behind her.
.@Rachel__Nichols is a badass.
— Harvey Mireles (@HarveyMireles) September 19, 2014
@Rachel__Nichols in a situation where very few people stepped up, you showed integrity, skills and competence beyond measure. Kudos.
— Mike WooDAT (@mikewoood) September 19, 2014
@richarddeitsch @Rachel__Nichols Not only good questions, but she pressed him on his non-answers!
— Christian Bruey (@ChristianBruey) September 19, 2014
Let me join all the people praising @Rachel__Nichols she deserves it. Asked the important questions
— Marcus Zimmer (@Zimm03) September 19, 2014
This entire saga has been about the belittlement of women, and to have a female sports reporter hammer Goodell with some of the smarted questions he’s been asked and press him like she did was not only fitting — it was awesome.
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