Despite horrifying evidence of NFL star Adrian Peterson’s misanthropic nature — a one-year NFL suspension for the physical abuse of his 4-year-old son, an arrest for domestic violence against his wife, cops called to remove him from a club after its 2 a.m. closing time, and playing for the Vikings the day after his 2-year-old son he never met was murdered by his ex-wife’s boyfriend — CBS chose its 2020 Thanksgiving Day NFL telecast to season our sweet potatoes with arsenic by painting Peterson as the ultimate humanitarian.&nbsp;

First Jim Nantz, lost to us all as an ignore-the-truth fanciful panderer, told us, then sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson seconded the emotion: By helping distribute turkeys to the poor, Peterson is the best the NFL has to offer, worthy of enshrinement for altruism above and beyond the just-plain heroic. On this Thanksgiving Day, gathered families should give thanks to Adrian Peterson.&nbsp;

Such lies — as daily heard on TV, radio, league-partnered sports gambling come-ons and infomercials for magic cure-all elixirs — persist, no corrections or apologies spoken, no accountability or responsibility taken.&nbsp;

One can so often get it so wrong yet never have to answer for their mistakes … or lies. {ai:summary}<p>Adrian Peterson, an NFL star with a history of abuse and violence, was portrayed as a humanitarian during CBS's 2020 Thanksgiving Day telecast. Despite his troubling past, commentators lauded him for distributing turkeys to the poor, raising questions about media accountability.</p><p>This portrayal of Peterson as a role model reflects a troubling trend in sports media, where uncomfortable truths are often ignored in favor of feel-good narratives. The lack of accountability for such representations continues to be a significant issue. #society</p>

Broadcast news adds another example to its ugly accountability issue

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