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Bill Torpy

Bill Torpy: Herschel Walker and the defamation suit that will never come

Tuesday was Day 22 of Herschel Walker failing to file a defamation suit against those who besmirched his reputation and presented him as an aider and abettor of abortion.

On Oct. 3, the Daily Beast published a devastating article headlined, “‘Pro-Life’ Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend’s Abortion.” The headline put quotes around Pro-Life to underline the implicit hypocrisy.

Walker built a legendary football career at the University of Georgia and in the pros as #34, brushing off the blows of linebackers and then outrunning everyone else. But the GOP contender for U.S. Senate was still no doubt stunned by the allegation and quickly howled, as a hit Dawg will do.

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