tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post1716425540236430259..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: The Last 200 Hourskcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-51949395608948652942007-01-05T17:00:00.000-05:002007-01-05T17:00:00.000-05:00Bill A - I have been on vacation and just read you...Bill A - I have been on vacation and just read your latest article. Great reading as usual. I hope you are writing your own book. I have really learned what great non ficton writing is about on these blogs. The newspapers must employ some of the worst. I adore Alan D. but he is very late weighing in on this case. Do you know what is happening to the Burlington lab?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-54602765389182991152006-12-30T20:27:00.000-05:002006-12-30T20:27:00.000-05:00she's not anonymous--case won't ever go to trial, ...she's not anonymous--case won't ever go to trial, so rape shield laws won't apply<br /><br />if u can find her hideout, suggest u shoot it and release it to the media<br /><br />more important question is whether precious will be investigated for perjury and filing a false police report<br /><br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70890117261345365802006-12-30T20:23:00.000-05:002006-12-30T20:23:00.000-05:00Now that this ISN'T a rape case, does the accuser ...Now that this ISN'T a rape case, does the accuser ("Precious") still merit anonymity based on kidnapping and sexual assault charges?<br /><br />Many thanks for your diligent reporting, and apologies if this is a multiply redundant query.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-2518734713770486772006-12-30T19:52:00.000-05:002006-12-30T19:52:00.000-05:00no, the bar is only addressing the extrajudicial c...no, the bar is only addressing the extrajudicial comments nifong made to the media<br /><br />the more damaging allegations will come<br /><br />he's going to prison--no plea deals for mikey<br /><br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-84072171450012278912006-12-30T19:29:00.000-05:002006-12-30T19:29:00.000-05:00After reading the complaint filed by the Bar again...After reading the complaint filed by the Bar against Nifong I did not see the charge pertaining to (the conspiracy to hide) the potentially exonerating evidence. Did I miss it?Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711408910262080720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-90051033488246778132006-12-30T17:38:00.000-05:002006-12-30T17:38:00.000-05:00dl,
i can't add anything to what u wrote--but her...dl,<br /><br />i can't add anything to what u wrote--but here's the thing:<br /><br />these 88 cockroaches r funded by whites, so whites have to share the responsibility for the 88's actions: we're financing our own destruction--isn't that sppeciallll?<br /><br />and brodhead wants more low IQs for AAAS--lovely<br /><br />gotta dipose of this bum, and get a leader who has the courage to evaluate the noncontributions of AAAS<br /><br />despicable!<br /><br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-55049572617383857872006-12-30T17:07:00.000-05:002006-12-30T17:07:00.000-05:00JC
Another thing that strikes me is how little ra...JC<br /><br />Another thing that strikes me is how little race relations have improved in this country over the past 25 or so years. For the most part differences are papered over until something exposes them. You can see almost identical reactions along race lines in both the Tawana Brawley and OJ cases.<br /><br />White America has done a great disservice to the black community by trying to right past wrongs through programs like affirmative action. Instead encouraging black kids to think they can compete on merit, we tell them that it is only possible through help from the benevolent white government. This further fosters resentment, especially when it puts kids into universities that they have no business attending.<br /><br />Further exacerbating this problem is the total inability to discuss race honestly in this country. I would never make comments such as this in any kind of mixed race forum where I could be identified, because the response would be to simply label me a racist. The black community has become so unable to examine it's own problems without looking at them through the prism of race that is utterly incapable of addressing many of the issues plaguing it that have nothing to do with racial oppression.<br /><br />I think this problem will only get worse as Hispanics make up a larger and larger proportion of this country and politicians have a greater incentive to cater to Hispanic needs at the expense of black ones. You are already seeing some of this play out in the Southwestern states.<br /><br />This whole episode has been utterly disheartening on a number of fronts, but the sad state of race relations in this country is certainly one of the most depressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-69943592870410427162006-12-30T16:40:00.000-05:002006-12-30T16:40:00.000-05:00dl,
i'm in total agreement with u: the real story...dl,<br /><br />i'm in total agreement with u: the real story this travesty zeroes in on is that most blacks--from underclass to upper-middle class-- harbor a pathological, deep-seated resentment toward whites--and to a certain extent, Asians--the idea that the duke fiasco is sui generis to durham is patently false--it's not durham in wonderland, but america in wonderland, durhamis but a microcosm<br /><br />how far apart r the 2 cultures? in today's NY Times, a black sociology professor at Harvard, Orlando Patterson, opined that "A black woman, Oprah Winfrey, is perhaps the nation's most powerful cultural force"--say what? i'm sure the NY Times sulzbergers got a good chukle over that statement<br /><br />i'm not positive about this, but i'm pretty sure KC has a book contract about duke, which is wonderful--he truly deserves all the success he can garner from his 1st-rate coverage, but i'm gonna make a prediction: if he wants to tell the unabridged story he's gonna run into de facto censorship<br /><br />Duke's, and the nation's, #1 taboo subject matter:<br /><br /> blacks' inability to compete in so-called elite institutions: the AAAS mess is ground zero for this--Wahneema Lubiano, et al might as well b existing in a separate universe: they r not elite scholars, and deserve nothing from places like Duke--but they r here--why? because feckless administrators/scholars like richard brodhead r afraid of telling the truth, which is that in an increasingly global world, black identity politics has as much cachet as the clap--like welfare, the salaries these unneeded people "extract" from institutions like duke r nothing less than transfer payments--reparations--whatever<br /><br />and they'd love to send your son to prison for 20 years--as payback!<br /><br />gotta stop financing these bums<br /><br />that's Square One<br /><br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-26396790300478461562006-12-30T15:09:00.000-05:002006-12-30T15:09:00.000-05:00Reading that Wilmington Journal article is like pe...Reading that Wilmington Journal article is like peering into an alternate universe. You would think that a publication like that one or an organization like the NAACP could view this case as an opportunity to highlight to white America how easy it is to railroad defendants who don't have the financial resources that the Duke kids do.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there seems to be so much unadulterated hatred towards whites for past injustices that these organizations are incapable of acting in the interests of those they claim to represent. It's a sad commentary on the state of black America that obviously and transparently false allegations can garner support as long as those being accused are the "right" kind of perpetrators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-49412027379693677432006-12-30T14:00:00.000-05:002006-12-30T14:00:00.000-05:00KC,
erratum, 5th from bottom graph: "Neither Joyn...KC,<br /><br />erratum, 5th from bottom graph: "Neither Joyner nor...celebrateS"<br /><br />re KC's publisher--as far as i know, kc will be coauthoring a book on the case with stuart taylor--i believe their publisher is st martin's press (not sure that's a good choice, boys; that house is not known for its cojones)<br /><br />7:52: as far as i know, ms mangum's status as an honor student/prostitute is irrelevant, which it should be--the important thing is that she lied about having sex, which will only further impeach her credibility<br /><br />Nifongissimus a sociopath?--nah, don't think he has a history of antisocial behavior--he's what i call a convenient sleazeball/doofus (personally, i'd rather b the former)<br /><br />i urge posters who like to use the words "emphases" and "penultimate" to cease and desist as they cause me to get inconvenient erections--lol<br /><br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-15105099256638692882006-12-30T13:31:00.000-05:002006-12-30T13:31:00.000-05:00"I realize that Nifong would claim that he and Pet..."I realize that Nifong would claim that he and Peterson have no contact, but somehow I doubt that is true."<br /><br />Are you kidding? They were canoodling in open court before the Dec 15 hearing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-16362027156736834082006-12-30T13:26:00.000-05:002006-12-30T13:26:00.000-05:00Liefong should hire Joyner as his lawyer. Then the...Liefong should hire Joyner as his lawyer. Then they would both get what they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-10171972702131900822006-12-30T13:13:00.000-05:002006-12-30T13:13:00.000-05:00Nifong should thank the Iraqis for executing Sadda...Nifong should thank the Iraqis for executing Saddam today. The coverage of that news item will keep Nifong from being a front and central national story, which on a slow news day it might have been...<br /><br />Now there's irony - a guy guilty beyond a shadow of doubt of numerous megacrimes against humanity is given due process (of his country's variety) and a two year court process before verdict and sentencing is carried out. And that properly applied process ends right in time to help cover Nifong's perversion of our supposedly superior American system of due process.<br /><br />Further irony: in twenty years, KC's book will be a gold standard for all due process and civil rights college and law school courses, and all civil rights groups will look at this case as an important lesson in the damage of prosecutorial misconduct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-16397098932218377592006-12-30T13:06:00.000-05:002006-12-30T13:06:00.000-05:00"Putz" is the by far the nicest description of Nif..."Putz" is the by far the nicest description of Nifong I've heard in the past 200 hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-73288569800784686012006-12-30T13:01:00.000-05:002006-12-30T13:01:00.000-05:00Nifong's attorney fees will exceed the $30K loan t...Nifong's attorney fees will exceed the $30K loan to his campaign - funds he recouped by reviving his campaign on the 'backs' of the 3 players, Duke Lacrosse, and any trust in the US System of Justice.<br /><br />-Hey Mike, wouldn't you like a 2nd shot at that 'fateful' decision - what a putz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-3965856962154298182006-12-30T12:57:00.000-05:002006-12-30T12:57:00.000-05:00"james conrad said...
kc, what you need now is a ..."james conrad said... <br />kc, what you need now is a publisher. ....."<br />6:42 AM <br /><br /> I agree KC, you do need a publisher, may I suggest you contact the Duke University Press. It appears from their information cut and pasted below that they would be willing to take a chance with a non-traditional cultural publication. Afterall, I know of 88+ professors at Duke that believe this case needs to be tried in a cultural context.<br /><br />"The Press publishes primarily in the humanities and social sciences and issues a few publications for primarily professional audiences (e.g., in law or medicine). It is best known for its publications in the broad and interdisciplinary area of theory and history of cultural production, and it is known in general as a publisher willing to take chances with nontraditional and interdisciplinary publications, both books and journals."<br /><br />Orange LazarusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-56834295253914007242006-12-30T12:39:00.000-05:002006-12-30T12:39:00.000-05:00Whoa! The News & Observer finally jumps on the Wi...Whoa! The News & Observer finally jumps on the Wilmington Sun bus, becoming only the 2nd(??) NC paper to say:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/579/story/526658.html"><b>Removal time: <br />Given serious N.C. State Bar accusations against Durham's D.A., he should remove himself from the Duke lacrosse case</b></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-51551812452986480022006-12-30T12:10:00.000-05:002006-12-30T12:10:00.000-05:0012:06
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Skilling paid $25 million and got about ...12:06<br />Yes<br />Skilling paid $25 million and got about 25 years. Not sure a lawyer is always worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-88713583082789526242006-12-30T12:06:00.000-05:002006-12-30T12:06:00.000-05:00Anonymous 11:40 AM said...
Nifong probably sh...Anonymous 11:40 AM said...<br /><br /> Nifong probably should not bother hiring an attorney. The results will likely be the same with or without one.<br /><br /> After all what can an attorney do for him.<br /><br /> 11:40 AM <br /><br />This could be the classic case of having a fool for an attorney which ever way he goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-88281595588205545772006-12-30T12:00:00.000-05:002006-12-30T12:00:00.000-05:00I believe there is leak at DOJ and one or more pe...I believe there is leak at DOJ and one or more persons are looking to cut a deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-7907954251462666292006-12-30T11:55:00.000-05:002006-12-30T11:55:00.000-05:0010:18am Victim in Massachusetts:
I meant to add -...<b>10:18am Victim in Massachusetts</b>:<br /><br />I meant to add - both the defence Motion for Change of Venue, and the NC State Bar complaint, delineate statements both before & after any magical date that Nifong claims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-27902458714102968532006-12-30T11:52:00.000-05:002006-12-30T11:52:00.000-05:0010:18am Victim in Massachusetts:
If I'm not mista...<b>10:18am Victim in Massachusetts</b>:<br /><br />If I'm not mistaken, Nifong has taken the position several months ago (in an apprarent effort to build his own defense) that his comments before a suspect was identified, or indictments are obtained, don't fall under the rules he's charged with.<br /><br /><b>KC</b> and others have pointed out that the law makes no such distinction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-34549917642628953192006-12-30T11:40:00.000-05:002006-12-30T11:40:00.000-05:00Nifong probably should not bother hiring an attorn...Nifong probably should not bother hiring an attorney. The results will likely be the same with or without one.<br /><br />After all what can an attorney do for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-7961545607039903002006-12-30T11:37:00.001-05:002006-12-30T11:37:00.001-05:00So let me take the liberty to rephrase Professor J...So let me take the liberty to rephrase Professor Joyner. If the DNA incriminates, it is admissible. If the DNA is exculpatory, it is not relevant and is inadmissible. Huh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-66387966653841001422006-12-30T11:37:00.000-05:002006-12-30T11:37:00.000-05:00The Wilimington Journal also is distorting the fol...The Wilimington Journal also is distorting the following way: everything from the defense is in a signed properly supported motion. the support is there for all to see. Nifong can't be bothered to file a written response. If the distortions were so clear, they could have been exposed in writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com