tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post2079968057449108789..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Nifong: Politics and the Presskcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-3139317506294457182007-06-21T12:38:00.000-04:002007-06-21T12:38:00.000-04:00Do not speak ill of the silky pony. There are two ...Do not speak ill of the silky pony. There are two Americas, his, and the other one, which could live in his house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-69362278433373759252007-06-21T09:56:00.000-04:002007-06-21T09:56:00.000-04:00John Edwards' doesn't give two craps about the N.C...John Edwards' doesn't give two craps about the N.C. legal system. His only concern has always been how much money can I make by lying to a gullible, dumbass jury. JE is the biggest phony ever. He is about his wealth first and foremmost, and has the sheer audacity to preach to the poor about how they are being left behind, blah, blah ,blah. Being kind here, John Edwards is a sorry piece of sh*t, and even candyass liberals like the ones at Cal-Berkeley recognize it. They are the ones he charged $55K to talk about poverty. Priceless. Or how about the b.j. he gave communist actor Danny Glover last week?<BR/>And Ann Coulter could personally kick his girly ass!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-49058496677381730732007-06-21T09:29:00.000-04:002007-06-21T09:29:00.000-04:00People are really quoting what showbiz type talkin...People are really quoting what showbiz type talking heads are saying.<BR/>You are still being played by the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-33096430370707459652007-06-21T02:22:00.000-04:002007-06-21T02:22:00.000-04:00JLS,I would hope we could agree that at the very l...JLS,<BR/><BR/>I would hope we could agree that at the very least, Ms. Coulter's remark was tasteless and inappropriate in the context of a national political debate, but apparently not. Sen. John McCain, not exactly a member of the PC police, termed the comment "wildly inappropriate". I guess he needs some additional schooling as well.Duke1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/04340856191308342534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-35120838845903759252007-06-21T02:02:00.000-04:002007-06-21T02:02:00.000-04:00JLS says...,re: Duke1965You homework is not done y...JLS says...,<BR/><BR/>re: <B>Duke1965</B><BR/><BR/>You homework is not done yet. I know Duke was easier to get into in 1961, but you can get this if you work hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-54778508161957529952007-06-21T01:39:00.000-04:002007-06-21T01:39:00.000-04:00Coulter JLS? You really brought that marginalized ...Coulter JLS? You really brought that marginalized shemale into the discourse?<BR/><BR/>She's the Wahneema Lubiano of the Bush front, willing to whore herself out to the mouth-breathers who still believe the our ever-ridiculous President is doing a good job. <BR/><BR/>Really JLS, I'm taken aback, I had you pegged as a reasonable individual, but to quote Coulter as some sort of voice to be listened to, to be given attention on this blog, after all the hard work KC has done, well, it truly boggles the mind, and serves as an insult to those who supported three innconent men as they were railroaded.<BR/><BR/>What's next? A lesson in ethics from Gingrich? A symposium on heroism from Hannity? <BR/><BR/>You should be ashamed of yourself for bringing that harpy into the conversation. Next you're going to argue that Malkin is a historian os some standing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-39690254607109257662007-06-21T01:23:00.000-04:002007-06-21T01:23:00.000-04:00JLS,Her comment speaks for itself. As to further p...JLS,<BR/><BR/>Her comment speaks for itself. As to further posting on this board, are you the moderator? I must have missed that........... unbelievable.Duke1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/04340856191308342534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-75195534150978922182007-06-21T01:13:00.000-04:002007-06-21T01:13:00.000-04:00JLS says...,re: Duke1965 You are not done with you...JLS says...,<BR/><BR/>re: <B>Duke1965</B> <BR/><BR/>You are not done with your homework. You are still failing. You need to work on being smarter and understanding words better. No need for you to comment further until you issue your apology to Ms. Couter, here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-85616372365019423802007-06-21T01:00:00.001-04:002007-06-21T01:00:00.001-04:00Duke1965 didn't say that the cadaverous Coulter ca...Duke1965 didn't say that the cadaverous Coulter called Edwards a fag. He said she made a "fag comment about John Edwards." And that's exactly what she did, as the video shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-62988885934787633992007-06-21T01:00:00.000-04:002007-06-21T01:00:00.000-04:00JLS,Your "interpretation" defies common sense. In ...JLS,<BR/><BR/>Your "interpretation" defies common sense. In any event, we can at least agree on what she said... amazing that you can take a very specific comment about a specific public figure and somehow reinterpret it as a joke about being PC. And of course, you make the ultimate argument, that anyone who disagrees with you must have low intelligence.......... nice.Duke1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/04340856191308342534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-25766256925132287402007-06-21T00:47:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:47:00.000-04:00JLS says...,Glad you are smart enough to quote Cou...JLS says...,<BR/><BR/>Glad you are smart enough to quote Coulter this time. To bad you are apparently not smart enough to understand what she said.<BR/><BR/>Coulter was laughing at people like you and the 88 Gangsters for being PC. She did not call Edwards ANYTHING. Now that you have had a professor explain Coulter's comment to you, go back and think about it a long time and see if you can understand this. And if you are able to then we will know by you issuing your apology publically to Ms. Coulter for maligning her due to your failure to read and understand what she was saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-55672535079764908862007-06-21T00:40:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:40:00.000-04:00JLS,I'm misinformed? Is the video good enough?http...JLS,<BR/><BR/>I'm misinformed? Is the video good enough?<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYFijV9pOsE<BR/><BR/>Her exact quote:<BR/><BR/>"I was going to say a few words about the other Democratic candidate, John Edwards, but I understand you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot'"<BR/><BR/>Now, what was that about being uninformed?Duke1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/04340856191308342534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-87280832988254029872007-06-21T00:28:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:28:00.000-04:00Not trying to defend Nifong at all here, but . . ....Not trying to defend Nifong at all here, but . . .<BR/><BR/>Officer Himan testified that Nifong said the memorable F-word quote.<BR/><BR/>This is the same Officer Himan who went to the grand jury to get indictments against all of the Duke 3.<BR/><BR/>Can Officer Himan be trusted?William Jockuschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167669449804194308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-77917659579417873382007-06-21T00:18:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:18:00.000-04:00JLS says....,re: duke1965Too bad you are so misinf...JLS says....,<BR/><BR/>re: <B>duke1965</B><BR/><BR/>Too bad you are so misinformed that you think Coulter made a "fag comment about John Edwards." One thing this case MIGHT have taught someone is that they should inform themselves before they criticize someone else. Alas you seemed to have learned nothing and only are able to spout something you vaguely remember reading someplace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-42951751406190943562007-06-21T00:16:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:16:00.000-04:00Duke 1965, don't you think that if John Edwards we...Duke 1965, don't you think that if John Edwards were a decent man, running for president no less, that he would have tried to do something about this obvious injustice in his own state?<BR/>You are blind if you don't see that this man is going nowhere except under his big fat wife's skirt tail. He's even using her illness to score political points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-10297918613706846432007-06-21T00:15:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:15:00.000-04:00Duke JD--Fair enough--if any of the posters here t...Duke JD--<BR/>Fair enough--if any of the posters here that Jared is talking about (the ones whose indiscriminate vituperation of the 88 does, indeed, seem to reflect blind hatred rather than reasoned analysis) actually do have sons on the Duke lacrosse team, they're entitled. Those who are merely followers of the case, without a personal connection to it or to Duke University, don't have that excuse and might be able to find more constructive channels for their energy, as Jared suggests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-11086529222641578672007-06-21T00:10:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:10:00.000-04:0012:00,Your comment says it all.12:00,<BR/><BR/>Your comment says it all.Duke1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/04340856191308342534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-17149717249896035672007-06-21T00:05:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:05:00.000-04:00Jared--Thanks for a voice of reason and moderation...Jared--<BR/>Thanks for a voice of reason and moderation (even if you did get a little snippy in the second paragraph--not enough to make you a "self-righteous little turd," though). How convenient that 11:01 has seen fit to jump right in and prove your point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-5163738690085532292007-06-21T00:00:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:00:00.000-04:00Duke 1965Yes we do know. You are an old leftist wh...Duke 1965<BR/>Yes we do know. You are an old leftist who has had his day. Try that bile on someone else. John Edwards is a fag. OK? And a huge phony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-78881211365990296752007-06-20T23:59:00.000-04:002007-06-20T23:59:00.000-04:00To Jared:Thoughtful post, and the charming guy who...To Jared:<BR/><BR/>Thoughtful post, and the charming guy who called you a self-righteous turd is way out of line.<BR/><BR/>But I don't think defending the 88 (or some of them) on the grounds that they "made a big mistake" -- and we've all made mistakes -- really cuts it. When the "mistake" (1) involves deliberately seeking publicity and (2) hurts people, atoning for that mistake requires a public apology or explanation. Otherwise people are entitled to assume that the actor doesn't accept that it was a mistake at all. The "clarification" letter, the subsequent defiant statements from the worst of the 88, and the silence of the others, make it difficult to believe that any of them regard signing the ad as a mistake or have any regret whatever. <BR/><BR/>I don't hate the 88. But I have a son in college, and if a threatening mob had assembled outside his house banging drums, calling him a rapist, displaying "Castrate!!" and "Confess" signs, passing out vigilante posters etc., and if 88 of his teachers (salaries paid for by my tuition payments) had placed an ad thanking the mob for its zeal, and never apologized even after events proved them wrong, I'd have a hard time just "moving on."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70796775841348529372007-06-20T23:57:00.000-04:002007-06-20T23:57:00.000-04:00Anne Coulter?? Her "fag" comment about John Edward...Anne Coulter?? Her "fag" comment about John Edwards really showed some class..... she's an embarrasment to the GOP..... I guess getting the Duke story right absolves her of all other sins, including rampant bigotry, right? Jeesh!! At least now we know what we're really dealing with here....Duke1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/04340856191308342534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-58514049735298529622007-06-20T23:34:00.000-04:002007-06-20T23:34:00.000-04:00Anne also notes his "My reading of the emergency n...Anne also notes his "My reading of the emergency nurse/s report of a sexual assault was a lie. He made this statement on 3/27 - right after Ruthie's We Know essay and the report was not picked up until 4/5. So much for fueling the hoax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-37532892520313544722007-06-20T23:31:00.000-04:002007-06-20T23:31:00.000-04:00Anne Coulter is brillant and beautiful - smarter a...Anne Coulter is brillant and beautiful - smarter and more articulate than most men. She has supported the team and defendents since Day 1. The article connected to this blog is excellent, What is the beef?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-30139415177790705602007-06-20T23:25:00.000-04:002007-06-20T23:25:00.000-04:00Are you goodlooking? You might be able to get a ho...Are you goodlooking? You might be able to get a hot new babe, younger than the former wife, if you are.<BR/>If not, you're doomed since you're now broke.<BR/>Stay away from lawyers unless there is no other alternative.<BR/>That son of yours sounds as if he needs to get off his ass and do something for himself. If he hasn't put much effort into his studies, the heck with him. He sounds like a fuck-up to me.<BR/>Think about yourself for a damned change. You're not getting any younger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-77872775300565958542007-06-20T23:19:00.000-04:002007-06-20T23:19:00.000-04:00I thought I had been watching this case closely fr...I thought I had been watching this case closely from inception, however, I only stumbled on this blog a few months ago. Thank god for that. A few thoughts to share if you all have the time.<BR/><BR/>My son graduates from a New Jersey High School tomorrow. He was one of the captains of his school's soccer team. He could not get into Duke if he tried; he is going to a community college to repair his grades and hopefully catch onto a college soccer team after.<BR/><BR/>He also has had a brush with the law; he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and made an uncharactaristic decision. In my day the cop would have laughed it off if he was "hip" or driven him home to his parents with no record if he was a "hard ass". It is 2007 in a much softer place than I was reared; we have dealt with the legal aspect.<BR/><BR/>The point: good Christ, if my son goes to a party like that (knowingly or unknowingly) and gets swept up, what would I do? What would I do? A no drop policy? What would I do? Good Christ my divorce lawyer cost me $300 per hour (a fortune to me; do computers) and as time has gone by it appears I might be able to sue him for incompetence (my savings were gone after the divorce). Even money is not total protection; the high priced defense attorneys said "they got lucky".<BR/><BR/>"No drop". I judge, I sentence you to hardship. Because I can.<BR/><BR/>How can this be??????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com