tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post2670877396065979913..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Sunday Roundupkcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-32195411256731227482007-09-07T08:02:00.000-04:002007-09-07T08:02:00.000-04:00I've got to agree with 9/7/07 12:08 AM about Peter...I've got to agree with 9/7/07 12:08 AM about Peterson. Wierd-@$$ cranks have been part of humanity since day one, and that Durham has one is not surprising, alarming or in any way a problem.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that the New York Times quoted her with the sole identifier of "civil rights activist". And that problem isn't hers or Durham's, it belongs 100% to the New York Times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-101776573515761092007-09-07T00:08:00.000-04:002007-09-07T00:08:00.000-04:00Well, this may be a terrible, terrible mistake, bu...Well, this may be a terrible, terrible mistake, but here goes...<BR/><BR/>My name is Michael. I'm an extremely proud (and often defensive) citizen of the evil cesspool called Durham. I'm here to talk, and as best as I am able, to listen.<BR/><BR/>That's the closest thing to verbal asbestos pants I can put on, as I'm guessing I may get flamed a bit for being here. <BR/><BR/>Rather than try to respond to everything that's here, though, I'd like to at least leave this comment. Many of you seem worried that Victoria Peterson holds some manner of sway here, or might be elected to Council or some other important office. Let me set your minds at rest -- since long before this case, Victoria Peterson has been a punchline in this town. Some of you call her evil, others call her mentally ill. I think self-promoting idiot is quite thorough enough. Her politics, what you can make of them, are so contorted as to be comical (She's a Ronald Reagan-loving Republican who thinks Affirmative Action needs to be radically expanded -- go figure that one out.) <BR/><BR/>She will rant, rave, publish fliers, and file answers in all of the candidate forums. And in the end, she will get no endorsements from the PACs or powerful organizations, receive almost no donations, and get votes only from her friends and those who aren't paying attention when they vote. And next year, she will be back at nearly every Council meeting, taking her allocated 2 minutes to speak on every issue under the sun, pissing off every council member as they listen to her rant with thinly concealed annoyance.<BR/><BR/>She has been running for office nearly every year for over a decade. She's never come close to being elected, and she never will. Set your minds at ease on that account.<BR/><BR/>And with that, you may return to flaming me and my city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-57836997445803422792007-09-06T08:32:00.000-04:002007-09-06T08:32:00.000-04:00"Imagine having your community judged by a lowlife..."Imagine having your community judged by a lowlife slimeball, and you being equated to that same low standard."<BR/>Sorry for the imprecision. I didn't mean the entire population of the town, just everyone who works for the town or its police department, and all local elected officials including judges. I'm sure the general population still contains a few decent people, but they're clearly a minority of the voting public as none of this corruption is new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-57295363740962152652007-09-05T22:26:00.000-04:002007-09-05T22:26:00.000-04:00Ralph, he is neither, and that is an insult that m...Ralph, he is neither, and that is an insult that must not be allowed to stand. Imagine having your community judged by a lowlife slimeball, and you being equated to that same low standard. Shame on you. And there are two "m's" in remember. How's that taste, smart guy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-61026872717896101812007-09-04T09:39:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:39:00.000-04:00Anonymous 9/4/07 8:14 AM said... "No reason to pra...Anonymous 9/4/07 8:14 AM said... <BR/>"No reason to praise [Himan] except for the brains to accept a great deal in exchange for honest testimony!"<BR/><BR/>Remeber, we're talking about Durham, North Carolina. By local standards he's a genius and a moral beacon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-63366125082763608602007-09-04T08:14:00.000-04:002007-09-04T08:14:00.000-04:00KC, Hinson was obviously granted immunity from fut...KC, <BR/><BR/>Hinson was obviously granted immunity from future prosecutions for his testimony. He was also promisted he could keep his job. Pretty great deal for him! No reason to praise him except for the brains to accept a great deal in exchange for honest testimony!<BR/><BR/>Please, delete numerous posts from Debra! Is this the Debra blog?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-52764099949369931062007-09-03T10:00:00.000-04:002007-09-03T10:00:00.000-04:00Himan was integral in this case going forward. Him...Himan was integral in this case going forward. <BR/><BR/>Himan knows when to jump ship, but it doesn't change how many people he attacked and hurt while captaining his old ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-44566267186664845312007-09-03T00:38:00.000-04:002007-09-03T00:38:00.000-04:00To several commentors:"Penultimate" is appropriate...To several commentors:<BR/><BR/>"Penultimate" is appropriate, for otherwise I would have to annoint KC as equal to or even beyond the true Trinity.<BR/><BR/>"Ultimate" must be reserved for a Deity.<BR/><BR/>And our Father and his Son and their manifestation as the Holy Spirit are second to none. According to my belief. (Amen)<BR/><BR/>Penultimate is the best I can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-32699123670730371132007-09-03T00:06:00.000-04:002007-09-03T00:06:00.000-04:00HIMAN is Chest-deep in this whole thing. I don't...HIMAN is Chest-deep in this whole thing. I don't get how Himan's self-serving statments buy him anything. <BR/><BR/>Go back and look at how the investigation was conducted. You can't ignore all the evidence Himan ignored and then withhold tons of evidence in Grand Jury testimony so that you can get you guys. <BR/><BR/>There's no Justice in Himan.<BR/><BR/>*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-69018809407254673222007-09-02T23:48:00.000-04:002007-09-02T23:48:00.000-04:00To Inman'Penultimate' is not a fancy alternative t...To Inman<BR/><BR/>'Penultimate' is not a fancy alternative to 'ultimate.' Means 'next to last.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-23220667770348488862007-09-02T23:27:00.000-04:002007-09-02T23:27:00.000-04:00You know, everyone can think about this bizarre Ho...You know, everyone can think about this bizarre Hoax in Durham that we've all witnessed since Spring 2006.....<BR/><BR/>.....and it seems like a nightmare.<BR/><BR/>Something a fiction writer might have devised after drinking a gallon of Jack Daniels...with a splash of ginger....and a twist of lemon.<BR/><BR/>Just sitting back quietly, I can think of no explanation for people like Mike Nifong or Victoria Peterson.<BR/><BR/>These are very sick people who have passed themselves off as being relatively normal for quite some time.<BR/><BR/>How many more are out there?<BR/><BR/><I>(Contemplating the strange...)</I>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-10658261847071203402007-09-02T22:45:00.000-04:002007-09-02T22:45:00.000-04:00TO 9:37PM--Really?I love that store...although I o...TO 9:37PM--<BR/><BR/>Really?<BR/><BR/>I love that store...although I overpaid for my computer. LOL!<BR/><BR/>Most of the people there are great.<BR/><BR/>:>)Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-24335026906600003272007-09-02T22:36:00.000-04:002007-09-02T22:36:00.000-04:008:56 inre; McCarthy..."...They are the modern equi...8:56 inre; McCarthy...<BR/><BR/>"...They are the modern equivalents of Senator McCarthy, and they infect the whole country. ..."<BR/><BR/>No they are much, much worse. <BR/><BR/>McCarthy was right. <BR/><BR/>The Klan of 88 are wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-91442595884578539152007-09-02T22:30:00.000-04:002007-09-02T22:30:00.000-04:00Inman"penultimate" means 2d to last--what word wer...Inman<BR/><BR/>"penultimate" means 2d to last--what word were you thinking of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-78403231381885181242007-09-02T22:15:00.000-04:002007-09-02T22:15:00.000-04:00OK.......I feel somewhat down. I know that this b...OK....<BR/><BR/>...I feel somewhat down. I know that this blog will be closed down soon as KC travels to a new adventure, one more feather in his cap. Although I do not know the man, I do know what I have read here over the last few months. Based on those months, his posts, comments by spectators and my observation, I have come to this: <BR/><BR/>For the most part, KC Johnson seems to be a good man, one who believes in truth and justice. His forthright and, at times, penetrating analysis of the HOAX was certainly a factor in the arrival of justice. For that he deserves acclaim. And lest someone belittles my accolade..to be a "good" man is the penultimate compliment. For in "good", there is all to which a man could aspire. The alternative was (and is) evil, and KC Johnson stood against the quality of evil ... and its personification, Nifong.<BR/><BR/>Now there is someone else equal to Nofong's evil. In the bright light of evil, I now know that Victoria Peterson carries the banner of insidious intent, for her blindness to truth and facts feed her racist agenda. Victoria Peterson is a dangerous person whose adherence to and propounding of agenda adjusted truth is surely intended to sway those less apt at forming responsible judgments and at acting as the citizens intended by the Founding Fathers.<BR/><BR/>Durham cannot afford the vicious bite of a Victoria Peterson. Unfortunately, I sense that Durham may not be capable of ridding itself of this disease, this Victoria Peterson, this evil. God willing, Durham will show that it is indeed a good city and exorcise itself of Victoria Peterson, a malignancy.<BR/><BR/>So, KC is still good. I look forward to hearing and seeing his conitnued success.<BR/><BR/>Victoria Peterson is still evil. I await with trepidation her communion with the devil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-20406796569711684632007-09-02T22:05:00.000-04:002007-09-02T22:05:00.000-04:00If anyone is looking for a reason the 3 falsely ac...If anyone is looking for a reason the 3 falsely accused players should sue the Hell out of (and have no mercy on) Durham, I offer Exhibit A:<BR/><BR/>Victoria Peterson<BR/><BR/>I agree with Debra, she belongs in a mental institution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-38141691258747439732007-09-02T21:37:00.000-04:002007-09-02T21:37:00.000-04:00Debrah,When you are in the Apple store, say hey to...Debrah,<BR/><BR/>When you are in the Apple store, say hey to my son - he works, er, is employed there.<BR/><BR/>And wear the boots - you must wear the boots... ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-68310882573269896002007-09-02T21:27:00.000-04:002007-09-02T21:27:00.000-04:00rr hamilton @ 6:43 writes:Why do you think she's g...rr hamilton @ 6:43 writes:<BR/><BR/><I>Why do you think she's going to give this hate-speech about Duke's white males at UNC and not at Duke? Doesn't it seem like she's traveling a long way to get close to but not actually on Duke U. campus?</I><BR/><BR/>You're right, rr ... there are good arguments on both sides on the invitation issue, and you're also right that it isn't worth speculating on anymore.<BR/><BR/>To answer your question, I have a hunch she is going to UNC because they "invited" her ... most likely on recommendation from others in the race, class, gender and angry/hate studies cult at that school. Those would of course be folks who are fellow travelers and no doubt known to the Group of 88.<BR/><BR/>That's as *close* as the Group of 88 <I>dare</I> get to inviting some airhead like Alcoff to Duke because, as I've mentioned, I think they're on a pretty "short leash" for the time being at Duke, lest they mouth off post- settlement and get sued by any of the LAX players.<BR/><BR/>I hope someone from this comment group attends her speech and takes copious notes, etc. AND asks "good questions."<BR/><BR/>One SpookOne Spookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592774438681904368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-52221235279373737282007-09-02T21:21:00.000-04:002007-09-02T21:21:00.000-04:00TO "mac" (8:54PM)--It's really sad.I think how dif...TO "mac" (8:54PM)--<BR/><BR/>It's really sad.<BR/><BR/>I think how different the whole dialogue would have been throughout this Hoax if only the local media had behaved--(as in having done their jobs).<BR/><BR/>I have mentioned this before, but the former Herald-Sun had a very balanced and professional editorial editor--Bob Wilson.<BR/><BR/>For me, he was one of those people you get to know a bit slowly. He was no-nonsense and could always devise the most biting headlines for a column.<BR/><BR/>His always dressed in a meticulous fashion with everything coordinated and was from the <I>old school</I> when less was more. <BR/><BR/>Nothing like the weasel Ashley.<BR/><BR/>Professionalism was ripped from that paper when it was bought by Paxton.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I have special affection for Bob Wilson because I learned so much from him. I used to do a lot of freelance columns--as a hobby--and found that I really had fun with it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to the balance of the H-S editorial pages before 2005, the Triangle enjoyed lots of quality and evenhanded opinions when Bob Wilson was there.<BR/><BR/>Those were quite positive times and I look back on them with affection.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-51710702517757710212007-09-02T21:17:00.000-04:002007-09-02T21:17:00.000-04:00To 7:50: yeah, but all of those things "to appear...To 7:50: yeah, but all of those things "to appear in NEJM" actually did appear, and the one-uppers actually had some knowledge of the real world. This sort of fleeting "to appear" status would probably not count for much with the G88 crowd. It's got to be like the million dollars "to appear" in my bank account someday, and not like the sun, "to appear" in the east tomorrow morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-62277825547976149582007-09-02T21:15:00.000-04:002007-09-02T21:15:00.000-04:00in re "academic McCarthyism"Nice euphemism, Profes...in re "academic McCarthyism"<BR/><BR/>Nice euphemism, Professor Johnson. Is that your trope?<BR/><BR/>No, what transpired among Dulke's professoriate was good old-fashioned Caucasian hating. One of the more salient characteristics of the 88's "braintrust" was stupidity, so using that criterion I guess you could compare it to McCarthyism, which was a stupid movement populated by mediocrities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-73587195364033002862007-09-02T21:08:00.000-04:002007-09-02T21:08:00.000-04:00They are the modern equivalents of Senator McCarth...<I>They are the modern equivalents of Senator McCarthy, and they infect the whole country. Just walk up to one and ask, Sir, have you no decency? Watch the blank stare</I><BR/><BR/>I tend to stare blankly at crazy people too. Don't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-85002686578627772492007-09-02T20:56:00.000-04:002007-09-02T20:56:00.000-04:00From the 8:23 - "The G88 can't hold a candle to Mc...From the 8:23 - <BR/><BR/>"The G88 can't hold a candle to McCarthy."<BR/><BR/>Had G88 the political power that a US Senator does, they'd leave him in the dust. They could form their own echo chamber, and hold specious Investigations, and be slavishly quoted and broadcast by the MSM. Unless some little starlet had to interrupt her sex life for a day in the calabozo, they'd dominate the news indefinitely.<BR/><BR/>Even without that broader political power, they and their colleagues in other Universities have the ability to intimidate entire campuses. Larry Summers was stomped by their tribe, and instead of defending him on First Amendment (or classic scholastic inquiry) grounds, Harvard had to lavish the tribe with money and appointments to appease them.<BR/><BR/>They are the modern equivalents of Senator McCarthy, and they infect the whole country. Just walk up to one and ask, Sir, have you no decency? Watch the blank stare, (not many have the historical comprehension to recognize the quote) followed by the 'righteous' indignation. And thenceforward watch your back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-25049518727528642012007-09-02T20:54:00.000-04:002007-09-02T20:54:00.000-04:00Bob Ashley could be a cheerleader for the Salem wi...Bob Ashley could be a cheerleader for the Salem withcraft trials; when the witches were burned, and later when evidence proved that they weren't witches after all, he'd claim that he was practicing veterinary medicine, instead, and that instead of "burn the witches," he was really shouting:<BR/>"worm the bitches!"<BR/><BR/>How did such a disingenious lout ever get into an editorial position?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-56241884664061003032007-09-02T20:52:00.000-04:002007-09-02T20:52:00.000-04:00"The narrative was right, but the facts were wrong...<I>"The narrative was right, but the facts were wrong."</I>--Evan Thomas. Wow, I missed that one. So I googled around, it was in Taranto, and in the AJR article "Justice Delayed," so I've little excuse for missing it.<BR/><BR/>It's right up there with Rather's defense of fake but accurate (not his exact words, but close, "truthy" enough!) It's the trend of "truthiness" -- slackening non-fiction's truth standards to those of fiction, as if non-fiction weren't sometimes enough of a crystal ball already. <BR/><BR/>Nifong a convicted criminal. Now that's extra exoneration of the lacrosse players. <I>"Heck, they sent the prosecutor to jail!"</I> even if only for a day. It's still <I>bang, zoom, to the moon!</I> Is the comparison valid? The moon is is lonelier than the hoosegow, I imagine. I sometimes thought that Nifong should have a long, "soul-penetrant" stay in the slammer, but I won't dwell on it. Anyway, I'm sure the speaking tours and fees are coming, after his brief "lunar" stay, and Nifong can make a living doing that sort of thing if Ward Churchill can. Nifong can bring the 88 Dukes of Hate to sing backup. Still, there's been some justice done and, as KC points out, the NYT actually printed a smart article by Aaron Beard. I say, music time, theme: <A HREF="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1974835454" REL="nofollow">space flight!</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com