tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post3288884255704294370..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Remembering the Good, Ikcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-7109162822254063192007-03-31T00:08:00.000-04:002007-03-31T00:08:00.000-04:00Thank you, Sweetmick.:>)DebrahThank you, Sweetmick.<BR/><BR/>:>)<BR/><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-54678632227662491372007-03-30T06:05:00.000-04:002007-03-30T06:05:00.000-04:00Debrah, great posts! great reading. informative. M...Debrah, great posts! great reading. informative. More often, please.<BR/><BR/>SweetmickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-10401782300995892702007-03-29T23:58:00.000-04:002007-03-29T23:58:00.000-04:00The title should be Durham in Wonderland and subti...The title should be Durham in Wonderland and subtitle Yntil Proven Innocent - Drop the Duke rape case, etc, etc,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-20424484092794460442007-03-29T23:55:00.000-04:002007-03-29T23:55:00.000-04:00Sowell IIDebrah<A HREF="http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell010307.php3" REL="nofollow">Sowell II</A><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-49822071422979231022007-03-29T23:51:00.000-04:002007-03-29T23:51:00.000-04:00Sowell at his bestDebrah<A HREF="http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell110806.php3" REL="nofollow">Sowell at his best</A><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-67291733299808734862007-03-29T23:23:00.000-04:002007-03-29T23:23:00.000-04:00And Thomas Sowell leaves all the media and various...And Thomas Sowell leaves all the media and various academic kibitzers near and far in the dust with his columns about the Duke lacrosse case.<BR/><BR/>No hesitation.<BR/><BR/>No measuring of words while beaming under a campus umbrella at Duke.<BR/><BR/>Sowell should be listed prominently.<BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-62270837707695506642007-03-29T23:10:00.000-04:002007-03-29T23:10:00.000-04:00The cancer in our society that has taken decades t...The cancer in our society that has taken decades to fester....leaving some impotent with fear of being called names and labeled negatively by those who have taken the victim theme and turned it into a multi-million dollar cottage industry goes far beyond political correctness.<BR/><BR/>Political correctness is for polite society...along with a lot of loons...where manners are valued above reality, but now things have evolved into a special brand of tyranny.<BR/><BR/>This case is about forced and unapologetic cosmic justice and irrational and open hatred. It has revealed exactly why many--the majority--of black Americans on some level don't mind watching a case such as this one and nonchalantly shrugging it off as "so what?".<BR/><BR/>Many have inadvertently revealed for everyone their fundamental problem....the attitude that really holds them back and apart. And many like being apart as long as the fruits of this country are at their fingertips.<BR/><BR/>Demand without contribution.<BR/><BR/>Black racist schadenfreude at its ugliest.<BR/><BR/><I>Why shouldn't these rich white boys pay? Big time? It makes us feel good watching them squirm.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-15445364016297697892007-03-29T22:24:00.000-04:002007-03-29T22:24:00.000-04:00I agree that the words "political correctness" sho...I agree that the words "political correctness" shouldn't begin the title.<BR/><BR/>Focus more on just the Duke lacrosse rape hoax......then embroider with the negative players.<BR/><BR/>IMO, KC should focus more attention on the Gang of 88 when posting here and making his lists of players.<BR/><BR/>Their open hostility and slander right out of the gate contributed enormously to the climate in Durham that allowed Nifong to operate with abandon. After all, if the professors at Duke were coming out against the lacrosse players, then the entire community felt they should follow these "important and wise" people.<BR/><BR/>The Gang of 88 are even more culpable than Richard Brodhead. As some of his sycophantic friends have opined...."he's a bashful poet".<BR/><BR/>And bashful poets need a little poetic license.<BR/><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-29092759453391876932007-03-29T22:01:00.000-04:002007-03-29T22:01:00.000-04:00Marketing suggestion to KC and Taylor: Take the p...Marketing suggestion to KC and Taylor: Take the phrase "Political Corectness and" out of the title of the book. It sounds too much like all it's going to be is some kind of conservative screed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-54642987916055651012007-03-29T21:38:00.000-04:002007-03-29T21:38:00.000-04:00Sheehan's Opportunity<A HREF="http://johninnorthcarolina.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Sheehan's Opportunity</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-37004262398149541622007-03-29T20:42:00.000-04:002007-03-29T20:42:00.000-04:00Ruth Sheehan? Please. She is well known here in ...Ruth Sheehan? Please. She is well known here in the Triangle for her strict adherence to a whiny feminist point of view. Read her early columns - and see how nasty, smug, vitriolic and close-minded she was - before you call her a hero.<BR/><BR/>The fact she eventually "got it" does not excuse her conduct in this case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-5936381507177142502007-03-29T20:39:00.000-04:002007-03-29T20:39:00.000-04:00It's nice that KC tries to prop up Ruth Sheehan. W...It's nice that KC tries to prop up Ruth Sheehan. Why shouldn't he? He has to have someone to praise and there are so very few who did the right thing in this case.<BR/><BR/>It's also good that Sheehan changed her stripes after the evidence was in. Or rather, the lack of evidence.<BR/><BR/>She bothers me because initially she talked so much about her own rape and went into emotional gyrations about it all......with the full intent of drawing emotional parallels and steering a spotlight onto her personal "drama".<BR/><BR/>An intelligent and professional columnist who had supposedly experienced this "horror" would have kept it on the down-low until much later when more was known about the false accuser.<BR/><BR/>Too many of these little local "columnists" want to turn everything into a melodrama because they are incapable of creating anything from scratch with the written word.<BR/><BR/>Ruth Sheehan is someone who would be home with the kids had she not married an unattractive NC Lib-Dem who could provide an entrance for his wife at the local Liberal paper.<BR/><BR/>Same old.....same old.<BR/><BR/>In Chapel Hill some years back when Ken Broun, a law professor, was the mayor a make-work job was created for Lisa Price, the wife of the congressman oppossum on steroids, David.<BR/><BR/>This was criticized openly. Lisa Price is just a mousey appendage with no real role to play in much of anything and everyone knew it.<BR/><BR/>Ruth Sheehan's writing reveals the same.<BR/><BR/>I laughed out loud reading her take on the Elizabeth Edwards cancer news. Sheehan wanted everyone to know that "for sure" the decision to stay in the race was Elizabeth's. (How noteworthy).<BR/><BR/>Then she drew a parallel to her own marriage letting us know that "Harry", her hubby, could never think of telling her what to do...."As if."<BR/><BR/>This is the banality of her writing. It's often painful to read. <BR/><BR/>A few years ago she went to a black church and she took readers through every awkward moment of her revelation of "blackness" as if they were aliens.<BR/><BR/>It was a pathetic column and she really shouldn't be employed at any decent newspaper......but that's life!<BR/><BR/>I rarely read her columns. Just the headline. Then I move on to the daily horoscope.<BR/><BR/>I get more information there.<BR/><BR/>LOL!<BR/><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-41256131158192746492007-03-29T17:26:00.000-04:002007-03-29T17:26:00.000-04:00Great list.The Newsweek piece was, as you say, the...Great list.<BR/><BR/>The Newsweek piece was, as you say, the first major turning point in the MSM appproach to the case.<BR/><BR/>By the time Professor Coleman concluded his riveting 60 minute interview with "I think this DA is indifferent to justice," the turn was complete, and the ship was heading in the direction of the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-5948266516761527472007-03-29T16:14:00.000-04:002007-03-29T16:14:00.000-04:00KC says: "Those active in the Recall Nifong-Vote C...KC says: "Those active in the Recall Nifong-Vote Cheek will recall Sheehan as the sole columnist, either in North Carolina or outside, who provided consistent aid to the Cheek forces." <BR/><BR/>Some of those "active" in Beth's campaign from the very moment she first decided...would take great exception to this quote. <BR/><BR/>Sheehan's first column mocked Cheek's campaign. <BR/><BR/>Her tepid "endorsement" had none of the fire of "Silence is Sickening", did it?<BR/><BR/>Not much else to her "aid." and never was it "persistent."<BR/><BR/>She could have posted on her blog every day a piece about the necessity of removing Nifong. Every day! She had the means, the words , the apparent knowledge, and a big microphone!<BR/><BR/>What did she do?<BR/><BR/>What "persistent aid?"<BR/><BR/>We also recall her cruel snipe at Rae Evans.<BR/><BR/>Rae Evans spoke extemporaneously on 60 minutes, a woman under great stress, watching day by day, her innocent son endure a false prosecution.<BR/><BR/>Sheehan could choose her words over time and carefully, yet she presumed to mock Rae's one sentence in her column, never really apologizing for her OWN volatile, damning words, column after column.<BR/><BR/>Kc, I realize finding the good guys in the media is challenging, but must we stoop to elevating Ruth Sheehan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-61891666433961710132007-03-29T15:47:00.000-04:002007-03-29T15:47:00.000-04:00Got to call you out on this one, buddy. Ruth Sheeh...Got to call you out on this one, buddy. Ruth Sheehan - ugh. Her "We know you know" column epitomized the rush to pronounce guilt. It was total condemnation.<BR/><BR/>Okay, Ms Sheehan eventually discovered the obvious - that this case is a massive hoax. But her snarky comments about Rae Evans make me wonder how much sympathy she really has for the people this case has hurt the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-49814023521194745492007-03-29T15:08:00.000-04:002007-03-29T15:08:00.000-04:00And naming KC Johnson as the best of the best is a...And naming KC Johnson as the best of the best is an absolute imperative!Gayle Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223914127626675167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-75588875822614832102007-03-29T15:07:00.000-04:002007-03-29T15:07:00.000-04:00I well recall that Jeannine Piro, former Westchest...I well recall that Jeannine Piro, former Westchester County DA characterized Nifong's conduct early on as either "incompetent or something more sinister" on Fox News. I've never seen any reason to doubt her characterization.Gayle Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223914127626675167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-46151111240432209372007-03-29T14:14:00.000-04:002007-03-29T14:14:00.000-04:00I think that Ed Bradley's "60 Minutes" broadcast, ...I think that Ed Bradley's "60 Minutes" broadcast, putting a human face on the three accused players and interviewing Coleman, should be included in the the best of the good work of the media outside Duke. It may have had great influence nationally in forming the opinion of many who had not closely followed the case. In my small corner of the world, several friends and two relatives became more interested in the case after seeing this broadcast and began discussing it. Although they have not become bloggers yet, they ask me how the case is proceeding.<BR/><BR/>I speculate that Bradley's "60 Minutes" interview and the National Enquirer-styled cover of "Newsweek" with its meretricious banner headline, "Sex, Lies, and Duke" did more to nationalize this case, for good and bad, than all the newspaper articles combined.<BR/><BR/>It's a sad, sad commentary that so many of the examples of the best of the good work of the media are written by people who initially rushed to judgment. In contrast, Coleman, by seeing the fraud so early and speaking out when others were not, is indeed one of the towering heroes of this case.<BR/><BR/>I especially enjoyed Charlotte Allen's article in The Weekly Standard, "Duke's Tenured Vigilantes." While not groundbreaking, it was an interesting and comprehensive examination (exposure) of the Group of 88 and their twisted logic and prose, and it was humorous. I would add it to the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-85927723706228871122007-03-29T12:42:00.000-04:002007-03-29T12:42:00.000-04:00HEROS ALL!(and especially KC)says David JayHEROS ALL!<BR/><BR/>(and especially KC)<BR/><BR/>says David JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-66016010854496670472007-03-29T10:34:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:34:00.000-04:00"Express elevator to the basement of print media ...."Express elevator to the basement of print media .." First laugh of the day. How can the leaders of the NYTimes allow this to happen to the paper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-56461222986585306932007-03-29T10:10:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:10:00.000-04:00KC, in all fairness, have you ever asked Beth Brew...KC, in all fairness, have you ever asked Beth Brewer if she thinks Sheehan provided "consistent aid" to the Cheek forces?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-65061674070781403372007-03-29T09:54:00.000-04:002007-03-29T09:54:00.000-04:00"While we are on the subject of the best writing I..."While we are on the subject of the best writing I believe that Dr. Anderson deserves an honorable mention for his essays."<BR/><BR/>Anderson deserves an A++++++Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-8850708475728593152007-03-29T09:52:00.000-04:002007-03-29T09:52:00.000-04:00"Sad that Mr. Elmostafa is often forgotten - inclu..."Sad that Mr. Elmostafa is often forgotten - including by myself. Perhaps some decision-makers in the Durham area could ensure that he has decent employment and doesn't find himself destitute because of his honesty." <BR/><BR/>Elmostafa showed he was a man of courage and should NOT be forgotten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-61617456259741946772007-03-29T09:50:00.000-04:002007-03-29T09:50:00.000-04:00I agree, with the sentiments of others, this guy n...I agree, with the sentiments of others, this guy named KC Johnson has been a hero in this case. KC is way too humble to give himself credit, so we must make sure we mention the outstanding work of the good professor when the online "best of" comes out.Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932685949790425487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70596821813633837062007-03-29T09:44:00.000-04:002007-03-29T09:44:00.000-04:00What a stunning contrast the clear, factually grou...What a stunning contrast the clear, factually grounded, logical thinking of James Coleman, Jason Whitlock, Stuart Taylor, Nicholas Kristof, David Brooks, Susannah Meadows, and Susan Estrich is to the muddled, innuendo riven, factually incorrect thinking of Selena Roberts, Duff Wilson, Cash Michaels, Irving Joyner, the Gang of 88, and numerous others. <BR/><BR/>What is most distressing is that we have the expectation the best thinking, the most factually accurate analysis will prevail and persuade even those who, like Susan Estrich and Ruth Sheehan, were misguided initially. Enormous strides have been made, but that expectation is far from fulfilled. The folks still clinging to the belief that the Duke defendants and the whole LAX team are bad apples--despite the evidence--seem to fall into three groups: (1) those who share the agenda of the Gang of 88, (2) those who cannot reason beyond historical racial stereotypes and/or remain ill-informed of the facts, and (3) those who, like Selena Roberts, seemingly cannot see beyond the imperfect behavior of the young people we expect to be perfect, namely the children of very disciplined, highly functional adults. I have come across this last group in my own community at least occasionally. <BR/><BR/>ObserverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com