tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post5429522142346553075..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: "Mr. Obfuscation" in Actionkcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-51455532843885361422007-06-25T09:01:00.000-04:002007-06-25T09:01:00.000-04:00Is Meehan a Communist?Is Meehan a Communist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-56379500722429286322007-06-24T23:58:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:58:00.000-04:0011:43ha! ha!In all seriousness, an English major, ...11:43<BR/><BR/>ha! ha!<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, an English major, as long as he or she has strong writing skills (and I would surely hope he or she would!), can get a job in alnost any industry, at least in the human resources or public relations departments.<BR/><BR/>I don't have a lot of patience for classes in literature written after 1960--a person can read that on his own. As I tell my students, it's the harder stuff you need a teacher to help understand.<BR/><BR/>gotcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-25788152935765861802007-06-24T23:56:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:56:00.000-04:0011:43--funnyThe reality is that you either go to g...11:43--funny<BR/><BR/>The reality is that you either go to grad school, or look for a real job. Well-trained English majors, imo, have a big advantage in the job market because they write and communicate well.<BR/><BR/>Do you think Professor Dr. Wahneema Lubiano was an English major?<BR/><BR/>Doubt it.<BR/><BR/>PolanskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-16045586559338601962007-06-24T23:43:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:43:00.000-04:00q: what do you do on the job market with an Englis...q: what do you do on the job market with an English Major?<BR/><BR/>a: you keep those latte's coming!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-53454964112089410812007-06-24T23:36:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:36:00.000-04:00Debrah (or someone else):RE: Dirty LaundryWhy so m...Debrah (or someone else):<BR/><BR/>RE: Dirty Laundry<BR/><BR/><BR/>Why so many references to Greta VS? Wasnt she very anti Nifong?<BR/><BR/>Also: has anybody compiled all of those referred to inflamatory articles in one place?<BR/><BR/>ZEKEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-25035400966364904492007-06-24T23:17:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:17:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-31701653324921892122007-06-24T23:09:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:09:00.000-04:00DebrahThanks for the heads up on the Dennis Miller...Debrah<BR/>Thanks for the heads up on the Dennis Miller interview<BR/><BR/>my favorite line<BR/><BR/>"she's like the Louvre of DNA,...she's like Barry Scheck's idea of a Six Flags Amusement Park"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-60536768249146457892007-06-24T23:04:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:04:00.000-04:00polanskiWords are my thing. I can be strictly tru...polanski<BR/><BR/>Words are my thing. I can be strictly truthful and evade answering a question--and of course, I recognize when someone is utilizing the same strategy.<BR/><BR/>Don't tell me that there isn't a market for English majors--at least those with a classical liberal arts background, not the nonsense that some colleges try to pass off nowadays.<BR/><BR/>gotcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-2393912804307273442007-06-24T22:58:00.000-04:002007-06-24T22:58:00.000-04:00(of course, I guess its even worse to have no brai...(of course, I guess its even worse to have no brains, no ethics, and be arrogant).<BR/><BR/>ZEKE<BR/><BR/>This is called the gang of 88Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-77665214574674995132007-06-24T22:57:00.000-04:002007-06-24T22:57:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-16744615759082772312007-06-24T22:42:00.000-04:002007-06-24T22:42:00.000-04:00"nonprobative" literally (from the Latin) means "n..."nonprobative" literally (from the Latin) means "not proving." In other words, it doesn't prove a connection to the suspects. It's ambiguous, however, because it also suggestions that while it may not prove, it doesn't disprove (there may be some points of similarity). That's classic obfuscation.<BR/><BR/>2eke<BR/><BR/>If one is arrogant, with or without brains, one has no manners and is thus the worst of all Southern epithets, "tacky." Despite brains, talent, or fortune, one can alwaysa have good manners,<BR/><BR/>gotcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13149770951102112362007-06-24T22:37:00.000-04:002007-06-24T22:37:00.000-04:00A look-back at some of the most disgusting players...A look-back at some of the most disgusting players:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKbTwfdM8msM" REL="nofollow">Dirty_Laundry</A><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-49345041613518842252007-06-24T22:31:00.000-04:002007-06-24T22:31:00.000-04:009:17 -- LOLAs KC points out -- How do you explain ...9:17 -- LOL<BR/><BR/>As KC points out -- <BR/><BR/>How do you explain that the referenced sentence in Meehan's report was supposed to indicate that his lab had found multiple foreign male DNA in some of their testing -- when Meehan himself denied (under oath -- testifying at the 12/15/06 hearing -- to questioning by Brad Bannon) that he had found multiple foreign male DNA??<BR/><BR/>No, we didn't find foreign DNA in our testing but, if you prove me wrong, that's what I was attempting to tell you about it in this sentence right here... in my report.<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Obfuscation" <BR/><BR/>noun <BR/>1. confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment] <BR/>2. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered [syn: mystification] <BR/>3. darkening or obscuring the sight of something <BR/><BR/>WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to Mr. Williamson for hitting the nail (I mean idiot) on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-9987658844376471712007-06-24T22:23:00.000-04:002007-06-24T22:23:00.000-04:00An oldie but goodie:Miller_On_LenoDebrahAn oldie but goodie:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiMzCj9Pr66k" REL="nofollow">Miller_On_Leno</A><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-80710430084413537472007-06-24T21:54:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:54:00.000-04:00re: 9:37For how awful Meehan was on the stand duri...re: 9:37<BR/><BR/>For how awful Meehan was on the stand during Nifong's trial, it may be his personality issues that led him to blab everything out back in December. As if he couldn't help himself.<BR/><BR/>I think that Meehan is the type of person that the cops love as a suspect as he just can't shut up.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381497683202091939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-6991498575199479552007-06-24T21:37:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:37:00.000-04:00When I was in college on the track team, we would ...When I was in college on the track team, we would yell, "Get out the hook" when someone was acting like an idiot. If only someone had pulled out the hook early on with Meehan. This guy was something else. Chuck Barris would have banged the gong on him in the first two minutes of his testimony!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-68250616194067379312007-06-24T21:32:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:32:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-444973139827885512007-06-24T21:26:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:26:00.000-04:009:17LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL!...9:17<BR/><BR/>LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-53768171462746825802007-06-24T21:23:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:23:00.000-04:00"Councilmen"...he clearly meant councillors. Appa..."Councilmen"...he clearly meant councillors. Apparently, even KC, like his courtroom friends, can't put someone else's words, mistakes or not, in context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-4154511860880307102007-06-24T21:21:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:21:00.000-04:00I completely understood what Meehan was talking ab...I completely understood what Meehan was talking about. Why didn't anyone question what "non probative" meant? He used an esoteric term and nobody bothered to question it, their fault not his.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-84103590105186632402007-06-24T21:17:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:17:00.000-04:00Regarding arrogance and brains:1. Of course it's b...Regarding arrogance and brains:<BR/><BR/>1. Of course it's best to not be arrogant and to have brains.<BR/><BR/>2. You can get away with not having brains if you are not arrogant.<BR/><BR/>3. If you are arrogant, you'd better have brains.<BR/><BR/>4. Too many people associated with Durham/Duke have no brains and are arrogant. Nifong is the classic example. This is the worse combo.<BR/><BR/>(of course, I guess its even worse to have no brains, no ethics, and be arrogant).<BR/><BR/>ZEKEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-75875097894071434842007-06-24T21:14:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:14:00.000-04:00Just saw this -- it skewers with satire some of th...Just saw this -- it skewers with satire some of the villians in this mess more effectively than most of what is written outside of this blog: http://carbolicsmokeblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/dukes-gang-of-88-who-took-out-ad.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-29907904561949448352007-06-24T21:08:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:08:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-2242337428486327592007-06-24T21:07:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:07:00.000-04:00as I read previously todayKC's Masterpiece indeed ...as I read previously today<BR/>KC's Masterpiece indeed needs to be preserved in totality<BR/><BR/>I was never one to spend much time reading blogs until KC. You have me hooked, lined, and sunk. Checking DIW is the last thing I do before going to bed and the first thing I do in the morning.<BR/><BR/>Meehan gives new meaning to arrogant idiot. Either he is brilliant to play dumb or he is so dumb that he could constitute a book of blonde jokes a capella. Did the taxpayers of NC hire him to do this report? If so, the state needs to sue for fraud. Brad Bannon needs to be paid for deciphering the results of the DNA testing. If Meehan's company was involved in ANY convictions, they should be investigated IMMEDIATELY.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to Professor Coleman et al for their investigative work in the AG Cooper announcement. The good professor should have been asked to clean up the DA's office and DPD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-65528921415013483902007-06-24T20:53:00.000-04:002007-06-24T20:53:00.000-04:00Meehan is not a toadstool. He's a scumsucker, a b...Meehan is not a toadstool. He's a scumsucker, a bottom feeder.<BR/><BR/>How can he keep a job? He must be the owner. Who in their right mind would hire him?<BR/><BR/>Jeopardy final round answer<BR/><BR/>Mike vs Kirk, Joe, Wade, Jim, and Brad<BR/><BR/>question<BR/><BR/>What is the present day version of David vs Goliath?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com