tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post8594147085158317194..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Tyson Reinvents Historykcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-24584440279875275802008-05-27T11:54:00.000-04:002008-05-27T11:54:00.000-04:00Observer @10:34By coincidence, "Other People's Liv...Observer @10:34<BR/><BR/>By coincidence, "Other People's Lives" was shown on one of the Movie channels this weekend. I don't see how you can equate the government making up evidence of misconduct, the government attempting get one innocent person to implicate another innocent person, and the execution of unlawful searches to the lacrosse hoax.<BR/><BR/>Oh! Wait a minute...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-81815279786796851882008-05-27T00:55:00.000-04:002008-05-27T00:55:00.000-04:00There's a word that explains so much of what has b...There's a word that explains so much of what has been seen in the LAX fiasco: <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agitprop" REL="nofollow">agitprop</A>.<BR/><BR/>Groups that have been involved in the worst excesses seen have generally employed the techniques of agitprop, because they often work. It is not hard to trace back in history and see where this comes from and some of the damage that has been wrought.<BR/><BR/>A pattern that was common throughout the cold war was to find a group that had some reason for discontent, and then to teach a few practitioners the techniques and arguments of agitprop.<BR/><BR/>Sad to say, this has been and continues to be the cause of great harm. Those who sew misinformation and fan the flames of hate are helping no one, except often themselves. Specifically, they usually do harm to the group they purport to aid, as well as society at large. Such is the case here.<BR/><BR/>It really is "Not About the Truth".<BR/>The extent to which this is deliberately true is staggering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-82543694025455854992008-05-26T22:34:00.000-04:002008-05-26T22:34:00.000-04:00I just scrolled through all of the comments here a...I just scrolled through all of the comments here and at the N&O. I believe Mr. Tyson has been virtually nailed. No wiggling allowed.<BR/><BR/>OT: If you haven't seen the film "Other People's Lives" (German with English subtitles), rent it if you can. Although the topic is artistic expression and truth telling in East Germany under communist rule, several of the movie's themes resonate loudly in the PC climate we currently enjoy.<BR/><BR/>ObserverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-78578208398512382642008-05-26T16:36:00.000-04:002008-05-26T16:36:00.000-04:00Butler selected for UWIRE 100 listFormer Chronicle...Butler selected for UWIRE 100 list<BR/><BR/>Former Chronicle columnist Kristin Butler, Trinity '08, was named to the UWIRE 100, a new award granted to the 100 "best and brightest" student journalists in the U.S.<BR/><BR/>Recipients were chosen from a list of 500 submitted nominees for demonstrating excellence in their writing and a commitment to a career in journalism, said Ben French, vice president and general manager of UWIRE. <BR/><BR/>"We wanted people who had real potential to go out into the profession and world and help shape the media world in the years to come," he said.<BR/><BR/>Butler was nominated by Ryan McCartney, Trinity '08 and 2006-2007 editor of The Chronicle, Ken Rogerson, a lecturer on the faculty of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, and Internet blogger "John in Carolina," French said.<BR/><BR/>A 2007-2008 recipient of the Melcher Family Award for Excellence in Journalism, Butler is best known for her commentary on the Duke administration's handling of the lacrosse case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-81228020237797750602008-05-26T15:48:00.000-04:002008-05-26T15:48:00.000-04:00More Diva:05/26/08 at 15:43TO RRH--Writer Zane rea...More Diva:<BR/><BR/><I>05/26/08 at 15:43<BR/><BR/>TO RRH--<BR/><BR/>Writer Zane really must address all of the falsehoods illuminated here which are at the heart of this topic.<BR/><BR/>The Triangle media will not be allowed to try to elevate these charlatans out of their self-made abyss any longer.<BR/><BR/>Count on a deluge of feedback now and into the future.<BR/><BR/>All the deliberate damage they caused will never be forgotten.</I>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-41168038865106930192008-05-26T15:36:00.000-04:002008-05-26T15:36:00.000-04:00Memorial Day Diva on Zane's blog:05/26/08 at 15:32...Memorial Day Diva on Zane's blog:<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>05/26/08 at 15:32<BR/><BR/>On this glorious Memorial Day in the most wonderful and bountiful land on the planet---where even those who are alleged to have been reduced to mere "thingifications", or one might say...(a.....la....Gang of 88-esque mania)--"othered"---I wish to revisit a few delicious comments from our most entertaining Mr.Tyson.<BR/><BR/>I revisit this most callow offering:<BR/><BR/>"The work (such as it is) of my attackers here will be out of print in a few minutes.<BR/>Jealousy kills more people than cancer, Joe Kennedy once observed."<BR/><BR/>Let me request that all readers take a good look at the above comment for a most revealing glimpse into the mindset of this individual.<BR/><BR/>One wonders if Tyson is accustomed to using his head for anything other than a "hair farm"---another pearl from him which I must admit I'd never heard before.<BR/><BR/>Must be yet another rural concoction rendered in the Aesopian mode of Tobacco Road.<BR/><BR/>As I mentioned previously, the words on this blog will not "be out of print in a few minutes". They are all preserved.<BR/><BR/>Tyson has confused some of his detractors here with the often uneducated or ill-educated and hungry-for-his-"victicrat"-show audiences for whom he's used to performing.<BR/><BR/>He also underestimates to what degree some of his detractors will go to ensure that his past---for which he is incapable of acknowledging and apologizing---follows him like red-eye gravy on his Mama's buttermilk buscuits.<BR/><BR/>LIS!<BR/><BR/>Lastly, as someone who knows Chapel Hill like the back of my hand, I can understand why people like Tim Tyson covet living here so. He can escape the baseness of rural awakenings.......and move on up to a place where he can have an entire wall of bookshelves in every room.....and a few tweed jackets with elbow patches.<BR/><BR/>And only bottled water will ever touch the lips of the family dog!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, ole Tim has finally crossed the Orange County line and has convinced himself that everyone is "jealous" of him now.<BR/><BR/>LOL!!!<BR/>GOL!!!<BR/><BR/>The entire writing staff of SNL couldn't make up that one.<BR/><BR/>I highlight that comment to underscore his particular brand of insipid phoniness and dime store value system.<BR/><BR/>What he doesn't realize is that his detractors are merely repulsed by him.</I>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-24823001728330227272008-05-26T11:11:00.000-04:002008-05-26T11:11:00.000-04:00"Duke's Office of Judicial Affairs on the Duke Web...<I>"Duke's Office of Judicial Affairs on the Duke Web site defines hazing as activity that is "harmful or potentially harmful to an individual's physical, emotional or psychological well-being, regardless of an individual's willingness to participate or its bearing on his/her membership status," and regardless of whether it occurs on or off campus."</I><BR/><BR/>Finally, a proper charge against the 88ists: "hazing"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-48596366607463528302008-05-26T09:23:00.000-04:002008-05-26T09:23:00.000-04:00"If anybody has photos of Tyson at the candlelight...<I>"If anybody has photos of Tyson at the candlelight vigil (lol) like they do of Faulkner Fox, they should be plastered all about around that little 'film' premiere."</I><BR/><BR/>This is exactly what should take place.....along with calls to newspapers and TV stations to do a story on Tyson's varying approaches to "justice" .<BR/><BR/>The contrasting behavior alongside the promotion of his little film would be stunning.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps even the cable news shows would pick up on the story.<BR/><BR/>Lots of controversy to show how worthless the subject matter of his book really is.<BR/><BR/>This is definitely something that Triangle residents should organize.<BR/><BR/>I'd be willing to put some work into it.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-5425839815734393532008-05-26T09:17:00.000-04:002008-05-26T09:17:00.000-04:00H-S:Police investigate hazing allegation DURHAM --...H-S:<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>Police investigate hazing allegation <BR/><BR/>DURHAM -- The Durham Police Department is working with the Duke University Police Department to investigate an allegation of hazing at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, according to the Durham police. <BR/><BR/>"We take hazing seriously," said John Burness, Duke's public affairs chief, but he added that federal law prohibits the university from commenting on individual judicial matters, even to acknowledge them. <BR/><BR/>Duke's Office of Judicial Affairs on the Duke Web site defines hazing as activity that is "harmful or potentially harmful to an individual's physical, emotional or psychological well-being, regardless of an individual's willingness to participate or its bearing on his/her membership status," and regardless of whether it occurs on or off campus. <BR/><BR/>The site delineates three levels of hazing, with the least severe including lineups and pledge/signature books and the most severe including branding, paddling and "compromising (sexual) situations." </I>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-87196171654718957782008-05-25T22:53:00.000-04:002008-05-25T22:53:00.000-04:00I was appalled when I first read Tim Tyson's infla...I was appalled when I first read Tim Tyson's inflammatory N&O essay in 2006 and I am appalled today that Tyson "still would not go back and change what I said very much" and I am one of many who did read every word that Tyson wrote. Obviously, Tyson has learned very little from the lacrosse fiasco.<BR/><BR/>Count me among the many who believe "that the real lynch mob was the one outside the house condemning the lacrosse players in advance of a trial." The repulsive image of Tyson's face, framed in candle light, is burned in my mind forever.<BR/><BR/>He should be ashamed.<BR/><BR/>Tyson was a willing enabler of the lacrosse hoax and he must bear his share of responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-63573983115161369142008-05-25T22:16:00.000-04:002008-05-25T22:16:00.000-04:00When Manfred Mann's Earth Band re-recorded Bruce S...When Manfred Mann's Earth Band re-recorded Bruce Springsteen's song, "Blinded by the Light," they called it "Blinded by the Light." <BR/><BR/>Why didn't Tyson title his book "To Kill a Mockingbird"?<BR/><BR/>My opinions only. Gregory © 2008 Tortmaster Productions, a Division of Hoax International Arms, Inc. All rights reserved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-65863764957217193072008-05-25T20:49:00.000-04:002008-05-25T20:49:00.000-04:00easley gave us nifong, I hope he does better with ...easley gave us nifong, I hope he does better with the judge.<BR/><BR/>why did the former judge "retire' so quickly?<BR/><BR/>sorry for the lacrosse team,, one always has to wonder what could have been in 2006.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-73080171727517005652008-05-25T20:11:00.000-04:002008-05-25T20:11:00.000-04:00I'm having difficulty posting my comment on the N&...<B>I'm having difficulty posting my comment on the N&O website, so I will post it here for now.</B><BR/><BR/>Mr. Zane,<BR/><BR/>First, as a former newspaperman myself, I found the most newsworthy part of this site to be Prof. Tyson's claim that <BR/><BR/><I>"The city of Winston-Salem paid [Darryl Hunt] many times less than the accused lacrosse players have received so far."</I><BR/><BR/>Since the only money that the "lacrosse players have received so far" has come from the heretofore-secret settlement terms between Duke and the players, Prof. Tyson is telling us something new -- that Duke paid the players "many times" more than Hunt received, which was $1.65 million. And he is not claiming this is just "an opinion" or "a guess"; he's stating it as absolute fact.<BR/><BR/>Given Prof. Tyson's close connections with the Duke Administration (he was named a "Dukie of the Year" in 2006), it would not be unfair to presume that he speaks with some authoritative knowledge on the subject. Thus, I think a phone call to Duke is in order to see if the administration will confirm or deny that Prof. Tyson is telling the truth about the amount of the confidential settlement.<BR/><BR/>Second, as a member of the bar, I note with special dismay that Prof. Tyson is no longer content with merely attacking innocent college students -- now he libels the American justice system. Prof. Tyson says the prosecutors in the Hunt case <I>knew</I> that Hunt was innocent <I>and</I> that the jury convicted Hunt on <I>"no evidence"</I>. These are both lies. There has never been a substantiated charge of prosecutorial malfeasance in the Hunt case, and most certainly not one -- until Prof. Tyson's latest outrageous libel -- that prosecutors "knew" Hunt was innocent. Moreover, the last I heard, eyewitness testimony is <I>some evidence</I>; there were at least five, mostly black, witnesses who fingered Hunt for the crime. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Zane, I would urge you to learn more about the killing of the former newspaperwoman, Deborah Sykes, by reading the <I>Winston-Salem Journal's</I> award-winning series on the crime, which can be found at http://darrylhunt.journalnow.com/. I hope everyone who wants to comment about the case will read every word of that series.<BR/><BR/>Finally, for Mr. Eade, I would like to congratulate him on his son's stellar academic achievements at Duke and say how much I regret that Duke faculty like Prof. Tyson are devaluing your son's degree. My own nephew was offered a "full-ride" scholarship to Duke Law School this year but turned it down in part because of the antics of the professors at Duke. <BR/><BR/>RRHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-64027993425731733362008-05-25T19:01:00.000-04:002008-05-25T19:01:00.000-04:00If anybody has photos of Tyson at the candlelight ...If anybody has photos of Tyson at the candlelight vigil (lol) like they do of Faulkner Fox, they should be plastered all about around that little "film" premiere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-27732911663948257352008-05-25T18:05:00.000-04:002008-05-25T18:05:00.000-04:00Tyson: Several things occur to me. First, when you...<I>Tyson: Several things occur to me. First, when you set out to use people as things, you are headed for trouble.</I><BR/><BR/>Tyson, if he were a keen observer, could have taken a splendid lesson from the fate of Mike Nifong. In his campaign for District Attorney, Nifong realized he could 'thingify' the three lacrosse players (for an audience of politically correct faculty and students, and prospective jury members, and of course the ever-PC media) as priveleged white boys - as Tyson himself did in some of his comments above - and create a demagogic advantage for himself in a tight election race.<BR/><BR/>Nifong's fall would serve as an excellent example to Tyson of the unexpected consequences of mindless 'thingification' - if he could grasp across the racial mirror that justice only works if it works for everyone under the same rules.<BR/><BR/>Such a realization would certainly improve Tyson's moral claim on his qualifications to instruct, or serve as an example for, today's students.Insufficiently Sensitivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285845812788767014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-76145545362312978282008-05-25T17:43:00.000-04:002008-05-25T17:43:00.000-04:00My link at 2:35 appears to be be broken. I'm sorry...My link at 2:35 appears to be be broken. I'm sorry, will try again:<BR/><BR/>http://1898wilmington.com/<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://1898wilmington.com/" REL="nofollow">Wilmington Riots 1898</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-42366045686774727832008-05-25T16:36:00.000-04:002008-05-25T16:36:00.000-04:00TO haskell--If I understand your post correctly yo...TO haskell--<BR/><BR/>If I understand your post correctly you think that Tim Tyson hasn't plowed into an exploitation of the Wilmington Riots of 1898.<BR/><BR/>He did just that for the N&O back in 2006.<BR/><BR/>When they saw that the Lacrosse Hoax wasn't working out for them and Tyson's libelous exaggerations were shown to be ridiculous fabrications, he wrote a longwinded tale about 1898.<BR/><BR/>You see, many at the N&O wanted to keep the discord and the racial issues alive. They were so disappointed when Mangum turned out to be what she is.....and not the docile victim they wanted to portray to the public.<BR/><BR/>Tyson did one of his oily renditions on the 1898 Riots and all was well for a while in the La-La-Land of "Racial Healing".<BR/><BR/>I kept asking over and over why they chose the year 2006. Not a clear-cut anniversary year as say, 2008 would have been.<BR/><BR/>We know why they did what they did.<BR/><BR/>People like Tyson tried to exploit Reade, Collin, and David all they could until Roy Cooper finally uttered the truth for all to hear.<BR/><BR/>I cannot possibly convey the visceral feelings of disgust I have for people like Tyson.<BR/><BR/>A serious boycott of his little film should take place.<BR/><BR/>Lots of people haven't been aware of the facts and this man's role in promoting an injustice.<BR/><BR/>Now.......what is the subject of his little book again?Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-12808161989850921752008-05-25T14:35:00.000-04:002008-05-25T14:35:00.000-04:00The world revolves around Tyson, for him the racia...The world revolves around Tyson, for him the racial problems in NC date back 50 years. He doesn't seem to have a clue about First Causes. Race relations in NC? How about the Wilmington Riots of 1898?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://1898wilmington.com/index.shtm" REL="nofollow">Wilmington Riots, 1898</A><BR/><BR/>Wonder if Tim is planning on writing a book about Eve Carson and Abhijit Mahato? Or at least run right over and hold a demonstration: 'Cut their hair' or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-31981161759389963992008-05-25T14:10:00.000-04:002008-05-25T14:10:00.000-04:00More Diva commentary on Zane's blog:J Swift says:"...More Diva commentary on Zane's blog:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><I>J Swift says:<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Tyson's claim is false. He obviously jumped to his conclusion (once again) without considering any evidence."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Indeed.<BR/><BR/>So many in the academy are not held to standards such as actually providing evidence. Rarely do they have to prove assertions if they can put on some kind of emotional show-and-tell. They merely show up to spout a few platitudes and decades-old eructations of "human misery".<BR/><BR/>As if those layered and now-modified tales exist today. LIS!<BR/><BR/>In Tyson's case, all is performed to the tune of a "somebody done somebody wrong" song.<BR/><BR/>The kids at university don't object. Many perhaps look upon it all as a repetitious and splenetic road show.<BR/><BR/>Too bad the students from other parts of the United States do not get an honest account of the South. <BR/><BR/>This "race business" is a hustling opéra-bouffe.....only taken seriously by those for whom it provides a lucrative living.<BR/><BR/>Facts?<BR/><BR/>The truth?<BR/><BR/>Well......that's not necessary when a preacher man is targeting the "vanilla suburbs"---where, by the way, he hides out when not race-hustling.<BR/><BR/>"Gettin' jiggy wid it" over at Durham's Hayti is where it's at for Tim!<BR/><BR/>Keeps him in business among the area's proletariat of color.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>05/25/08 at 14:03<BR/><BR/>I am endlessly stunned when comparing the rich nature of scholarship from someone like KC Johnson and when I read the feverish emotional effulgences from someone like Tyson.<BR/><BR/>Strong, resilient, and true. A razor-sharp mind with brilliant writing skills. Able to dissect the cloudy commentary of others effortlessly. Modest to a fault in light of his astonishing résumé.<BR/><BR/>A beautiful mind.<BR/><BR/>That's KC and we love him.<BR/><BR/>For who and what he is.<BR/><BR/>And for his phenomenal work which helped to get justice for three innocent men.</I>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-33586615095738835902008-05-25T12:49:00.000-04:002008-05-25T12:49:00.000-04:007:35 said: "Finally, I wonder if Tyson's recent s...7:35 said: "Finally, I wonder if Tyson's recent statements, which continue to malign the players and distort the truth, violate the settlement agreement which the three indicted players reached with Duke last June."<BR/><BR/>I THINK THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT ITEM. Does this VIOLATE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1393119842270477632008-05-25T11:22:00.000-04:002008-05-25T11:22:00.000-04:00Below is the 11th comment left at N&O editor J. Pe...Below is the 11th comment left at N&O editor J. Peder Zane's "What's The Big Idea?" blog post <A HREF="http://blogs.newsobserver.com/zane/index.php?title=tim_tyson_revisits_duke_lacrosse_case&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1" REL="nofollow">Tim Tyson revisits Duke lacrosse case</A>.<BR/><BR/>Alan Eade's comment [5/25/08 08:48] includes this admonishment: "Perhaps Tim Tyson needs to ponder this elementary rule: Treat those under your own nose decently and fairly before spreading your goodwill far and wide across the fruited plain."<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>Comment from: AMac [Visitor]<BR/>05/25/08 at 11:03<BR/><BR/>It's refreshing that Professor Tyson can see some things clearly. For instance, the first lesson he sees in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Hoax/Frame is,<BR/><BR/>"when you set out to use people as things, you are headed for trouble."<BR/><BR/>Well spoken, Professor. Now, if you can convert that second-person-plural to the first-person-singular, you will be on your way to a life-changing insight.<BR/><BR/>In responding to a long-winded series of comments, supra, Professor Tyson [5/25/08 00:27] focuses exclusively on "long-winded" to the exclusion of the substantive questions raised. Taking the "easy out" doesn't surprise, but neither does it inspire. Especially coming from one who proclaims that his job is to elevate the consciousness <EM>of others</EM>. I recall some parable of a log and a mote--perhaps this preacher could check the Good Book sometime?<BR/><BR/>Throughout the interview with J. Peder Zane, Professor Tyson affirms the correctness of his poisonous words and deeds in support of his rush-to-judgment faculty colleagues, the feckless university president, and the rogue prosecutor. Such bald affirmations are revealing as well as refreshing. Only somebody who is wholly sure of the inviolability of his own privileged position would speak with such pride about such a sorry personal history. Given the quality of critical thought among all-too-many of his peers at Duke, the Professor's glowing self-review seems wholly justified.<BR/><BR/>Which brings us to Tyson's <EM>But-Mom-The-Professor-Who-Criticized-Me-Did-it-Too</EM> defense:<BR/><BR/>"Did KC Johnson or any of the people indignant about the lacrosse case say one word on behalf of Darryl Hunt? You guessed it. Their concern for racial justice is confined to "the vanilla suburbs," and always will be." [5/28/08 00:27]<BR/><BR/>A company called “Google” offers a “search engine” at its site. The quick query <EM>site:durhamwonderland.blogspot.com "Darryl Hunt"</EM> yields 67 hits. Some of these sixty-seven are discussions of the Darryl Hunt case by KC Johnson, while the remainder are remarks made by commenters at his site (y’know, those “vanilla-suburb people indignant about the lacrosse case").<BR/><BR/>But it’s okay, Doctor Reverend Professor. By this point in the <EM>Parable of the Wayward Race-Baiting Preacher</EM>, we don’t expect anything different.AMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872008617279528583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-64485404947434718392008-05-25T10:26:00.000-04:002008-05-25T10:26:00.000-04:00Can't believe that Joe Cheshire and Brad Bannon ar...Can't believe that Joe Cheshire and Brad Bannon are endorsing Kerry Sutton.<BR/><BR/>I suppose all can be forgotten in the cold, harsh world of <I>the law</I>.<BR/><BR/>Yet another reason why the Diva could never have been an attorney. I would remember all too well Sutton's actions and behave accordingly.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><I>Judicial hopefuls tied to lacrosse case<BR/><BR/>By John Stevenson : The Herald-Sun<BR/>May 25, 2008<BR/><BR/>DURHAM -- One of 14 contenders for a soon-to-be-vacant District Court judgeship had a direct tie to the Duke lacrosse case, while another claims a more roundabout link to the scandal that toppled the career of former chief prosecutor Mike Nifong. <BR/><BR/>The candidate with the most visible connection is lawyer Kerry Sutton. She represented a lacrosse captain in the internationally publicized legal proceedings, although her client was not one of three players Nifong got indicted on false sex-offense charges in 2006. <BR/><BR/>Sutton also made favorable comments about Nifong during his successful election bid two years ago, which brought a torrent of criticism her way from Internet bloggers and other detractors. <BR/><BR/>As it turned out, Nifong lost his law license and job just seven months after winning at the ballot box. <BR/><BR/>Sutton said Friday that the lacrosse affair was an "unfortunate situation" that she would prefer not to talk about. <BR/><BR/>When pressed, she said only that she and other members of the defense team "were working under intense pressure and had to think quickly on our feet. Those are things a judge has to do every day. What judge couldn't use those skills?" <BR/><BR/>Coincidentally or not, Sutton has received endorsements from three of the heaviest hitting and best known lacrosse defense lawyers: Wade Smith, Joseph Cheshire and Bradley Bannon, all of Raleigh. <BR/><BR/>Bannon was credited with deciphering masses of esoteric DNA data in the case, which went a long way toward getting the three defendants exonerated, and that also led directly to Nifong's downfall. <BR/><BR/>Assistant District Attorney Steven Storch, another judicial candidate, touts a more tenuous tie to the lacrosse debacle. <BR/><BR/>He contends he was hired as a Durham prosecutor last year partly because -- in addition to a law degree -- he holds a doctorate in philosophy with a specialization in ethics. Such a background was greatly needed after "accusations of impropriety came to a head" with the lacrosse incident, Storch said. <BR/><BR/>Sutton, Storch and 12 others are vying for a District Court judgeship being vacated by Craig Brown, a bench veteran who recently cited health issues in announcing an abrupt May 31 retirement. <BR/><BR/>Members of the Durham County Bar Association now have a chance to vote for their favorites. <BR/><BR/>Ballots will be counted on June 5, and names of the three top contenders will be submitted to Gov. Mike Easley by June 30. Easley then has 60 days to appoint someone for the two years remaining on Brown's term of office. <BR/><BR/>Besides Sutton and Storch, the candidates -- in alphabetical order -- are: <BR/><BR/>- Brian Aus, a private practitioner and former assistant public defender. <BR/><BR/>- Catherine Constantinou, a private practitioner who is Brown's wife. <BR/><BR/>- Philip Evans, a Bar Association director who deals with family and juvenile law and estate planning. <BR/><BR/>- Tab Hunter, a former Durham assistant prosecutor and Guilford County public defender who now works for the state. <BR/><BR/>- Martha Milam, who practices family law. <BR/><BR/>- Bob Nauseef, a private practitioner who two years ago made an unsuccessful bid for another open judgeship. <BR/><BR/>- Jan Paul, an assistant district attorney who heads a local Family Protection Unit. <BR/><BR/>- Daniel Read, whose private practice is weighted toward family law. <BR/><BR/>- Kathy Richardson, a former assistant public defender who now practices family, traffic and criminal law. <BR/><BR/>- Anita Smith, another private practitioner. <BR/><BR/>- Shannon Tucker, a long-time assistant public defender in Durham. <BR/><BR/>- Brian Wilks, an assistant prosecutor who supervises local District Court operations.</I>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-87271686976093309802008-05-25T10:16:00.000-04:002008-05-25T10:16:00.000-04:00Don't tell too many people, but the Duke Men's Lac...Don't tell too many people, but the Duke Men's Lacrosse team lost AGAIN to Johns Hopkins University in the NCAA Semi-Finals - another 1 goal loss.<BR/>I trust that the ongoing suit against Duke University, Durham et al has a better outcome for the Plaintiff players.LutherMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509295261892903427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-56688797629474196872008-05-25T09:47:00.001-04:002008-05-25T09:47:00.001-04:00Racism for Tyson exists only when it is a Black w...Racism for Tyson exists only when it is a Black who is placed in a disadvantageous position by a White. What he fails to acknowledge, despite his word twisting comments, is that the three men were the victims of racist groups in Durham (the police, the justice system, Duke's administration and a number of its faculty). The fact that they were young, white, Northern, of upper middle class backgounds, and athletes allowed those in Durham who wanted to settle long-standing scores the opportunity to do so with a minimum of effort. What they did not count on was that the district attorney would use his position to appear as a buffoon on nationwide television with accounts (the choke hold episode comes readily to mind) which gave one pause as to the credibility of the story and that the dubious background of the alleged victim and her claim of a similar attack previously would be ferreted out. That along with the protestations of the Group of 88 caused more than a number of parents of college students (many of whom wonder anyway about some of the things that their children relate that their teachers pontificate on in the classroom) to ask themselves serious questions about the seemingly lack of concern siad professors had about their students. The unflappable demeanor of Dave Evans as he faced a phalanx of media and declared that not only were he, Reade, and Colin innocent of all charges and that they would prove that to be the case would lead even more to wonder what exactly was going on in Durham - especially when it was reported widely that Seligman had evidence showing he was not at the house when the alleged rape occurred and that that Nifong refused to even look at the exculpatory evidence.<BR/>Tyson is much more interested in sweeping it all under the rug (it must be a Duke thing) a sort of "my bad" response. His comments reek of a "no harm, no foul" - what is so disturbing is that he does not see that there was great harm done. It goes without saying that a great harm was done to three men charged and to their families. But (and I would argue even greater harm lasting well into the future)was that done to the justice system in Durham, faith in the police, and the student body at Duke. Will students really feel safe in such an environment? It is obvious, from all that transpired that there is an animus on the part of a number of faculty and the administration toward white, male athletes - particularly those involved in what is perceived as an elite sport (swimmers, golfers, tennis players, squash and racket ball devotees you would be wise to consantly watch you backs).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-88382720525683333502008-05-25T09:47:00.000-04:002008-05-25T09:47:00.000-04:00More Diva commentary on Zane's blog:05/25/08 at 09...More Diva commentary on Zane's blog:<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>05/25/08 at 09:44<BR/><BR/>Mr. Eade has hit the proverbial nail on its head with his point about the desperate-for-a-topic-changer Tyson trying to bring up the Darryl Hunt case.<BR/><BR/>This is really disgusting beyond mention.<BR/><BR/>Such a grotesque and nonsensical "cosmic justice" hound.<BR/><BR/>He knows this plays to the 18-21 year-olds who, most likely, take his "classes" as an elective just to fill in the hours needed, and to those who still try to dance on the graves of their ancestors for excuses from the cradle to the grave.<BR/><BR/>So, if we understand the desperate Tyson, he subscribes to the Chan Hall brand of logic.<BR/><BR/>Since someone of color was falsely accused, why get upset if it happens to other innocent people?<BR/><BR/>It serves them right for what has happened centuries ago, eh?<BR/><BR/>This, dear readers, is what passes for "an educator" so often on today's university campuses.</I>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.com