tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post8864492861965337481..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: The Phantom Menacekcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-43749368330446872512007-07-13T08:42:00.000-04:002007-07-13T08:42:00.000-04:00Linwood Wilson will set this all straight! Suppor...Linwood Wilson will set this all straight! Support his gospel singing tour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-73327103801261803712007-07-09T12:04:00.000-04:002007-07-09T12:04:00.000-04:00"The case against Nifong is particularly egregious..."The case against Nifong is particularly egregious because he knowing and intentionally pursued a hoax . I doubt anyone can find a comparable case."<BR/><BR/>OJ. I'm pretty sure he killed those people, but I'm also pretty sure at least one cop planted evidence, at least one lab tech lied on stand to cover for him, and the entire prosecution team knew what was going on and went along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-3727598715912053172007-07-09T10:55:00.000-04:002007-07-09T10:55:00.000-04:00Anonymous at 2:24:The problem with the raw stats i...Anonymous at 2:24:<BR/><BR/><I>The problem with the raw stats is that, if we find, for example, that 95% of children that live with only one parent live with their mother, then we can expect, even if men are twice as likely to kill their children as women are, that more children are killed by their mothers than by their fathers. </I><BR/><BR/>This is a disappointingly simple way of looking at things. <BR/><BR/>First off, even in this single-parent, divorce-rampant age, most kids live with both their mother and their father*. And when the parents do split up, the non-custodial parent still sees the child regularly.<BR/><BR/>You may think that one's propensity to kill one's child is linearly proportional to the time spent with the child, but I'd like to see some statistical justification. My evidence is also anecdotal, but I've heard of non-custodial parents killing their children in a fit of jealous rage (or, worse, planned rage). The fact remains that mothers ill their own children more than twice as often as fathers do. "Post-partum depression" is no excuse! And as long as the G88 and their feminist ilk are around, this statistic will never become widely known -- and even if it gets debated, female chauvinist propagandists like the ones that prejudged this case will probably find excuses for these mothers just as they did for CGM. <BR/><BR/>* - Kids with single parents only live with their fathers in 5% of cases? If that's not an injustice, I don't know what is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-91797863948934453272007-07-09T10:19:00.000-04:002007-07-09T10:19:00.000-04:00Assume for a moment that someone collected good ev...Assume for a moment that someone collected good eveidence in suopport of the claim that prosecutors routinely get away with Nifong-like treatment of poor and/or black defendants.<BR/><BR/>What would consider a correct response?<BR/><BR/>(a) Investigate all such cases, and publicly call for punishment against the prosecutors.<BR/>(b) Make structural changes to reduce the power of prosecutors to get away with such things e.g. changing NC's case-assignment scheme.<BR/>(c) Let Nifong get away with it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-47123140604520378762007-07-08T08:55:00.000-04:002007-07-08T08:55:00.000-04:00Hello, Because KC Johnson so assiduously corrects ...Hello, <BR/><BR/>Because KC Johnson so assiduously corrects assertions in his posts, I am surprised he didn't correct an assumption in Charles Falk's: that all of the 88 were comfortably situated tenured faculty members. Last time I checked, adjunct faculty, for example, were hardly comfortable and rarely tenured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13606546712368844312007-07-08T07:16:00.000-04:002007-07-08T07:16:00.000-04:00I want to quickly agree with the long list of peop...I want to quickly agree with the long list of people who point out that the Duke case - while perhaps more extreme than most others - is very far from the only case of prosecutorial misconduct.<BR/><BR/>I myself was recently brought up on assault charges here in Oakland County, Michigan (which were eventually dismissed). The prosecutor, Mr. Steve Meads, wanted a bench trial. When I asserted my Constitutional right to a jury trial, he glared at me for a good ten seconds before going, "Sure. But don't come crying when the judge gives you a hard time."<BR/><BR/>In other words, the idea of equality before the law - the very keystone of our legal system - was joyfully, proudly kicked aside. <BR/><BR/>As David Feige and other reputable legal scholars (very separate from the Nancy Grace's of the world) have said, this is no isolated incident.<BR/><BR/>(And quite frankly, if the Duke case IS just an isolated incident....then can't we all just scratch our heads and say, "That's weird", and move on? If Nifong's not emblematic of a larger trend, it loses relevence.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-44488806580924781412007-07-08T02:29:00.000-04:002007-07-08T02:29:00.000-04:00to the student-led invitation to C Paglia--Publish...to the student-led invitation to C Paglia--<BR/><BR/>Publish the address, I'll send a check too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-7534457672808511072007-07-08T00:53:00.000-04:002007-07-08T00:53:00.000-04:00At least the heat is dry and gets better at night....At least the heat is dry and gets better at night. Not like the humidity areas that are always nasty with 98 degree weather and 98 percent himidity/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-90190075158173883452007-07-08T00:31:00.000-04:002007-07-08T00:31:00.000-04:00So, it is 115 in Vegas, instead of 104 - either wa...So, it is 115 in Vegas, instead of 104 - either way it is very hot. There are folk struggling up and down Las Vegas Blvd in the heat, That is always true. Lots of water - stay in the casino and out of the heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-21320860736172818222007-07-07T23:48:00.000-04:002007-07-07T23:48:00.000-04:00Anonymous 8:30 said... following up on rr...Anonymous 8:30 said... <BR/><BR/> following up on rrh and Paglia at Duke<BR/><BR/>...she said in Reasononline:<BR/>..."I'm outside the establishment completely, and no one can co-opt me. They can't get to me. Because I don't apply for grants, they can't punish me like that. And I appear out of nowhere! They think they can avoid having to deal with me, never mentioning me and so forth, and then all of a sudden, the students invite me. And there I am! And I come on campus, and I name names on the podium. And then I leave and create disorder, and they all have to deal with it for weeks. It's great! It's wonderful!"<BR/>...The athletes should invite her. <BR/><BR/>::<BR/>Excellent Idea! <BR/><BR/>Invitation from the Duke University Women's lacrosse team.<BR/><BR/>I will donate to that effort! Where do I send the check?<BR/>::<BR/>GPGary Packwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177986821224068759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-91427087097655591062007-07-07T23:14:00.000-04:002007-07-07T23:14:00.000-04:00Ben & Jerry's Peach Cobbler ice creamyummy!Ben & Jerry's Peach Cobbler ice cream<BR/><BR/>yummy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-26893884862567691952007-07-07T22:26:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:26:00.000-04:00Geez, can't you people stay on topic?Geez, can't you people stay on topic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-36138183825649806602007-07-07T22:19:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:19:00.000-04:00That was very poorly danced. One thing Duke and Du...That was very poorly danced. One thing Duke and Durham does well is the ADF. I have spent countless hours watching dance, and trust me, that is not a good company. Several dancers are good, but overall, it is very uneven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-53021181074145824132007-07-07T22:14:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:14:00.000-04:00GagrlPlease return to your veranda - your efforts ...Gagrl<BR/><BR/>Please return to your veranda - your efforts have given you the vapors. Please fan yourself, or have others do that for you, and do not return until you are sentient. No, really...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-76961576685627014632007-07-07T22:09:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:09:00.000-04:00Amazing video on youtube. Search for "Bella Figura...Amazing video on youtube. Search for "Bella Figura." Choreographer is the great Jiri Kylian (did I mention the ballerinas are topless?--not that there's anything wrong with that).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13450886844510321442007-07-07T21:31:00.000-04:002007-07-07T21:31:00.000-04:00D White...I'm in Northern Va now. Work in Washingt...D White<BR/><BR/>...I'm in Northern Va now. Work in Washington for a venture capital/private equity firm. I was originally from Richmond...(you have a good memory)...<BR/><BR/>I'm also a short balding sawed-off son-of-a-bitch ... or so I've been told by women folk of some distinction. I feel confident that such an opprobrium gives me standing.<BR/><BR/>Best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-91260151275707331332007-07-07T21:17:00.000-04:002007-07-07T21:17:00.000-04:00inman said... OK ... I'm actually intrigued. Could...inman said... <BR/>OK ... I'm actually intrigued. Could Paglia be invited to discuss the justice of sex and crime?<BR/><BR/>I think I might even come to hear... 7 hour drive<BR/><BR/>Bubba...where are you now? NYC? Weren't you from Richmond or somewhere in VA?<BR/><BR/>In the Winston-Salem area myself<BR/><BR/>D WhiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-51928250397171596202007-07-07T20:58:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:58:00.000-04:00OK ... I'm actually intrigued. Could Paglia be in...OK ... I'm actually intrigued. Could Paglia be invited to discuss the justice of sex and crime?<BR/><BR/>I think I might even come to hear... 7 hour drive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-3347214591007520162007-07-07T20:50:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:50:00.000-04:00good suggestion--Paglia at Duke would be fabgood suggestion--Paglia at Duke would be fabAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-58392162320977445932007-07-07T20:30:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:30:00.000-04:00following up on rrh and Paglia at Dukeshe said in ...following up on rrh and Paglia at Duke<BR/><BR/>she said in Reasononline:<BR/><BR/><BR/>"I'm outside the establishment completely, and no one can co-opt me. They can't get to me. Because I don't apply for grants, they can't punish me like that. And I appear out of nowhere! They think they can avoid having to deal with me, never mentioning me and so forth, and then all of a sudden, the students invite me. And there I am! And I come on campus, and I name names on the podium. And then I leave and create disorder, and they all have to deal with it for weeks. It's great! It's wonderful!"<BR/><BR/>The atheletes should invite her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-38568095945207063342007-07-07T20:17:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:17:00.000-04:00re: 12:04[The arrest of the younger Gore is unfort...re: 12:04<BR/><BR/>[The arrest of the younger Gore is unfortunate, but it shows the extent drug abuse has penetrated society. No family, no matter how affluent, is immune to the scourge.]<BR/><BR/>Yeah, right. I'm sure that there are affluent, middle-class and poor families that don't have drug problems. No need to paint every family out there as being as bad as Gore's.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381497683202091939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-53572573829736832232007-07-07T20:09:00.001-04:002007-07-07T20:09:00.001-04:00mohammed cartoon I hope it doesn't get KC van gog...mohammed cartoon <<)o:3<BR/><BR/>I hope it doesn't get KC van gogh'dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-16729974329185334872007-07-07T20:09:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:09:00.000-04:002:21Right state but wrong school. The school with...2:21<BR/>Right state but wrong school. The school with the failing nursing students is Fayetteville State not NCCU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-48034131738352719512007-07-07T20:01:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:01:00.000-04:007:511 of the artists I work with, Sanda Sue, is co...7:51<BR/><BR/>1 of the artists I work with, Sanda Sue, is controversial. But she's also talented and apolitical. sandrasue.com<BR/><BR/>PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-57708921515169163092007-07-07T19:51:00.000-04:002007-07-07T19:51:00.000-04:00No artist would dare doing "Piss Mohammed". Sad, ...No artist would dare doing "Piss Mohammed". Sad, but true. Contemporary artists are typically not willing to push buttons that get them targetted for assassination. But they'll push any other button that gets them noticed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com