Hannity May 31st
The talk was of the "driver". I guess due to the Holiday there was a lag on this story.
I did notice something unusual and I think we need to examine this. Fox did a major segment on this driver's statements on one of their most popular shows, but there was NO picture. His name was given (Brian Taylor), but there was no picture of him. This is odd. We have see pictures of even bit-part players in this story all along. Remember Jason Bissey (Neighbor) we saw his picture. Remember the cab driver, we saw his picture. Every network has a major prescence in Durham right now, yet FOX's investigative reporters didn't get any quotes from the guy and there were no pictures.
I think he wouldn't allow his picture to be taken. I think he would not grant FOX, or the other networks, interviews. FOX referred to his interview with a North Carolina paper. Megyn Kendall never said she talked to him, never. She said, we know from this article more than once.
Reading on the computer, it seems all articles emanate from this one article that the N.C. paper did.
I suspected that author of that article was sympathetic to the driver and the AV. When I looked up the author, it turns out she is the only media person to have done a sit down with Crystal. She is from the News and Observer and she did the terribly sympathetic interview of the Dancer's
brutual attack: How Crystal really only reported the case for her Father and how she was new to stripping for a group.
This article, on the driver, states that the "Driver"
did said she seemed Okay when he dropped her off, but it says "He did not say whether they consumed any alcohol."
"He did not say?" We know how reporters work, do they let someone have the floor and say what they want and then leave or do reporters have a list of things they want to know for their story? Are they assertive? Are they aggressive? Damn straight. The Title of the article was "Accuser seemed OK early on, Driver says" So, this is pertinent information, the newspaper has decided this is the major news from the story, but - he didn't happen to mention whether they were drinking Jack Daniels or smoking weed!
I'm not buying it!
Megyn Kendall said Brian REFUSED to say whether they drank alcohol or got high. I suspect Megyn spoke with this reporter on background and she has a better picture of his interview. Megyn also said, I wouldn't put too much stock in what that driver says. Does Megyn know something?
If you agree with my logic, this begs a couple questions:
1) Why doesn't the driver want his picture in the paper or on TV?
2) Why did he refuse to answer questions whether they were drinking or getting high?
3) The Driver (Taylor) says he did not know how the AV got to his house (arriving at 9:00 pm). There's an excellent question.
4) The News & Observer has gone out of its way to spin every little bit of information on this case in favor of the AV.
They practically sponsored the "Take back the Night vigil" at Duke which drew over 1,000 (angry) women shortly after their article detailing the AV's story. It would take the newspaper 3 minutes to get Brian Taylor's rap sheet. Do you think the liberal activist reporter from the N&O would've stated in the article that Mr. Taylor has no previous criminal record, if they could have? His Criminal record was not addressed either way, which makes me suspicions.
They could've even reported that, ACCORDING to Mr. Taylor, he has no criminal record. They did not.
Something doesn't smell right here with this driver. Look how sparse the description is of him. No age. No race. No City of residence. No occupation mentioned. No picture provided.
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Back to Hannity's show
They made a big deal out of the fact that the Driver says he left at 10:45 for the party. In fact, the article says he "estimated" they left at 10:45 for the party.
On Hannity, NO mention was made that the Driver said that the AV RECEIVED two calls, while they were lost and looking for the location, and saying the job would be canceled if she did not get there soon.
On Hannity, they also did not mention the incredible oddity that the Driver states the estimated time they left, but the article doesn't address in anyway what time they arrived?
Lis Wiehl AGAIN brought up the DATE RAPE accusations. How many times is this going to be done? As far as I know, on FOX, they have never mentioned the possibility that she declined to be tested. Lis Wiehl and Alan Colmes bring up the (red Herring) that she was date raped more than once, and Sean said, there is No Toxicololgy Report. Lis Wiehl retorts, that's not her fault!
I wonder if anyone on the show even knows that in N.C. sexual assault victims have the right to decline. A decline by the reporting victim would even explain why her blood (which was taken) was not tested later to ascertain her blood-alcohol levels, etc. It's entirely possible, that by law they could NOT go back and test it because the AV exercised the right to forgo that test.
This is not an insignificant matter. From the newspaper article to the cable shows and from Victoria Peterson's own mouth today, they are connecting the dots from she arrived fine and then she was passed out cold. Lis Wiehl said that these drugs only take minutes to take effect.
If the AV declined that test, then her condition takes on an entirely different complexion. And it will certainly help the players at the Civil trial where the standard is much lower.
Excellent recap, according to what I remember from the show.
I don't expect the defense to comment on this driver or what he had to say until they have some cell phone records.
If she arrived at his place at 9, what did they do until 10:45? She took a shower there, according to Megyn. What else?
"She seemed okay" tells me they were drinking or doing drugs. There would be no need for the use of the word "seemed" otherwise. He would know she was okay if they weren't drinking and/or doing drugs.
There don't seem to be any wannabe Woodward and Bernsteins covering this story so far.
N&O is invested in this story and they are in too deep, done and said too much to change the spin now. It is very much in their interest that the spin be kept up in favor of the AV fairy tale, or that the story just go away. There is just too much ground they'd have to cover if they start backpeddling.
It was reported earlier that she had called her dad for directions and again to let him know she was there. Why didn't she ask for directions from the person who was calling her?
http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/443932.html
This one right
Megyn also said, I wouldn't put too much stock in what that driver says. Does Megyn know something?
I wouldn't doubt it. The defense has proably filled her in on what their investigators know.
1) Why doesn't the driver want his picture in the paper or on TV?
Maybe he has commited crimes and doesn't want any of his victims to reconizing him.
2) Why did he refuse to answer questions whether they were drinking or getting high?
Why do you think? ;)
They made a big deal out of the fact that the Driver says he left at 10:45 for the party. In fact, the article says he "estimated" they left at 10:45 for the party. On Hannity, NO mention was made that the Driver said that the AV RECEIVED two calls, while they were lost and looking for the location, and saying the job would be canceled if she did not get there soon.
So they want us to belive they left at 10:45 but were reciving calls saying the job would be canceled if they didn't who up soon. No wonder the police and Nifong didn't check the phone records.
Lis Wiehl and Alan Colmes bring up the (red Herring) that she was date raped more than once, and Sean said, there is No Toxicololgy Report. Lis Wiehl retorts, that's not her fault!
You mean the other time she cried rape? Or were the just talking about her latest lies? And nothing is the FA fault dont' you know.