Posted on 07/28/2006 4:52:22 AM PDT by abb
Figured that one out.. Tons of Alstons...Tons of Melvin Alstons.
Life is never easy.
"Hey Couch, Got MILF????"
ROTFLMAO!!!
I want one of those!
They's several keepers in the bunch, lol...
Now if we could only find Couch's car in the parking lot.
If only I lived in Durham.........
:-)
From the H-S:
Nifong said the three visitors apparently expected him to follow their advice "unwittingly."
However, Nifong did not specify the date, (March 3), of the meeting or the exact topic of discussion, except to say it was "a campaign matter."
Some listeners assumed he was referring to the lacrosse rape case, which arose on the night of March 13.
But Leary said Saturday that the meeting "had nothing to do with the lacrosse matter. We're not magicians or soothsayers. At that time, we had no way of knowing the lacrosse matter was going to happen. There were a variety of things discussed, a variety of campaign issues. It was not just one issue."
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Nifong misleading the public AGAIN?!?
In my opinion, your FReep should be posted on as many blogs and message boards as possible.
N & O
FODU
John in Carolina
CTV
WTVD
Maybe someone would like to send it to WRAL, H-S, and that fruitcake Cash Michaels.
Impressive work, Mike!
From the H-S:
If one of the officers is found to have hurled a racial slur at Thomas, it is difficult to see how he could continue on the job in a town that places such a high value on racial diversity. Such behavior erodes the public's confidence in the department. It also tears down trust in predominant black neighborhoods, and especially in those where the residents don't feel they get a fair shake from the police.
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ID the BALD cop!
Rough times at Duke
Keep Nifong on the job
http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/hsletters/index.html#756586
(BOB SCHMITZ
Durham
July 30, 2006)
http://www.bobschmitzproperties.com/about.php
Thanks.
I wish I get to the Level of you & Protect the Bill of Rights and your evil twins!
I did put it on CTV.
Just saw it at CTV ... I will check the blogs later, when time permits, to see if it's posted. Perhaps I can summon an evil twin to assist. ;-D
Here we have "Rodney King South".
Where are the Feds?
Doesn't the FBI mission statement (from their website) say their job is to :
5. Protect civil rights
6. Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises
7. Combat major white-collar crime
FBI Core Values
Rigorous obedience to the Constitution of the United States;
Respect for the dignity of all those we protect;
Compassion;
Fairness;
OK, let's see some of all of the above. . .
Nifong's presser :
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/465647.html
"....He said that during his primary campaign earlier this year, Cheek and two men who eventually backed Cheek's petition drive -- Ed Pope and Roland Leary -- visited him to give campaign advice. Nifong said he did not take the advice. He said that later he thought that Pope, a state juvenile justice official, and Leary, a former sheriff, wanted to control the district attorney.
"I realized that their concern had not been with the concept of a small group of people owning the District Attorney's Office but with the concept of it being owned by someone other than them," he said.
Cheek, Pope and Leary could not be reached Friday...."
I still think it was strange that all of a sudden Leary and Pope were thrown into the mix by Nifong. I do wonder if it was some sort of warning shot against the bow. Remember "They don't want to go up against me."
Important points from post 219
The News & Observer
December 3, 1992
In move that caught many by surprise, veteran Durham County Sheriff Roland Leary announced his resignation Wednesday, saying he wants to pursue "other interests" but promising to stay active in public life.
"I think the time is right for me to step down," said Leary, 59, who has held the job for 10 years. "I'm confident now that I'm leaving the department in capable hands."
His departure, which takes effect Jan. 1, leaves the city and county without their two top law enforcement officials. The city is still looking for a police chief to replace Trevor Hampton, who left his job in June.
(snip)"I'm not totally surprised," said William Bell, chairman of the county commissioners. "There have been some indications he might do something different. He feels he's been able to accomplish much of what he set out to do."
Leary's relationship with the commissioners, who control his department's purse strings, has not always been rosy. The sheriff and the commissioners have occasionally disagreed on policy matters, including how best to manage the jail, which has suffered from a highly publicized problem with overcrowding.
An increase in inmates during Leary's tenure has strained the county's already cramped jail facilities. It's been a constant curse for the Sheriff's Department, though the situation has eased in recent months.(snip)
Already attention is centering on Chief Deputy Chet Dobies, Leary's second-in-command. And Dobies, who has overseen plans to build the county's new $43 million, 576-bed jail, has his boss's blessing.
"There's no one in the state of North Carolina more qualified to run the sheriff's department than Chief Dobies," Leary said.
Dobies also has impressed the commissioners.
"I've found him to be well-prepared, highly professional and highly competent," said Commissioner Ellen Reckhow. "He may prove to be an excellent interim replacement."
(snip)Another possible contender is Al Hight, a former county commissioner and police detective. Hight, who served as a commissioner from 1984 to 1990, unsuccessfully challenged Leary in the 1990 Democratic primary.
Hight enjoys strong ties with the commissioners, stemming from his days on the board alongside Bell, Reckhow and Becky Heron.
Since then, he's generously supported the commissioners' re-election bids. According to campaign spending reports filed in late October, Hight contributed $500 each to the campaigns of Reckhow and MaryAnn Black this year and $200 each to Giles and Bell.
Hight said Wednesday he may seek the job but hasn't made up his mind.
(END EXCERPTS)
Al Hight went on to get the job. Remembeer there were rumors that Hight and WILLIAM JOHNSON were partners, co-owning only 3 or 4 massage parlors in Durham, which were never busted.
I was going to tie this into post 220 also, but rediscovered peice of info I had forgotten about.
brb
And these characters can all thank Nifong for bringing so much attention to their little enterprises in Durham.
It wouldn't be worth it.
:-)
Okay, maybe next time I go to Richmond I will make an exception not to stop at the Cracker Barrel.
Actually, I think it would be more fun to see it on every other car in the parking lot except Couch's.... (is that mean-spirited of me???)
Nifong did have a reason to agree to the exceptional case designation. And he did benefit from it. Cheek agreed not to run against him.
Do you reallly think that it's a coincidence that this was a sidebar story the day after Cheek announced that he wasn't interested in the DA's office? And a sidebar story the day of Nifong's news conference?
And yes, I noticed that that sidebar story didn't say who instigated this exceptional case designation. All it said was the parties agreed to it.
I can't find any limitation in the statute that the appointed single judge must come from Durham. I think they will find a judge as insulated from this mess as they can. Because that judge is going to dismiss the case. JMO
This is a backroom deal. And in my opinion, it's the first step to getting rid of this case with none of the political players getting hurt.
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