"60 Minutes" may need more time
Michael Gaynor, September 7, 2006 -excerpts-
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/gaynor/060907
'It will be a test for CBS and "60 Minutes," which have a liberal bias and would be more comfortable exposing Republican villains. But Durham County, North Carolina is a Democrat bastion and the North Carolina Governor (Michael Easley) and Attorney General (Roy Cooper), both Democrats, have not acted to stop a gross injustice that has become progressively more obvious. [Governor Easley appointed the man most responsible for the persecution (yes, persecution, not prosecution) of the Duke Three, Durham County, North Carolina District Attorney Michael B. Nifong, and it's a safe bet the Governor won't be boasting about his judgment in that regard if and when he runs for re-election or the United States Senate.] -jump-
The next court conference (untelevised) is scheduled for September 22, two days before the "60 Minutes' season opener.
Do you think that's a coincidence?
AFTER the "60 Minutes" season opener, justice should swiftly triumph. The Duke case should be dismissed. Democrat Lewis Cheek, the District attorney candidate who will not campaign or serve, but remains on the ballot, should win as ANYONE BUT NIFONG. Steve Monks, the Republican candidate who failed to get enough signatures to get on the ballot, should cease his write-in campaign, since Mr. Nifong would be the beneficiary of it and the anti-Nifong vote should not be split. Governor Easley will be hard pressed NOT to appoint a much better person to succeed Mr. Nifong as Durham County's District Attorney, but the politics-as-usual temptation will have to be overcome if Durham County is to be a jewel in the criminal justice system instead of a national joke."
I do wonder if Cash Michaels' latest column is a sign he has a heads up on how Ed Bradley and 60 Minutes will come down on this case. If so he is smart to get ahead of this and Nifong's vote is going down even further.
Do we know yet if Cash Michaels was in contact with Ed Bradley?