[Terry Mross]

I have to say Sixty Minutes just did a good job on the Pickering case. They showed Medgar Evers' brother ripping the Mississippi head of the NAACP. Evers' is supportive of Pickering.

[Trueblackman]

Yeah I saw that, but you know most people ducked out after the Rice Hit Piece.

[LizJ]

I know most people probably turned it off in anger, but the story on Pickering was really great. Schumer looked like the hugest idiot, and so did the NAACP.

They spent most of the time talking about how Pickering had fought for civil rights, working AGAINST the Klan. They even showed a picture of his daughter in one of the first integrated schools, and she was the only white girl in the picture. They had two black democrat lawyers saying how fair he was.

They listed item after item of all his accomplishments and then they discussed the cross-burning case. He explained his position why he did what he did. Then you had Schumer and the NAACP guy saying, "but he reduced the sentance of a cross-burner!" He must be racist. It was pathetic. The best part was when Medgar Evers (if I remember correctly) was arguing with the NAACP guy.

I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes. The Rice thing was horrible though. She didn't get to state her case at all.

[Maria S]

For anyone interested; three very good articles on Judge Pickering:

The Cross Burning Case: What Really Happened
The facts are far different from the Democratic spin.
January 9, 2003 10:10 a.m.
http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/york/york010903b.asp

Black Group Praises Recess Appointment of Judge Charles Pickering
1/16/04 5:22:00 PM To: National Desk
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=148-01162004


Nat Hentoff
The Ordeal of Charles Pickering
Are Times Editorials Fact-Checked?
October 17th, 2003 5:00
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0343/hentoff.php