Posted on 01/15/2007 4:04:02 AM PST by abb
Drive-by media mumbles a retraction after getting the lies out into the PC meme. No wonder so many Americans have no idea what is going on if they are getting their information from these clowns.
So Bell thinks they handled it well? How about when the DPD went door to door in the very beginning with petitions that stated AS FACT that a rape HAD occurred in that house?
How about when Nifong met with the Black Panthers and "shared" his evidence with them.
FGS, Duke let the BP ON CAMPUS!!!
Shameful.
"In some ways, the judge is better able to assess Nifong's alleged misstatements and the withheld evidence," Metzloff said.
Ah, isn't this the same judge who sat there when Nifong stood in that courtroom and said that that day was the very first time he had heard Meehan's statements about the DNA?
I'm pretty sure it is, because Nifong came outside the courtroom and was ambushed by the press and changed his story because Meehan admitted it on the stand!
Let's not count on that.
"What does it take to get a corrupt politician indicted?"
A Revolution
Brodhead is in fear of the PC crowd. He pandered to them deliberately.
And while the gang of 88 continues their stupidity, he still can't bring himself to rebuke them.
I believe that Mr. Nifong, the President of Duke University, The Duke University endowment, the Duke 88, the new Black Panther Party and Jesse Jackson could all be lighter in the pocket book when all is said and done.
I agree, she's not. She's had every opportunity to make a better life for herself. She chose another path. I'm just waiting for this thing to completely blow up & hear the Jackson/Sharpton crowd claim she's as much a victim of Nifong as the boys. Then some people are going to be "real ticked".
mark
I think Nifong is a victim of that "Monkeys Paw" thing. He wished to be DA and got it, sort of.
Reminds me of the guy in the Twilight Zone episode that wished to be "Ruler for life" of a country and, POOF, He was Hitler, in a bunker, with a bottle of poison.
Come to think of it, he is also a little like Chick after winning the big race at the end of Cars.
HEY! That's my line!!
You forgot to add:
Don't tell me you're inocent. That insults my intelligence and makes me very angry.
"I shudder at the thought of these liberal universities with their liberal students monitoring anything other than the cafeterias."
Are you sure you want them monitoring the cafeteria? Vegetarian or vegan fare exclusively would be the most likely result. While I like tofu occasionally in my chinese food, I wouldn't want a steady diet.
And...have you ever heard of Tofurkey?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofurkey
The Bill of Rights is supposed to guarantee the right to a speedy trial...Nifong was contemptuous of that early on (he had to drag it out past the general election) and the judge let him get away with the long delays. That someone new has replaced Nifong may reduce the danger of wrongful convictions, but it could mean additional delays before the case is dropped.
This case has harmed the legal system as a whole--how many people can have faith in the legal system now?
Clement: Thumbs up to manager
Councilman says Baker deserves vote of confidence for job well done
Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC)
May 19, 2006
Author: RAY GRONBERG gronberg@heraldsun.com; 419-6648
Estimated printed pages: 3
With all that's been happening lately with the Duke lacrosse case and other events in Durham, elected officials need to give City Manager Patrick Baker a vote of confidence, Councilman Howard Clement said Thursday.
"I think it's time express our support for the manager that we have full confidence in what he's doing," Clement said during Thursday's council work session. "I think it's important to let Patrick know he's not out there by himself."
Clement's suggestion drew a round of jokes from his colleagues, and from Baker himself.
"I always think of a sports situation where a coach gets a vote of confidence and it usually means he's going to be fired," Baker said, to a round of laughter from the council. "It's not necessary. I get plenty of thanks doing this job."
Clement denied any backhanded intent, and the rest of the council eventually agreed that some sort of statement would help. Mayor Bill Bell said he'd bring a resolution to the council's next business meeting, which is scheduled for June 5.
The discussion followed what's been a busy and sometimes bruising couple of weeks for the manager that began when he spoke up to counter allegations that the Durham Police Department had doubts about the credibility of the accuser in the lacrosse case.
The allegations surfaced last week in a report commissioned by Duke President Richard Brodhead that sought to assess the university administration's handling of the case.
The report, from former university leaders William Bowen and Julius Chambers, said Duke officials underestimated the seriousness of the allegations against the lacrosse team because Durham police told them the accuser kept changing her story, and that the case was likely to produce only misdemeanor assault charges.
Baker immediately questioned that, and contacted Duke officials to find out who they'd talked to in the Durham Police Department. They told him the source of their information was a Duke police officer who'd overheard a Durham police sergeant's cell phone conversation at the hospital the night of the alleged rape.
The manager relayed that information to reporters, and said the Duke officer, Christopher Day, had taken out of context things the sergeant had said to his superiors as police were trying to figure out what they were dealing with. Baker insisted that Durham police had taken the accuser's allegations seriously and quickly launched a sexual-assault investigation.
But a defense lawyer for accused lacrosse player Reade Seligmann countered with a court motion that alleged Baker's actions were improper and placed pressure on Durham police to get their stories straight.
Supporters of the lacrosse players have agreed, and e-mailed Durham officials to register their unhappiness. One critic, a person who signed an e-mail only as D. Jones, said North Carolina's attorney general should investigate Baker's actions.
Elected officials fired back. "Mr. Baker is the city manager responsible for the Police Department. He is doing his job," Councilwoman Diane Catotti said in a response to Jones. "It is the defense attorneys' job to raise doubt, question tactics, etc., to benefit their clients."
After Clement spoke up Thursday, Catotti responded that council statements of support for Baker, individually or collectively, "are definitely important." She added, though, that the best way to make them is when it comes time to formally evaluate the manager's performance and decide on his annual pay raise.
(snip)
Workable link:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liduke0115,0,7813905.story?coll=ny-top-headlines
Yes, Nifong did do a squirrely dance in front of this constituency pro-Nifong base: The bigotted MSM and the marxists who loved them both.
The judge who is running this case before the AG took over is the judge who heard Nifong say he didn't know anything about the DNA.
And unfortunately for us, the State of North Carolina doesn't have a right to speedy trial law, among other things; this has been a real eye opener for us who live here.
Yep, Durham mayor Bell has his point. In Durham black or white, they hate Duke students apparently. So they have the DPD target them.
Quick question: How does Duke expect their students to live by an honor code (I'm assuming they have one) when their administration and faculty do not? I would really like to know if this bothers anyone besides me.
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