I haven’t really followed all the fuss down in Jena, LA, mostly because when I see Jesse Jackson marching at the head of a crowd, it’s usually a put-up job that ultimately ends up filling Jackson’s pockets with cash. What I know basically of the story is that Jackson and others are alleging that Jena is a hotbed of racism straight from “The Birth of a Nation” and that there are six black students who are being railroaded into prison for crimes they didn’t commit, or at least didn’t commit quite as badly as the police there are saying.
Apparently, though, much of what’s being reported about Jena and the Jena 6, as the 6 students have come to be called, doesn’t appear to be completely true. Michelle Malkin has reprinted an article from the Christian Science Monitor written by a reporter lives and works in Jena. It’s worth a read, if for no other reason than to give you a side of the story that’s not likely to enrich Jesse Jackson and the rest of the professional race-baiters.
Yep, there’s deep murmurings reverberating through the DC malarial feverish jungle canopy like them crazy drums and pointy-head pundits that never stop. When I asked (or axed if you’re stupid or have lousy taste in music) somebody if the drums ever stop, they replied, “No. Very bad when drums stop. Then we get bass solo!”.
Okay, bad joke. Anyway, have you ever seen those lists of all the elements in the human body and how much they would be worth if you could cook them down, extract, and sell them? The gist of it is that we’re all made of mostly oxygen, hydrogen and carbon with small amounts of stuff like potassium and phosphorus thrown in for flavoring and color, and altogether our component elements are worth a little less than a dollar, assuming you could find a buyer for tiny amounts of easily obtainable elements. Well, we’d have to take a loss on this seven year disaster (don’t know if it’s tax deductible) but it just might be time to accept a tolerable level of loss and throw Boosh, Chainy, the whole Republican congress, and, ah hell, let’s throw in Coulter and her adam’s apple, any employee at Faux, and even Rush (careful, don’t strain yourself – don’t know if it’s covered by rip-off insurance), and see if we can walk away from this disaster of stupendous proportions with enough chump change in our pocket for a twelve pack of Schlitz and a pound of head cheese. Hell, the resultant hangover and intestinal upset would be tolerable if I didn’t have to gaze one more time upon the slack-jawed mouth-breathing Gimp attempting to thrash out some brain dead 3rd graders half-baked glue-inspired “thoughts”.
“Instead, according to Walters, “two or three girls, white girls, were chit-chatting on their cellphones or playing with their cellphones right in the middle of my dissertation. I got a little irritated at them and said, ‘Pay attention to me. I am right now having to deal with an aggravated rape case where I’ve got to decide whether the death penalty applies or not.’ I said, ‘Look, I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. With the stroke of a pen I can make your life miserable so I want you to call me before you do something stupid.’”
This makes no sense at all. What’s he saying? He’s going to prosecute 2 or 3 white highschool girls for rape for talking on the phone? Nothing like inviting the local DA down to the school to calm the waters, have him lose it and start making nonsensical threats.
“the crudely constructed nooses were not aimed at black students. Instead, they were understood to be a prank by three white students aimed at their fellow white friends, members of the school rodeo team. (The students apparently got the idea from watching episodes of “Lonesome Dove.”)”
This also makes no sense. “Lonesome Dove” aired in 1989 and while it’s been in re-release over the years it’s not likely anybody would make the connnection between nooses and that movie. If it was all just a big misunderstanding then why didn’t the school officials bring all sides together and explain that instead of letting this animosity fester?
“the jury selection process was completely legal and withstood an investigation by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.”
George Bush’s Justice Department? Hahahahahahaha! That’s funny. So damn funny the verdict was thrown out on appeal.
“Actually, Jena is a wonderful place to live for both whites and blacks.”
Actually Jena sounds like a awful place for both whites and blacks.
Dear Carl,
Is it so hard to write a different response to various blog topics? Or is non sequitur repetition all you can muster?
‘Cause you’ve got the same manure, word for word, here.
Oh and Jimmie, you should read other news sources besides Malkin before you shoot your mouth off. They were originally charged with attempted murder. Not assault, the reduction only coming about as a result of the press exposure.
No one of any sanity argues with the more applicable charge of assault. Nor does anyone of any sanity attempt to deflect the immense amount of racism that fueled the conflict.
Fairness is what’s being sought here. Not privilege. God forbid.
“The committee further concluded that the three young teens had no knowledge that nooses symbolize the terrible legacy of the lynchings of countless blacks in American history”
really?
Matt – Funny you should say that. The piece that Michelle Malkin used in her post actually does come from another news source: the Christian Science Monitor.
And, from what I read, the victim was knocked out at the first shot from one of the attackers. While he was down and helpless, the rest kicked and stomped him repeatedly. I don’t think it unreasonable to attempt to prosecute them for trying to kill him. I would think that a reasonable person would say that if several men kicked and stomped an unconscious person, death could definitely be a result.
markg8 – A couple things. First, it’s not so out of line to think that a close-knit club like a rodeo team might have something like a movie have special iconic meaning to them. It’s not like other movies haven’t served the same purpose before. Heck, most geeks I know can quote widely from The Princess Bride, which was hardly a smash hit when it was released.
As regards the DA, he said that he had just been handed a case where an 18 year-old was accused of aggravated rape on a 12 year-old. That can carry the dealth penalty in Louisiana, so one could forgive him for being not only a little preoccupied but also short-tempered with some very rude girls who were right around the same age as both the victim and the suspect. He wasn’t accusing them of anything. He was warning them, with that case fresh on his mind, that one stupid thing can screw up your life forever.
The part of teh CSM piece that I liked the most was the part about the white man going into the convenience store carrying his shotgun lol
Dude, it’s rural, right. I imagine that sort of thing happens all the time in communties where hunting is a big deal.
That said, it would be amusing to see around here.
john ryan:the gun was in his truck, he called the police after the black guys to his gun. there was a police record made. the police later returned his gun to him. fyi: this incident as well as the noose prank incident were not related to the attack on justin barker. al sharpton has webbed several stories together to make the jena six case appear provoked.