Nifong: I need to be part of the healing process
Posted January 2nd, 2007 at 2:39 PM by Jon HamAfter the media was finally allowed to enter the Durham County Judicial Building at 8:25 this morning, they found Durham DA Mike Nifong in a fifth floor courtroom watching several judges get sworn in. Below is a brief video (3:08) of the morning’s escapade surrounding the non-public swearing-in ceremony. Some interesting comments that I hadn’t heard from my vantage point this morning (those pesky judges getting sworn in were drowning out Nifong):
At the 1:41 mark: Nifong discusses the future and his coming term.
At the 2:00 mark: The DA says Durham needs some healing and that “I need to be part of that healing process.”
At the 2:34 mark: When asked if he was part of the problem that required the healing, he responded: “I feel I have assisted in revealing the problem.”
UPDATE: Is it just me or does that last comment on the video leave the recusal door open?
OBSERVATION: I can’t believe Judge Orlando Hudson, who was swearing in judges when the media barged in the courtroom to confront Nifong, didn’t bang his gavel and say, “All of you, shut up or get out of this courtroom! NOW!” He just let the impromptu press conference continue as he sat up on the bench and the judges cooled their heels. Interesting.
January 2nd, 2007 at 3:39 pm
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January 2nd, 2007 at 4:32 pm
As best I can tell, there’s no truth to the rumor that Nifong sang in his closed ceremony:
Baby I got sick this morning
A sea was storming
Inside of me
Baby I think I’m capsizing
The waves are rising and rising
And when I get that feeling
I want communal healing
Communal healing is good for me
Makes me feel so fine, it’s such a rush
Helps to relieve the mind, and it’s good for us
Communal healing, baby, is good for me
Communal healing is something that’s good for me
And it’s good for me and it’s good to me…
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:04 pm
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January 2nd, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Talking to Nifong
My dad has video up.
January 2nd, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Selective Outrage Over Black Crime Victims
Update: If Darrent Williams’s killer is black, expect to hear no more about the case. However, if the killer is white, expect man-bites-dog media coverage.
Also not of interest to the “black community” or white liberal …
January 4th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Consequences of the Duke Lacrosse Case The Don’t Really Worry the Liberals Who Rushed to Judgment
Betsy Newmark:
Everyone, including those activists, should be concerned about the precedents that Nifong has set and the civil liberties of future defendants. If Nifong can twist procedure and lie to the court about evidence in a case with so…