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1. #101
   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:12 pm, Jerry said:

   Great timing now that the supreme court has decided in favor of the death penalty by injection.

2. #102
   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, RTater said:

   Thanks, Wraith.

   Even wikipedia can’t down-play the evil of those crimes:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Massacre

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_murders

3. #103
   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:21 pm, almeehan said:

   Sure glad these slaughterers of humanity don’t have to go through a “cruel & unusual punishment” for their crime. Wouldn’t want any liberals to get upset that they might feel some pain! /s

4. #104
   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:22 pm, graysonret said:

   I’ve got to join the clammer…where in the heck is the MSM on this? I know, too busy showing an “infomercial” on some new liberal book, or interviewing some “victim” of something in some state somewhere. Good to see a guilty on an accessory charge. It means the crime was committed and makes it easier to convict the rest. I hope, since the SCOTUS approved the death penalty, that they get their “just desserts”.

5. #105
   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:28 pm, mpChops said:

   30pcs,

   I’m sure you’re looking at the rhetoric on this subject just as I am, yet you offer to objection to any of it. I understand why; just because you agree with some of these poster’s views on other subjects, you don’t neccesarily agree with all of their views. I understand that completely.

   But next time “liberal” doesn’t instantly object to some crazy thing another “liberal” says, keep this thread in mind. That’s all I ask.

6. #106
   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm, mpChops said:

   For a blog whose theme is so often personal responsibilty, there are way too many people blaming the MSN for not covering this story. Where’s the personal responsibility?

   If you really cared about this story, you would have followed it yourself. As other posters have written, it has been discussed at length in the local media, and given the availability of local medias through the internet, its not a difficult story to find. (Google News search the name of the victims, being a start).

   But instead of taking personal responsibility for the ambivalence you may feel about this case, you rail against the MSN for not force-feeding it to you.

   Personal responsibilty is great when it’s the other person who should be taking that responsibility.

7. #107
   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:49 pm, CrazyFool said:

   Take them out back of the court house and shoot them. Don’t waste another dime or another breath of air on these monsters. They don’t deserve any more of our attention or time.

   The reason the MSM will give for refuses to cover it is because it might raise ‘racial tensions’ (not that that bothered them in the Duke case.)

   I like Michelle’s theory – that it is being ignored because it does not fit any Politically Correct agenda — it is not a useful crime.

   I think its time to go to the courthouse and get my CCW permit.

8. #108
   On April 17th, 2008 at 6:07 pm, alaskangrizzly said:

   On April 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm, mpChops said:
   For a blog whose theme is so often personal responsibilty, there are way too many people blaming the MSN for not covering this story. Where’s the personal responsibility?

   If you really cared about this story, you would have followed it yourself. As other posters have written, it has been discussed at length in the local media, and given the availability of local medias through the internet, its not a difficult story to find. (Google News search the name of the victims, being a start).

   But instead of taking personal responsibility for the ambivalence you may feel about this case, you rail against the MSN for not force-feeding it to you.

   Personal responsibilty is great when it’s the other person who should be taking that responsibility.

   Dip, dodge, duck…. Way to not acknowledge the original story at all and rail against people posting about how a biased MSM won’t cover hate crimes of a black on white variety.

   Bravo, give yourself a golfclap and a shot of whiskey for making yourself feel inferior to the rest of the posters by slandering them into thinking they don’t really care since they didn’t know about it till today despite extensive “local coverage”. There is extensive “local coverage” of illegal immigration being cracked down on a daily basis here in Phoenix by our good Sheriff Joe that never makes it to mainstream news until the liberal press decides they need a new sob story to run with about illegals being arrested and deported for you know… breaking the law. The rest of the 10′s of daily local stories here in Phoenix where an illegal alien kills a US citizen in a _________ (DUI car crash, home invasion, carjacking, armed robbery, etc) get passed up by the MSM just like this story did.

   Back on topic and as originally stated the 4 left to be prosecuted deserve the death penalty.

9. #109
   On April 17th, 2008 at 6:10 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

   mp chops

   Not every one blogs, not everyone I dare say most do not get there info from the WEB. Your comment lacks validity for those facts alone. The MSM IS at fault for ignoring this heinous crime. The MSM should be hung on its own petard for its constant ignoring of the real world and the creation of a world in the MSM’s eyes only

10. #110
    On April 17th, 2008 at 6:18 pm, TexasTiger said:

    alaskangrizzly:

    I believe you just had your first seagull encounter in the form of mpChops. Trust me, anyone who has his panties in a bigger wad over posters’ reaction to this evil rather than the evil itself, is not worth your time.

11. #111
    On April 17th, 2008 at 6:28 pm, SDINES said:

    As a Tennessee we have been discussing this crime since day one. It is painfully obvious that the reverse racism exacerbated by the MSM and their desire to maintain the Black community as “victim” far out weighs reporting such a horrific crime. We listened to calls for justice and outcries of racism against the Duke Lacrosse players for a crime that never occurred, for a year or more. Yet when the reality of black on white crime is abhorrently obvious it is swept under the rug. We Caucasians have become numb with either guilt or fear when it comes to speaking plainly about other races. This only allows the destructive behavior that perpetuates the black community to continue. This behavior will not end until we have the guts to speak out against it and demand change.

12. #112
    On April 17th, 2008 at 6:36 pm, SDINES said:

    Mp chops,

    What we take issue with is the obvious bias in the MSM reporting of certain crimes. The non-existent Duke rape vs. the Knoxville murders for example. Had the races been reversed this story would be all over the MSM on a daily basis as was the Duke case.

13. #113
    On April 17th, 2008 at 6:46 pm, grumbles said:

    Yeah…..had O.J. Simpson been black and Nicole Simpson white the MSM wouldn’t have covered it either….wait a minute?

14. #114
    On April 17th, 2008 at 7:10 pm, Trunk Monkey said:

    MPCHOPS

    Following a case is one thing but if it was not for Michelle and others this “local” case would have never got beyond being “local”.

    Thanks Michelle for getting this story out and keeping us up to date on the outcome.

15. #115
    On April 17th, 2008 at 7:14 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    However… BEEEE careful what you ask for concerning wanting extensive MSM coverage of this. Has everyone forgotten what happened the last time when the trial of a black man accused of brutally murdering a white woman got 24/7 coverage? Not that I’d expect that circus to repeat itself because these murderers aren’t celebrity football stars but, you never know when a judge might weird out seeing alphabet news network satellite comm vans lining up outside the courthouse.

16. #116
    On April 17th, 2008 at 7:15 pm, RetFireman said:

    I will personally donate the 4 9mm bullets, the Ruger P/89 pistol and the man hours that it would take…all thirty seconds at the most, to remove these scum permanently from the Gene Pool. As soon as the verdicts are read, sentance handed down, just lead them into the side room and dispatch them to their next judging.

    I could do it and lose not a wink of sleep. No appeal, no whining, no worrying that their food in prison isn’ cooked to their liking…just good, honest puishment the way the Death Penalty was designed to be.

    And i have a WalMart just across from me where I can supply all the other Death Rows in this country as well. We can just get this over with. Watch how fast it actually does become a deterrent once people actually start being punished with the sentance they were given and not just dying of old age on Death Row first.

17. #117
    On April 17th, 2008 at 7:28 pm, brooklyn red said:

    Danceswithdachshunds said:
    “However… BEEEE careful what you ask for…”

    Good point, but I am willing to take the chance…

18. #118
    On April 17th, 2008 at 7:29 pm, jellibean said:

    Barry F:

    I’ve just recently discovered WNOX. It’s actually one of the first buttons on my pre-sets. ^_^ I’ll never let my dad know that I voluntarily listen to Rush though–he used to make me listen to talk radio all the time when I was a kid and it drove me nuts.

19. #119
    On April 17th, 2008 at 7:35 pm, jellibean said:

    SDINES:

    I have to disagree with you on one thing: it’s not “reverse” racism. It’s just racism, plain and simple.

20. #120
    On April 17th, 2008 at 7:57 pm, TypicalWhite said:

    I agree with Michelle that if this were a politically useful crime, the MSM would be all over it. However, I also agree with danceswithdachshunds that our community and the families don’t need that.

    We’ll let the process play out, but if justice is not done in the courtroom in the remaining four trials, you will see a whole lot of pushback here in East Tennessee! May God’s grace and peace be on the Newsom and Christian families.

21. #121
    On April 17th, 2008 at 8:05 pm, rooster said:

    jellibean you are right on, racism pure and simple. I for one am sick of the pass black on white crime gets, when white on black is sensationalized ad-nauseum.

22. #122
    On April 17th, 2008 at 8:09 pm, Grayson said:

    Good news.
    I remember first reading about this story on this site last year. I consider myself a fairly level-headed person in general; one more prone to logic than emotion. That being said, I remember being seized with a very memorable sense of anger and outrage, both at the crime itself and the total ignoring of it by the trash-guzzling major media.
    Anyway these scum lost their right to call themselves humans or even animals in my eyes. I hope this punk becomes real cozy with the other prisoners, and I hope the rest fry. I won’t say anything more here as it would become descriptive.

23. #123
    On April 17th, 2008 at 8:26 pm, SDINES said:

    jellibean I agree.

24. #124
    On April 17th, 2008 at 10:29 pm, mpChops said:

    Following a case is one thing but if it was not for Michelle and others this “local” case would have never got beyond being “local”.

    That’s simply not true. Try Google Newsing any of the people involved and you’ll get numerous articles regarding this case from a variety of sources. Local news doesn’t exist anymore for those willing to seek it out, and it’s not that difficult of a search.

    However, most users chose not to do that. Most users only care about the case because it’s convenient for them to. Do you truly believe that if Michelle Malkin didn’t post this, most users would have known about it’s outcome, despite the fact that there were news articles written about it? No, they wouldn’t have because they truly don’t care about this case or the people involved any more than they can use it to further their own anti-MSN or anti-black comments.

    There are numerous comments talking about how “outraged” a commenter is about the case, and thanking Michelle for updating them on it, but how outraged can a person really be if they didn’t bother to follow up? Isn’t this the same as the criticism leveled at Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton? ‘They only comment when the case is popular, but once it’s not, you never hear anything from them?’

    There’s such an over-dependence on people being told what to care about. Yes, the MSN does it, and the main stream blogs do it too. This is just one of the many prime examples.

    (By the way, another man was kicked off a plane for praying. Since Michelle has often run praying-in-plane pieces before, I thought I’d might add one:
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080418/ap_on_re_us/praying_passenger)

25. #125
    On April 17th, 2008 at 10:29 pm, mpChops said:

    Following a case is one thing but if it was not for Michelle and others this “local” case would have never got beyond being “local”.

    That’s simply not true. Try Google Newsing any of the people involved and you’ll get numerous articles regarding this case from a variety of sources. Local news doesn’t exist anymore for those willing to seek it out, and it’s not that difficult of a search.

    However, most users chose not to do that. Most users only care about the case because it’s convenient for them to. Do you truly believe that if Michelle Malkin didn’t post this, most users would have known about it’s outcome, despite the fact that there were news articles written about it? No, they wouldn’t have because they truly don’t care about this case or the people involved any more than they can use it to further their own anti-MSN or anti-black comments.

    There are numerous comments talking about how “outraged” a commenter is about the case, and thanking Michelle for updating them on it, but how outraged can a person really be if they didn’t bother to follow up? Isn’t this the same as the criticism leveled at Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton? ‘They only comment when the case is popular, but once it’s not, you never hear anything from them?’

    There’s such an over-dependence on people being told what to care about. Yes, the MSN does it, and the main stream blogs do it too. This is just one of the many prime examples.

    (By the way, another man was kicked off a plane for praying. Since Michelle has often run praying-in-plane pieces before, I thought I’d might add one:
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080418/ap_on_re_us/praying_passenger)

26. #126
    On April 18th, 2008 at 1:11 am, Tantor said:

    I wonder why I only read about this case on Michelle’s website.

27. #127
    On April 18th, 2008 at 6:38 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Duke Lax
    Jena 6
    Tawana Bradley

    Hate crimes where the real victims were ignored by the msm, and the wolves were given a free pass because it didn’t fit a useful pc-crime for the msm.

    gsp

28. #128
    On April 18th, 2008 at 10:25 am, Jimmie said:

    “I was thinking the same thing? Why is it going to take until “next year” to have the other trials?”

    It’s not as if the Legal System deliberately tortures the victims families, there is just no other way of making money with this thing. During this year thousands of billable hours of “research” will be done. As if this was the first murder to ever go to trial. Hundreds of briefs will be filed and carted from one legal building to another. It is just a shame that victims and family are dishonored with this processes but it is necessary. Ask any legal authority and you will get a long winded explanation….and we will all say ….” Oh Right, I guess it has to be that way…This will continue until some point…..possibly where it will take 10 more years to get to trial…perhaps We the People will remember that WE empower this system and it is up to us to make it administer JUSTICE.
    Who was it that said…Justice delayed is Justice denied ….that is the Truth.

29. #129
    On April 18th, 2008 at 1:37 pm, bironetworks said:

    slab of concrete, gallon of diesel and a match.

    burn these bastards.

30. #130
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 am, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

    I’ll gladly take care of the other four at no cost to the people of Tenn. We’ve got to stop tolerating murder.

    slab of concrete, gallon of diesel and a match.

    burn these bastards.

    You can’t fight fire with fire. Life in prison.

31. #131
    On July 15th, 2008 at 2:13 pm, Dan Lee said:

    I just put up a story about the MSM blackout of the Newsom/Christian murders.

    I showed how Google News searching this as compared to the Duke rape case, or searching Google News for Both Rodney King & Reginald Denny, yield disgustingly different results.

    ~Dan Lee