Durham DA Mike Nifong has just received The Florida Masochist’s Knuckehead of the Day Award.
In announcing Nifing’s award, FM blogger Bill Jempty said :
Seven months have passed and Nifong hasn't found the time to interview the accuser? He sure has had enough time to give press interviews and get re-elected. This man and prosecution both stink badly.Nifong is not expected to be able to go to Florida to accept the award in person.
Instead, insiders say it’s likely Nifong will ask Durham Herald Sun Editor Bob Ashley and Attorney Steve Monks to accept on his behalf.
Both men are expected to agree to do so. Veteran Durham observer JinC explained :
“Ashley and Monks will do anything for Nifong.You can read more about the award here.
Besides, going to the award ceremony and meeting Jempty gives both men some exposure. They’re already being talked about as future Knucklehead of the Day Award winners. In my opinion, Bob and Steve have already done enough to deserve the award.”
Full disclosure: Jempty says some nice things about JinC.
Thank you, Bill.
7 comments:
What an appropriate award for such a deserving candidate.
Nice of Teach to give props to the other bloggers, such as yourself, for their coverage of this hoax.
John--Nifong claimed (in today's Chronicle article) that he was not only acctepted at Duke, but also offered an A.B. Duke Scholarship. A while ago, there was something on Liestoppers about him hating Duke because he was rejected...I'm wondering who is lying. Somehow I doubt he was offered an AB Duke Scholarship, and wonder if his resume has any other lies on it. Do you know how one might follow up on this?
I have seen nothing on Liestoppers about Nifong hating Duke because he was rejected. If it came from one of the comments left in the comment box, then obviously anybody can post anything.
Then again, since Nifong claims it, somebody should check it out... and see if it's true or not.
Nifong was quoted in the Chronicle today as saying he was accepted at Duke and offered an A.B. Duke Scholarship (a VERY prestigious scholarship.) I think there was a comment posted on Liestoppers that a friend of his from law school said he hated Duke because they rejected him. So obviously, either statement could be false, but one of them must be.
The problem with comments as you don't know who posts them. Anybody can go to a comment box and post.
On the other hand, just because Nifong said something doesn't mean he told the truth.
I wonder if there is any way to find out if Nifong was accepted or rejected by Duke.
Let me get this straight. Nifong claims he was one of less than 20 students nationwide to be offered a full scholarship with extras to Duke and he turned it down for what appears to be a less than full scholarship to UNC?
The A.B.Duke wasn't always a full scholarship, and certainly wasn't in Nifong's day. I can't judge his claim, short of a call to the A.B. Duke office - and even then, they'd be smart enough to divulge nothing (privacy and all).
Maybe he was offered - maybe he was invited to the initial screening as a courtesy to his alum parents. Maybe it's all made up. It's not that big a deal, except for the window it opens into Mike Nifong's lifetime of insecurity.
D'84
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