What about Nifong?

Does anyone believe that Mike Nifong was stupid enough to throw his career away by his reckless prosecution of three Duke lacross players without having gotten away with the same thing before?

It is my belief (no proof, just a contention) that he must have thought he could get away with it. Why? Because it wasn't the first time that he threw ethics out the door on his way to the courthouse. I would like to see the mainstream media take a hard, critical look at his history as a prosecutor and DA. I would not be surprised to find several, if not many, people who were convicted with prosecutorial misconduct on Nifong's part, even before he became the DA. The judges that heard his cases don't appear to be all that interested in justice, one ignored the law regarding a citizen's petition regarding Nifong by not acting within the time the law stated. Nifong probably thought "This won't be the first time that Judge so-and-so let me get away with improper actions."

One doesn't just don't start out with a vainglorious nuclear-weapon-grade self-destructive episode. One builds up one's confidence with many smaller firecracker-grade lapses in ethical conduct prior to the finale. Even if the mushroom cloud is rather spectacular.

What?

You have all heard it, I'm sure. You, know, like, whatever!

I don't buy whatever. I don't sell it, either. I will not abuse the TOS by using the vulgar language that expresses "it" so well. But, you know what I mean.

The broadcast and print media are full of "it", too. The corporate world wallows in "it", then tries to sell "it" as perfume. They treat people like mushrooms, keeping them in the dark and feeding "it" to them.

I'm sure that I have a little of "it" in me, too, but I try to keep "it" to myself, sometimes unsuccessfully. I don't mind, much, when people point out those failures, but I mind a lot when I let their pile of "it" get my goat.

I think the best response to "it" is "what?" Like in the caveman commercial. I have to keep reminding myself, though, that the commercial is full of "it".

I once read in an advice column that the best response to an impertinent question is "Why do you ask?"

The implication of "What?" is, or should be, "Why do you say something so obviously absurd?"

My advice to everyone is to start using this approach whenever you are confronted with "it."

I say this simply because it is impossible to win a battle of wits against an unarmed opponent.

Just saying "what?" will keep them busy and, possibly, out of my hair.

And, it might get this blog on the map!

Thanks!