Comments on: Jerry Mitchell notices that the Patterson, Balducci and Scruggs don’t seem to have their story together…

By: Blawg Review #220

Blawg Review #220 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:02:15 +0000

[...] Finally, the Scruggs judicial scandals may have faded from the national headlines in the past year but in Mississippi they’re still very much an unfolding story. Tom Freeland at North Mississippi Commentor continues to track developments. [...]

By: NotZachScruggs

NotZachScruggs — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:11:20 +0000

Will Lott’s “spokesperson” shed some light on the cannon/gnat testimony, since Lott appears to have vanished into a cave somewhere? Speaking of caves, even Osama bin Laden makes his own statements from his in Northwest Pakistan, doesn’t he?

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:42:14 +0000

Sure would like to see these depositions myself.

By: meanwhile

meanwhile — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:56:31 +0000

Don’t see any other shelf for this: 60 minutes did a story tonight on the reliability and efficacy of eyewitness testimony. Humility and forgiveness also covered. Worth watching.

Comments not letting the hyperlink post, but the broadcast is on the 60 minutes site.

By: NMC

NMC — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:44:43 +0000

OWIL at 1:59, NoMiss at 2:14, and ampal at 2:32

I agree with all three.

By: NoMiss

NoMiss — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:25:53 +0000

From the CL: Patterson heard about Lott’s call to DeLaughter from Scruggs’ then-attorney, Joey Langston of Booneville, who contacted him late one night at his hunting lodge.

What happened was unnecessary, “politically stupid (and) made no sense,” Patterson said. “For the senator to have made that call I thought was a bit gutsy.”

Asked what he meant, Patterson replied that he meant it was unnecessary.

Allow me to channel Patterson’s meaning. What Patterson really meant: It was unnecessary because Joey, Ed, and I already had the DeLaughter situation covered. We had all bases covered in that case. We didn’t need Lott to expose himself by making the call to DeLaughter; that was just “politically stupid.” As I said, we had all the bases covered; we didn’t need Lott’s input in that situation. But, for some reason, with Trent being so “gutsy” and all, he felt like he needed to get involved by adding some ammunition himself.

Then look at Patterson’s other statement about DeLaughter sitting on the case and the senator’s brother-in-law presiding over it. Is that a Freudian slip? What Patterson actually states here is that all DeLaughter is doing is sitting (or present) in the courtroom with Dickie Scruggs presiding over the case.

By: innocentbystander

innocentbystander — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:55:35 +0000

Somebody email this person who commented on the clarion ledger article and report back:

bettyware wrote:

Oh, the courts and the judges are going to do whatever they want to do anyway. The state of Ms has way to many corupt judges and lawyers. Email me if you want to hear more….

bwaremomjsm@yahoo.com

7/12/2009 12:02:03 PM

By: ampal

ampal — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:32:47 +0000

patterson used balducci to gain favor with lackey. patterson used peters to gain favor from delaughter. federal prosecutors call patterson a minor player. no. patterson was pushing all the right buttons and setting up the perfect earwigging. patterson is a serial manipulator: the ultimate politician.

By: NoMiss

NoMiss — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:14:22 +0000

NMC, just my opinion: Steve Patterson may not have been “in the loop,” but he did create the loop.

By: Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:59:51 +0000

I think the difference is that Joey and Tim came to be criminals after practicing law for a while and found it not as lucrative absent some help in knowing the outcome. With Patterson, he was always a criminal, therefore, he has no need to “come clean.”