Mr. DNA, comment #39 is classic. You hit all of the idiots, I meant nails, on the head. Nancy Grace is something else! I just don’t know what….

Now that that’s said, please take some time to fall thru and sign the petition for Reginald Blanton. He was just given a date by the state of (diabolical music) TEXAS!!! When you look at the evidence you’ll understand. Thanks and GOD bless us all!

I drove down to Livingston, TX from South Carolina in order to appear at the 96.1 Fm Radio Station and present the song that I recorded for Reginald Blanton. I got on air and spoke about his situation and my FULL support for Reginald along with my disbelief that people allow this type of murder to continue! I drove 16 hours so I hope that you can spare 5 minutes. Please feel free to contact me anytime and i’ll try to do what I can for those that need help. PEACE

http://www.petitiononline.com/reg2009/petition.html

Thanks for the link Judi!!!

Comments have been shut down over there for now. I don’t know if they were embarassed for not giving Radley credit or if they don’t want other people’s stories of injustice in the criminal courts.

Techdirt ran a piece about how CNN “borrowed” your work. They didn’t mention The Agitator but they did link to your Reason piece.

OK, its the weekend, but CNN was a pioneer in 24hr news. They should be able to do rapid updates, no? Their failure to do so suggest that they are (a) sleazy/unethical, for failing to issue a correction or (b) incompetent, in being unable to do so. Neither is particularly good.

Come’on CNN, or are you the “Cojones Neutered Network”?

Probably because I used the “P” word. Oh, well, everyone else pretty much has made equivalent points.

Mr. Cooper seems to have forgotten that before Katrina he was just another struggling journalist himself!

Actually I’d consider him more of a reality show host at the time. Though I really did like “The Mole”.

Hopefully all the comments in the AC360 blog will spur some people to do a bit of google work and search out Reason (or this site) for more of the stories.

Thank you from my peasant heart. LOL

Antwoin was a young man I met at my college graduation ceremony in July of this year.

We were waiting for the processional to begin and as always I started some ‘street corner preaching’ about Radley, Hayne and the rest of the fiasco in Mississippi. Antwoin had me write my e-mail addy on a card since he wanted to learn more.

He wrote a few weeks later and I sent him the links to Radley’s articles.

I ‘preach’ this message to everyone, everywhere. I don’t care if it’s in a Dr.’s office, in the grocery line or pumping gas.

Just yesterday I was at my local supermarket when this sweet elderly couple began a chat in the aisle about being approached in the parking lot by a man who wanted money for gas…and how you ‘just can’t trust people these days…’

That was my opening. I said, “Let me tell you about people you REALLY can’t trust…and it’s not always the creepy guy asking for gas money in the parking lot…”

It’s a slow change, but they’re coming around. Someday, someday in the future, they’ll credit folks like yourself that do the primary reporting. You know, after they get done crying about how other sites like google aggregate and a “steal” their stuff.

I just signed your petition. I was skeptical at first, but when I saw that Antwan “The Governor of Crunk” Anderson of Hardeeville, South Carolina had signed it, I felt honored to be in such distinguished company.

Also, it was good to see all the voices at Anderson Cooper’s blog speaking out on Radley’s behalf. I left my own comment, which lingers in moderation limbo.

http://www.gopetition.com/online/25939.html

By the way…I DO give you the ALL the credit there!

A whole bunch of us made it very clear that CNN screwed you out of your more than well-deserved recognition and we are not happy about it. I have no doubt they will ‘get the message’.

On the other hand, I began attempting to post on links to your articles a long time ago as well as sending copius amounts of e-mails to Cooper.

I didn’t realize until recently that the site doesn’t allow your posts to contain links but I was hoping the elves read them before deleting them.

Jesus H. Christ, Nancy Grace makes my skin crawl.

If fingernails being scraped on a blackboard could be anthropomorphized, even they would say Nancy Grace gives them the Heeby-Jeebies.

Radley: You sir, do excellent work. Thank you.

Well played, Sir. Jesus H. Christ, Nancy Grace makes my skin crawl.

Just be grateful MSNBC, FOX and/or Nancy Grace didn’t pick up the story and give you credit. I can see it now:

MSNBC: White, gun-nut Libertarian wants to prevent Medical Examiner from providing free autopsies for poor crime victims.

FOX: Cop-hating liberal with a French-sounding last name want to prevent cops from solving crimes.

Nancy Grace: Hello! Dr. Hayne helps the good guys put criminals in jail, and this Radley Balko character – if that is his real name – is saying, “No! You can’t do that!”. If this Balko guy doesn’t have anything to hide, why hasn’t he let Dr. Hayne perform an autopsy on him? And why is his website named The Agitator? I’ll tell you why: It’s so he can agitate criminals into raping and killing our children! Hello!