tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post4360518817612368117..comments2024-03-28T00:50:16.901-05:00Comments on Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center: Q&A with David BenzionMurray Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-42650700781736760152012-03-05T17:05:39.244-06:002012-03-05T17:05:39.244-06:00Well Damn! It's begging to look like David Be...Well Damn! It's begging to look like David Benzion is not going to answer any of the questions that have been posed to him. Is there some remote possibility that Lykos has put her muzzle on him.<br /><br />Maybe Leitner can give him lessons is learning how to heel...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-92214434822296137982012-03-02T11:17:56.869-06:002012-03-02T11:17:56.869-06:00anon @4:23 said he or she is still wondering about...anon @4:23 said he or she is still wondering about the wire .... I wonder how many other illegal wires were done? I wouldn't put it past the current administration to do anything illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-39696248531865571892012-03-01T21:58:22.531-06:002012-03-01T21:58:22.531-06:00THAT is a copying and pasting of one of Mr. Big Jo...THAT is a copying and pasting of one of Mr. Big Jolly's aka David Jennings' post about Pat Lykos:<br /><br />http://davidjennings.us/dj-says/politics.html?start=27<br /><br />So, the previous posters pointed out these 2 articles in which Big Jolly David Jennings is very pointedly calling Pat Lykos a liar and someone who uses "gutter politics."<br /><br />NOW, he apparently thinks she is just great.<br /><br />Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. And - bloggers - unlike real journalists (at least theoretically real journalists) don't have to check facts or strive to give a balanced view. <br /><br />That's why you can have some, such as Big Jolly David Jennings, stating in plain language that Pat Lykos is a liar and engages in gutter politics in 2008. And NOW, in 2012, she is just peachy.<br /><br />He even has an "article" over at the Chronicle right now about how great she is.<br /><br />Two thoughts of Big Jolly David Jennings about-face:<br /><br />1) Either he forms his <br />opinions quickly and without REALLY thinking about all the issues. (hence - she's a lying, gutter politician in 2008 and a tough ole' gal just tryin' to compete in a man's world in 2012)<br /><br />OR<br /><br />2) He isn't a good judge of character (explained by the WIDE range of opinions bw 2008 and 2012). In which case, no one should pay attention to him.<br /><br />OR <br /><br />3) He has SOME OTHER REASON.<br /><br />Who knows - the point is that I don't want to put stock in someone who can't make up their mind like that.<br /><br />P.S. Big Jolly David Jennings - not nice to call people names who ask you why the change of opinion. It is a fair question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-75345183984239496752012-03-01T20:30:31.553-06:002012-03-01T20:30:31.553-06:00Anon 10:37am
That lady is definately not a racist...Anon 10:37am<br /><br />That lady is definately not a racist. Murrey, I cant belive you allowed that comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-65528144673753579372012-03-01T10:37:15.011-06:002012-03-01T10:37:15.011-06:00P.C.D.A.
Friday, 27 March 2009 07:51 | Written by ...P.C.D.A.<br />Friday, 27 March 2009 07:51 | Written by David Jennings | Hey, everyone likes acronyms these days so I thought I'd make up a new one for Lyin' Patty Lykos. Mrs. Lykos is making news again, this time as a Politically Correct District Attorney.<br /><br />Saying they were negligent and incompetent when they struck seven blacks from the jury pool in a recent murder trial, Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos castigated two of her prosecutors Thursday, docking their pay and removing them from trial work.<br /><br />“I assume full responsibility for the incompetence of these two prosecutors,” Lykos said. “There is not invidious racism involved here, but negligence or incompetence, if you will. If I thought for a moment that there were racial motives, they would have been fired.”<br />Nice. Rather than explain what the issue is, I'll leave it to you to read the full article or you can hop over to LHCCJC where Murray Newman explains it in detail. What I'm concerned about is this: is there racism or not and, if so, who exactly is the racist here?<br /><br />First, read Mrs. Lykos' words very carefully. She seems to be saying that there was no racism involved but that really isn't what she said. What she said is that there is no "invidious racism". What does that mean?<br /><br />1.calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.<br />2.offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidious comparisons.<br />3.causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy: an invidious honor. <br />So basically what she is saying is that the two prosecutors were incompetent because they didn't recognize the systemic racism inherent in the jury selection process. Because of this, a black defendent was left with a jury that did not include a black, about which Mrs. Lykos says this:<br /><br />“That indicates negligence,” Lykos added.<br />Wow. Just wow. Prosecutors are now negligent if they do not insure that a jury contains members of the same race as the defendent.<br /><br />Who's the racist?<br /><br />Does Mrs. Lykos think that American citizens cannot determine the innocence or guilt of someone if they do not share the same skin pigmentation?<br /><br />One more thing on Mrs. Lykos' apparent quest for 'diversity'. She demotes two proven prosecutors because of, in her mind, negligence in not creating a 'diverse' jury. What should she do to herself for not creating a diverse staff?<br /><br />But as Lykos was building her Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight, there was about as much diversity as a Mississippi Country Club in the 1960s. With the exception of former-Judge Hannah Chow (who is Asian-American) becoming the Public Services and Infrastructure Bureau Chief, every last person that Pat Lykos has brought into the Office on lateral hires has been of the Caucasian Persuasion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-44654326471815180472012-03-01T07:51:45.948-06:002012-03-01T07:51:45.948-06:00Anon 4:37,
I was referring to the Republican prim...Anon 4:37,<br /><br />I was referring to the Republican primary of '08. As I recall there was another candidate who actually prosecuted a few cases fairly well?<br /><br />Anon 3:46Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-56223106195097360132012-03-01T07:48:50.241-06:002012-03-01T07:48:50.241-06:00Off topic, but saw this and thought of y'all. ...Off topic, but saw this and thought of y'all. From Anu Garg's Word-a-day e-mail:<br /><br />Etymology of Lyceum<br />From Latin lyceum, from Greek Lykeion, an epithet of Apollo meaning wolf-slayer, from lykos (wolf) which also gave us words such as lupine (like a wolf) and lycanthropy (the delusion of being a wolf). In ancient Greece lyceum was a gymnasium so named because it was near a temple of Apollo. Aristotle established his school here. Earliest documented use: 1579.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-5879530468919783512012-02-29T21:54:16.927-06:002012-02-29T21:54:16.927-06:00Mr. Jennings,
We have lived, watched, and learned ...Mr. Jennings,<br />We have lived, watched, and learned that Mrs. Lykos is far worse that we feared. And she lies a lot more now than she used to.<br /><br />I don't know if you're smokin' crack or if you've just gone off the deep end. If, after interviewing John Holmes, you still can see how bad she is there's just no hope for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-90434625912070731482012-02-29T21:44:30.980-06:002012-02-29T21:44:30.980-06:00If Romney's the nominee local Dems believe the...If Romney's the nominee local Dems believe they can win. Why? they don't think local Repubs will turn out. In fact they think local Repub turn out will be down by 2 per cent over a popular Repub nominee. <br />I ,of course, think they're smoking crack as usual.<br />Lykos winning had more to do with the perception of the public of Dems and law enforcement. Bradford had great name ID and benefitted from an historical turnout in '08from the local African American community and he didn't win. Good luck but independent voters do not associate good law enforcement with Dems. <br />Garcia? Oh yea. Real stupid local Repubs. You run boss hog against Garcia. Yes that's right you ran someone with absolutely no business running so of course you lost that race. <br />And that's the point I'm trying to make. As mean and astute as local Repubs are why in the world didn't they run a strong candidate against Garcia this time? Why ? you could have beaten him. <br />Bernstein his political spin meister is not stupid. He gets it. He's done his intel work on Garcia's opponents. You guys just "ceeded" that spot and said ya'll can have it. Really dumb. The Dems are betting on Garcia to save them county wide now and in the future. They held a huge dinner for him after he won in '08and pointed out that he's the biggest vote getter in Harris county history. He'd be easy to attack but not with the turkeys you guys fielded.<br />Back to PL. Good luck. She can spin what's going on right now. I have noticed something though. Right now she'd lose in the Repub primary. She's got problems.<br />She remains loyal to some people she shouldn't be loyal to and that told me she wasn't as machavellian as I thought she'd be, ie Palmer. She kept someone she should have fired. She did banish her to a position where she doesn't have to come in contact with the public. Strike that, why in world would she fire someone with a nutty husband who has nothing to do except undermine a campaign. Better to have that person help me than another enemy.<br />I like this campaign. I want to see the Repubs locally just turn up the heat beginning in late August. No the campaign doesn't begin after Sept 1. I want to see them get people mad. Right now I'm not seeing it.<br />Oh yea, some folks believe another one of PL's weaknesses is the fact that you're being led by somone, Woodfill, who the ground troops don't like and he loves PL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-66003632296271559652012-02-29T21:40:39.497-06:002012-02-29T21:40:39.497-06:00David,
I still find it stunning that you mock peo...David,<br /><br />I still find it stunning that you mock people for believing Lykos is out to get them when there are so many documented cases of her vindictiveness towards her own employees. Yet, you are the same person screaming "conspiracy" at the top of your lungs to downplay any wrongdoing by Lykos.<br /><br />Don't expect there to be a turnout at the function tomorrow night from any Assistant D.A.'s that weren't personal hires by her. The rank and file hate her too much to show up on her behalf and they fear her too much to show up on anyone else's.Murray Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-7923181734922456372012-02-29T21:24:19.288-06:002012-02-29T21:24:19.288-06:00Um, anonowuss 9:03, it's called reading, watch...Um, anonowuss 9:03, it's called reading, watching, listening and most of all, learning. You should try it sometime. Might save you from worrying about black helicopters swooping down and taking your picture! But I was fond of that "Lyin Patty" moniker - used it a lot. Too bad I was a bit overzealous in my support of Kelly S. I might have seen the truth earlier, the truth being that while I would still vote for Kelly if I had to do it over again, Lykos isn't what I thought she was and has done a pretty good job in her 3 years of service - sometimes, the voters really do know best! But hey, better late than never, right?<br /><br />BTW, I'll be there tomorrow night, how many anonowusses will? Hmm? Yeah, I didn't think so. Keyboard cables aren't long enough.David Jenningsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-41929390257444871952012-02-29T21:03:50.854-06:002012-02-29T21:03:50.854-06:00Sooooo...in 2008, David Jennings called our DA &q...Sooooo...in 2008, David Jennings called our DA "Lyin Patty Lykos."<br /><br /> http://davidjennings.us/dj-says/politics.html?start=27<br /><br />And - he said she was the type of person who used "gutter politics."<br /><br />http://davidjennings.us/dj-says/politics/242-gutter-politics.html\<br /><br />NOW:<br /><br />He says she is "mean." But seems to imply that she needs to be so in order to compete in a "man's world."<br /><br />http://blog.chron.com/bigjolly/2012/02/clear-lake-area-republicans-host-candidate-forums-thursday/<br /><br />So, which is it? Why the change of opinion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-14929819265301753782012-02-29T20:21:38.260-06:002012-02-29T20:21:38.260-06:00To David Jennings -
Okay. Now sit back down. Y...To David Jennings - <br /><br />Okay. Now sit back down. You're inconsequential :)Mark W. Stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-43988763591202455642012-02-29T19:18:08.672-06:002012-02-29T19:18:08.672-06:00So Anon 8::32 you scold 7:45 for the "Devil ...So Anon 8::32 you scold 7:45 for the "Devil Wears SAS" comment and you let 9:16 slide for his rantings. Talk about hurting credibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-34939280679403409052012-02-29T19:07:28.790-06:002012-02-29T19:07:28.790-06:00Hey Jim, would you tell David Benzion we are waiti...Hey Jim, would you tell David Benzion we are waiting for answers. <br /><br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-61129472439261840892012-02-29T18:42:55.042-06:002012-02-29T18:42:55.042-06:00Hello, I'm here and I'm standing up! I wro...Hello, I'm here and I'm standing up! I wrote way more than that! Keep up already! Sheesh.David Jenningsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-18586630395742591852012-02-29T18:21:03.163-06:002012-02-29T18:21:03.163-06:00Anon 8:17 you are incorrect if you are saying that...Anon 8:17 you are incorrect if you are saying that Bridgwater (or any candidate) can use campaign funds from his candidate account to pay for legal fees that do not directly relate to the candidacy. The Texas Rules of Ethics (specifically Rule 22.17) make this very clear. If the funds are used improperly the candidate subjects himself to civil penalty. If the candidate swears on the form, not only that the funds were used as stated, but also not used for non-campaign expenses and lies about it, then the candidate is subject to a perjury charge. Old timers remember a former judge who lied on his finance report about such things and got indicted for perjury. Of course everyone with that type of institutional knowledge is long gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-63923312425421630642012-02-29T18:13:32.881-06:002012-02-29T18:13:32.881-06:00Breaking News - 13 is reporting that the Special P...Breaking News - 13 is reporting that the Special Prosecutors have asked Judge Brown to drop the Contempt charges against 4 prosecutors...Mark W. Stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-49241611861987223002012-02-29T16:56:43.748-06:002012-02-29T16:56:43.748-06:00New intel today from the formerly Woodfil & Pr...New intel today from the formerly Woodfil & Pressler firm .... Jared Woodful told his staff he is shuting down the law firm...and since they will ALL be elected to a judicial bench or another elected position, it's ok to shut the firm down now. He also generously offered if they need work ... is this guy an idiot or what? If they need work now .... what 40-50 year old married guy, couple of rug rats, mortgage, maybe law school loans, maybe braces, insurance, groceries, gasoline .....if they need money now, he will pay them an hourly wage IF HE GETS SOME WORK .... and they can just tide themselves over til January of 2013 when they all become judges. <br /><br />And this man is suppose to be a leader of others?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-9240027306478618052012-02-29T16:37:36.421-06:002012-02-29T16:37:36.421-06:003:46-
Lykos got elected because her Democratic op...3:46-<br /><br />Lykos got elected because her Democratic opponent, Clarence "C.O." Bradford, who had retired from the Houston Police Department, had many controversial issues surrounding him as the Chief of Police.<br /><br />It was essentially, a "pick your poison" decision for the voters. At the time, Lykos seems less offensive. Not so sure about that today.<br /><br />PS: The one thing she and Bradford still have in common is that neither has ever prosecuted a criminal case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-57756627148318503732012-02-29T15:50:56.959-06:002012-02-29T15:50:56.959-06:00"Granted Rosenthal behaved badly but his cond..."Granted Rosenthal behaved badly but his conduct pales compared to Lykos"<br /><br />If true explain why the Texas AG's office was in the process of removing Rosenthal from office unless he resigned?<br />Lykos is the subject of a witch hunt and she will beat Anderson as she beat Seigler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-8499362192673044672012-02-29T15:50:20.246-06:002012-02-29T15:50:20.246-06:00Getting dizzy...losing consciousness...come on, Da...Getting dizzy...losing consciousness...come on, Dave!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-692978076873334942012-02-29T15:46:15.665-06:002012-02-29T15:46:15.665-06:00Anon 2:44,
Why do you think Pat Lykos was elected...Anon 2:44,<br /><br />Why do you think Pat Lykos was elected in 2008 if she was so bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-71942581559929903902012-02-29T15:30:40.148-06:002012-02-29T15:30:40.148-06:00Dear Anon 2:07,
The permissible use of campaign f...Dear Anon 2:07,<br /><br />The permissible use of campaign funds for a candidate's legal issues are much broader than you have stated. RB is well within the scope of campaign finance rules to use his campaign account in the manner in which he did.<br /><br />Dear Anon 2:18,<br /><br />1. Bunker Boy failed to reference similar bad conduct by others as he singled out his pet grievances and that was my point.<br />2. Lykos successfully ran against the Chuckster in '08 and your boy Mike Anderson not me is resurrecting that SOB for Lykos to run against in '12.<br /><br />Mike Anderson is not the guy. The only hope you guys have is a big democrat turnout.Anon 8:17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-13048441337864369732012-02-29T15:14:19.851-06:002012-02-29T15:14:19.851-06:00We've gotten a bit off track from the original...We've gotten a bit off track from the original post. I am curious when Mr. Benzion might respond to these questions. All of them are legitimate questions. I very much enjoyed his open response a week ago and I look forward to reading his transparent responses.<br /><br />Thank you, Mr. Benzion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com