Ann Coulter responds to the execution of Troy Davis
Noted political author Ann Coulter spoke up on her blog about the media’s whitewashing of cop killer Troy Davis, who went on a shooting rampage in 1989.
Davis, 42, was executed by lethal injection last night after spending 22 years on Georgia’s death row.
Coulter highlights the glaring inconsistencies and outright lies in the national media coverage of the high profile death penalty case.
It wasn’t just that the media ignored facts in the case that pointed to his guilt, but they portrayed Davis to be a Saint in order to influence public opinion and inflame emotions.
Coulter wrote on her blog:
It’s nearly impossible to receive a death sentence these days — unless you do something completely crazy like shoot a cop in full view of dozens of witnesses in a Burger King parking lot, only a few hours after shooting at a passing car while exiting a party. That’s what Troy Davis did in August 1989. Davis is the media’s current baby seal of death row.
Coulter also commented on the national media’s oft-repeated misinformation that 7 out of 9 witnesses recanted their testimony:
First of all, the state presented 34 witnesses against Davis — not nine — which should give you some idea of how punctilious the media are about their facts in death penalty cases.
Is LeBron cheating on Savannah with Ashanti?
While searching for celebrity pics on Splash News’s online gallery, we happened upon these photos of singer Ashanti leaving a Washington DC restaurant yesterday. She appears to be alone, but if you look closely you will see NBA superstar LeBron James walking about a hundred feet behind her. That can’t be a coincidence?
Rumors have swirled for years about LeBron cheating on his baby mama, Savannah. But we ignored the rumors because LeBron has always presented himself to be a gentleman and a devoted family man. That sly smile on Ashanti’s face says it all. These photos will probably break Savannah’s heart. Now she knows that she must step her game up to save her relationship, because Ashanti’s body is no joke — and the flesh is weak.
Photos: Splash News Online
Celebs Out & ABout: Halle Berry, Solange Knowles, Aubrey O’Day, Eva Pigford
Poor Halle Berry can’t catch a break. The 45-year-old Oscar-winning actress broke her leg while performing her own stunts on the set of her latest movie ‘Cloud Atlas’ in Palma de Mallorca, Spain earlier this week. The star’s injury throws the film’s shooting off schedule. And depending upon the extent of her injury, Halle’s role might have to be re-cast with a different actress.
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Beyonce’s sister Solange Knowles attended Bey’s after party at The Dream Hotel in New York City where she was the DJ for her sister’s press launch of her new fragrance “Pulse.” I’m not into heels, but I LOVE the shoes Solange has on. If the heels were shorter I would rock those myself.
Photo by: Dario Alequin/INFphoto.com
New Music: Rihanna – We Found Love
The much-anticipated new single by Rihanna hit the Internet this morning. The techno pop track is off her as yet untitled 6th studio album, which is scheduled for release in November. The single was produced by and features Calvin Harris on raps.
This track is obviously not for us.
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Yellow diamonds in the light
And we’re standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine
What it takes to come alive
It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny
But I’ve gotta let it go
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
Shine a light through an open door
Love and life I will divide
Turn away cause I need you more
Feel the heartbeat in my mind
It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny
But I’ve gotta let it go
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
Beyoncé’s loyal bodyguard, Julius, is more man than Jay Z
Rap mogul Jay Z accompanied his pregnant wife Beyoncé to the launch of her fragrance ‘Pulse’ at the Dream Downtown Hotel in New York City last night. When the couple left the hotel, Jay Z watched as another man (Bey’s loyal bodyguard, Julius) assisted the fragile Bey down the steps. In the photo below, Julius uses his entire body to protect Beyoncé, while Jay Z — her husband — barely extends a hand to help her.
What kind of man is Jay Z? Your wife is pregnant and you stand by lamely while another man assists her down some steps? I don’t care if Julius is paid to assist her. When your wife is pregnant with your child, your natural instinct, as a man, to protect her from harm should automatically kick in.
After looking at this picture, I have to ask: who is the real father of the baby Beyoncé is carrying? In every instance, Julius continues to prove that he is more of a man than Jay Z. When the baby is born, Julius will probably change the kid’s diapers and burp her too.
Photos: Splash News Online and FlynetPictures.com
What He Said: Miguel
Troy Davis Executed
Condemned cop killer Troy Anthony Davis was put to death at 11:08 p.m., local time, in the death chamber at Georgia Diagnostic and statistics prison in Jackson, Georgia.
Davis spent 22 years on death row for the shooting death of Savannah police Officer Mark PacPhail in 1989.
According to state witnesses, when asked if he had anything to say, Davis raised his head, looked at the MacPhail family and said, “I am sorry for your loss.”
Before prison nurses began the administration of the lethal drug cocktail, Davis said to prison officials, “For those about to take my life, may God have mercy on your souls.”
He told MacPhail’s 22-year-old son and Uncle, “I did not take your son, father, brother. I did not have a gun.”
To his family and supporters, Davis said, “look deeper into this case so you can really find the truth.”
As the anesthesia coursed into his veins, Davis yawned and blinked twice before losing consciousness. Nurses then administered a muscle relaxant to cease his breathing, followed by potassium chloride to stop his heart. The entire process lasted about 15 minutes.
Earlier that evening, Davis declined both his final meal and the Ativan sedative intended to “calm” him before execution.
Davis maintained his innocence until the very end. That’s not unusual for death row inmates, according to a group of former death row wardens.
“While most of the prisoners whose executions we participated in accepted responsibility for the crimes for which they were punished, some of us have also executed prisoners who maintained their innocence until the end,” the wardens wrote in a press release. “It is those cases that are most haunting to an executioner.”
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