tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6456441825743030651..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Saying "no" to John BradleyGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37147042787920493682010-02-05T19:04:06.360-06:002010-02-05T19:04:06.360-06:00Another note about Skeen. For an example of how fa...Another note about Skeen. For an example of how far his influenc reaches, some complaints had been filed with the Judicial Conduct Commission against Skeen. The next vacancy that occurred on the commission just happened to be filled by the county judge of Smith County who is a political crony of Skeens and has also contributed to his campaign. It takes a lot of guts for somebody to run against someone that well connected and ethically challenged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81667219453112630702010-02-05T18:57:41.804-06:002010-02-05T18:57:41.804-06:00There is a similar situation in Smith County with ...There is a similar situation in Smith County with Judge and former DA Jack Skeen. Skeen heads a the powerful political machine and most years has been unopposed. I believe that was because the attorneys in town were afraid to go up agains the political machine. This year he actually has an opponent. I think he has just gone so far in abusing his power and ignoring the law that people are starting to get fed up. <br /><br />A funny thing. The newspaper had an article before Christmas where Skeen made his announcement that he was running for reelection. That article said he had raised $60,000. An article in January about the financial disclosures of the candidates also said he had raised $60,000. There was an article on the papers website today about the candidate's filings that said he had raised $45,000 and some of that was in January. It seems over $15,000 just vanished from his campaign fund. I wonder where it went. Maybe someone should look into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38877720621864198302010-02-05T17:52:28.071-06:002010-02-05T17:52:28.071-06:00What's odd is that Bradley has only been oppos...What's odd is that Bradley has only been opposed once and that was in a primary. Not many people in Williamson will "oppose" Bradley on any level. He's freakin' scary. There are people who are very afraid of the power he holds and after witnessing how Bradley abueses his power, I believe his enemies should proceed with caution.delarosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57560100743680948842010-02-05T14:10:16.883-06:002010-02-05T14:10:16.883-06:0010:07
Texas is pretty scary when you get out of Tr...10:07<br />Texas is pretty scary when you get out of Travis county.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30138953539596682842010-02-05T10:07:40.963-06:002010-02-05T10:07:40.963-06:00Anon 4:52, --it's odd isn't it that the pe...Anon 4:52, --it's odd isn't it that the people of Williamson County are so "embarrassed" by Bradley that they keep re-electing him. Wonder why that is?<br /><br />2/05/2010 07:20:00 AM<br /><br />Not really. Hitler was popular with the German people. What does that prove?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50106503256549874422010-02-05T07:20:31.078-06:002010-02-05T07:20:31.078-06:00Anon 4:52, --it's odd isn't it that the pe...Anon 4:52, --it's odd isn't it that the people of Williamson County are so "embarrassed" by Bradley that they keep re-electing him. Wonder why that is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15374735464196374642010-02-04T18:09:15.110-06:002010-02-04T18:09:15.110-06:00Are Perry's tactics working? He's up in t...Are Perry's tactics working? He's up in the latest polls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83882851384016920092010-02-04T16:52:50.153-06:002010-02-04T16:52:50.153-06:00John Bradley needs to be said "NO" to mo...John Bradley needs to be said "NO" to more often. He is a embarressment to Texas and should be to Williamson, Co.<br /><br />I will never forget the Senate hearing in which Bradley testified and Senator Whitmire made his comments as Bradley was walking out of the room. I won't quote the statement, but it was no compliment.<br /><br />Bradley needs to go wherever Gov. Hair goes!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15366585955841900462010-02-04T11:51:12.333-06:002010-02-04T11:51:12.333-06:00Is this the same Bradley that threatens to indict ...Is this the same Bradley that threatens to indict those that have plea bargained and dare to come forward with claims of innocence? <br /><br />Oh I almost forgot, !!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8819876696241179052010-02-04T01:26:43.244-06:002010-02-04T01:26:43.244-06:00Nice information.it shows One good thing that come...Nice information.it shows One good thing that comes from putting someone in the forefront of public opinion is sooner or later they will put their foot in their mouth enough times that it becomes so obvious there needs to be change and they can't continue to operate behind the scenes. Keep the spotlight on Bradley My grandmother fed me grits and she always new what was best for me.<a href="http://yeast-infection-guide.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">yeast infection</a>Shyamsundarhttp://yeast-infection-guide.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50464475040356979272010-02-03T19:31:52.251-06:002010-02-03T19:31:52.251-06:00I wonder if John Bradley knows what a drag it is t...I wonder if John Bradley knows what a drag it is to see him. Nothing good ever comes from anything that Bradley is involved in.<br /><br />Southern Shift, how right you are about Bradley. The media coverage in Williamson County is so sparse that most people are unaware that Bradley's been misusing Lady Justice in WilCo for a very long time. I've talked to some of the Williamson County families with incarcerated loved ones. Bradley has to be exposed and then removed from ever having any control over any individual ever again.<br /><br />I wonder how many wrongful convictions or coerced pleas have come out of Williamson County. Consider Bradley's stance on how he prosecutes cases and his response to appeals. Most of what the general public knows about the criminal cases in WilCo is limited to what Bradley wants the public to know. He is his own media contact. Check out Bradley's media and news release on the WilCo website. Bradley omits the cases involving coerced pleas and charges of aggravated perjury where there was little if any evidence to have convicted an indivdual. <br /><br />Just who is controlling the media in Williamson County and why does Perry keep giving such appointments to Bradley?<br /><br />It is hard to comprehend that this man was appointed in the first place. Bradley has caused harm to many good people in Williamson County because of his underhanded way of prosecuting cases. Truth and Justice do not matter to Bradley regardless of his jurisdiction or his appointments.<br /><br />I believe Bradley to be suffering from a superiority complex and a man of no moral compass. The tough on crime is bs. It is about money and power.Scared Sleepless in WilConoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-71159608744640995122010-02-03T14:33:18.836-06:002010-02-03T14:33:18.836-06:00You're correct, Anon 2:07, but Anon 2:02 appar...You're correct, Anon 2:07, but Anon 2:02 apparently does not have the intellectual capacity to grasp the obvious.dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12055115280680372032010-02-03T14:07:54.801-06:002010-02-03T14:07:54.801-06:00It costs a lot of money to incarcerate someone. T...It costs a lot of money to incarcerate someone. Texas is now obligated to pay significant money to people who have been wrongfully convicted. <br /><br />It seems to me the fiscally CONSERVATIVE position is to support efforts to prevent wrongful convictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61206265336491119142010-02-03T14:02:16.549-06:002010-02-03T14:02:16.549-06:00Seems to me that the punctuation symble that Grits...Seems to me that the punctuation symble that Grits and the Forensic Science Commission folks like best is $$$$$! How typically and liberally democratic. Tax and spend, tax and spend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85544199987136709302010-02-03T13:32:33.511-06:002010-02-03T13:32:33.511-06:00Hi Southern Shift. I think your visit merits a rar...Hi Southern Shift. I think your visit merits a rare Grits song dedication - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSaxuKTN8xc&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">this one's for you</a>. Listen all the way to the end, especially the last line, to know how grateful I am you stopped by.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79040079335313862052010-02-03T13:04:23.297-06:002010-02-03T13:04:23.297-06:00I'm sure anon 11:27 is equally concerned about...I'm sure anon 11:27 is equally concerned about the costs of prosecuting and incarcerating innocent people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11128033384935145012010-02-03T12:52:03.547-06:002010-02-03T12:52:03.547-06:00Grits, you have always been the master of the Texa...Grits, you have always been the master of the Texas criminal justice universe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) You inspired us at Southern Shift to do a little investigative reporting and it resulted in John Bradley winning our top award this week. Here's the link if you'd like to check it out:<br /><br />http://www.thesouthernshift.com/news/2010/02/pimp-week-texas-slimiest-da-john-bradley<br /><br />Thanks again for your amazing and inspiring coverage.The Southern Shift Teamhttp://www.thesouthernshift.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43576238949187352772010-02-03T12:51:01.868-06:002010-02-03T12:51:01.868-06:00No!!!!! It means what you have to say is really im...No!!!!! It means what you have to say is really important!!!! ;)Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72059736178882207272010-02-03T12:50:18.139-06:002010-02-03T12:50:18.139-06:00I have to doubt that "anon" is capable o...I have to doubt that "anon" is capable of reading Mr. Beyler's report let alone understanding it.<br /><br />I agree, lots of exclamation points are a poor substitute for good written communication skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29781271855048016382010-02-03T12:22:51.515-06:002010-02-03T12:22:51.515-06:00I don't know about y'all, but I always fin...I don't know about y'all, but I always find my points are more convincing if I put lots of exclamation points behind them!!!!!!!!!!!!!Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15008626630263750022010-02-03T11:27:50.369-06:002010-02-03T11:27:50.369-06:00According to Casey's column today, Beyler was ...According to Casey's column today, Beyler was paid $36,600.00 for his report???!!! Jesus Christ!!!! For what??? Who on the commission approved such an unconscionable fee??? If there's a story here, this "fleecing" of the Texas taxpayers is clearly it! Wonder why Grits and the mainstream media aren't commenting on this??? Hmmm??? Thirty six THOUSAND six hundred dollars!!! Being a Monday morning quarterback is evidently the business to be in these days!!! Since the Legislature is projecting a multi-billion dollar shortfall in the next biennium, clearly here's one area that is ripe for the carving knife!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67900842756659546602010-02-03T11:16:39.702-06:002010-02-03T11:16:39.702-06:00It's always disheartening to read about Bradle...It's always disheartening to read about Bradley's obstruction of the TFSC and realize we're not looking at a history book of the '30s or '70s, but current news of Texas in 2010. Why isn't this story being followed in the <i>Austin American-Fishwrap</i> or the other papers throughout the state?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800907780727476826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43571197296119642772010-02-03T11:02:10.830-06:002010-02-03T11:02:10.830-06:00I am finding retirement more and more delightful a...I am finding retirement more and more delightful after spending 8 hrs listening to this committee hearing and actually listen to Bradley. It is hard to describe the sense of dread I felt listening to him testify. Those who preceded him presented rational arguments for their positions while remaining open to dialog Then Bradley in effect said "Trust Me, I teach DA's how to get stuff into evidence so I'm the expert in what's good evidence and what's bad technique." One good thing that comes from putting someone in the forefront of public opinion is sooner or later they will put their foot in their mouth enough times that it becomes so obvious there needs to be change and they can't continue to operate behind the scenes. Keep the spotlight on Bradley My grandmother fed me grits and she always new what was best for me. Thanks Grits for keeping the pressure on me to be informed, just Ma did when I was a kid.marie tnoreply@blogger.com