Earlier today, I got an email from my dad linking to a youtube link of Monckton's schtick. Now, despite not knowing who Monckton is, I was 99% convinced it was some screwy conspiracy theory bullshit. I suspected this because my dad spent the entire 1990's ranting about how Bill Clinton was 5 minutes away from some sort of vague "Book of Revelation" type stuff...

Looks like my suspicions were correct.

In his email, he used language that he never uses in person... so I suspect he was prompted by some wacky neo-conservative website that encouraged him to contact "your loved ones" with this pressing info...

Now I'm going to get a bunch of emails from my dad about how this removes all doubt that Obama is a communist...

You'd think K-street lobbyists would have a thicker skin than she demonstrates here. But oh well, not like a K-Street lobbyist would ever consider faux, trumped up outrage an unfair PR tactic.

the Judge just spent the large part of a recent hearing excoriating the pro-bono attorneys representing the Medill Project for the allegedly sloppy brief they filed opposing the County's motion to reconsider... while saying nothing to the Asst DA who showed up a 1/2 hour late to the hearing...

Go figure. Among her complaints was that they didn't sign the brief (every jurisdiction requires a filing party to sign their brief). The attorney finally had to interrupt her to point out the last page of the brief contained the signature, which is typically where briefs are signed...

Hate to think the Medill Innocence Project isn't going to get a fair shake here.

The Tribune is also giving this case more and more publicity. It's funny to see their headlines change from the Pro-Government position: "Medill Innocence Project paid witnesses" to the more correct "DA alleges Medill Innocence Project paid witnesses."

This whole thing is going to blow up in Alvarez's face.