The Duke Accuser's Criminal Past

1. Duke LAX Accuser

Here’s one little nugget I’ll bet you a dollar you have NOT heard about, in the much hyped Duke Lacrosse case.

You may know that the alleged victim has what some media outlets called simply “a checkered past.” They either did not want to be specific, or were intentionally hiding the facts to push an agenda.

Well here are the facts.

“In 2002, she was working at a topless club in Durham, when she stole a cab driver's car keys while giving him a lap dance, according to a police report. When the driver went to the bathroom, she drove off in the cab and led police on a lengthy car chase. In the process, she smashed into a patrol car and attempted to drive through a fence, but was eventually arrested after her car got a flat tire. She tested at 0.19, more than twice the alcohol limit.”

Wow! Holy shit, Batman! How come nobody seems to want to bring that up when it comes to assessing whether she’s being truthful?

Meanwhile, there are some people who are simply going to play the race angle no matter what. Like this guy quoted in a recent article:

"This poor girl won't never get a fair shake in Durham. The law here is to keep us in check - it doesn't apply to the people over there," a 28-year-old black resident said last week, pointing toward the leafy faux gothic campus.

Well, I don’t know about that. The woman seemed to get MORE than a “fair shake” on that pesky little grand theft auto thing. She pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of larceny, speeding to elude arrest, assault on a government official and driving while impaired.

Misdemeanor.

Right. And she won’t get a “fair shake” in Durham because of race. Riiiigggghhht. Like Durham, N.C. has suddenly become Johannesburg in 1976.

Uh huh.

And what about her “friend’s” credibility? I’d say pretty damn sketchy too. For starters, she called 911 only to say that somebody was hollering racial slurs at her friend. Never said word one about “rape.”

Then, it turns out that she’s got, um… how shall we say this…. a “checkered past” of her own.

Roberts, 31, was arrested on March 22 — eight days after the party — on a probation violation from a 2001 conviction for embezzling $25,000 from a photofinishing company in Durham where she was a payroll specialist, according to documents obtained by the AP.

Topping it all off, is that she sent the following e-mail to the PR firm that reps Lil’ Kim. Appropriate, since Lil’ Kim is now in the big house for a year and a day. (But she didn’t snitch!)

"Although I am no celebrity and just an average citizen, I've found myself in the center of one of the biggest stories in the country," Roberts said in an email to 5W Public Relations. "I'm worried about letting this opportunity pass me by without making the best of it and was wondering if you had any advice as to how to spin this to my advantage. I am determined not to let any negative publicity about my life overtake me. I'm so confused as to who to talk to for relevant advice and I hope that you can return my e-mail. If you cannot help, do you know of any names and numbers I can call?"

Incredible.

But you won’t hear much, or anything at all, about this, from most mainstream media outlets. Why? Because it’s PC these days to never, EVER, even HINT at examining the possible motives and credibility of a RAPE victim.

How dare you!

Well, if I’m a Duke Lacrosse player, here’s how I dare to do so.

You’ve got a DNA test that went 0-46.

The woman tabbed one “attacker” that has hard proof he was out of the house 15 minutes after they arrived.

No eye witnesses.

Conflicting post-incident statements from the women.

The D.A. is running for re-election in a District which is 80% democrat, so there’s no reason to be even handed about this.

And yeah, sorry to be such a jerk, but these two women are CRIMINALS! Sure, they could be TRUTHFUL criminals in this case.

But it’s her word against theirs. How good do you think her word is?

End of rant.

2. There’s Hope For Me Yet

I want to thank every body who sent in their $.02 on my golf swing. Some very good insight, and encouragement. Although one guy did admit that he laughed himself silly, just trying to notice minute differences in the swings, and could not!

Sort of like a visual puzzle in the back of a Blues Clues coloring book. Har.

If you look at the picture below, you probably WILL something much different and better. As you can tell, I picked up the Peter Kostis and Gary McCord endorsed “Path Pro” training aide to help me get more ‘inside’ through the ball.

It’s been helpful, I’ll admit.

If you look at the shaft, it is really COVERING my right arm halfway down, and the angle of attack is much, much better.

So much better, in fact, that I hit a ball that I swear to god I have not hit in almost 3 years.

A sweeping, right to left hook. Not a mere draw, but a bonifide 15 yard power arc. Mind you, it’s not a preferred ball flight, but since this one actually STARTED out to the right, and hooked back down the middle, you can play with it if you like.

Seriously, I hadn’t seen that in years. I nearly cried. After all, with my older steeper attack angle, the only “hook” or draw I was hitting was a “straight to left” ball which is no fun.

This could be fun.

I’m back on the range today, but I promise this will be the last of my silly little updates.

3. LaVar Gets His Cash

He was the first guy buying his way out onto the open market, so I figured he’d be the first to sign somewhere. Instead, he’s one of the last big names before the Draft to get a payday.

LaVar Arrington signs within the division, to play for the LB weak Giants. Good for him. But I still think he’s sticking with two of the worst agents in football, the Postons.

The reported signing bonus is for a mere $5 mil plus, and the rest of that fictional 7-year-whatever contract is HEAVILY bonus laiden. It’s a far cry from the INSANE $18 mil guaranteed he was looking for weeks ago.

But at least it covers the $4.2 million check he wrote to Dan Snyder for his freedom.

Will he be any good with the Giants? Hell yeah, as long as he’s healthy. He won’t change his style. He’ll miss some plays. But he’ll also change games with his hitting. At this price, the Giants got a very good deal. But it was ONLY because the Giants walked away the FIRST time LaVar and the Postons came calling with their absurd numbers.

That kind of financial discipline is something the Redskins under Snyder almost NEVER exercise (except when it comes to their OWN free agents.) Had LaVar been a Giant who was released to the open market and Snyder wanted him, he would have written a blank check to the Postons and said: “Keep it fair.”

Now the big question. What number will he wear? I know which one he wouldn’t DARE ask to put on, don’t you?

4. ESPN’s Worst “Analyst” Ever

Sometimes watching the “Big Red Lettered Cable Channel In The Woods” you shake your head and say: “What the HELL did I just watch?”

That happened to me Saturday night, when Sportscenter tossed it to former Bulls PG BJ Armstrong. His task: to “break down” what it meant for LeBron James to get his first playoff win.

What happened?

An incoherence only rivaled by Mr. Boom Goes the Dynamite Guy.

Here, you LISTEN to this piece of “analysis” and tell me what you get out of it from an “expert” basketball angle?

So basically then, BJ told us this.

a. LeBron is one heck of a basketball player. Check. Thanks, BJ.
b. He doesn’t think the Cavs will get out of the SECOND round of the NBA playoffs.

Okay, super. But maybe I missed something. They’ve only won ONE game of the best of seven in the FIRST round of the NBA playoffs!!!!

I presume they are paying BJ Armstrong for this “work.” What a shame. Instead, you could hire somebody even cuter looking – like Jonathan Lipnicky – and get an even better “take” on the playoffs.

5. And Now, Your “Pic O’ The Day!”

Sheesh. Men. Pigs.