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08-15-2008, 06:23 PM
There is no reason to be angry or to mock Jack Cafferty...his recent history says it all!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_CaffertyCafferty initially supported the U.S. government's invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003. He says he "bought the whole song and dance about WMDs. I was caught up in the national hysteria that followed 9/11, and was captive to the political manipulation, if you will, that took place in all of us."
I find this very interesting...Look at what happens when you change just 'two words' (WMD's and 9/11)...
"bought the whole song and dance about OBAMA. I was caught up in the national hysteria that followed SUPER TUESDAY, and was captive to the political manipulation, if you will, that took place in all of us."
How trustworthy is this man?
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803EFDF1631F935A3575BC0A9659C8B 63Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: CNN Anchor Fined In Traffic Case
Published: August 6, 2003
A CNN news anchor, Jack Cafferty, will pay a $250 fine and perform 70 hours of community service after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, prosecutors said yesterday. Mr. Cafferty was charged with the traffic infraction, along with misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, assault and harassment, after the police said he knocked a man off a bike with his Cadillac on Ninth Avenue on May 14. The bicyclist, Billy Maldonado, told the police he was slightly injured. A traffic officer and several pedestrians ran after Mr. Cafferty's car, but Mr. Cafferty drove through at least two red lights without stopping, according to a police complaint.
If it was NOT a traffic officer chasing after him, how many more red lights do you think he would have ran? How can you hit a guy on a bike and keep going?
UPDATED
http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/streetbeat/askta/030819.html
Manhattan D.A.'s Message to Motorists: "It's open season on bicyclists"
TV Anchorman Cafferty hits cyclist and flees scene, gets no jail time and small fine
The Manhattan District attorney has sent yet another strong message to motorists who hit bicyclists, and it's the wrong one.
Cafferty
According to the police, on May 14, CNN anchorman Jack Cafferty struck and injured bicyclist Billy Maldonado and dragged his bike under his car for at least two blocks at West 42nd Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. A traffic officer and pedestrians ran after Cafferty's car to stop him, but he drove through at least two red lights and around other vehicles without stopping. :eek::eek:When cops found Cafferty a day later, he claimed he didn't know he had hit the bicyclist. He also claimed that he did not hear the bicycle as it dragged under his car, though he did admit seeing Maldonado on the ground in his rear view mirror.:eek::eek:
Cops charged Cafferty with leaving the scene of an accident along with misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, assault and harassment. If convicted, Cafferty could have served more than a year in jail and have had to pay thousands of dollars in fines.
But the Manhattan District Attorney let Cafferty off with a $250 fine and 70 hours of community service after he plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident.
The Manhattan D.A.'s message to motorists: "It's open season on bicyclists."
At Deadline: Bicyclist Maldonado has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Cafferty for reckless and gross negligence in leaving the scene of an accident.
Does anyone here believe we would have gotten off this easy?
http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/i/partypictures/04_22_08/15.jpg
How many times have you heard Jack say that he quit drinking?
This picture is dated April 22, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_CaffertyCafferty initially supported the U.S. government's invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003. He says he "bought the whole song and dance about WMDs. I was caught up in the national hysteria that followed 9/11, and was captive to the political manipulation, if you will, that took place in all of us."
I find this very interesting...Look at what happens when you change just 'two words' (WMD's and 9/11)...
"bought the whole song and dance about OBAMA. I was caught up in the national hysteria that followed SUPER TUESDAY, and was captive to the political manipulation, if you will, that took place in all of us."
How trustworthy is this man?
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803EFDF1631F935A3575BC0A9659C8B 63Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: CNN Anchor Fined In Traffic Case
Published: August 6, 2003
A CNN news anchor, Jack Cafferty, will pay a $250 fine and perform 70 hours of community service after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, prosecutors said yesterday. Mr. Cafferty was charged with the traffic infraction, along with misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, assault and harassment, after the police said he knocked a man off a bike with his Cadillac on Ninth Avenue on May 14. The bicyclist, Billy Maldonado, told the police he was slightly injured. A traffic officer and several pedestrians ran after Mr. Cafferty's car, but Mr. Cafferty drove through at least two red lights without stopping, according to a police complaint.
If it was NOT a traffic officer chasing after him, how many more red lights do you think he would have ran? How can you hit a guy on a bike and keep going?
UPDATED
http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/streetbeat/askta/030819.html
Manhattan D.A.'s Message to Motorists: "It's open season on bicyclists"
TV Anchorman Cafferty hits cyclist and flees scene, gets no jail time and small fine
The Manhattan District attorney has sent yet another strong message to motorists who hit bicyclists, and it's the wrong one.
Cafferty
According to the police, on May 14, CNN anchorman Jack Cafferty struck and injured bicyclist Billy Maldonado and dragged his bike under his car for at least two blocks at West 42nd Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. A traffic officer and pedestrians ran after Cafferty's car to stop him, but he drove through at least two red lights and around other vehicles without stopping. :eek::eek:When cops found Cafferty a day later, he claimed he didn't know he had hit the bicyclist. He also claimed that he did not hear the bicycle as it dragged under his car, though he did admit seeing Maldonado on the ground in his rear view mirror.:eek::eek:
Cops charged Cafferty with leaving the scene of an accident along with misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, assault and harassment. If convicted, Cafferty could have served more than a year in jail and have had to pay thousands of dollars in fines.
But the Manhattan District Attorney let Cafferty off with a $250 fine and 70 hours of community service after he plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident.
The Manhattan D.A.'s message to motorists: "It's open season on bicyclists."
At Deadline: Bicyclist Maldonado has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Cafferty for reckless and gross negligence in leaving the scene of an accident.
Does anyone here believe we would have gotten off this easy?
http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/i/partypictures/04_22_08/15.jpg
How many times have you heard Jack say that he quit drinking?
This picture is dated April 22, 2008