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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-05 07:20 PM
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70. I got to give it up for Johnnie, RIP to a great trial lawyer
I'd count myself lucky to be 1/10th the trial lawyer Johnnie was. He stood for the adversarial process we trust to expose the truth.

He was an ADVOCATE. And a damned great one. RIP. I tip my hat to you.

Johnnie was scheduled to speak at the Mississippi Bar convention last year, but had to cancel. I guess now we know why.

Bake, Esq.
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  -MSNBC: Johnnie Cochran died rainbow4321  Mar-29-05 05:01 PM   #0 
  - "extended illness"  Pirate Smile   Mar-29-05 05:02 PM   #1 
  - he had been undergoing treatment for a brain tumor....  bleedingheart   Mar-29-05 05:10 PM   #15 
  - Wow  Scairp   Mar-29-05 05:03 PM   #2 
  - He was 67 according to CNN  LSdemocrat   Mar-29-05 05:18 PM   #21 
  - This is a real tragedy. Here's a note the PHDC put up about Cochran  genius   Mar-29-05 07:59 PM   #73 
     - He sure didn't look 67  Yupster   Mar-29-05 08:29 PM   #78 
  - Oh my  qanda   Mar-29-05 05:03 PM   #3 
  - Damn, there goes my plans for murder, I guess I'll have to hire Robert Bla  currents   Mar-29-05 08:55 PM   #83 
  - Do you have a link to the specific story?  intheflow   Mar-29-05 05:04 PM   #4 
  - top of the page. see "breaking news" eom  soulcore   Mar-29-05 05:04 PM   #5 
  - Look where it says "Breaking News"  cat_girl25   Mar-29-05 05:04 PM   #7 
  - It is a banner at the top - but no link to any story  salin   Mar-29-05 05:04 PM   #8 
  - I know..sorry..looking for a real link..  rainbow4321   Mar-29-05 05:07 PM   #10 
  - He should have put the balm on  tridim   Mar-29-05 05:04 PM   #6 
  - The slime ball couldn't talk the grim reaper out of it?  The_Casual_Observer   Mar-29-05 05:06 PM   #9 
  - Cochran was a great attorney..He got Geronimo Pratt out of jail  nothingshocksmeanymore   Mar-29-05 05:17 PM   #20 
  - You are absolutely correct. He was a great attorney. (n/t)  undergroundrailroad   Mar-29-05 05:42 PM   #35 
  - Udamnwellbetcha!  TahitiNut   Mar-29-05 05:57 PM   #44 
  - Yes, he was.  Midlodemocrat   Mar-29-05 07:52 PM   #72 
  - Agreed. Johnny Cochran  Jawja   Mar-30-05 07:09 AM   #109 
     - if there is any justice he will run into Nicole and Ron  Skittles   Mar-30-05 04:56 PM   #121 
  - This is a devastating blow to civil rights.  genius   Mar-29-05 08:31 PM   #79 
  - I guess your post means you don't know very much about Cochrane....  Media_Lies_Daily   Mar-29-05 05:23 PM   #23 
  - I find your remark greatly offensive.  Tomee450   Mar-29-05 05:26 PM   #25 
  - Well said n/t  malaise   Mar-29-05 05:38 PM   #33 
  - So happy the mods got here before me...  Karenina   Mar-29-05 05:46 PM   #37 
  - I was outraged by both O.J. & Blake's acquittal.  0007   Mar-29-05 05:50 PM   #38 
  - Took the words out of my mouth  ariesgem   Mar-29-05 05:52 PM   #40 
  - Not so--Blake's attorney also did us a disservice  Demeter   Mar-29-05 05:54 PM   #42 
  - Bingo! Marcia Clark the prancing prosecutor and her sidekick Darden.  Straight Shooter   Mar-29-05 06:19 PM   #55 
     - Don't blame Johnnie. He just did his job, and did it well.  dbaker41   Mar-29-05 07:14 PM   #67 
     - Not so..Blame Gil Garcetti..he made every tactical decision on that  nothingshocksmeanymore   Mar-29-05 08:24 PM   #77 
     - You could blame racism in law enforcement since it destroyed  SharonAnn   Mar-29-05 09:35 PM   #88 
     - The lead attorney had a heart attack  KurtNYC   Mar-30-05 08:13 AM   #111 
  - Good point. Cochran also handled a number of consumer product  nothingshocksmeanymore   Mar-29-05 05:56 PM   #43 
  - Yeah, Like The Fertilizer Company  iamjoy   Mar-29-05 10:26 PM   #92 
  - I can assure you.  Maat   Mar-29-05 06:55 PM   #61 
  - His ex wife is the beautiful mother of his two children  goclark   Mar-30-05 05:06 PM   #123 
  - I agree, WELL STATED. n/t  jrthin   Mar-29-05 07:01 PM   #66 
  - Do a little research on the Jury the Blake had....  jasop   Mar-30-05 05:27 PM   #124 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-29-05 05:50 PM   #39 
  - Slime ball eh?  lastliberalintexas   Mar-29-05 06:05 PM   #47 
  - You are dead wrong.  jrthin   Mar-29-05 07:00 PM   #64 
     - The guy's crowning achievement was playing the "race card"  The_Casual_Observer   Mar-29-05 07:20 PM   #69 
        - If the star prosecution witness in my case was a racist who lied about it  nothingshocksmeanymore   Mar-29-05 08:21 PM   #76 
        - Sure thing, Johnnie was just doing his job, and did it well.  The_Casual_Observer   Mar-29-05 08:36 PM   #80 
           - Actually not the same thing since in most cases in the south  nothingshocksmeanymore   Mar-29-05 08:40 PM   #81 
           - How absurd.  Tomee450   Mar-29-05 08:59 PM   #84 
              - "What would this country be like without defense attorneys."  The_Casual_Observer   Mar-29-05 09:16 PM   #86 
              - What are you talking about?  Tomee450   Mar-29-05 10:18 PM   #90 
              - Well, If I was guilty...  HarveyBrooks   Mar-30-05 05:09 AM   #107 
                 - Cochran had no problem getting  Tomee450   Mar-30-05 03:12 PM   #113 
        - I'm not sure it was his crowning achievement  Laurab   Mar-29-05 10:23 PM   #91 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-29-05 05:08 PM   #11 
  - Good one  liberal43110   Mar-29-05 05:13 PM   #17 
  - they're saying brain tumor on MSNBC .. ? nt  Tesibria   Mar-29-05 05:08 PM   #12 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-29-05 05:09 PM   #14 
  - LOL!!  meganmonkey   Mar-29-05 06:50 PM   #59 
  - This is one funeral O.J. better go to. n/t  rzemanfl   Mar-29-05 05:08 PM   #13 
  - ouch  Snivi Yllom   Mar-29-05 05:29 PM   #27 
     - I'm sure he already knew.  Megahurtz   Mar-30-05 03:34 PM   #116 
  - WOW. He just had a Slander case heard at the SCOUS  Up2Late   Mar-29-05 05:10 PM   #16 
  - Bless his heart! May he rest in peace.  merh   Mar-29-05 05:16 PM   #18 
  - I'm all broken up.  MrSlayer   Mar-29-05 05:16 PM   #19 
  - Oh, that's too bad.  Pithlet   Mar-29-05 05:20 PM   #22 
  - Famed Attorney Johnnie Cochran Dies at 67  cal04   Mar-29-05 05:24 PM   #24 
  - RIP Johnny Cochran  malaise   Mar-29-05 05:36 PM   #30 
  - Wow he was quite an attorney  malmapus   Mar-29-05 05:28 PM   #26 
  - guilt-induced brain tumor  DS1   Mar-29-05 05:32 PM   #28 
  - Bull  onenote   Mar-29-05 05:54 PM   #41 
     - I'm not arguing that he didn't do his job.  DS1   Mar-29-05 06:56 PM   #62 
  - Get out your boots  Egalitariat   Mar-29-05 05:32 PM   #29 
  - Did it say what he died of??  Greylyn58   Mar-29-05 05:37 PM   #31 
  - Guess he won't be using the Chewbacca defense anymore  Neo   Mar-29-05 05:37 PM   #32 
  - Heheh  AlFrankenFan   Mar-29-05 05:41 PM   #34 
  - Damn it!  The Animator   Mar-30-05 08:43 AM   #112 
  - THAT'S AN OUTRAGE!!!!  CO Liberal   Mar-29-05 05:46 PM   #36 
  - R-I-P Johnnie  Piperay   Mar-29-05 06:03 PM   #45 
  - Holy fuck! Du is praying for Jerry Falwell and villifying Cochran?  nothingshocksmeanymore   Mar-29-05 06:03 PM   #46 
  - Tell It Sis.  jayfish   Mar-29-05 06:14 PM   #53 
  - Isn't that the truth!!!  Tomee450   Mar-29-05 09:04 PM   #85 
  - Well, I Am Praying For Falwell  mermaid   Mar-29-05 09:38 PM   #89 
  - I can't believe he was 67. He looked younger to me.  GloriaSmith   Mar-29-05 06:06 PM   #48 
  - Black Don't Crack - eom.  Barkley   Mar-30-05 12:43 AM   #99 
  - Hmmmm....  wysi   Mar-29-05 06:07 PM   #49 
  - I'm a MAN!  Must_B_Free   Mar-29-05 06:11 PM   #50 
  - Put the simpson controversy to bed  gizmo1979   Mar-29-05 06:12 PM   #51 
  - My guess is that he was on a cell phone practically 24/7. Why  Benhurst   Mar-29-05 06:12 PM   #52 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-29-05 06:15 PM   #54 
  - Great Attorney ....  Trajan   Mar-29-05 06:33 PM   #56 
  - Anybody know where OJ was at the time?  LostInAnomie   Mar-29-05 06:40 PM   #57 
  - Who gives a shit about HIM ???  DinahMoeHum   Mar-29-05 07:01 PM   #65 
  - Very sad news  slackmaster   Mar-29-05 06:44 PM   #58 
  - Johnnie Cochran = Only the rich can afford good defense and freedom = USA  ckramer   Mar-29-05 06:54 PM   #60 
  - Are we supposed to bash dead people, or just dying people?  Township75   Mar-29-05 06:59 PM   #63 
  - bash 'm all--and feel stronger for it !!  NIGHT TRIPPER   Mar-30-05 02:38 AM   #100 
  - RIP Johnnie Cochran  psychopomp   Mar-29-05 07:18 PM   #68 
  - I got to give it up for Johnnie, RIP to a great trial lawyer  dbaker41   Mar-29-05 07:20 PM   #70 
  - He had nothing to do  HarveyBrooks   Mar-30-05 05:26 AM   #108 
     - Johnny Cochran  Tomee450   Mar-30-05 03:20 PM   #114 
  - This was shocking  nonconformist   Mar-29-05 07:24 PM   #71 
  - Larry King doing tribute  medeak   Mar-29-05 08:01 PM   #74 
  - Yet killer O.J. stills walks free...  johnnyrocket   Mar-29-05 08:21 PM   #75 
  - O J. the acquitted  Tomee450   Mar-29-05 08:54 PM   #82 
     - O.J. was found not guilty in a court of law. Those who can't deal with  oasis   Mar-29-05 10:58 PM   #93 
        - I sure do agree with that.  TahitiNut   Mar-29-05 11:44 PM   #97 
        - I couldn't agree more.  Tomee450   Mar-30-05 03:40 PM   #117 
        - O.J. found not guilty by court jesters of law?  Megahurtz   Mar-30-05 03:46 PM   #118 
  - Johnnie Cochran Dies  mermaid   Mar-29-05 09:23 PM   #87 
  - Johnny Cochrane Dead  ContraBass Black   Mar-29-05 11:25 PM   #94 
  - You're spelling it wrong. It's "Johnnie Cochran."  catzies   Mar-29-05 11:25 PM   #95 
     - Oh  ContraBass Black   Mar-29-05 11:25 PM   #96 
  - St. Peter to Johnnie C: "If it didn't fit, I won't admit"  Hailtothechimp   Mar-30-05 12:13 AM   #98 
  - Famed attorney Johnnie Cochran dead  Selteri   Mar-30-05 03:53 AM   #101 
  - Not LBN. Came in midday yesterday.  merwin   Mar-30-05 03:53 AM   #102 
  - Dupe:  Hissyspit   Mar-30-05 03:53 AM   #103 
  - I appreciate your comments  Syrinx   Mar-30-05 03:53 AM   #104 
     - The democrats lose elections because they are too nice  Lucky Luciano   Mar-30-05 03:53 AM   #105 
        - I understand your feelings  Syrinx   Mar-30-05 04:25 AM   #106 
        - Would You Care To List...  jayfish   Mar-30-05 07:13 AM   #110 
        - And in just what  Tomee450   Mar-30-05 03:28 PM   #115 
           - I don't dislike the guy  Lucky Luciano   Mar-30-05 05:01 PM   #122 
  - Astonished  Spinoza   Mar-30-05 03:51 PM   #119 
     - Nonsense  Tomee450   Mar-30-05 04:47 PM   #120 
        - Nonsense.  Spinoza   Mar-30-05 06:11 PM   #125 
           - Nonsense  Tomee450   Mar-30-05 08:13 PM   #126 
 

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