{"id":92766,"date":"2021-04-25T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T18:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=92766"},"modified":"2021-04-25T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T19:05:36","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-friday-april-23rd-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=92766","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Friday, April 23rd, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Friday, April 23rd, 2021…and here’s The Gouge!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First up, Kurt Schlichter nails it as he relates, without once weighing in on Chauvin’s guilt or innocence, why…<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Trial Was A Disgrace<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Seriously: No change of venue…no jury sequestration…the city of Minneapolis handing a drug-crazed, career criminal’s family $27M<\/span><\/em> (what, had city authorities consulted a clairvoyant who convinced them Floyd was going to pick a winning lottery ticket?!?) in the midst of jury selection…Mad Maxine…the Minneapolis\u00a0StarTribune<\/em> publishing bios of the jurors which included clues even Inspector Clouseau could follow…a scant 11 hours of deliberation…and not even a scintilla<\/span><\/em> of reasonable doubt regarding the fatal levels of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Floyd’s system?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Add to that the fact jurors were undoubtedly aware of the threats, real and implied, against them should they not<\/em><\/span> reach what 46* assured us was the “right” verdict…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…and<\/em><\/span> they all lived in and about Minneapolis.\u00a0 Only in the Bizarro World of Dimocratic Socialism could such a trial be considered fair.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>And we’re greatly disappointed Tim Scott, who, it was just announced, will deliver the GOP response to whatever The Groper can glean from his teleprompter, lacked either the insight or courage to call it what it was<\/span><\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a related item courtesy of NRO<\/em>, Andy McCarthy turns his usual insightful analysis on the question…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Derek Chauvin Convicted \u2014 But What Comes Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/h1>\n

While the guilty verdicts are rational and defensible, the speedy nature of the decision could lead to problems for prosecutors in the appellate process<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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