In response to questions about his confidence in St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s ability to be impartial in the case of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) said that he was confident that through the multiple investigations going on justice would be served.
Nixon was pressed on the question during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. Host Candy Crowley pointed out that some in the community have suggested McCulloch may not be totally impartial because of his connections to his connections to law enforcement in the state.
“Well he’s Democratically elected, by overwhelming numbers and re-elected–” Nixon began before Crowley cut him off.
“But are you confident in him?” the CNN host said.
“I am confident that with dual investigations that ultimately justice will be served here and I believe that everybody has a duty to do here,” Nixon said. “I think that all the folks around this appreciate fully the pressure and the watch that’s going on here and I am hopeful that everyone is going to live up to those duties and do a good job.”
“But I can’t get you to say that you’re absolutely confident that Robert McCulloch can do that?” Crowley pressed.
“I think that clearly he has experience, he has the office that people here have elected him, and you don’t want to prejudge any of this,” Nixon said. “I do know that everybody’s working here. I think the Justice Department being involved, the local prosecutor being involved, the investigators being involved —there’s a lot of folks out there on the street to make sure they get this one right. I think that with that intention I think that they will move this case forward.”
“I am confident that with dual investigations that ultimately justice
will be served here and I believe that everybody has a duty to do here…Aw, who cares? I don’t live there.”
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) said that he was confident that through the multiple investigations going on justice would be served.
His opinion may well be unique.
Aside from the topic at hand?
Interesting that Candy Crowley actually poses insistent follow-up questions to a (D) pol.
The types of questions not found asked of ® pols;
generally avoided with an approving bobbleheaded nod of ‘yes, you’re off-the-hook’ by Crowley.
Then on to the next half-answered query.
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Just saw Bill Kristol and Peggy Noonan on a panel discussing Race.
What a effing joke these two are.
Kudos to TPM for noting institutional racism and keeping the focus on the all-thumbs responses of Jay Nixon. Somewhat scary that this guy once saw himself as vice president material. The Missouri Compromise was a kludge that allowed slavery to exist in just one of the new territories north of the the 36th parallel, i.e. Missouri. With the new Missouri Compromise 2.0, we are supposed to accept that an abbreviated form of the 14th Amendment applies within the state boundaries. Sorry, Jay, you have to face up to your institutional biases.