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June 15, 2011 05:56 PM UTC
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if there was something to be dug up on Councilman Hancock back then, I have no doubt in my mind that Deb would have found it.
What I find interesting in all this is that the media and pundits are playing along with a crook’s bizarre chain of logic in “proving” Hancock was a customer, to wit:
1) all customers had to have a confirmed phone number they could call.
2) Crook had a cell phone number next to a misspelled name allegedly that was Hancock.
3) Crook says he knew that Hancock used a pay phone instead of cell phone number…but did not record the pay phone number as the confirmed number.
4) Media supposedly knows all this, and demands cell phone records, even though crook alleges that “Handcock” never used a cell phone to call him.
5) Media finds no cell phone records that show Hancock called crook…confirming point #3.
6) Media still tries to produce smoke on the issue, saying that Hancock “used his cell phone” during the times alleged by crook. I also used my cell phone during those times, and was involved in a political campaign – do I have to prove I DIDN’T call for a hookup as well?
I would like to know (if anyone bothered to check) if there are any pay phones nearby the Councilman’s office and home that called the crook and/or the brothel…..
It can be difficult or impossible to prove a negative.
So, that’s why in political campaigns, candidates try to put their opponents in the position of needing to prove a negative.
This is bullshit:
There is nothing to indicate that, for example, those records weren’t forged. Hancock’s people have consistently disputed the validity of the record and the allegation. The lack of his number in the records is pretty conclusive proof that that record was forged or false. Period.
So you have “real evidence” the records were forged? I’d love to see that!
If not, I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
we can all move along. They’ve got nothing on Hancock. Nada. By the way, pay phones have been nearly extinct for quite some time. Bet most people are disgusted a whole lot more by this sorry smear campaign than by the content and are ready to let Hancock of the hook and welcome him as mayor even if they think there might be a there there.
For example, the media should be focusing like a laser on how the new Hancock administration will address problems at the airport. The loss of Frontier is not an option for the city at this point in time.
At stake are the $1 billion south terminal project, bond ratings of both the city and the airport and the loss of thousands of Denver-based airline employees and thousands more spinoff jobs.
This is just a partial list of taxes that flow directly (and indirectly) from the airport to the city and to the school district:
Sales tax
Car rental tax
Food and Beverage tax
Lodgers tax
Fuel tax
Real property tax
Personal property tax
Frontier’s 18.5% market share at DIA means that the potential loss of tens of millions of general fund revenue will make balancing the budget that much harder.
Obviously, the manager of aviation is a key appointment. I was impressed by Chris Romer’s take on the airport’s finances during the televised debates. He stressed that keeping the airlines in Denver should be a top priority.
Neither candidate addressed the difficult issues facing Denver. What does Hancock plan to do to reverse the flight jobs from Denver? And would it be too much to ask that we actually have drivable roads? Perhaps Parks and Recreation could cut down on their street and sidewalk watering?
it’s safe to assume its business will go to other carriers, probably southwest, and they will need to expand, thus moving into the terminal space vacated by Frontier.
I’ve followed this story primarily because of the media reporting and the various and conflicting issues of the publics’ right to know, the responsibility of the press (media), and the public figure’s right to privacy.
I could care less if Hancock used the services of prostitutes since I personally think prostitution should be decriminalized and taxed (make up for the lost revenue of Frontier at DIA).
However, I would care if he did use prostitutes then lied about it to cover it up.
The First Amendment makes clear there is freedom of the press but also that those who speak or publish falsehoods can be subject to slander or libel actions, and that the truth is an absolute defense against libel and slander.
Thus, just as the press (media) has not only a right but a responsibility to “ask questions” and publish the facts, it also has a responsibility to ensure those facts are accurate.
It’s a fine line. If two young reporters from the Washington Post had not been allowed to keep “asking the questions” which eventually exposed a White House coverup involving high officials and agencies, including the FBI, history would be much different.
The Denver paper was entirely proper in “asking the questions”. And since it seems those questions have been answered, in the absence of any new credible information to the contrary, the story has run its course.
There are far more important issues at hand.
HOWEVER, since this IS Denver, and given the depth of vitally important news coverage we’ve come to expect over the years here, I’m pretty sure the media can ring a bit more tawdry out of this story before everyone is sufficiently titillated.
Now — in all seriousness — while I am digging all of today’s very fine Chief Wiggums impersonations, maybe — just maybe — before we put this story to bed the media now owe the public an investigation and explanation of the who and why this smear came to light when it did.
It seems to me that the only bigger disservice that could be done to Mr. Hancock than being the conduit for this two-week smear would be to let it now drop without any real journalistic investigation of dirty facts.
And, hell, if that doesn’t draw any public interest Denver’s “press” can always give us a current update on Klondike and Snow.
The story should have been how fast the plea bargain came down for Ms. Stewart after a notable name was mentioned.
I don’t believe that Mike Hancock had that power or his lawyer would never had made the inquiry.
She won’t be talking, and the feds won’t be releasing any evidenve. The whole thing is sown up tightly.
Not surprising that NOBODY on this thread considered the fact A DEAL WAS MADE between the Hancock campaign and the Denver Post / 9 News.
Why would Hancock offer up full transparency (to buy time) and then not deliver?
Why would Hancock’s attorney offer up an ultimatum to the city attorney’s office if they were so sure of Hancock’s innocense?
The lack of his number on documents that were “delayed” in delivery proves NOTHING!
Simply, this is a case of the media, once again, interferring / influencing the outcome of an election, not that I cared either way who won in Denver…
Just another week of Weiners and Handcocks in the world of politics.