(NEW BOOK) Murdered by Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain, and Injustice by Maureen Faulkner

barnes and noble ^ | 12-2007 | Faulkner

[doug from upland]

Murdered by Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain, and Injustice
by Maureen Faulkner, Michael A. Smerconish

Publisher: Lyons Press, The
Pub. Date: December 2007 ISBN-13: 9781599213767

Synopsis
Maureen Faulkner's husband, Philadelphia police office Danny Faulkner, was shot between the eyes on a cold December night in 1981. Mumia Abu-Jamal was unanimously convicted of the crime by a racially mixed jury based on: the testimony of several eyewitnesses, his ownership of the murder weapon, matching ballistics, and Abu-Jamal's own confession.

After his conviction, however, a national anti-death penalty movement was started to "Free Mumia;" Mike Farrell, Ed Asner, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jesse Jackson rallied on his behalf, and led the charge. For his part, while on death row, Abu-Jamal published several books, delivered radio commentaries, was a college commencement speaker, found himself named an Honorary Citizen of France, and had his defense coffers enhanced by ticket sales from a sold out (16,000-person) concert featuring Rage Against the Machine.

Here, from Maureen Faulkner and acclaimed talk show host / journalist Michael Smerconish, is the first book to carefully and definitively lay out the case against Abu-Jamal, and those who've elevated him to the status of political prisoner. Smerconish, a lawyer, has provided pro bono legal counsel to Faulkner for over a decade and knows both the legal intricacies and personal subtleties of the case like no other person. He's personally acquainted himself with the more than five thousand pages of trial transcript. "My reading starkly revealed that Abu-Jamal murdered Danny Faulkner in cold blood and that the case tried in Philadelphia in 1982 bore no resemblance to the one being home-cooked by the Abu-Jamal defense team."

As Abu-Jamal's lawyers contemplate their final appeal, Faulkner and Smerconish weave a compelling,never-before-told account of one fateful night and the 25-year-long rewriting of history.

[doug from upland]

MUMIA QUOTED AT THE SCENE: I shot the M-F'er and hope the M-F'er dies

Not surprisingly, from prison, Mumia was a commencement speaker several years ago at Evergreen State College in Washington, the school that gave the Palestinians "Bulldozer Girl" and recently interfered with military shipments.

[doug from upland]

[Dems_R_Losers]

The Philadelphia Inquirer has been running excerpts from the book all week. Fascinating reading. In yesterday’s excerpt, Mrs. Faulkner goes after all the idiot celebrities who have supported Mumia. She even called the White House to complain that Bill Clinton was having Whoopi Goldberg at an event. She got a call from Leon Panetta telling her that the President did not endorse the Free Mumia stuff.

[robomatik]

mumia, you know where you can rot!!!

[rocksblues]

Scum bag being pushed by the left.

[mkmensinger]

Fry Mumia!

[fieldmarshaldj]

FRY MUMIA !

[fieldmarshaldj]

Drat, ya beat me by 14 seconds. :-P

[pookie18]

Faulkner & Smerconish just appeared on Hannity’s radio show...

[doug from upland]

FROM 1999 - BEAT BOTH OF YOU BY 8 YEARS. :)

MIDI: Camp Grenada - http://evenmoresapphiredreams.bravepages.com/C/Midi_C.html

Scumbag killer…yo, Mumia…in your pants you’re…gonna pee-a
You’ll meet Sparky…he’s electric…of your writing he cares not that it’s eclectic

In your cause your…fans are mired…but 5 bullets…you had fired
It’s the truth they…cannot handle…for the officer they never held a candle

By the liberals…you’re admired…they think every-…one conspired
By your tactics…they’re deluded…they should join you and should all be executed

You fooled Whoopi…you fooled Woody…each of them is…quite a goodie
They exhibit…fuzzy thinking…most positions that they take are really stinking

With the crime that you committed…your own life you have forfeited
It’s your choice…and it’s long overdue that they are silencing your voice
Tell Ed Asner he can stick …though he’ll demonstrate and picket
His best days… had left him long ago and this is how he plays

Wait a minute…an appeal…come on judges…let’s get real
For your exit…we are yearning…in the bargain we may get to see you burning

There’s one chance to…show compassion…there’s a plan that…we could fashion
We might spare your…worthless bottom…by arranging you trade places with Ms. Rodham

[doug from upland]

I heard it. That’s what inspired this post. :)

[Tahoe3002]

Please arrange a transfer to TDC, Texas Dept. of (Permanent) Corrections ASAP.

Then, we can all say,
“hope the M-Fer dies, s-l-o-w-l-y.”

Or as we say in Texas: NEXT!!!

[Tribune7]

ping

[pookie18]

Oh ;-) Hat tip: Hannity ;-)

[GQuagmire]

From an older thread.Lovely pics of this scumbag’s supporters........

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1857170/posts

[reagan_fanatic]

What a shame our tax dollars are keeping this worthless piece of sh*t alive.

[RepoGirl]

Doug,

I have always loved your song parodies, but this line, and THIS LINE ALONE, managed a belly laugh from me that was so loud it scared my dog:

"You’ll meet Sparky…he’s electric…of your writing he cares not that it’s eclectic"

On the behalf of Alan Sherman fans everywhere, I thank you and bow down to your greatness.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

‘or as we say in Texas: NEXT!!!’ Sadly, in PA we say lets keep this on appeal for evah!!!

[doug from upland]

Thanks for the kind words. I have a personal favorite from a Camp Grenada song and will try to find it.