"Chewbacca was a wookie - so you must find OJ innocent"
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| Johnnie Cochran Dead at 67 |
| 2005-03-30 |
| Whatever your take on the OJ Simpson trial one has to admit that this lawyer made everyone realize that there really is a gift of gab. But there is another side to his story that isn't that widely known. Johnnie Cochran was the son of a Baptist preacher. He learned his oratory skills watching his father preach the Word of God Sunday after Sunday for most of his life. It was only natural that he would be in some type of speaking profession. Although he was counsellor to many "high profile" clients, he still considered the "little man" his most preferred client. And, he has the history to prove it! Yes, he will be missed by many downtrodden and unknown that he represented in many a non-sensational litigation. His death will, no doubt, cause elation among those that he crossed swords with and those that hold a somber grudge against him for successfully defending OJ. But, I have to wonder..is it the lawyer that they are happy to see gone or is it the Baptist preacher who is the real backbone of everything that we call American..even a OJ Simpson? You see, when I hear recordings of Johnnie Cochran in trial, I hear the cadence and see the word pictures that only a black Baptist preacher can muster! A rhytmn that keeps the listener's attention fixed on every word ,every syllable..every sound. The waiting for the return "amen" from the audience..the united assent by the congregation..the 'one point' being made over and over again until it rings in the ears like a battle cry! This is why he could win a trial for an OJ Simpson and anyone else for that matter. Reader, black Baptist preachers argue their point..the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, from a position of absolute undaunted fact. They do not preach Jesus from a view of intellectual observation. No..they preach it from actual experience, from the depths of their souls and being. This is truth to them..truth unstoppable, unshakable, unfailing truth..and they lived it..daily! Is this not the type of preaching that we Baptists were known for? Brother, preacher..pray that you will be filled with the Holy Ghost so that you can preach so persuasively that your hearers can only repent or riot as they did when the apostle Paul preached. Jn. |
| Posted by:John Willis- jnwillis@baptistrevivals.com |
| #13 Attorney Cochran was there for the rich and famous as well as the poor, so it is said. Yahoo.com said the O.J. trial was a racial trial and the whites felt he was guilty and the blacks felt innocent. Mr. Cochran was doing the job in which he was paid for by Mr. Simpson. The million dollar question is "Where is the money that Mr. Simpson owes the Brown and Goldman family?". It has been said that he has not paid them a penny of the civil suit that was won by Brown/Goldman family. O.J. had the "dream Team" and that is exactly what happened. O.J. said he wanted to find the "real killer" how come that has not been done? Andrea Jackson |
| Posted by: Andrea Jackson 2005-03-30 5:35:50 PM |
| #12 Not sorry to see him dead and gone. He got his 67 years. He was an opportunistic, self seeking, jackass who set back race relations with the OJ Simpson trial. But his ego got glorified and that's all that counted for him. |
| Posted by: sea cruise 2005-03-30 4:45:10 PM |
| #11 "If he draws no breath, it must be death!" |
| Posted by: BH 2005-03-30 2:46:23 PM |
| #10 Bad joke heard recently: Gas prices are so high these days that OJ and Robert Blake are having to car pool to find the real killers. |
| Posted by: Weird Al 2005-03-30 2:12:47 PM |
| #9 If the coffin don't fit, you must cremate! |
| Posted by: radrh8r 2005-03-30 1:50:09 PM |
| #8 "If the glove don't fit, you're full of @#$%!" |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2005-03-30 12:21:24 PM |
| #7 What happens when an evil person is defended by a person who isn't, a person who was just plain wrong???? RIP Lawyer Johnny... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-30 10:31:01 AM |
| #6 "Chewbacca was a wookie - so you must find OJ innocent" |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-03-30 10:23:40 AM |
| #5 "If the casket fits, you must exit" |
| Posted by: Dennis Kucinich 2005-03-30 10:08:30 AM |
| #4 ST - Lol! *applause* |
| Posted by: .com 2005-03-30 7:53:02 AM |
| #3 Nice epitaph there, Shent... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2005-03-30 12:41:31 AM |
| #2 If the corpse don't stir, you must inter... |
| Posted by: Shenter Thairt7965 2005-03-30 12:11:12 AM |
| #1 His death will, no doubt, cause elation among those that he crossed swords with and those that hold a somber grudge against him for successfully defending OJ. You forgot to mention that Simpson is a double murderer. That may have something to do with the "elation" you expect to see from certain quarters. Cochran was the son of a preacher-man? Then he should have known better than to throw in with a man who butchered two innocent human beings. Cochran can explain it to the great judge in the sky. He's not as much of a pushover as Ito. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-03-30 12:07:55 AM |