Nancy Grace Softens Under Pressure?

Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American legal commentator, television host, and former prosecutor. She frequently discusses issues from what she describes as a victims’ rights standpoint, with an outspoken style that has won her both praise and condemnation. She is the host of Nancy Grace, a nightly current affairs show on HLN

To anyone watching HLN’s “Nancy Grace Show” last night it looked as though Nancy had taken some time off to think about her demeanor and behavior that many empathetic people have criticized for some time.

Nancy interviewed the father of missing Haleigh Cummings, “Ronald Cummings”
and although the segment was designed to question whether he wondered if his wife Misty knew more than she was admitting about Haleigh’s disappearance, Nancy didn’t use her usual hard line interrogation technique with no regard for the person she is questioning. It was easy to see just how tempting it was for Nancy Grace to fire away at Cummings. After all, he is not the most savory of characters. He lives in a trailer with his minor wife, Misty. He has had numerous problems with law enforcement including a recent episode in which he is accused of assaulting his wifes father and brother in their own home. This was apparently the result of his wife Misty calling and asking her family to pick her up after she claimed that her husband had beat her. Yes I can see how Nancy might have been temped. Clearly, Cummings has violent tendencies. He has reportedly been investigated in the past for beating Haleigh. Now she’s missing. It certainly looks suspicious. But, Nancy controlled herself and asked good questions in a civil but stern tone. Quite frankly I was amazed at the change in her style. She appeared to be more credible than I have ever seen her. There were no talking heads spouting worthless opinions, no screaming or crying antics—just good questions. If in fact, this is the new Nancy Grace, let me say, congratulations Nancy! I hope this trend continues with one exception. Once again, Nancy had to bring “the twins” into the her commentary. She said that if she came home and found out the twins were gone……..etc. Does she need to state how she would feel if her children were gone in order to find out how one of the guest on her show felt when he discovered his child missing. And isn’t the questions a little obvious. Commentators and talk show hosts often ask the obvious. But why must they ask “how did you feel?” Michael Jackson’s daughter was asked shortly after his death how she felt. Does anyone really need to ask? It was obvious the child was in pain.
This is what I call ratings booting at the expense of showing a person proper respect at a difficult time. So, Nancy, you still have a little more work to do. But in general, this last show was a huge improvement.

I am not so presumptuous as to think that Nancy actually reads what I write. And were she to read this article she might be offended by my supposing that she has “softened”. After all, it is safe to deduce based on Nancy’s past shows that she relishes her tough reputation. The point is, it isn’t necessary to be rude and degrading to be tough. I hope that is what she has finally realized. Perhaps we will have another glimpse of her new style tonight. if so, I will have more to say about it later.

CNN’s Nancy Grace Show: Tonight’s guest–Sigmund Freud

According to USAToday.com, “Nancy Grace is on the case”. In an article by author “Peter Johnson”, Grace states about defense attorneys,

“when people say defense lawyers are just doing their jobs and are necessary for our system, you could say that about a lot of people who claim they’re just doing their jobs. You could say that about the guards at Auschwitz.” In the same article Johnson states, “For Grace, anyone who has been charged must be guilty,” TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz wrote last year in The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. Grace “never goes a day without blowing a gasket over whatever case she happens to be discussing … throwing journalistic objectivity in the nearest dumpster, slamming defense attorneys as pimps in fancy suits and declaring defendants guilty because, well, they just seem guilty.”

Grace stated in the same interview, “our Founding Fathers wanted courthouses to be big enough for the whole community to come in and watch justice unfold. I think that’s what our whole show is all about.”

Is it any wonder that Fox News powerhouse Bill O’Reilly more than quadruples Nancy Grace’s TV ratings? After all, Grace is so predictable. Just tune in once and you’ve seen every show although sometimes there’s a different victim. And our founding fathers I dare say would be appalled by Nancy Grace and her show. I doubt for even a moment that any of the founding fathers of our great country would have wanted defendants tried in public, unofficially prior to the actual trial with little or no evidence other than the opinion of a woman with an agenda. I seriously doubt the founding fathers would have wanted any media to liken defense attorney’s to “guards at Auschwitz”.

In the name of “ratings” CNN has given up on it’s primary mission; to present news that is objective and unbiased. While news shows have become increasingly more partisan in recent years, how far over the proverbial line must a news show go to be called on the carpet as being dangerous? Calling the Nancy Grace Show “news” is like putting lipstick on a pig. So, why does her following increase? Why does the Nancy Grace Show continue to climb in the ratings? Because ignorant people love to see tragedy. Underdogs love to see “justice” whether it be real or imaginary. And replacing action with talk is what most weak minded people are all about.

Listen to any caller who gets on Nancy Grace’s show. They are carefully screened and hand picked certified morons. They ask questions as though the case is being tried on the air. Well—–it is, at least to them. Sadly, how can this type of legal advertisement for the prosecution not effect a potential jury? I’m not sure CNN or Nancy Grace really have much concern about justice for, had they any conscience they would not presume that anyone is guilty prior to an actual trial. They might examine facts and have conversation but, that would be responsible and the viewers would not like that as much. It’s much more interesting to be angry and cruel to anyone who happens to be down regardless of their guilt of innocence. Let’s face it the “kick em when their down” mentality is what most uneducated people, who do not think with logic or real compassion adhere to. Why? Because it’s easy and it makes them feel they are more important because they are “good”

Until Nancy gets the proper therapy and learns to better deal with her unconscious hostility, she will continue to spew her erroneous testimony about the airwaves. Doing so, will in no way bring her ex Fiance “Keith Griffin” back from the dead. I feel sad for Nancy because, she could learn to have inner peace about her tragedy but instead of seeking it in a healthy and ethical way, she chooses to find guilt around her to punish as though it will mend or negate what happened in her past. The only path to enlightenment is self exploration yet, Nancy is always looking outward; lashing out at everyone she can with fervor and gusto. She relishes her sadistic discourse as in one moment she attacks and in the next she fake cries her way into the hearts of all the professional victims of the world.

Why is this happening? It is happening because you allow it to happen. We all have a voice in this county. Rarely do we find the time to exercise our voices. We prefer to allow our politicians to speak for us. I think they have more important things to do than worry about Grace. But in the long run, what is this type of show doing to our people? The show that makes it look like it’s unsafe to walk down the street and the show that makes one wonder if their own spouse will go crazy at any moment.

It is time to complain politely to CNN and to let them know that we will not stand for this type of hypocritical nonsense– A servant of the law indoctrinating the ignorant into believing that our legal system does not work. We have the best legal system in the world. Yet Nancy in her infinite wisdom has decided that we should hang anyone accused of anything with no trial. Reasonable doubt begins with the word “reason” which is what I think the news could use a lot more of. People may use emotions, feelings, and unsubstantiated opinions to easily convict the innocent. This is the very reason we have a court system and trial by jury. It does not take Sigmund Freud to figure that out.