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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMichael Dukakis testifies in Tsarnaev friend trial
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Mike-Dukakis-to-testify-in-Tsarnaev-friend-s-trial-5826836.phpIt was an odd moment in the trial of a friend of the man accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing: Michael Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, testifying for the defense.
Dukakis took the stand in federal court Thursday for Robel Phillipos, a friend of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, to tell jurors about a conversation he had with Phillipos five days after the deadly bombing....
The spectacle of a well-known politician testifying at the trial was not lost on jurors, who listened attentively as Dukakis briefly described his political career and his conversation with Phillipos.
Dukakis, 80, said he first met Phillipos when the defendant was about 4 or 5 years old. He said Phillipos came to his home over the years and he took him to the Democratic National Convention in 2004, when Phillipos was 10.
Dukakis took the stand in federal court Thursday for Robel Phillipos, a friend of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, to tell jurors about a conversation he had with Phillipos five days after the deadly bombing....
The spectacle of a well-known politician testifying at the trial was not lost on jurors, who listened attentively as Dukakis briefly described his political career and his conversation with Phillipos.
Dukakis, 80, said he first met Phillipos when the defendant was about 4 or 5 years old. He said Phillipos came to his home over the years and he took him to the Democratic National Convention in 2004, when Phillipos was 10.
You remember him, right?
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Michael Dukakis testifies in Tsarnaev friend trial (Original Post)
KamaAina
Oct 2014
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HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)1. And you felt a need to post that picture why???
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Well, that's mostly what he's remembered for
elleng
(131,202 posts)4. Sorry to disagree, KamaAina,
but he's remembered for his management skills by many, and for the pic by those not interested in substance, imo.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)6. Well, maybe in Mass.
There was the "Massachusetts Miracle", after all. The economy was so good he actually managed to make welfare-to-work work!
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)7. Thanks for the support.