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Craig Watkins talks innocence with Stephen Colbert

Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins got some pretty sweet national press last night as a guest on Comedy Central's Colbert Report. He was there to brag on his office's Conviction Integrity Unit and their work getting innocent people out of prison. Here's the video (prefaced by a short ad) and a couple of notable excerpts:The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cCraig Watkinswww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorU.S. SpeedskatingStephen Colbert: How do you make the decision, because everybody in jail says they're innocent, Okay?Craig Watkins: You know, you're rightSC: And you know, I mean, even innocent people are probably guilty of something, okay? I've done some stuff that I should go to the hoosgow for, alright? So does anybody really, really deserve to be walking the streets? We're all sinners, we're all sinners, sir...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 03, 2009 (boomark / email).