Comments on: Speaking of character assassination http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SeniorD http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/comment-page-1/#comment-414794 SeniorD Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:25:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/#comment-414794 Cap'n, Yeah, I remember the 'Honorable' Howard Metzenbaum, Democrat of Ohio. With his Son-in-Law, Joel Hyatt (he of Hyatt Legal Services) , he pretty much ran roughshod over most of that state's local businesses. He was second only to Speaker of the House Jim Wright in sleaze. As I have stated elsewhere, I have no love for the way the Federal Congress abuses people with <i>ad hominem </i>attacks, 'earmarks (aka kickbacks) for pet projects' and general sleaze. When Senators represented the State Government, they were controllable. Now? There is no control nor can voters effectively change the line-up. If this keeps up, we're toast. Cap’n,

Yeah, I remember the ‘Honorable’ Howard Metzenbaum, Democrat of Ohio. With his Son-in-Law, Joel Hyatt (he of Hyatt Legal Services) , he pretty much ran roughshod over most of that state’s local businesses. He was second only to Speaker of the House Jim Wright in sleaze.

As I have stated elsewhere, I have no love for the way the Federal Congress abuses people with ad hominem attacks, ‘earmarks (aka kickbacks) for pet projects’ and general sleaze. When Senators represented the State Government, they were controllable. Now? There is no control nor can voters effectively change the line-up.

If this keeps up, we’re toast.

]]> By: P-3W http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/comment-page-1/#comment-414795 P-3W Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:56:08 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/#comment-414795 I vaguely remember the confirmation hearing for Thomas, as well as the ones for Bork. Politics was not where my interest were in the way back -- going to school, raising kids, job hunting, trying to live a life was where I was then. I remember the outrage and the screaming about him and the way that Anita Hill was given instant credibility, but I don't remember having an opinion one way or the other myself. I was just sort of hoping all the screaming would stop and just confirm him already. I didn't want to listen to <em>another</em> set of hearing if he were denied confimation. I do remember thinking that people were getting awfully nasty about it, though. They seem to be holding a grudge against him and are still being nasty about it and him. Politics is a game. If you can't play and lose gracefully, then you probably shouldn't be playing. Same goes for winning well, too. Good behavior is now a sign of weakness. We're poorer for it. I vaguely remember the confirmation hearing for Thomas, as well as the ones for Bork. Politics was not where my interest were in the way back — going to school, raising kids, job hunting, trying to live a life was where I was then.

I remember the outrage and the screaming about him and the way that Anita Hill was given instant credibility, but I don’t remember having an opinion one way or the other myself. I was just sort of hoping all the screaming would stop and just confirm him already. I didn’t want to listen to another set of hearing if he were denied confimation.

I do remember thinking that people were getting awfully nasty about it, though. They seem to be holding a grudge against him and are still being nasty about it and him.

Politics is a game. If you can’t play and lose gracefully, then you probably shouldn’t be playing. Same goes for winning well, too. Good behavior is now a sign of weakness. We’re poorer for it.

]]> By: Casca http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/comment-page-1/#comment-414797 Casca Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:46:14 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/#comment-414797 Howie was the steamiest of turds. He got his start making sweetheart paid parking deals with the city of Cleveland. That's why I never park in an ACE lot. Howie was the steamiest of turds. He got his start making sweetheart paid parking deals with the city of Cleveland. That’s why I never park in an ACE lot.

]]> By: PeterGunn http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/comment-page-1/#comment-414796 PeterGunn Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:30:52 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/10/04/speaking-of-character-assassination/#comment-414796 At least one person noted the despicable practice of character assasination and intimidation practiced by the left. Read the trackback writings of the "Anchoress" and you'll see that one person did take note and, indeed, changed her allegiance as a result. How far will this practice go? Who will stop it? We must all become more vigilant as it continues today. McCarthyism was identified and expunged from our world, or so we thought. However, we live with it, practiced by the left today. How they want us all to be in "alignment" with them. They will change our world ... if they can. If we let them. We need more people like lawyer Doggett! At least one person noted the despicable practice of character assasination and intimidation practiced by the left. Read the trackback writings of the “Anchoress” and you’ll see that one person did take note and, indeed, changed her allegiance as a result.

How far will this practice go? Who will stop it? We must all become more vigilant as it continues today. McCarthyism was identified and expunged from our world, or so we thought. However, we live with it, practiced by the left today. How they want us all to be in “alignment” with them.

They will change our world … if they can. If we let them. We need more people like lawyer Doggett!

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