posted on December 11, 2000 03:49:44 AM new
"Donny,
Considering your posting to this board, I think it safe to say that if you were argueing either side before the supreme court you'd run out of time before you were half done."
Well, I'd just try to talk really really really fast.
posted on December 11, 2000 05:20:23 AM new
Looks like whomever is finally declared president will be a tainted president. In that case let it be boy George. Considering his intellect and personal qualities, it should be an interesting four years. Reminds me of "be careful what you wish for, it might come true". I hear the congressional Democrats aren't too upset with this scenareo.
Humanity I love; it's people I can't stand
posted on December 11, 2000 05:58:26 AM newIts how the first elections worked, ya know the founding fathers? Not sure up to what year they did that either.
I may be wrong, but I think the last time was with Jefferson. Nut surprisingly, he and his VP did NOT get along. Talk about gridlock. OTOH, were it still permitted by the Constitution, it might be a suitable punishment - truly a Solomonic solution, particularly if they were also required to share an office
I am utterly astounded at the downturn in CNN's coverage. Gone are the days of Peter Arnott (sp?). CNN has dropped the ball so many times over the past month it's disconcerting. At least 3 hours after the FLSC press statement regarding the ballots, CNN was STILL reporting that they were en route to DC. OTOH, I also understand that NBC and at least one other network didn't even REPORT the USSC vacating the FLSC ruling for an entire newsday, and the New York TImes buried that in paragraph 4 of another story (apparently it wasn't very newsworthy), so I guess it's not isolated to CNN. Media bias? Maybe, but knowing a number of journalists myself, I find an argument of "media overwhelm" more convincing.
In re: Klock's pronunciation of "error" - I understand where he's coming from, but he's missed the boat. One of the two accepted pronunciations of "err" is UR, which is how the Harvard/Yale attorneys I worked with said it (and they didn't have Boston accents, either). However, when you move to the noun, you ARE supposed to say AIR-er, but regional accent may be getting in the way here (he's clearly not from FL, where the common pronunciation is AYer-uh).
Pronunciation aside, Klock is obviously not in the league of Boies and Richard, and for that reason I welcome his presence: it's really interesting to see the difference between a "pretty good" lawyer and a great one.
posted on December 11, 2000 08:29:33 AM new
HartCottageQuilts-yes it was Jefferson wasn't it.
It is a scenario they laid down, and ya know, it could happen. And boy... I do not think that Gov. Bush or Sen. Lieberman, well, like each other that much
Trying to think who Klock is, is he the attorney for Kathleen Harris?
CNN, sure has gone down. And now, of whom I cannot remember his name, Shaw? is retiring.
NBC's Dan Rather. I want the video of his election night coverage. I believe it was Letterman that showed it. He used cliche after cliche, and very old ones, all night.
When talking about the race being close, he said "Close is for horseshoes and hand grenades"
Lord, I think this man should retire
