tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post7363699389806923402..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The Return of Ted StevensJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60267936081416629902009-04-02T21:13:00.000-05:002009-04-02T21:13:00.000-05:00I love that FoxNews is claiming "all" Alaskans. Fu...I love that FoxNews is claiming "all" Alaskans. Fuck you, FoxNews, I'm an Alaskan I don't want Stevens.<BR/><BR/>I also love this line:<BR/><I>The public deserves to be protected from unethical attorneys," Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.,</I><BR/><BR/>You mean like the unethical attorneys in Congress? Like that, Rep Sensenbrenner?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26562700674183866272009-04-02T21:09:00.000-05:002009-04-02T21:09:00.000-05:00Like you didn't see that coming, right?And just fo...Like you didn't see that coming, right?<BR/><BR/>And just for the record, I still think Steven is guilty. Just because the DoJ screwed up doesn't mean he's innocent. New election? We need a new trial.<BR/><BR/>What chaps my ass here is that because the Fed decided to play fast and loose with the rules, Stevens is not only going to get away with it, he's going to get sympathy and support from Alaskan who are even dumber than Sarah Palin. Fuck! Now I'll have to spend the next four years listening to how not only Obama stole the election, so did Begich. Christ, I wish these people would shut the hell up. Republicans, party of the stupid.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17234817703988149212009-04-02T20:48:00.000-05:002009-04-02T20:48:00.000-05:00Jim, unfortunately you may have been wrong about "...Jim, unfortunately you may have been wrong about "part of the post" being a joke:<BR/><BR/><I>The Alaska Republican Party is calling on Democratic freshman Sen. Mark Begich to resign so a new vote can be held now that the Department of Justice is dropping its case against former Sen. Ted Stevens.<BR/><BR/>Alaska GOP Chairman Randy Ruedrich said a special election should be held "so Alaskans may have the chance to vote for a senator without the improper influence of the corrupt Department of Justice."<BR/><BR/>"The only reason Mark Begich won the election in November is because a few thousand Alaskans thought that Senator Ted Stevens was guilty of seven felonies. Senator Stevens has maintained his innocence and now, even the Department of Justice acknowledges its wrongdoing," Ruedrich said in a statement.</I><BR/><BR/>-<A HREF="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/02/wake-stevens-case-dismissal-alaska-republicans-special-election" REL="nofollow">"In Wake of Stevens Case Dismissal, Alaska Republicans Call for Special Election"</A>, FOXNews.com<BR/><BR/>So maybe Ted's not going to be giving that "You won't have Ted Stevens to kick around anymore" speech after all?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3663571311318338002009-04-01T18:17:00.000-05:002009-04-01T18:17:00.000-05:00Well, see that's the thing Chris and Nathan, I was...Well, see that's the thing Chris and Nathan, I was pretty sure the NYT story was an April Fool's Day joke. Then I did some digging. It's not. In fact a couple of papers had to publish stories that began with "This is not an April Fool's Day Joke, They're Letting Ted Go."<BR/><BR/>But yeah, it's not that he's innocent, it's that the Fed hosed up the case. Nice.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69829470615572329412009-04-01T18:02:00.000-05:002009-04-01T18:02:00.000-05:00I'm sitting here watching the news and I was sure ...I'm sitting here watching the news and I was sure the whole thing was a joke until NBC started running the story.<BR/><BR/>And as a corollary to Chris' comment, isn't it interesting that Bush's DOJ convicted him with a badly run case and Obama's DOJ is setting things right.<BR/><BR/>Note: I'm not hearing anything that says he might have actually been innocent...only that DOJ fucked up the prosecution.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26188919998642047242009-04-01T16:55:00.000-05:002009-04-01T16:55:00.000-05:00Having fallen for LiveJournal's "joke" (using the ...Having fallen for LiveJournal's "joke" (using the sysadmin account for joke messages is so junior high) I took a careful look at your email.<BR/><BR/>Wanna bet that Alberto Gonzalez would be so generous with a Democratic senator?Chris Gerribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484367221527860100noreply@blogger.com