Blogcritics: Comments on Jack Ryan Precedent May Hurt Kerry

Comment by FaFa Fohi

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:56:55 EDT

MD: Bob, you are bad. Me: Re Re Retard.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:07:56 EDT

All: please, please please use HTML to create a link rather than just posting the URL in a comment. This distends the Most Recent Comments sidebar and can skew the entire post page if the URL is long enough. Thanks.

Comment by Banned Guy

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:36:45 EDT

Read this

Comment by Jim Carruthers

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:54:05 EDT

[personal attack deleted] , there was a great op-ed [in the Washington Post] about how this was probably the first sex-scandal which at it's core was about a married couple, not having sex. So, since the records were sealed to prevent stalking by Trekkies, why did Ryan drop out? And, we really need to know before you post again: When, sir, did you stop spanking your monkey? No, sir, answer the question, may I remind you, you are under subpoena!

Comment by Mac Diva

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:26:18 EDT

[personal attack deleted] I have posted two entries regarding the legal issues in getting divorce records released in this context. The key factors are that divorce records are rarely sealed (so there is a presumption that they should be open) and that Ryan, or any politician of any stature, is a public figure. With that information, it is clear to any capable person that the likelihood is presidential candidates' divorce records will be released. Eric Olsen, in his quest to have just about anything thrown up at Blogcritics to generate high numbers of posts, denies there is a difference between nonsense such as this entry and entries that offer accurate information. I believe the difference is obvious. I also believe allowing embarrassing attempts at blogging like this entry to pass insults readers. They click on an entry expecting to get accurate information or at least informed opinion, and they get this.

Comment by Bob A. Booey

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:27:18 EDT

[personal attack deleted] For what it's worth, I don't believe there's anything nearly as embarrassing as what was in Ryan's records for Kerry. I also don't think that there will be a court ruling before November. That is all.

Comment by Doc

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 06:56:59 EDT

It's not "The Ryan Precident", in the IL democratic primary one of the Dem's candidates had their divorce records made public. Quid pro quo. Jackie was going down (no pun!) anyway and it was the GOP that forced that family values fraud and hypocrite out.

Comment by Al Barger

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:29:14 EDT

Oh, Kerry's records WILL be coming out. There's no way for them to stay sealed now. Sealed or not, a copy of them will be hitting the streets by hook or by crook. They SHOULDN'T, but they will. Like Ryan's.