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Political Tidbits 3/8/06

Written by Patfish
Published March 08, 2006
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From National Review:

Last December, Libby's lawyers asked Fitzgerald to provide "all documents, regardless of when created, relating to whether Valerie Wilson's status as a CIA employee, or any aspect of that status, was classified" in the time period before the Novak column was published. Fitzgerald refused, saying that "We have neither sought, much less obtained, 'all documents, regardless of when created, relating to whether Valerie Wilson's status as a CIA employee, or any aspect of that status, was classified'" during that period.

Later, Libby's team repeated the request. Fitzgerald again refused, saying, in effect, that the information was none of Libby's business:

Image hosted by Photobucket.comThe defense also seeks all documents "relating to whether Valerie Wilson's status as a CIA employee, or any aspect of that status, was classified at any time between May 6, 2003 and July 14, 2003." Mr. Libby predicates his request on a single reference in the indictment to the fact that Ms. Wilson's employment status was classified during the relevant time. The defendant overlooks the simple fact that Ms. Wilson's employment status was either classified or it was not. If the government had any documents stating that Ms. Wilson's employment status was not classified during the relevant time - and we do not - we would produce them though not strictly required to under the doctrine of Brady v. Maryland. The defense is not entitled to every document mentioning a fact merely because that fact is mentioned in the indictment.


How About That Crazy Colorado Teacher?

Jay Bennish is his name and if he was teaching my kid I'd be out and marching to demand that this idiot be fired immediately. This guy's lecture was all over talk radio this past week and the more I heard the madder I got.

Two things. First, as I think back long ago to my school days, I cannot ever remember a teacher acting like this guy. In fact, my memories of teachers are fond and happy. They taught their subject fluidly and hey, I learned.

Now we have a nation of teachers educated in public schools, a minus right there, with mighty unions that protest against any educational standards that might prove their students actually learned something.

Second, the United States of America is not a perfect country. But why is it all of a sudden some noble thing to hate, despise and propagate lies about it? Presenting an alternative point of view is one thing. Lying to impressionable young school kids is quite another.

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Political Tidbits 3/8/06
Published: March 08, 2006
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#1 — March 8, 2006 @ 17:19PM — RJ Elliott [URL]

"We hear about Katrina victims being evicted from hotel rooms"

Yeah, after living rent-free for six months, you'd think these people would have managed to maybe find a job and some permanent accommodations by now...

#2 — March 8, 2006 @ 17:29PM — RJ Elliott [URL]

"I cannot ever remember a teacher acting like this guy"

I can. I had two social science Junior High School teachers who were far-leftists and did their best to indoctrinate their students (myself included) into their own particular brand of leftist thought.

One was a radical environmentalist, who would actually use profanity in class because he was so angry over plastic grocery bags.

Another was an anti-Reagan kook who endlessly praised JFK and the "purity" of the Native Americans, while attacking tax-cuts and increased military spending.

Their almost-daily rants were on a par with anything this Bennish moon-bat has said...

#3 — March 8, 2006 @ 19:10PM — Pat Fish [URL]

RJ,

I had some college professors that were way left. But that was during an era-the 60's-when the left ruled. I sure noticed the difference between my high school teachers and the college profs.

At the time I thought I was too cool, being anti-American and everything.

I legitimized it by, hey, if a college prof says it than it must be true.

But not in my high school days. Maybe Bennesh and his ilk are some of my old college profs.

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