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Ex-staffer holds ground as 'Memogate' unfolds
Washington Times ^
| 3/04/04
| Charles Hurt
Posted on 03/03/2004 10:18:48 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:13:36 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Manuel Miranda, a central figure in what has come to be known among Capitol Hill insiders as "Memogate" or "Mannygate," is not the sort of guy with whom you want to get into a dispute.
One month after being forced to resign over his role in viewing internal Democratic memos written by Senate Judiciary Committee staffers, Mr. Miranda is leading a spirited battle against Democrats he views as duplicitous and Republicans he sees as wimpy and unprincipled.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: collusionmemos; estradamemo; manuelmiranda; memogate; naacpmemo
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:18:48 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
SPOTREP - MEMOGATE
To: kattracks
Too bad most of the Republican Senators on the committee don't have gonads like Mr. Miranda.
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:21:55 PM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: kattracks
Is Miranda a Freeper? He'd fit in great here.
To: kattracks
I have this overwhelming sense I am being governed by crooked Democrats and Republican eunuchs.
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:34:10 PM PST
by
edger
(he)
To: edger
Don't get too overwhelmed... you'll have to get used to it.
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:39:10 PM PST
by
thoughtomator
(Political Correctness is fascism)
To: kattracks
An early defector was Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, who hired Mr. Miranda in 2001. Hatch is a vile worm-like creature. The only leadership he demonstrates is when gutless repubs are running for the tall grass. He is always in the lead.
To: kattracks
"Asked if he had violated the rule sometimes taught to children about not reading other people's mail, Mr. Miranda replied: "My parents never taught me not to read other people's mail. They always read my mail."Classic.
"The content of other memos is so incendiary, he said, "I may go to my grave with it because it would so damage the trust of the American people in their judicial system. I wouldn't reveal it, no matter what the partisan advantage." "
What little is left...
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:40:11 PM PST
by
endthematrix
(To enter my lane you must use your turn signal!)
To: kattracks
I hope someone with guts and some clout steps forward to back this guy up.
To: kimosabe31
I gave credit to Hatch during the filibuster and thought he handled it pretty good .. but after reading about what happen to Miranda ... I take it all back
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:47:48 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: kattracks
The Democratic documents show the close relationship between the party's Judiciary Committee members and liberal activist groups. A documentary rerun which has been shown time and time again...
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:53:26 PM PST
by
EGPWS
To: kattracks; ConservativeGadfly; diotima; jmstein7
Manuel PING!
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:59:49 PM PST
by
abner
(FREE THE MIRANDA MEMOS! http://www.intelmemo.com or http://www.wintersoldier.com)
To: kattracks
The content of other memos is so incendiary, he said, "I may go to my grave with it because it would so damage the trust of the American people in their judicial system. I wouldn't reveal it, no matter what the partisan advantage."
How troubling does this sound ? He doesn't trust Americans with this info ?
Should this info be released ?
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posted on
03/03/2004 11:53:01 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(Is it vietnam yet ?)
To: RightOnTheLeftCoast; Howlin
Is Miranda a Freeper? He'd fit in great here.You took the thought right out of my mind.
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posted on
03/03/2004 11:56:48 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Travis McGee
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he was. And he does have some extra time on his hands now, thanks to these gutless wonders.
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posted on
03/03/2004 11:58:40 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Just another unrepentant Bush supporter.)
To: kattracks
Meanwhile, he has become equally reviled among some Democrats. "Manny is a lightning rod," said Joe Shoemaker, spokesman for Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat and member of the Judiciary Committee. "He has made himself a lightning rod."
While that has helped Mr. Miranda in battles over President Bush's judicial nominees, Mr. Shoemaker said, he has since "crossed from being a partisan fighter to having this scorched-earth approach."
Scorched-earth approach by a 'pubbie?' Now, isn't that refreshing? Where can I send my contribution to this patriot so that he can out the 'Rats using their own memos?
To: Howlin
Gutless is right. He catches the 'rats in treason, and he's thrown out of the boat by his own party. Amazing.
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posted on
03/04/2004 12:04:59 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Travis McGee
Sometimes I wonder what WE are fighting for.
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posted on
03/04/2004 12:05:35 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Just another unrepentant Bush supporter.)
To: kattracks
Truth Hurts Bump. Wish more Republican politicians had b*lls half as big.
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posted on
03/04/2004 12:07:11 AM PST
by
txzman
(Jer 23:29)
To: kattracks
" Asked if Senate Republicans were disloyal for abandoning Mr. Miranda over the snooping charges, she replied: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I think a lot of the Republicans who have spoken out against him had good intentions." "
What the hell kind of "good intention" is stifling justice?
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posted on
03/04/2004 12:11:02 AM PST
by
Kakaze
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