Posted on 05/12/2005 10:45:25 AM PDT by Pikamax
KEN STARR'S REAL VIEWS [Ramesh Ponnuru]
CBS, AP, and other outlets reported earlier this week that Starr had said that getting rid of the judicial filibuster would be a "radical, radical departure from our history and our traditions, and it amounts to an assault on the judicial branch of government."
This seemed like a very odd thing for Starr to say, so I contacted him.
He forwarded to me an email he had sent to someone else who had asked about this matter:
"In the piece that I have now seen, and which I gather is being lavishly quoted, CBS employed two snippets. The 'radical departure' snippet was specifically addressed -- although this is not evidenced whatever from the clip -- to the practice of invoking judicial philosopy as a grounds for voting against a qualified nominee of integrity and experience. I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong. I contrasted the current practice . . . with what occurred during Ruth Ginsburg's nomination process, as numerous Republicans voted (rightly) to confirm a former ACLU staff lawyer. They disagreed with her positions as a lawyer, but they voted (again, rightly) to confirm her. Why? Because elections, like ideas, have consequences. . . . In the interview, I did indeed suggest, and have suggested elsewhere, that caution and prudence be exercised (Burkean that I am) in shifting/modifying rules (that's the second snippet), but I likewise made clear that the 'filibuster' represents an entirely new use (and misuse) of a venerable tradition. . . .
"[O]ur friends are way off base in assuming that the CBS snippets, as used, represent (a) my views, or (b) what I in fact said."
I caught Rush in the middle of this at 10:40PST
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Yep. You caught it as the news was breaking. Let's see where this goes throughout the day.
Wow! People still trust CBS?!?! Amazing.
Well, they did pull it off. The correction will reach a lot less people than the original RAT lie. The RATS at SeeBS probably figured this before they broadcast the out-of-context statements of Starr.
Rush is all over this. This is "almost criminal" according to Starr. The widely reported quote where Starr says "a radical departure from our history and an attack on the judiciary" Well it turns out that the statement was IN REFERENCE TO LITMUS TESTS OF JUDGES, NOT THE NUCLEAR OPTION. SeeBS's actions out Dowdify Dowd. This is hugh and series. Ken Starr has asked SeeBS for a complete transcript of the interview fr4om which the quotes were extracted and SeeBS refuses!!!
WELL WELL WELL WELL........anyone surprised that CBS is full of BEE ESS
This is FRAUD that is perpetrated against the American public and should be investigated by the FCC.
FYI!!!!
THEY DID IT AGAIN!!!
And we, most of us, believed them even after Rathergate! NEVER AGAIN!
More BS from "See B S" - big surprise!
Because they can.
How about releasing a full transcript to the PUBLIC, if they claim to be a news organization.
Guess their real interviews are now secret versus their cut and paste jobs.
Thank you! I couldn't believe it when Rush started in on this a few moments ago. I suspected he was just going to denounce the comments in another way, and then he reveals CBS committed fraud again!
It strange that it takes 24+ hours for the facts to get out in the open regarding exactly what Starr said.
I'd like to see Drudge run with this...
Any odds on whether the transcript/tape/file gets lost, burned, stolen, or somehow damaged? Big big trouble brewing. Starr has a big footprint when he stomps his feet.
Nothing new.
Perhaps that's just a case of you underestimating either their stupidity or their arrogance, or perhaps the combination of the two.
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