Posted on 05/23/2002 7:54:41 PM PDT by Jalapeno
The old adage is: first look at the spouse when a husband or wife dies.
Heidi, this is your business, but if I were an attorney involved in this case, I would advise you to refrain from commenting on this particular issue.
Jalapeno, respectfully, you have to understand that these threads are monitored by Monaco. They're probably hitting refresh every 30 seconds on this one. :-)
She can't be answering those kinds of questions right now. I know she wants to, but if she's smart, she won't comment specifically on Ted's defense issues.
1.
It seems there are some people here who have invested so much time, effort, and faith in the cause of Ted Maher that they simply cannot bring themselves to believe that maybe, just maybe, Ted Maher is indeed a very sick man.
I've already stated my stance on this one at least twice. If you're going to throw out "third person" comments like this, it's common courtesy to address the person to whom you are referring. Would that be me?
2.
Sometimes, if you have spent a long, long time reeling, it is a tough thing to cut bait.
Please answer this simple question for me: If YOU were in Ted Maher's place right now, would you want me to "cut bait" on you?
Now, see? I know you're fibbing on this one, Mr. Howard. I'm a smart-alek on most of my replies at FR. I cain't hep it. It's jes' my nature. Haven't you ever noticed that half the people here would like to strangle me? :-)
You are a tad touchy on this subject, no? I don't think I ever declared myself one way or the other
Oh, please spare me the melodramatics. I'm not touchy; this is just my normal "wench mode" kicking in. This place is so saturated with kooks, dingbats and loons nowaday, I can no longer stay any length of time without getting irritated. (It takes way too much time to wade through the cheese/shower/moose jokes, and too many people freak out every time Abu Zubaydah passes gas.)
Look, this isn't even about "declaring" whether Ted Maher is innocent or not; it's about whether or not an American citizen is entitled to a fair and speedy trial.
I agree that the whole situation stinks to high heaven, and Monaco has done nothing to lend itself any credibility, but Monaco is not the United States, and to expect that place to do things the way we do is naive.
Maybe I just have an affinity for taking up for the underdogs of the world, but I still say that an American Green Beret has a right to a fair trial no matter where he is. I'm not expecting them to "do things the way we do." I'm just expecting them to allow Ted the use of all the evidence.
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Putting any status to Time magazine when every true conservative for many years has known how Time magazine lies and twists the truth is rediculas.
You ARE a FReeper and those of us that have been writing letters, pinging the Ted Maher threads for a long time know this.
Tonkin, you are doing GREAT!!!!
Is spending the rest of one's life in a Monaco prison a bad thing? Kind of sounds nice to me.
I think they have the wrong Maher, though. I think BILL Maher should spend the rest of HIS life in a Turkish prison for being an arrogant idiot.
Go take his place then.
This is really the first look I've taken at this story. i have not followed it. From my first take, I don't feel too sorry for the guy.
Here's a clue for you - it's not.
Mrs. Maher is on this thread - you owe her an apology.
But....don't take my word for it...actually take some time and READ all the information.
...and BTW..sinkspur is an idiot....who only knows how to poke at other people and beliefs....I have NEVER seen him/her/it actually CREATE anything.
redrock
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