tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3585997637989282505..comments2024-03-28T10:45:56.205-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said Saturday they may seek a deposition from presidential contender Donald Trump..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23904861299588174822016-03-08T10:23:34.093-06:002016-03-08T10:23:34.093-06:00Brando said...3/7/16, 7:52 AM
It's amazing t...Brando said...3/7/16, 7:52 AM<br /><br /><i> It's amazing that Nixon and Obama--both lawyers--would make the mistake of commenting on a pending trial </i><br /><br />At the time when Nixon spoke about Charles Manson, that (avoiding prejudicing the jury by avoding publicity) was a relatively recent doctrine. <br /><br />Sheppard v. Maxwell 384 U.S. 333 (1966)<br /><br />https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/384/333/case.html<br /><br />Of course, in the George Zimmernan/Trayvon MArtin cae, with demonstrations demanding taht some person be put on trial - there could hardly big a bigger no-no - all that was ignored. Sammy Finkelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105012664741556033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73866611577354096952016-03-07T07:52:02.470-06:002016-03-07T07:52:02.470-06:00It's amazing that Nixon and Obama--both lawyer...It's amazing that Nixon and Obama--both lawyers--would make the mistake of commenting on a pending trial (though perhaps when Obama praised Bergdahl it wasn't clear that he would end up on trial). Unforced errors.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219319435229314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88177409613570840642016-03-07T05:24:45.334-06:002016-03-07T05:24:45.334-06:00(But as he is not in the position for which he is ...(But as he is not in the position for which he is auditioning, it cannot be an order.)Largohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082394436785605297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10755579517198385792016-03-06T22:37:19.734-06:002016-03-06T22:37:19.734-06:00If it were a civilian trial, Trump could mouth off...If it were a civilian trial, Trump could mouth off all he wants. Bloviators got to bloviate. But, he's auditioning for the position of Commander-in-Chief and that sounds suspiciously like an order.SukieTawdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219517365750894110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19388759991673919932016-03-06T22:13:12.905-06:002016-03-06T22:13:12.905-06:00Where is Freder to give us the idiot POV ?
Bergda...Where is Freder to give us the idiot POV ?<br /><br />Bergdahl is an Obama triumph. Hopefully that will be over January 21, 2017.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87734635377049146312016-03-06T16:49:55.387-06:002016-03-06T16:49:55.387-06:00The facts in evidence are the facts in evidence an...The facts in evidence are the facts in evidence and Trump's bloviating doesn't alter them.cubanbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746305669005611456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57471349696952834072016-03-06T16:19:55.598-06:002016-03-06T16:19:55.598-06:00It's not something you get to enjoy every day ...It's not something you get to enjoy every day on the blogs, but mccullough's 1:01 reply to Beldar wins the coveted "Golden Mic Drop" award.Fabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991749875348408368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78556852631796120822016-03-06T14:09:20.579-06:002016-03-06T14:09:20.579-06:00Steve Railsback does a stirring Manson rant in Hea...Steve Railsback does a stirring Manson rant in Healte Skelter:<br /><br />"I'm a reflection of you. I'm what you made me."<br /><br />Trump could say the same to many of his detractors.<br /><br />And look to the Ricardo Mantelban in the Naked Gun to also explain Trump:<br /><br /><i>Jane: How could you do something so vicious.<br /><br />Vincent Ludwig: It was easy my dear. You forget I spent two years as a building contractor.</i>Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22812220719055555372016-03-06T14:07:52.340-06:002016-03-06T14:07:52.340-06:00No, this makes sense--generals publicly talking ab...No, this makes sense--generals publicly talking about the need to creack down on sexual assault and believe victims isn't undue command influence on ongoing military trials bit some loudmouth candidate's/unelected citizen's spouting off/offering an opinion on a defendant is. <br />Let's just say Trump "acted stupidly" and just move on.HoodlumDoodlumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591221162603652473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81995202925601063962016-03-06T13:57:17.873-06:002016-03-06T13:57:17.873-06:00It wasn't Nixon's statement that put the M...It wasn't Nixon's statement that put the Manson trial in jeopardy. As I recall it was the defendant Manson showing a smuggled copy of the newspaper headline into the courtroom and showing it to the jury.<br /><br />At least in the Healter Skelter telling the judge would not allow Manson to profit from his misconduct, and interviewed each juror, one of whom said "I didn't vote for Mr. Nixon myself".Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17855243609517366852016-03-06T13:01:47.639-06:002016-03-06T13:01:47.639-06:00Beldar,
I am a lawyer. And the reason I am effec...Beldar,<br /><br />I am a lawyer. And the reason I am effective for my clients is because I am a realist and not a fool like you.mcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63373964358529482962016-03-06T12:33:38.962-06:002016-03-06T12:33:38.962-06:00@ mccullough, who wrote (3/6/16, 11:45 AM): "...@ mccullough, who wrote (3/6/16, 11:45 AM): "The rule of law" is a concept to keep the ignorant distracted."<br /><br />Get back to me on that when next you're in serious legal trouble, criminal or civil. I have lots of clients who felt that way while they weren't in trouble. After they desperately need me or another lawyer to invoke the Rule of Law on their behalves, not so much.<br />Beldarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404583858244777905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86383717542525229982016-03-06T12:32:52.287-06:002016-03-06T12:32:52.287-06:00From watching the clip, you get the sense that Bri...From watching the clip, you get the sense that Brinkley was more simpatico with Manson than Nixon. Sure, Charley had his excesses, but when it comes to pure evil nothing can top Nixon.......Besides the Rose Garden service didn't Obama send one of his spokesman out to speak of Bergdahl's "honorable service". Obama has put his thumb on the scale in a number of cases, but he never gets called out on it.......I would like to have a reporter ask him or Hillary point blank ifs hey think George Zimmerman is innocent.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14386030666742542692016-03-06T12:30:57.872-06:002016-03-06T12:30:57.872-06:00Trump has something like 150 lawsuits pending agai...Trump has something like 150 lawsuits pending against him <i>personally</i> at any given time. That's because in most of the commercial transactions in which his companies get sued for breach of contract -- and there are TONS of those -- there have also been deliberate misrepresentations made by Trump, or on his behalf by his authorized agents, which form the basis for civil fraud claims against him personally.<br /><br />With every step he takes toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, every one of those cases gets harder to settle. And every time he insists on a confidentiality clause to bury one of his skeletons, the cost for that, in the settlement dickering, goes up and up as he has more and more to lose through bad publicity.<br /><br />All the lawyers who are suing Trump for anything right now are licking their chops and scheduling their depositions. Trump's lawyers will fight hard, and with considerable success, to limit his exposure to depositions. They'll use the "apex deposition doctrine," which requires the party seeking his evidence to have first worked his way up through the chain of command, to show that Trump's personal testimony is necessary and likely to be relevant. But he's so loose about putting his name, face, and personal endorsements on his projects that he makes it quite a bit easier for opposing lawyers to jump through those hoops.<br /><br />When it comes to potential legal embarrassments, Trump is like the Titanic if it were an iceberg magnet. His bankruptcies, his lawsuits, his tax returns -- each and every one of these is a source of continuing embarrassments and disclosures that will continue to cripple him from now until November if he's the nominee. Beldarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404583858244777905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61987338380038415432016-03-06T12:30:15.439-06:002016-03-06T12:30:15.439-06:00Obama is going to commute his sentence to time ser...Obama is going to commute his sentence to time served before he leaves office, which is a just result.mcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21886087937444348842016-03-06T12:26:43.612-06:002016-03-06T12:26:43.612-06:00I'd meet with them and tell them to get the tr...I'd meet with them and tell them to get the trial done before January, because in February he will be blindfolded and shot by seven rifles of the Green Beret's.<br /><br />Go for life in prison now, while you can.<br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82404396994269215562016-03-06T11:45:22.240-06:002016-03-06T11:45:22.240-06:00"The rule of law" is a concept to keep t..."The rule of law" is a concept to keep the ignorant distractedmcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33811575781778788022016-03-06T11:19:22.505-06:002016-03-06T11:19:22.505-06:00It doesn't matter what civilian criminal cases...<i>It doesn't matter what civilian criminal cases the President comments on if he is coming down on the side of the accused. . .</i><br /><br />Except Obama comes down on the side of the dead thug. The accused is the person facing criminal charges, the person defending themselves and others.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10656496466007524872016-03-06T10:45:12.509-06:002016-03-06T10:45:12.509-06:00"Jaydub---Obozo gave a Rose Garden appearance..."Jaydub---Obozo gave a Rose Garden appearance to Bowe Bergdahl's parents. Was that weighing in to influence the military?"<br /><br />Most people who I know in the military were appalled at what he did. I think it was his national security advisor who took it to the next level and called Bergdahl's service "exemplary," or some such BS. Regardless, I don't think the current administration is a good example to cite as regards appropriate conduct. jaydubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114209278374751401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61960587255659880632016-03-06T10:18:59.963-06:002016-03-06T10:18:59.963-06:00Jaydub---Obozo gave a Rose Garden appearance to Bo...Jaydub---Obozo gave a Rose Garden appearance to Bowe Bergdahl's parents. Was that weighing in to influence the military?<br /><br /> And despite what you might suspect about Bathhouse Barry's metrosexuality, he also appeared to cop a feel of Mrs. Bergdahl's posterior. (Some things Democrat Presidents just do naturally. Jimmuh Carter was an exception in that he only lusted in his heart.)Skeptical Voterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766112542617494866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23182963947670953912016-03-06T10:14:23.620-06:002016-03-06T10:14:23.620-06:00"Obama comments on every current case, especi..."Obama comments on every current case, especially those with some racial angle or those dealing with Muslims. Cut the shit."<br /><br />It doesn't matter what civilian criminal cases the President comments on if he is coming down on the side of the accused, except for the unseemliness of it which doesn't seem to affect Obama. The prosecution can't appeal if the accused is aquitted, and the defense could not appeal a conviction based on favorable comments that were not prejudicial to the accused. Nixon's comments were only an issue because his comments were prejudicial to the accused. A courts-martial is different in that both the defense and prosecution ultimately work for the CinC, hence the command influence issue. It's not really "shit", it goes to the basic fairness of the military justice system.jaydubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114209278374751401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37109318974973214592016-03-06T10:06:23.529-06:002016-03-06T10:06:23.529-06:00Spaghetti, wall.Spaghetti, wall.Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403113111574246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49723018456832413252016-03-06T10:04:29.603-06:002016-03-06T10:04:29.603-06:00That slug should be tried by a Military Commission...That slug should be tried by a Military Commission--In the same legal, precise, efficient and fair method as used in the trial of those who were involved in the murder of President Lincoln.James Pawlakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186313444291703809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3415453002777969982016-03-06T10:02:34.081-06:002016-03-06T10:02:34.081-06:00Will B. H. Obama do the same at his trial---For TR...Will B. H. Obama do the same at his trial---For TREASON?James Pawlakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186313444291703809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64060058919542903072016-03-06T09:54:17.567-06:002016-03-06T09:54:17.567-06:00Thanks for some interesting points of history, Mis...Thanks for some interesting points of history, MisterBuddwing.Bob Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446972838620138676noreply@blogger.com