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"Lady Libertarian" |
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16 Mar 2006 12:39:45 AM |
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O'Reilly after another judge now |
Yeah!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,187954,00.html
What Can We Do About Ohio's Judge Connor?
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
By Bill O'Reilly
So what are we going to do about Ohio Judge John Connor? That is
the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo."
In just a few moments, we'll hear from the parents of two young
people killed by a repeat drunk driver who Judge Connor would not
incarcerate. This is the same Connor whom we confronted over the
weekend after he sentenced a child rapist to probation. No prison
time at all. The rapist, Andrew Selva, admitted to abusing two
boys in the worst possible way ages five and 12 repeatedly over
three years, and Connor lets him walk.
Why? Here is what Connor said:
"He's got a disease like I've got a disease. I don't know that
prison would have helped, except for revenge and revenge is not
in the sentencing guidelines."
Connor might be referring to his own alcohol problem. He has been
convicted twice for DUI, arrested for that at least or possibly
eight times. We can't nail it down. But that doesn't matter.
Connor's life doesn't matter. The main problem is that that judge
will not protect children or adults. He is simply unfit for the
bench.
The two boys who were raped were poor. They are the immigrant
children. Their parents are from Sri Lanka. If these boys had
been rich, Connor never would have dared to give the child rapist
probation. Connor could have given the predator 10 years, which
is still not nearly enough for destroying two kids.
But again, Judge Connor does not believe in punishing adults who
rape children. So what are we going to do about this? We have to
do something.
In Vermont, public opinion forced Judge Edward Cashman, another
loopy jurist, to up his sentence for a child rapist from 60 days
to three years. You remember that the governor of Vermont, Jim
Douglas, refused to get involved in the case and subsequently the
Vermont legislature killed a proposed Jessica's Law. That is to
Vermont's ever-lasting shame.
Will Ohio behave the same way? "Talking Points" is asking all
Americans to get in touch with Ohio Governor Bob Taft and urge
him to drive action against Judge Connor. You can reach Governor
Taft by going to billoreilly.com where we have established a link
directly to his office.
Those of you living in Franklin County, Ohio, where Connor
presides, we urge you -- urge you -- to sign a petition to remove
him. Again, billoreilly.com will have that information.
Ladies and gentlemen, enough is enough. We all have to get
involved and send a message to every judge in America. Child rape
is a brutal crime that must be punished harshly. Ignore that
dictum at your peril.
That's "The Memo."
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Lady Libertarian - United States of America
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16 Mar 2006 06:33:15 PM |
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Attack on Ohio Judge: FOX News Uses Bully Pulpit to Promote Republican Party
Agenda
Reported by Marie Therese - March 16, 2006
On this morning's FOX & Friends First co-hosts Steve Doocy and Alisyn Camerota
did a phone interview with Ohio State Auditor Betty Montgomery on the topic of
Bill O'Reilly's drive to impeach Columbus Judge John A. Connor, a Democrat who
was just elected to the bench for the third time, defeating an inexperienced
Republican challenger named Julie Hubler. Judging by the roster of Ohio
Republicans that has appeared on FOX News in the past three days, we might
assume that something more than an altruistic concern for justice might be at
work here. And that assumption would be correct.
Forget all the overheated pontificating on the part of FOX's host-flunkies. The
campaign against Judge Connor is a virtual duplicate of O'Reilly's last, failed
attempt to influence local politics in Vermont by using a "hot button" issue -
lenient sentencing of an admitted child molester - and a campaign of innuendo,
misstatement and lies to force the impeachment of a judge. In Vermont the
Bloviating Billster ran into a problem when it turned out that his target,
Judge Edward Cashman, had a reputation for making tough decisions. In addition,
the people of Vermont - a fiercely independent lot - refused to allow
themselves to be bullied into action simply because a New York talking head
snapped his fingers.
In my opinion, the real impetus behind the attack on Ohio Judge John A. Connor
is the need to create a "red herring" issue, a Democrat-centered scandale du
jour carefully crafted to distract Ohio voters from the bribery, fraud, voting
and payola scandals currently plaguing Ohio's Republican leadership.
According to a report in the conservative online publication WorldNet Daily:
A major kickback scandal is threatening to rock Ohio's Republican gubernatorial
primary race.
The scheme, called "pay to profit," allegedly involves Republican state
officials who awarded "no bid" multi-million dollar contracts to winning
contractors who artificially inflated the prices they charged the government so
they could "kickback" campaign contributions.
The lawsuit that broke the scandal was filed by Democrat Tim Hagan who ran
against Republican Robert Taft for governor in 2002 and lost.
Hagan raised about $1.2 million for his 2002 general election campaign. Taft
was able to raise more than $12 million, a ratio of 10 to 1.
In court filings obtained by WND, Hagan charged that Taft was able to raise so
much more "because of his access to and use of recycled taxpayer dollars from
unbid contracts."
Hagan's lawsuit also named Ohio's attorney general, Republican Jim Petro, and
the state's current auditor, Betty Montgomery, as defendants, charging that
they too participated in "pay to profit" kickback transactions. (January 9,
2006)
Bill O'Reilly has interviewed Governor Robert Taft and Jim Petro, both of whom
came down solidly in favor of the impeachment drive against Judge Connor. Today
FOX & Friends interviewed State Auditor and former State Attorney General Betty
Montgomery, who said she favors impeachment but that there hasn't been a
successful impeachment of a judge in Ohio since the mid-1800's!
Needless to say, none of the FOX & Friends pundits bothered to mention anything
about Ms. Montgomery's involvement in the Hagan lawsuit. Nor did O'Reilly bring
up the charges currently pending against Governor Taft and Attorney General
Petro. But this is nothing new for FOX. Why bother viewers with cold, hard
facts that mess up the beautiful symmetry of a manufactured witch hunt?
Ms. Montgomery chose her words carefully, but it was obvious to anyone who
knows the FACTS of the case in Ohio that, as a former prosecutor, she knew full
well that Judge Connor was acting on the advice of the prosecutor, Ronald
Welch, and was well within the law, especially since prosecutor Welch did not
request jail time. For some unfathomable reason, FOX News/O'Reilly did not
target Welch during his interview on The Factor but focused instead on Judge
Connor.
Lest some of our right-wing readers think that I favor weak sentences for child
molesters, let me assure you that I don't. I've known too many women who were
abused and I personally don't believe a molester can be "cured." However,
intensive treatment has worked in some cases. Judge Connor, who is a recovering
alcoholic and member of AA, has said that he chose home confinement and
intensive treatment options for the perpetrator, Andrew Selva, using expert
testimony made by prosecution experts. Perhaps the judge is guilty of being
overly optimistic about Mr. Selva's chances of re-offending. He is not,
however, guilty of judicial misconduct.
At its core, this is just another Republican Party attempt to use the legal
system to overturn a legitimate election and install one of their own in Judge
Connor's seat. Ohio's in play in 2006 and two of the top leaders in the Ohio
Republican Party are engaged in a knock-down-drag-out primary battle -
Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell and Attorney General Jim Petro.
(Were I to venture a guess, I would say, based on the FOX News guest list, that
Ken Blackwell's absence indicates that he is NOT George Bush's choice to run
for Governor of Ohio.)
But, I digress. The real issue here is whether or not a judge should be
impeached for an unpopular ruling made in a legal fashion using commonly
accepted guidelines and based on the testimony of expert witnesses.
Bill O'Reilly, FOX News and the rest of the right wing media want to rule by
demagogic fiat from their comfortable sound stages.
Hopefully, the voters of Ohio will see this smear campaign for what it is: A
coordinated and cunning attempt to turn the focus away from Republican
corruption in their state government. One can only hope that, like the stalwart
voters of Vermont, the people of Ohio can see through the FOX-abetted smoke
screen and focus on the real issues in this case.
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| User: "Lady Libertarian" |
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| Title: Re: O'Reilly after another judge now |
17 Mar 2006 02:41:25 PM |
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hank <rightwingwank@hank.wank> wrote :
Attack on Ohio Judge: FOX News Uses Bully Pulpit to Promote
Republican Party Agenda
Reported by Marie Therese - March 16, 2006
Oh? So the Democratic Party agenda is to let men rape little kids
without punishment?
Very revealing about you!
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Lady Libertarian - United States of America
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| User: "Frank Pittel" |
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| Title: Re: O'Reilly after another judge now |
21 Mar 2006 09:26:06 AM |
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In alt.politics.usa.republican Lady Libertarian <Lady_Libertarian@freeworld.xxx> wrote:
: hank <rightwingwank@hank.wank> wrote :
: > Attack on Ohio Judge: FOX News Uses Bully Pulpit to Promote
: > Republican Party Agenda
: > Reported by Marie Therese - March 16, 2006
: Oh? So the Democratic Party agenda is to let men rape little kids
: without punishment?
: Very revealing about you!
Let's not forget that the aclu is defending nambla in the courts.
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| User: "Fred" |
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| Title: Re: O'Reilly after another judge now |
17 Mar 2006 04:10:57 PM |
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Lady Libertarian wrote:
hank <rightwingwank@hank.wank> wrote :
Attack on Ohio Judge: FOX News Uses Bully Pulpit to Promote
Republican Party Agenda
Reported by Marie Therese - March 16, 2006
Oh? So the Democratic Party agenda is to let men rape little kids
without punishment?
Very revealing about you!
It reveals much about you on how you lie and accuse other people of saying
things that they haven't.
Are you a pathological liar all the time?
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| User: "Frank Pittel" |
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16 Mar 2006 08:01:56 AM |
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Good for him. It's about time someone brought these incompetent
judge to the attention of the American public.
In alt.politics.usa.republican Lady Libertarian <Lady_Libertarian@freeworld.xxx> wrote:
: Yeah!
: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,187954,00.html
: What Can We Do About Ohio's Judge Connor?
: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
: By Bill O'Reilly
: So what are we going to do about Ohio Judge John Connor? That is
: the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo."
: In just a few moments, we'll hear from the parents of two young
: people killed by a repeat drunk driver who Judge Connor would not
: incarcerate. This is the same Connor whom we confronted over the
: weekend after he sentenced a child rapist to probation. No prison
: time at all. The rapist, Andrew Selva, admitted to abusing two
: boys in the worst possible way ages five and 12 repeatedly over
: three years, and Connor lets him walk.
: Why? Here is what Connor said:
: "He's got a disease like I've got a disease. I don't know that
: prison would have helped, except for revenge and revenge is not
: in the sentencing guidelines."
: Connor might be referring to his own alcohol problem. He has been
: convicted twice for DUI, arrested for that at least or possibly
: eight times. We can't nail it down. But that doesn't matter.
: Connor's life doesn't matter. The main problem is that that judge
: will not protect children or adults. He is simply unfit for the
: bench.
: The two boys who were raped were poor. They are the immigrant
: children. Their parents are from Sci Lanka. If these boys had
: been rich, Connor never would have dared to give the child rapist
: probation. Connor could have given the predator 10 years, which
: is still not nearly enough for destroying two kids.
: But again, Judge Connor does not believe in punishing adults who
: rape children. So what are we going to do about this? We have to
: do something.
: In Vermont, public opinion forced Judge Edward Cashman, another
: loopy jurist, to up his sentence for a child rapist from 60 days
: to three years. You remember that the governor of Vermont, Jim
: Douglas, refused to get involved in the case and subsequently the
: Vermont legislature killed a proposed Jessica's Law. That is to
: Vermont's ever-lasting shame.
: Will Ohio behave the same way? "Talking Points" is asking all
: Americans to get in touch with Ohio Governor Bob Taft and urge
: him to drive action against Judge Connor. You can reach Governor
: Taft by going to billoreilly.com where we have established a link
: directly to his office.
: Those of you living in Franklin County, Ohio, where Connor
: presides, we urge you -- urge you -- to sign a petition to remove
: him. Again, billoreilly.com will have that information.
: Ladies and gentlemen, enough is enough. We all have to get
: involved and send a message to every judge in America. Child rape
: is a brutal crime that must be punished harshly. Ignore that
: dictum at your peril.
: That's "The Memo."
: --
: Lady Libertarian - United States of America
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16 Mar 2006 06:29:13 PM |
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Frank Pittel <fwp@warlock.deepthought.com> wrote:
Good for him. It's about time someone brought these incompetent
judge to the attention of the American public.
All leftist liberal judges should be kicked off the bench and replaced with
ones we like. Leftists are racist, undemocratic America hating liars and
criminals who have no right to have any say in how things are run.
It's because of leftist and their anti-American dissent that the freedom of the
the people is in jeopardy. Everyone watches O'Reilly, which means that he's
never wrong.
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