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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    03:56 AM

    In reply to Notably Dishonest Tycoon Conrad Black Uses 'Honest Services' Clause to Plead for Freedom
    Well, if you can exploit an obfuscation by muddying the waters that have been compounded by the inherent irony of a patently dishonest man being set free by distorting the intention of a law devoted to guaranteeing something as ephemeral as "honest services," a commodity which our Proto-Douchebag Extraordinaire has absolutely no relationship with, then and only then do you get the 21st century's unique spin on "Justice," which henceforth will be known by its brand name, "Just-Ass," as in just an ass would have the titanium testicles to avail himself of this defense given his wholesale disregard for the letter and spirit of the law.

    And that, dear Mother, is why I quit being a lawyer, ok?
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    03:20 AM

    In reply to Notably Dishonest Tycoon Conrad Black Uses 'Honest Services' Clause to Plead for Freedom
    I think this law will get, well, outlawed for vagueness by the Supremes. It is damn vague.

    I don't think think the government would be trying to indict Blagoveich again under a different statute than this one if they had a lot of faith in it.
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    Image of Owen Thomas Owen Thomas
    12/08/09

    In reply to Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times
    "You may have heard, for instance, that every member of Congress will be up for re-election in a year." Funny, no, I've never heard that. That may be because senators, whilst members of Congress like the House of Representatives, are not elected once every two years.
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    Image of John Cook John Cook
    12/08/09

    @Owen Thomas: Pedant!
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    12/08/09

    In reply to Dan Abrams Wants to Be the Next Nick Denton
    "aight" was dated even before "lol" was.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/08/09

    In reply to Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times
    This sleeping with a source is directly related to sleeping with the person hiring you for said journalism job. Worked for me.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    12/08/09

    In reply to Dan Abrams Wants to Be the Next Nick Denton
    Of course Dan Abrams would want to be the next Nick Denton. Even Dan Abrams doesn't want to be Dan Abrams.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    12/08/09

    In reply to Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times
    Thats' a GREATLY abbreviated list of Judith Miller's "conquests."
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    Image of rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
    12/08/09

    In reply to Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times
    Isn't this a problem with most of the reporting going on inside of the beltway, you trade chuminess for access. Hopefully at the end of the day you get the dirt and can air it out, but I feel that more often than not they're just sitting on a lot of stories so as not to burn bridges. YOu end up fucking them because you never really meet anyone else (except other reporters, and you've already fucked them).

    Then again I might just be extrapolating from my own experience, however unrelated it might have been.
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    12/08/09

    @rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: Nail on the head. And, to raincoaster's comment directly above, which is related to what you're saying: Can anyone here really say that what Judith Miller was up to wasn't common knowledge?
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ha, Look at The Crappy Junk in the 'Wall Street Journal Store'
    Where's the Marcus Brauchli Memorial $3 Million Buy-Out Whoopee Cushion?
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    Image of mommy_dearest mommy_dearest
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ha, Look at The Crappy Junk in the 'Wall Street Journal Store'
    Whatever happened to those shirts you could buy from CNN that had pointless headlines on them? That was my whole gift list right there, but they are not available!
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    12/08/09

    In reply to Ha, Look at The Crappy Junk in the 'Wall Street Journal Store'
    Fake Oscars makes sense. I mean, you can get those and the WSJ on Hollywood Boulevard. Just not in the same stores.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    12/08/09

    In reply to Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times
    What have the elephants done to deserve this comparison?
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    12/08/09

    In reply to Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times
    You forgot the impending Hamilton Nolan - Neal Boulton bombshell.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    12/08/09

    In reply to Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times
    The whole idea of journalists being friends and breaking bread and quaffing drinks with the politicians they cover is disturbing; romantic involvement is just the worst extreme. I for one don't like it when Brian Williams is invited to state dinners or when a Ben Bradlee pals around with a JFK. I'm not saying journalists vote, but I do think that when it comes to socializing on any level, they need to take a vow of politico-socio celibacy.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    12/08/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: I agree. I don't participate in these political shindigs. I don't list my political affiliation on sites like Facebook, nor do I post political rants there. I won't even register with a party -- my status is 'unenrolled'. I don't donate to political parties. I don't volunteer for candidates.

    It's an old-fashioned way of doing things. I'm 36; I'm the last generation of broadcasters (radio, specifically) that actually came up in staffed newsrooms; were taught the craft; who covered various city halls; who learned the value of building trust with sources, gathering numbers, and nagging everyone from secretaries to Mayors for tips. Doing that required keeping your opinions out of shit as much as possible, in every way.

    Excuse me while I tell those kids to get off my fucking lawn.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    12/08/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: Correction: make that "I'm not saying journalists shouldn't vote..."
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    12/08/09

    @NewsBunny: I agree with almost all of what you say, but I don't think newspeople have to keep their opinions strictly confidential, as long as the opinions and analyses are clearly labeled. Actually, if someone has extensive experience covering a beat, I want to hear his take on the goings on: it's likely to be straighter talk than I will get from the politicians.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    12/08/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: That's all in the questions you ask. I have no problem asking a pol 'What the HELL were thinking?' -- as long as I go after Dems, Republicans, Independents, Jessie Venturians, The Cat-Lover's party, blah blah blah. I torture everyone equally.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    12/08/09

    @NewsBunny: And on radio, where we hear the screams and let our imaginations fill in the rest.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    12/08/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: Let's be clear: I never did a talk show. I'm an all-news radio bitch.
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    12/08/09

    @NewsBunny: I will personally pay you a thousand dollars if you will so identify yourself on the air: This is So-and-So, the All News Radio Bitch, at the Federal Courthouse for Newsradio 88. That oughta make them forget about traffic and weather.
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    Image of triplethreat triplethreat
    12/08/09

    In reply to The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
    Really a masterful series of insights here. Maybe I just set my sights too high after that great party post yesterday. Then again, maybe I didn't. Some posts are going to be better, just like some are going to be worse. Having high hopes could have led to me getting smoked. Then again, I thought it was worth the gamble.

    But you never know. How much would I pay to read Gawker right now? I don't have an e-reader. But am I less likely to come back? Changing that dynamic is what Gawker needs to worry about.
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