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By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Tue May 21, 2013 at 09:22:52 PM EST
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Ryan Lizza at the New Yorker has details of the Government's investigation of Fox News Reporter James Rosen. DOJ also got phone records.

In South Africa, Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl was acquitted of culpable homicide and lesser charges stemming from a car accident.

A Bronx Detective has been charged in federal court with computer hacking -- obtaining emails and personal records of fellow cops and others. The FBI press release is here.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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    Bill Keller of the New York Times has a great (none / 0) (#1)
    by Angel on Tue May 21, 2013 at 09:48:03 PM EST
    post saying Obama should call the GOP's bluff and hire a special prosecutor for the three "scandals" the administration is dealing with.

    Arghhh...hit post too soon. (none / 0) (#2)
    by Angel on Tue May 21, 2013 at 09:53:41 PM EST
    Some of the comments are great, tops at the moment and I agree with all of them:  

    "Call their bluff? Giving the Republicans a special prosecutor is giving them a Christmas present. As for Starr, you must be joking. He turned a nothing event, Whitewater, into an endless witch hunt, and collaborated with the "elves" like Ann Coulter whose sole intent to was to destroy Clinton. He's not a bulldog, he's an inquisitor. And, he was also the second special prosecutor appointed to investigate Whitewater. The first concluded there was no wrongdoing by Clinton, but that was unacceptable to the Republicans in Congress. Do you think today's GOP is more ready to listen to facts and reason than the Republicans of the '90s? If so, I've got a bridge you can buy. "

    "We really do need an investigation!
    I think The New York Times has been hacked by The Onion."

    "Meanwhile, we have some governing to do."

    Just what, exactly, is it that leads you to believe that the Republicans have any interest in governing?"

    Can you imagine Ken Starr being given carte blance again???  

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    Bill Keller quoting Peggy Noonan (none / 0) (#3)
    by Anne on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:16:24 PM EST
    and suggesting Ken Starr as special counsel?  Sure, he did such a great job back in the 90's - what's not to like?

    I'm sorry, but I have no idea how on earth anyone could take Bill Keller seriously.

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    I didn't read Keller's article, (none / 0) (#5)
    by NYShooter on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:19:32 PM EST
    but, I can't believe he was serious. Did you read it, Anne? It had to be an attempt at tongue-in-cheek humor, no?

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    I did read it - wondered if Keller (none / 0) (#6)
    by Anne on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:27:47 PM EST
    had mistakenly swapped out a piece for The Onion for his NYT blog post...

    Sadly, I think he was completely serious.

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    Mr. Angel and I can't tell if he's being serious (none / 0) (#7)
    by Angel on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:36:41 PM EST
    or not.  We read the NYTimes daily but not Keller on a regular basis.

    I will say that the last thing we need is a special prosecutor who wastes  $70 million a la Whitewater/Lewinsky.

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    Especially (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by NYShooter on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:47:40 PM EST
     one who's told to investigate bank fraud, but delivers semen stains instead.

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    Nate Silver took Noonan down in a post a few days (none / 0) (#8)
    by Angel on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:45:59 PM EST
    ago.  He pointed out the statistical flaws she and other conservatives have been using to try to make their point that certain people were targeted for audits the IRS for political reasons.  Essentially, he said they were full of crap.

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    Found the post (none / 0) (#11)
    by Yman on Tue May 21, 2013 at 11:03:45 PM EST
    Good article.  Points out that anecdotal evidence of 4 instances of conservatives believing they were targeted because they were audited is statistically meaningless.

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    Can't recall the names right now, but (none / 0) (#4)
    by NYShooter on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:17:12 PM EST
    I believe there were more than two legal beagles hounding Clinton in the Whitewater Nothing-Gate.

    Robert Fiske? Is that who you're thinking of? (none / 0) (#10)
    by Angel on Tue May 21, 2013 at 10:53:27 PM EST


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    nope, beyond Fiske (none / 0) (#12)
    by NYShooter on Tue May 21, 2013 at 11:16:37 PM EST
    I haven't spent much time looking it up, but I know there were at least three, and possibly four.

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