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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
“We must express the view, based on our empirical observations, that a substantial number of journalists are ignorant, lazy, opinionated, and intellectually dishonest. The profession is heavily cluttered with aged hacks toiling through a miasma of mounting decrepitude and often alcoholism, and even more so with arrogant and abrasive youngsters who substitute 'commitment' for insight.” — Conrad BlackThis message has been edited. Last edited by: JALLEN, Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | ||
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| Ammoholic |
More like quote for this decade. Sigh... | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process |
In addition to the quote above, I posted a column by Conrad Black in the Trump thread yesterday, which is an excerpt from his book, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other” due to be published tomorrow. In looking into Black, he turns out to be a very colorful fellow. He was a big shot media owner in Canada, a member of the British House of Lords, a convicted felon, criminal fraud, in the US for which he served several years in prison, arising out of various corporations he investd in and ran. He has abandoned his Canadian citizenship, and has been extremely critical of US justice. What else ought we to know about this fellow? I may want to buy the book. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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He renounced his Canadian citizenship because the then PM of Canada refused to let him keep it while Mr. Black accepted the peerage. A political decision, of course. He’s a very prolific writer, including biographies on FDR and Nixon. | |||
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Political Cynic |
married to Barbara Amiel - also a British journalist and Canadian figure a lot of Canadians figure that Black was railroaded by the government and that a lot of it was because he pissed off a politician [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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