Comments on: Face the Snark http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:00:50 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Ruthie http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-523128 Ruthie Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:21:06 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-523128 <p><i>Not to be outdone by Wells’ theatrics, the judge in the uber-bizarro battle for Anna Nicole Smith’s decomposing remains wept and rambled and mugged for the cameras, turning the custody hearing into an audition tape for the next Fox reality show (now THAT’S something for a judge to aspire to!).</i></p> <p>Is this really any worse than a judge who “tempers” his rulings in malpractice awards so that he can rake in a pile when he retires as an arbitrator for HMOs?</p> Not to be outdone by Wells’ theatrics, the judge in the uber-bizarro battle for Anna Nicole Smith’s decomposing remains wept and rambled and mugged for the cameras, turning the custody hearing into an audition tape for the next Fox reality show (now THAT’S something for a judge to aspire to!).

Is this really any worse than a judge who “tempers” his rulings in malpractice awards so that he can rake in a pile when he retires as an arbitrator for HMOs?

]]> By: GSD http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-522431 GSD Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:58:53 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-522431 <p><a href="#comment-522016"><em>ralphbon @<br /> 116 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Since I mentioned above that the story of the bible and cake was dubious, I’ve dug further. (Is my life this empty?) </p> <p>Initial reports of the meeting, including a descriptiong of the bible and cake, came from Ayatollah Rafsanjani, interviewed in the Lebanese publication <em>Al Shiraa</em>. In a subsequent report, in <em>Time</em>, anonymous US officials acknowledged the meeting but denied there was a bible and cake. (This is why I said the story was dubious.) </p> <p>However, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=ScVUezoHBywC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=mcfarlane north iran bible cake&source=web&ots=GORlBlLP4b&sig=duSrqLcVKCCkWIiNCoSybfpYz84">here </a>is the relevant paragraph from the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Iran scandal. Howard Teischer, Oliver North’s nominal superior at NSC, confirms that there was a cake. Memories are a little dimmer regarding the bible, but at least one lower-level member of the entourage recalls a bible as well. </p> <p>I stand corrected. And in the mood for cake.</p></blockquote> <p>There was obviously lots of incentive for “anonymous US officials” to claim the story was fake one. Much less incentive for Rafsanjani to fabricate such a peculiar little morsel of embellishment.</p> <p>Thanks for researching.</p> <p>-GSD</p> ralphbon @
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Since I mentioned above that the story of the bible and cake was dubious, I’ve dug further. (Is my life this empty?)

Initial reports of the meeting, including a descriptiong of the bible and cake, came from Ayatollah Rafsanjani, interviewed in the Lebanese publication Al Shiraa. In a subsequent report, in Time, anonymous US officials acknowledged the meeting but denied there was a bible and cake. (This is why I said the story was dubious.)

However, here is the relevant paragraph from the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Iran scandal. Howard Teischer, Oliver North’s nominal superior at NSC, confirms that there was a cake. Memories are a little dimmer regarding the bible, but at least one lower-level member of the entourage recalls a bible as well.

I stand corrected. And in the mood for cake.

There was obviously lots of incentive for “anonymous US officials” to claim the story was fake one. Much less incentive for Rafsanjani to fabricate such a peculiar little morsel of embellishment.

Thanks for researching.

-GSD

]]> By: GRANDDAD DELBERT http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-522428 GRANDDAD DELBERT Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:57:48 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-522428 <p>I admit an addiction to fdl. Is there a support group? I was making a try at a snark like are tossed off casually by punaise, teddysnafran,t-rex, others, not excluding Ms Hamsher. Subject Libbys tril and tribulations — SO we have Weeping Wells Is a Wussy. note the word try.</p> I admit an addiction to fdl. Is there a support group? I was making a try at a snark like are tossed off casually by punaise, teddysnafran,t-rex, others, not excluding Ms Hamsher. Subject Libbys tril and tribulations — SO we have Weeping Wells Is a Wussy. note the word try.

]]> By: ralphbon http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-522016 ralphbon Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:50:12 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-522016 <p>Since I mentioned above that the story of the bible and cake was dubious, I’ve dug further. (Is my life this empty?) </p> <p>Initial reports of the meeting, including a descriptiong of the bible and cake, came from Ayatollah Rafsanjani, interviewed in the Lebanese publication <em>Al Shiraa</em>. In a subsequent report, in <em>Time</em>, anonymous US officials acknowledged the meeting but denied there was a bible and cake. (This is why I said the story was dubious.) </p> <p>However, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=ScVUezoHBywC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=mcfarlane north iran bible cake&source=web&ots=GORlBlLP4b&sig=duSrqLcVKCCkWIiNCoSybfpYz84">here </a>is the relevant paragraph from the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Iran scandal. Howard Teischer, Oliver North’s nominal superior at NSC, confirms that there was a cake. Memories are a little dimmer regarding the bible, but at least one lower-level member of the entourage recalls a bible as well. </p> <p>I stand corrected. And in the mood for cake.</p> Since I mentioned above that the story of the bible and cake was dubious, I’ve dug further. (Is my life this empty?)

Initial reports of the meeting, including a descriptiong of the bible and cake, came from Ayatollah Rafsanjani, interviewed in the Lebanese publication Al Shiraa. In a subsequent report, in Time, anonymous US officials acknowledged the meeting but denied there was a bible and cake. (This is why I said the story was dubious.)

However, here is the relevant paragraph from the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Iran scandal. Howard Teischer, Oliver North’s nominal superior at NSC, confirms that there was a cake. Memories are a little dimmer regarding the bible, but at least one lower-level member of the entourage recalls a bible as well.

I stand corrected. And in the mood for cake.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521963 Elliott Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:19:20 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521963 <p><a href="#comment-521744"><em>GSD @ 79 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>*On a trip to Iran during the Iran-Contra affair, North and Robert McFarlane took a chocolate cake (shaped like a key to symbolize the opening of improved relations) and a Bible as gifts to Ruhollah Khomeini.</p> <p>-GSD</p></blockquote> <p>I had so forgotten that</p> GSD @ 79

*On a trip to Iran during the Iran-Contra affair, North and Robert McFarlane took a chocolate cake (shaped like a key to symbolize the opening of improved relations) and a Bible as gifts to Ruhollah Khomeini.

-GSD

I had so forgotten that

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521952 newtonusr Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:14:43 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521952 <blockquote><p>watertiger: Tengrain at Mock, Paper, Scissors owes me a new keyboard.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.mockpaperscissors.com/blog/?p=3179">and watertiger owes me underwear!</a><br /> Brava!</p>

watertiger: Tengrain at Mock, Paper, Scissors owes me a new keyboard.

and watertiger owes me underwear!
Brava!

]]> By: Screwy Hoolie http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521946 Screwy Hoolie Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:12:47 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521946 <p>Watertiger,</p> <p>Thanks for shining your bright light on Scrutiny Hooligans and all the consonant level bloggers you included here. It’s not many top blogs that will do this.</p> Watertiger,

Thanks for shining your bright light on Scrutiny Hooligans and all the consonant level bloggers you included here. It’s not many top blogs that will do this.

]]> By: ralphbon http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521887 ralphbon Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:44:09 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521887 <p>If bombing Iran is still on the table, how come impeachment is still off?</p> If bombing Iran is still on the table, how come impeachment is still off?

]]> By: lf http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521869 lf Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:35:54 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521869 <p>just in a terrible mood, but<br /> i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again</p> <p>treason=squibs on 9/11.</p> <p>and i must away for the rest of the day (and early week), a lurker anyway.</p> <p>where i’m goin,<br /> can’t even check the trial ’till weds. fingers crossed nonetheless.</p> just in a terrible mood, but
i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again

treason=squibs on 9/11.

and i must away for the rest of the day (and early week), a lurker anyway.

where i’m goin,
can’t even check the trial ’till weds. fingers crossed nonetheless.

]]> By: TJ http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521865 TJ Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:33:34 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/25/face-the-snark-36/#comment-521865 <p>OT - How’s the ice in DC? Will the jury make it in tomorrow? Did emptywheel arrive in DC safely?</p> OT – How’s the ice in DC? Will the jury make it in tomorrow? Did emptywheel arrive in DC safely?

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