Comments on: Cred and Circuses In The House — Still Smarting From Yesterday http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:29:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: J.Irons http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1381354 J.Irons Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:41:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1381354 <p>Five years into this war and Joe Biden scores a “gotcha” on Crocker. Whew, I don’t know if I can handle such a deep thrust into BushCo war crimes.</p> Five years into this war and Joe Biden scores a “gotcha” on Crocker. Whew, I don’t know if I can handle such a deep thrust into BushCo war crimes.

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380911 Christy Hardin Smith Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:09:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380911 <p>Except that Whitehouse, who was a USAtty/lawyer asks exceptional questions, getting right to the heart of the issues and zeroing in on the areas where there need to be answers with very pointed, targeted questions. “Lawyers” is a fairly broad term, but people who have been trial attorneys — who have had to hone questioning skills in adversarial courtroom settings before juries — ought to have a better grasp of the skills necessary.</p> <p>And attorney like Harriet Miers, say, who did not do much courtroom work at all — whose skills lay in negotiating deals or in firm PR — would not have those skills. And elected officials who have never really practiced trial law wouldn’t have them either, legal training or no.</p> <p>This would also be true for elected folks who were journalists or educators, btw — people who have had to hone their communications skills understand the need for more digestible bits for public consumption and comprehension.</p> Except that Whitehouse, who was a USAtty/lawyer asks exceptional questions, getting right to the heart of the issues and zeroing in on the areas where there need to be answers with very pointed, targeted questions. “Lawyers” is a fairly broad term, but people who have been trial attorneys — who have had to hone questioning skills in adversarial courtroom settings before juries — ought to have a better grasp of the skills necessary.

And attorney like Harriet Miers, say, who did not do much courtroom work at all — whose skills lay in negotiating deals or in firm PR — would not have those skills. And elected officials who have never really practiced trial law wouldn’t have them either, legal training or no.

This would also be true for elected folks who were journalists or educators, btw — people who have had to hone their communications skills understand the need for more digestible bits for public consumption and comprehension.

]]> By: marshen http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380687 marshen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:26:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380687 <p>I think that is the problem with having elected officials that are trained lawyers. You are more likely to get argument style questions than pointed questions. These lawyer senators are too much in the habit of making long winded speech questions that end with a question that is meant to lead the witness to agree or disagree with their argument. They ask and answer their own question leaving the witness to just avoid the question if they disagree, which ends up being ineffective.</p> I think that is the problem with having elected officials that are trained lawyers. You are more likely to get argument style questions than pointed questions. These lawyer senators are too much in the habit of making long winded speech questions that end with a question that is meant to lead the witness to agree or disagree with their argument. They ask and answer their own question leaving the witness to just avoid the question if they disagree, which ends up being ineffective.

]]> By: earlofhuntingdon http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380531 earlofhuntingdon Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:47:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380531 <p>Without doubt. His spots will not out, nor will his blood-stained hands be cleansed, but ghosts will trouble either of them. Except perhaps for Nixon’s, to which they direct the epithets McSame uses with Cindy when she reminds him he’s going bald. Only in Nixon’s case, it will be their reminding him that he had <em>too much</em> respect for the law, and left his office inadequately protected from its reach.</p> Without doubt. His spots will not out, nor will his blood-stained hands be cleansed, but ghosts will trouble either of them. Except perhaps for Nixon’s, to which they direct the epithets McSame uses with Cindy when she reminds him he’s going bald. Only in Nixon’s case, it will be their reminding him that he had too much respect for the law, and left his office inadequately protected from its reach.

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380529 dosido Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:47:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380529 <p>Ooohh, you dared to speak the wizard’s name! yikers.</p> Ooohh, you dared to speak the wizard’s name! yikers.

]]> By: QuakerGirl http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380526 QuakerGirl Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:44:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380526 <p>I know just where you are. Once I lived in Foster City and my apartment, though lovely and on the water, had dips across the floor and slanted unevenly. It didn’t start out that way. It settled and moved as the land shifted. </p> <p>There used to be a four story limit on all buildings on landfill. Developers and corporations got the building code changed and now Foster City has high rises. I worked on Oracle’s campus and many times I’d envision those giant buildings sinking deep in the quicksand, Larry Ellison gone forever.</p> I know just where you are. Once I lived in Foster City and my apartment, though lovely and on the water, had dips across the floor and slanted unevenly. It didn’t start out that way. It settled and moved as the land shifted.

There used to be a four story limit on all buildings on landfill. Developers and corporations got the building code changed and now Foster City has high rises. I worked on Oracle’s campus and many times I’d envision those giant buildings sinking deep in the quicksand, Larry Ellison gone forever.

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380524 dosido Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:43:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380524 <blockquote><p>Good God. What the #### is wrong with Florida?</p></blockquote> <p>It is shaped like a male member. I say no more.</p>

Good God. What the #### is wrong with Florida?

It is shaped like a male member. I say no more.

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380522 dosido Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:42:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380522 <p>brace yerselves. Jane upstairs with lyin’ hojo.</p> brace yerselves. Jane upstairs with lyin’ hojo.

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380520 dosido Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:41:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380520 <p>Fair is foul and foul is fair.</p> Fair is foul and foul is fair.

]]> By: puravida http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380516 puravida Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:37:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/cred-and-circuses-in-the-house-still-smarting-from-yesterday/#comment-1380516 <p>I grew up in Miami-Dade. My sister lives in Broward. I’ve gotta get her out!</p> I grew up in Miami-Dade. My sister lives in Broward. I’ve gotta get her out!

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