Comments on: Cuban, Hatch, and Copyright http://peteashdown.org/journal/2005/12/12/cuban-and-hatch/ Fast Forward the Future Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:39:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt Thomas http://peteashdown.org/journal/2005/12/12/cuban-and-hatch/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Matt Thomas Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:45:35 +0000 http://peteashdown.org/journal/?p=42#comment-117 I think that I am correct that Makan Delrahim was Senator Hatch's Chief Counsel on the Judiciary Committee during the period in which documents were stolen from poorly protected file directories of the Democratic staff on the Committee. Setting aside the Ethics codes that attorneys follow, the basic rationalization used was that, because the door was unlocked, it was OK to go in and take documents that were clearly not meant to be part of a public dialogue. Makan is smart and has a great sense of humor, but if the way in which his staff was run during his tenure of Senator Hatch's Chairmanship is any indication of his lack of focus on integrity, it is no wonder that the "facts" stated in his arguement do not fit in the category of proven. Partisan spin can be so tiresome. I think that I am correct that Makan Delrahim was Senator Hatch’s Chief Counsel on the Judiciary Committee during the period in which documents were stolen from poorly protected file directories of the Democratic staff on the Committee. Setting aside the Ethics codes that attorneys follow, the basic rationalization used was that, because the door was unlocked, it was OK to go in and take documents that were clearly not meant to be part of a public dialogue. Makan is smart and has a great sense of humor, but if the way in which his staff was run during his tenure of Senator Hatch’s Chairmanship is any indication of his lack of focus on integrity, it is no wonder that the “facts” stated in his arguement do not fit in the category of proven.

Partisan spin can be so tiresome.

]]> By: Free Culture blog » Blog Archive » Laying the Ashdown on Hatch http://peteashdown.org/journal/2005/12/12/cuban-and-hatch/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Free Culture blog » Blog Archive » Laying the Ashdown on Hatch Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:09:22 +0000 http://peteashdown.org/journal/?p=42#comment-103 [...] I was pleasantly surprised to see Senate Candidate Pete Ashdown defend himself in an LTE today. The letter was prepublished on Ashdown’s blog. [...] [...] I was pleasantly surprised to see Senate Candidate Pete Ashdown defend himself in an LTE today. The letter was prepublished on Ashdown’s blog. [...]

]]> By: Bill Herman http://peteashdown.org/journal/2005/12/12/cuban-and-hatch/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Bill Herman Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:44:21 +0000 http://peteashdown.org/journal/?p=42#comment-102 Awesome! I was utterly infuriated by Delrahim's ill-informed, fallacy-riddled article. It's nice to see you lay the Ashdown and set the facts straight. At least the Star Telegram had the decency to print your letter today. I'll be contributing to your campaign, and that's despite a grad student's budget. It's nice to see a new politician with the guts to sign on to the IPac Statement of Principles (see IPaction.org). Awesome! I was utterly infuriated by Delrahim’s ill-informed, fallacy-riddled article. It’s nice to see you lay the Ashdown and set the facts straight. At least the Star Telegram had the decency to print your letter today.

I’ll be contributing to your campaign, and that’s despite a grad student’s budget. It’s nice to see a new politician with the guts to sign on to the IPac Statement of Principles (see IPaction.org).

]]> By: Phillip Bell (pramahaphil) http://peteashdown.org/journal/2005/12/12/cuban-and-hatch/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Phillip Bell (pramahaphil) Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:36:07 +0000 http://peteashdown.org/journal/?p=42#comment-99 Sorry I meant to have this comment posted here, I'm blind and I can't read some of your fonts. I believe it is the experience of anyone who has tried to get their voice heard by Hatch, that he is def to the majority of his constituents. I wanna thank you for running against him. Many act like there is no hope of beating him, however I hope that I may give hope I’ve been a fairly stauch Repub since I attended the state convention for the first time when I was 18. My greatest hope for the 2006 election year is to have Hatch out of office, we need someone to represent Utah rather than galavanting to every news camera and petty partisan clash that occurs. I’m in So. Utah, let me know where I can help. Thanks, Philliip Bell Sorry I meant to have this comment posted here, I’m blind and I can’t read some of your fonts.

I believe it is the experience of anyone who has tried to get their voice heard by Hatch, that he is def to the majority of his constituents. I wanna thank you for running against him. Many act like there is no hope of beating him, however I hope that I may give hope I’ve been a fairly stauch Repub since I attended the state convention for the first time when I was 18. My greatest hope for the 2006 election year is to have Hatch out of office, we need someone to represent Utah rather than galavanting to every news camera and petty partisan clash that occurs.

I’m in So. Utah, let me know where I can help.

Thanks,

Philliip Bell

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