Comments on: Bowing before Big Brother has its benefits http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/07/15/bowing-before-big-brother-has-its-benefits/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Stageleft:. Life on the left side » Blog Archive » The New “Conservative” Contempt for Law http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/07/15/bowing-before-big-brother-has-its-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-165429 Stageleft:. Life on the left side » Blog Archive » The New “Conservative” Contempt for Law Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:41:46 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/07/15/bowing-before-big-brother-has-its-benefits/#comment-165429 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] And the jury heard a lot more evidence than we did. But somehow this is all the jury’s fault, and the charges were blown out of proportion, and yadda yadda [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] And the jury heard a lot more evidence than we did. But somehow this is all the jury’s fault, and the charges were blown out of proportion, and yadda yadda [...]

]]> By: George Freeman http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/07/15/bowing-before-big-brother-has-its-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-165395 George Freeman Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:34:52 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/07/15/bowing-before-big-brother-has-its-benefits/#comment-165395 The reaction now ignores the heart of the case, the non-existence of a "smoking gun" that proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, Black's guilt. As the present reaction shows, this is all about what it has always been about: hating, mocking, otherwise smearing, and seeking to destroy Lord and Lady Black. One can wager, however, that the "fraudulent" nature of the non-competes remains unintelligible, barely suggestive of any actual crime. If---that's IF---Black wins on appeal, the coverage we are now seeing could come back to haunt certain individuals. It will be interesting to see where Lord Black's fortunates lay in, say, five years time. What his enemies don't realize is that the longer it takes to finish him off, without finishing him off, the more epic this battle becomes, the greater Conrad Black could potentially end up; a storied quintessential suffering servant. The reaction now ignores the heart of the case, the non-existence of a “smoking gun” that proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, Black’s guilt. As the present reaction shows, this is all about what it has always been about: hating, mocking, otherwise smearing, and seeking to destroy Lord and Lady Black.

One can wager, however, that the “fraudulent” nature of the non-competes remains unintelligible, barely suggestive of any actual crime. If—that’s IF—Black wins on appeal, the coverage we are now seeing could come back to haunt certain individuals.

It will be interesting to see where Lord Black’s fortunates lay in, say, five years time. What his enemies don’t realize is that the longer it takes to finish him off, without finishing him off, the more epic this battle becomes, the greater Conrad Black could potentially end up; a storied quintessential suffering servant.

]]> By: Dawg's Blawg http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/07/15/bowing-before-big-brother-has-its-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-165565 Dawg's Blawg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/07/15/bowing-before-big-brother-has-its-benefits/#comment-165565 <!--%kramer-pre%-->critics will have their day. But they should not be permitted to define his place in this country's history. Fear not. Black can no longer return to Canada and the Liberals will soon be back in power. Then we’ll all be able to wallow happily in our country’s mediocrity once again. [A]s the jurors begin to speak out it becomes clear, while they may have conscientious, they hardly qualified as a jury of Lord Black’s “peers,” capable of processing the material, discerning what was actually proof beyond a<!--%kramer-post%--> critics will have their day. But they should not be permitted to define his place in this country’s history. Fear not. Black can no longer return to Canada and the Liberals will soon be back in power. Then we’ll all be able to wallow happily in our country’s mediocrity once again. [A]s the jurors begin to speak out it becomes clear, while they may have conscientious, they hardly qualified as a jury of Lord Black’s “peers,” capable of processing the material, discerning what was actually proof beyond a

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