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Pastimes : The Justa & Lars Honors Bob Brinker Investment Club -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (3791)	3/13/1999 8:31:00 PM
From: Mr. BSL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15132

OT to Dipey Just call them the Ten Post-Impeachment Commandments. 1 Blame the accuser. When caught doing something terrible, deny everything and vilify your accusers. No matter how incredible your story, keep insisting that you are the victim of a political vendetta. A lot of journalists, politicians, and most of the people will actually believe you. (This will work for Democrats only.) 2 Never admit guilt. If we've learned anything, it is that no matter how compelling the evidence against you, never, ever, admit you are wrong. Whether it is irrefutable DNA evidence or its political equivalent, just take refuge in the technicalities of criminal law, the majesty of your station, and the intricate subtleties of the English language to evade responsibility. 3 Seek vengeance. Faux contrition is well and good during a trial, but once you are cleared and enshrined as a martyr, it's payback time. It does not matter that you have spent months decrying the politics of personal destruction. That was then and this is now. Let it be known that your new passion in life is revenge. 4 Demonize your adversaries. Never mind that your adversaries are honorable people doing their job, following the law and trying to get you to do the same. So what if they are attempting to serve the constitution you violated? Nobody cares about that anymore, and the polls prove it. 5 Mock the law. Declare every legal action against you illegitimate and every opponent dishonorable. The law doesn't apply to you so long as you go about the people's business. Remember this above all, no matter what you've done: (a) You didn't do it. (b) If you did, it isn't that bad. (c) The law doesn't apply in this case. 6 Proclaim it Personal Anything they say you did must derive from something personal that, unfortunately, became public. The utter beauty of this commandment is that no matter what you do, you are immune from public judgment and the reach of the law. After all, who among us is perfect and qualified to cast the first stone? And who wants to play the role of sex police? Thus, everything is personal. 7 Enshrine the polls. Forget the Constitution. Forget the law. But never forget public opinion polls. Place these above all gods. So long as people like what you are saying you can appear impervious. Ignore your oath, break the law, subvert your office, whatever. Just keep that job-approval rating above 60 percent and, dude, it's your mob. 8 Honor celebrity. Remember, right and wrong count less than celebrity. Make sure the jury is on your side. Once that happens, videotape, DNA samples and all forms of incriminating evidence are useless to your enemies. They will nullify the case against you for the greater good. Tom Harkin did this right out in the open at the Senate trial. He vowed to take into account factors other than the law and the facts. Is this a great country, or what? 9 Divide and conquer. Pay copious lip service to national unity, but remember that strength is found in raw divisiveness. Always preach unity while pitting rich against the poor, black against white, old against young. By these time-tested means shall you satanize your opponents and convince your friends they desperately need you to protect them from themselves. 10 Look out for numero uno. This pertains especially to Republicans. If you are confronted with an uncomfortable choice between honor and political expedience, devise a creative way to appear principled while abandoning the principles of your party. Wise up. The idea is to get re-elected, not to actually stand for anything. So, belittle the evidence. If the evidence is overwhelming, ridicule the prosecutors. If that doesn't work, ignore all the facts and say you are heeding a higher call of the national good. Live by these rules and not only might you become president of the United States, but remain in office, even when you've debased it.

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (3791)	3/13/1999 8:39:00 PM
From: Dave Kahn	Respond to of 15132

Go away Dave

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (3791)	3/13/1999 10:08:00 PM
From: Justa Werkenstiff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

Dipy: "Thanks for your attempts to restore the focus of this thread. Hopefully, the others will heed your advice and refrain from posting stuff that is irrelevant. But if I were you, I wouldn't bet a penny on it." Hey, no thanks are in order as this is essentially my thread established jointly with Lars. And I will take your bet. After all, it is only one penny <g>. Seriously, I believe in the ability of regular posters on this thread to exercise posting restraint about Clinton and anything else for that matter. They realize that posting here involves a price. The price is posting restraint; the reward is a more focused discussion. I have put a stop to the Clinton banter before when it lacked market relevance as all will attest. I would have done so again if I were around this last time around. And so you made your point on that subject. I have just finished reviewing many of the posts and was astounded to read that you described Truman Bradley as an "arrogant idiot." I do not know why you would write such a thing. It was rude and tasteless and antagonized most of the people here. Name calling begets more name calling (as DD's posts to you show) and it ruins the thread. Moreover, such a statement is a clear violation of the SI terms of use as well as the charter for this thread as it is clearly "hit-and-run" drivel. Normally, I would just rule for a long suspension but this post has inspired such an outcry from posters here and has put this thread into such chaos that I would ask that you to leave voluntarily and permanently on your own terms. My goodness, now we have people like Mr. BSL who has never posted here before responding to you on Clinton on this thread after I banned it. I know you are not responsible for his actions. Maybe he bookmarked you from a previous life. But the results are the same as far as I am concerned. So I am appealing to your sense of decency and your respect for our privacy to put this thread behind you and move on at the request of the founders and, I believe, most if not all the posters here. The original Brinker thread is still open for business <g>. Thank you.