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Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age

Former US Supreme Court nominee and Batman enemy King Tut lookalike Robert Bork showed up in two unrelated news items...

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #1 from cmk

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:12:00 -0500

While I agree that the right (or possibly human nature) projects its own tactics onto its opponents, I think this is simpler: Damage to Robert Bork is just not the same as damage to "the 80-year-olds who aren’t wealthy lawyers with lots of powerful friends, or the 30-year-olds without medical insurance who are one bad day away from bankruptcy."

It's a lot more important.

[Dang. Not only first post, but I finally get to write something after biting my figurative tongue all day on the subject of Mormon underwear, and other aspects of that thread.]

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Posted June 9, 2007 12:12 AM by cmk

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #2 from Carl

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:46:33 -0500

Irony can now be defined as "guys who made their bones arguing against large jury awards in small cases suing for a million dollars". That said, Victor Buono (King Tut) was a friend, and MUCH more interesting (and interesting looking) than Bork.

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Posted June 9, 2007 12:46 AM by Carl

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #3 from Bruce Cohen (SpeakerToManagers)

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:02:59 -0500

The Google ads on the side of this page are mildly amusing: "Money Making
Are You Dreaming of Earning? Let Us Show You The Way. " is the first one.

Say, maybe Bork should start giving seminars on how to file civil suits for vast damages. Even better than real estate.

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Posted June 9, 2007 3:02 AM by Bruce Cohen (SpeakerToManagers)

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #4 from P J Evans

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:06:02 -0500

the right always projects its own tactics onto its enemies

I was just reading an AP story about the GOP congresspeople from California, in which Doolittle is complaining that he's the victim of the Democrats' 'manufactured culture of corruption'. (There are two other GOP congresspeople who are also under serious investigation for less-than-legal activity.)

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Posted June 9, 2007 9:06 AM by P J Evans

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #5 from P J Evans

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:08:45 -0500

In case that wasn't quite clear, Doolitlle means that the whole 'culture of corruption' thing is invented by the Democrats in order to get even with the Republicans. (And Abramoff and his buddies are just 'misunderstood', I guess.)

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Posted June 9, 2007 9:08 AM by P J Evans

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #6 from Lizzy L

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:23:29 -0500

Avram, that's really twisted, and if I were in a slightly more twisted mood I would entirely believe it. What cmk said is also very plausible. It's also well known that application of principle (big lawsuits bad, tort law in need of reform, etc.) tends to falter when you are the special case in question.

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Posted June 9, 2007 10:23 AM by Lizzy L

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #7 from Tom W.

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:39:28 -0500

In other words:
Bork Borks Bork

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Posted June 9, 2007 4:39 PM by Tom W.

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #8 from Steve Buchheit

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:36:33 -0500

#5 P J Evans.

For the pure, everything is righteous and blessed, or some such nonsense.

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Posted June 9, 2007 10:36 PM by Steve Buchheit

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #9 from P J Evans

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:24:40 -0500

Steve @ 8

I was under the impression that it's OK if you're a Republican. Or so he's seeming to say.

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Posted June 9, 2007 11:24 PM by P J Evans

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #10 from Marilee

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:51:44 -0500

Avram, do you invest Republicans in mutual funds or REITs?

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Posted June 10, 2007 2:51 AM by Marilee

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #11 from Stefan Jones

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:21:11 -0500

#10: Standard savings accounts. They're losing ground and are of little interest.

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Posted June 10, 2007 3:21 AM by Stefan Jones

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #12 from Steven desJardins

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:16:30 -0500

Meanwhile, a New York appeals court has ruled that a cop driving on a sidewalk and the wrong way down a one-way street, steering with one hand, and holding a gun in the same hand, with his finger on the trigger, is not "a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the situation".

http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2007/2007_04400.htm

Remind me again of why we need tort reform, but not police misconduct reform, and why stories about witless lawsuits get more press than witless police shootings?

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Posted June 11, 2007 7:16 PM by Steven desJardins

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #13 from Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:48:13 -0500

"Remind me again of why we need tort reform, but not police misconduct reform, and why stories about witless lawsuits get more press than witless police shootings?"

Because one of the basic rules of American culture is that self-described tough guys (a category that now includes police, although it didn't always) start out 100 points ahead.

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Posted June 12, 2007 8:48 AM by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Robert Bork hasn't mellowed with age -- comment #14 from P J Evans

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:01:49 -0500

I understand the dry-cleaning lawsuit in Washington is about over. The plaintiff has reduced his demand to $54 million (including $15,000 for rental cars so he could drive to various other dry-cleaning businesses). And it's pretty clear that everyone else considers the sign as something not to be taken that literally.

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Posted June 18, 2007 3:01 PM by P J Evans