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Reason Livestream on Bill Clinton and Marriage
Tune in here for at 3:30pm EST for a live broadcast of reason staff chatting with Nicky Grist on the Alternatives to Marriage Project and John Gartner on his new book, In Search of Bill Clinton: A Psychological Biography.
UPDATE: Short delay, but we'll be starting in 10 minutes.
UPDATE: Sorry gang. Technical difficulties are deep-sixing the livestream. We'll post the chat in its entirety after we're done.
Guy Montag|10.2.08 @ 3:25PM|#
Alternatives to Marriage Project?
If that is not a trick title I heart it already.
Guy Montag|10.2.08 @ 3:30PM|#
phalkor,
Sorry, Timothy Leary took the checklist with him to the grave.
Sorry.
TV Guide|10.2.08 @ 3:37PM|#
EST? It's Daylight Savings Time. Maybe that's why I ain't seeing shit on this thing.
|10.2.08 @ 3:41PM|#
A very common mistake. I'm always taking EST out of contracts and replacing it with ET.
While we\'re waiting...|10.2.08 @ 3:42PM|#
Judge Suspends Sen. Stevens's Trial
Politico's Josh Breshnahan reports:
Judge Emmet Sullivan suspended the corruption trial of Ted Stevens
(R-Alaska) today after he found out that federal prosecutors had
not turned over all their evidence to Stevens' attorneys.
Prosecutors disclosed this morning that they hadn't given defense
lawyers exculpatory information from an FBI interview with Bill
Allen, the Justice Department's star witness in the case. Allen,
the former CEO of Veco Corp., an Alaska oil services company, has
testified that his former company, with Stevens' knowledge, paid
more than $180,000 to cover the costs of renovating Stevens' home
in Girdwood, Alaska. DOJ alleges that Stevens did not report the
gifts from Allen, Veco and others on his annual financial
disclosure reports. Stevens has denied the charges.
Allen reportedly told an FBI agent that Stevens would have paid the
full cost of the renovations if he had known about it, information
that prosecutors did not share with Stevens' attorneys until near
midnight on Wednesday.
Judge Sullivan has scheduled a hearing this afternoon on whether to
declare a mistrial.
Also, the Washington Post reports this interesting exchange at the
Stevens trial:
In court yesterday, Allen said Stevens -- who, at age 84, is
running for reelection to a seventh Senate term -- never paid for
the work.
Allen also said he never sent Stevens a bill for the renovations,
which Veco documents valued at tens of thousands of dollars in
labor and material. In 2002, Stevens sent Allen a handwritten
letter asking for a bill for a new first-floor deck installed by
Veco employees.
"You owe me a bill. Remember Torricelli, my friend," Stevens wrote,
referring to a campaign finance scandal involving Robert
Torricelli, the former senator from New Jersey. "Friendship is one
thing. Compliance with the ethics rules, entirely different."
Stevens added that Allen needed to contact their mutual friend Bob
Persons, who was monitoring the renovations because the senator
spent so much time in Washington.
When he met with Persons, however, Persons told him to ignore
Stevens's request for an invoice, Allen testified. "Bill, don't
worry about getting a bill" for Stevens, Allen said Persons told
him. "Ted is just covering his [expletive]."
A month later, Stevens again requested a bill. But Allen ignored
that, too. He said he didn't want to charge Stevens a dime for the
work.
Guy Montag|10.2.08 @ 3:46PM|#
UPDATE: Short delay, but we'll be starting in 10
minutes.
10 minutes from when?
Guy Montag|10.2.08 @ 3:58PM|#
UPDATE: Sorry gang. Technical difficulties are deep-sixing
the livestream. We'll post the chat in its entirety after we're
done.
Groovy baby!
Mike Laursen|10.2.08 @ 3:59PM|#
Does anybody find it disturbing that the slideshow on the Alternatives to Marriage Project home page has a picture of a guy hugging his dog? What is their ultimate agenda, anyway?! Huh, huh?
|10.2.08 @ 4:02PM|#
Is there going to be a liveblog of the VP
debates?
You're going to watch? Are you feeling OK?
Guy Montag|10.2.08 @ 4:07PM|#
troy,
Actually, we really don't know what sort of marriage arangement the
Clintons have, now do we?
For all we know, all of this stuff that has been proven and the
rumored stuff is all perfectly within the scope of what they find
acceptable and it really is not any of our business.
No, you stereotype-throwing folks, I am not joking either.
|10.2.08 @ 4:15PM|#
You're going to watch?
Only if I have you guys to snark with about it. My stupid wife is
at some stupid conference attending stupid seminars about being
stupid.
Boston|10.2.08 @ 4:28PM|#
Well tonight you really have two options. Listen to the idiocy of Sarah Palin or the idiocy of Ron Darling. Tough one.
|10.2.08 @ 4:30PM|#
Only if I have you guys to snark with about it
You won't have me. I am going to go out for a while and then watch
Always Sunny.
Dagny T.|10.2.08 @ 4:44PM|#
My stupid wife is at some stupid conference attending stupid
seminars about being stupid.
She won't bring you back a treat unless you behave, crankypants.
Don't you want a nice coffee mug from Minneapolis?
You are officially a worse person than my wife.
Unless your wife is the Princess of Darkness, that was a given.
|10.2.08 @ 4:50PM|#
You are officially a worse person than my wife.
What do I win?
you mean to tell me that you two aren't married?!?!
Ha!
Unless your wife is the Princess of Darkness, that was a
given.
Well, she married him. Maybe he sold his soul to
her?
(rubs chin)
She could be a lesser succubus.
BakedPenguin|10.2.08 @ 5:06PM|#
She never does that for you, dude? That's sad.
Ha. Now we learn the real reason for his nickname...
|10.2.08 @ 5:29PM|#
Ha. Now we learn the real reason for his
nickname...
And the fucker probably left work before seeing it. Damn you people
who actually can leave work at 5.
|10.2.08 @ 8:09PM|#
Oh, just kidding. I mean, nothing compares to your mom's blowjobs, but I get by....
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