Comments on: Kyle Sampson – Mormon In The News http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:43:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mark N. http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-15160 Mark N. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:12:50 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-15160 <i>I wonder how he’d respond to people saying “I can’t remember” to chastity questions as much as he did while testifying?</i> Or at the end-of-year tithing settlement? "Brother Smith, are you a full-tithepayer?" "I don't remember if I paid it all or not, Bishop Sampson. But surely, you don't intend to hold my temple recommend hostage as a result, do you?" I wonder how he’d respond to people saying “I can’t remember” to chastity questions as much as he did while testifying?

Or at the end-of-year tithing settlement?

“Brother Smith, are you a full-tithepayer?”

“I don’t remember if I paid it all or not, Bishop Sampson. But surely, you don’t intend to hold my temple recommend hostage as a result, do you?”

]]> By: jjohnsen http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-15141 jjohnsen Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:10:51 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-15141 <blockquote>I read somewhere that Brother Sampson is a Bishop. If so, then why the hell wasn’t he wearing a white shirt during his testimony yesterday? What kind of Mormon example is that?</blockquote> He's a bishop, it that true? I wonder how he'd respond to people saying "I can't remember" to chastity questions as much as he did while testifying?

I read somewhere that Brother Sampson is a Bishop. If so, then why the hell wasn’t he wearing a white shirt during his testimony yesterday? What kind of Mormon example is that?

He’s a bishop, it that true? I wonder how he’d respond to people saying “I can’t remember” to chastity questions as much as he did while testifying?

]]> By: annegb http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14414 annegb Sun, 01 Apr 2007 14:19:42 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14414 Dan, where is the genocide that George Bush is spawning in this war to Iraq? What race does he hope to exterminate? He's misguided, but his hope was to do good. Call me crazy, but I believe a lot of those rumors about people Clinton had killed, including his own assistants. A man who will rape a woman and use his power to get away with it will do anything. Nevertheless, America is still a great country. One immoral man cannot bring this country down. Seth, it doesn't happen all the time. Which country, which immoral man. Even Idi Aman failed to destroy Uganda. Dan, where is the genocide that George Bush is spawning in this war to Iraq? What race does he hope to exterminate? He’s misguided, but his hope was to do good.

Call me crazy, but I believe a lot of those rumors about people Clinton had killed, including his own assistants. A man who will rape a woman and use his power to get away with it will do anything.

Nevertheless, America is still a great country. One immoral man cannot bring this country down.

Seth, it doesn’t happen all the time. Which country, which immoral man. Even Idi Aman failed to destroy Uganda.

]]> By: Dan http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14338 Dan Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:27:06 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14338 so there! :P so there! :P

]]> By: Dan http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14337 Dan Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:26:39 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14337 If Bill Clinton is a "murderer" then George W. Bush is a genocidal maniac. If Bill Clinton is a “murderer” then George W. Bush is a genocidal maniac.

]]> By: Seth R. http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14209 Seth R. Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:16:32 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14209 Murderer? Countries can indeed be brought down by individual men. Happens all the time. Murderer?

Countries can indeed be brought down by individual men. Happens all the time.

]]> By: annegb http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14126 annegb Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:38:24 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14126 I still think if Bill Clinton, who I consider a rapist and a murderer, didn't bring the country down, neither will GWB. This country is bigger than either man. I still think if Bill Clinton, who I consider a rapist and a murderer, didn’t bring the country down, neither will GWB. This country is bigger than either man.

]]> By: DKL http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14040 DKL Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:23:14 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14040 lief, you risk your own credibility by claiming that I lost mine in #45. It was gone long before that. I'm not bending over backwards for anyone. Kyle Sampson resigned because he's a wuss. lief, you risk your own credibility by claiming that I lost mine in #45. It was gone long before that.

I’m not bending over backwards for anyone. Kyle Sampson resigned because he’s a wuss.

]]> By: Seth R. http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14030 Seth R. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:40:51 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14030 annegb, Clinton, Reagan, Carter, and other presidents (but not Bush Sr. since he inherited Reagan's people) all conducted widespread mass-firings or mass-replacements of standing federal prosecutors and replaced them with their own picks. But the difference is THEY did it when they first took office, and it was pretty-much across the board. What Bush has done is highly unusual. He has conducted the firings MID-TERM. Reagan, Clinton, Carter... all of those presidents fired a prosecutor mid-term no more than twice! Bush has fired a completely unheard of eight prosecutors. In each of the other three administration firings I mentioned, there was real evidence of incompetence or corruption (which is utterly absent in the current firings). Not only that, but many of the firings in the Bush administration are linked to either an existing investigation or criminal prosecution of a corrupt Republican politician, or a failure to either speed up, or launch investigations against Democrat politicians. Oh yes Anne, this is not business as usual in DC. Bush is breaking new ground here. annegb,

Clinton, Reagan, Carter, and other presidents (but not Bush Sr. since he inherited Reagan’s people) all conducted widespread mass-firings or mass-replacements of standing federal prosecutors and replaced them with their own picks.

But the difference is THEY did it when they first took office, and it was pretty-much across the board.

What Bush has done is highly unusual. He has conducted the firings MID-TERM. Reagan, Clinton, Carter… all of those presidents fired a prosecutor mid-term no more than twice! Bush has fired a completely unheard of eight prosecutors.

In each of the other three administration firings I mentioned, there was real evidence of incompetence or corruption (which is utterly absent in the current firings).

Not only that, but many of the firings in the Bush administration are linked to either an existing investigation or criminal prosecution of a corrupt Republican politician, or a failure to either speed up, or launch investigations against Democrat politicians.

Oh yes Anne, this is not business as usual in DC. Bush is breaking new ground here.

]]> By: lief http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14021 lief Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:30:24 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/03/29/kyle-sampson-mormon-in-the-news.htm#comment-14021 DKL, even though you lost all credibility with #45, your assertion that "there's nothing unethical to see here" is bending over backwards to apologize for an administration that doesn't even see things the way you do. Kyle Sampson resigned in disgrace and another Justice department official is pleading the 5th. Both White House and Justice Department spokespersons have continually backpedaled from previously publicly held positions as additional revelations have come forth. The administration was embarrassed about the firings and tried to cover them up because they didn't feel they did the morally or ethically right thing. But, I know the line - all of this is the democrats' fault, right? re: #57, Carol Lam was fired in the San Diego district the day after she initiated a corruption investigation against a republican congressman linked to the disgraced republican congressman Cunningham. Carol Lam was a republican loyal to Bush. She was also named by the Justice Dapartment as one of their top 3 immigration prosecutors, even though their lame excuse for firing her is that she wasn't tough enough on immigration. The attorney from the district of New Mexico was fired after receiving repeated phone calls from his republican senator and the white house to launch unwarranted criminal investigations against certain democrats. When he didn't play along, he was fired. He was also a republican. annegb, Sorry you couldn't read the article. You usually have to click through an ad first. And, take hope! - there can be better choices for president than the extremes between Clinton and GWB. DKL, even though you lost all credibility with #45, your assertion that “there’s nothing unethical to see here” is bending over backwards to apologize for an administration that doesn’t even see things the way you do. Kyle Sampson resigned in disgrace and another Justice department official is pleading the 5th. Both White House and Justice Department spokespersons have continually backpedaled from previously publicly held positions as additional revelations have come forth. The administration was embarrassed about the firings and tried to cover them up because they didn’t feel they did the morally or ethically right thing.

But, I know the line – all of this is the democrats’ fault, right?

re: #57, Carol Lam was fired in the San Diego district the day after she initiated a corruption investigation against a republican congressman linked to the disgraced republican congressman Cunningham. Carol Lam was a republican loyal to Bush. She was also named by the Justice Dapartment as one of their top 3 immigration prosecutors, even though their lame excuse for firing her is that she wasn’t tough enough on immigration.

The attorney from the district of New Mexico was fired after receiving repeated phone calls from his republican senator and the white house to launch unwarranted criminal investigations against certain democrats. When he didn’t play along, he was fired. He was also a republican.

annegb,

Sorry you couldn’t read the article. You usually have to click through an ad first. And, take hope! – there can be better choices for president than the extremes between Clinton and GWB.

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