Comments on Advance Indiana™: Miller Speaks Out On Election And His Future; Avoids Accountability

Would it do any good to ask O'Shaughnessy why he s...

2006-11-19T22:29:00.000-05:00

Would it do any good to ask O'Shaughnessy why he supposedly destroyed the tape?

I wans't criticizing your effort, AI. I've been a...

2006-11-19T21:38:00.000-05:00

I wans't criticizing your effort, AI. I've been a reporter, and an editor. It is not commonplace for reporters to share tapes from interview subjects. In fact, most editors, if they were worth their salt, would discipline any reporter who did this. Interviews should not be prompted by other interview subjects' taped remarks, unless it's for the rare purpose of quoting your responses to those remarks prior to publication. It's a messy proposition.

I'm still trying to figure out why Brendan destroyed or "lost" the tape. Curious, dontcha think?

Nonetheless, you have done more than your share.

I suggested the notarized statement because it's clear these morons at the state don't give a rat's ass about the complaint.

Anon, I wasn't just "another interview subject." I...

2006-11-19T10:38:00.000-05:00

Anon, I wasn't just "another interview subject." I was a source who made clear to the reporter I was not a confidential source. There was nothing improper in the sharing of the tape with me. Reporters share what they've learned with their sources to help interpret the information they've gathered. In my instance, I am very knowledgable of the state's Lobby Law having performed such work for a major law firm over a period of 5 years. As for the notarized deposition, I submitted and signed the complaint. It wasn't needed. If the Commission was truly interested in the case, they could have interviewd me. They didn't want to; they wanted the tape, which they were certain the Star would never turn over and the case could be promptly closed. I've done my part. I think it is a complete outrage that the Star decided to shove this case in the drawer rather than pursue it. I've done my part in getting it out to the public by posting the information here.

This whole post is surreal.Until Joe Hogsett succe...

2006-11-19T09:37:00.000-05:00

This whole post is surreal.

Until Joe Hogsett succeeded Evan Bayh as SOS, that office handled lobbyist registration. America's worst state legislature wanted nothing to do with that, when questions started getting a little sticky, and a bipartisan group headed by Senate President Pro Tempore Bob Garton and Rep. Pat Bauer, among others, moved that responsibility to a new lobbyist commission. Appointed entirely by the legislature. Problem, meet paper tiger, meet oblivion...

That being said, profesisonal ethics were breeched when Brendan shared that tape with you. He should never have done so. I've now lost all respect for him. However valuable the information, good reporters don't share tape recordings with other interview subjects. It's bush-league (lower case "b")

But you heard what you heard. How about a notarized deposition, conducted by another attorney, with your recollections of the tape? Time, date, content, etc.
Is that a possibility? Two state-licensed individuals willing to put it on the record...sounds hard to ignore.

Miller's hypocrtical attitude is no surprise. Since the Center Township Democratic group is so adept at this...how about we ask them to circulate some ugly stuff about Miller? Their efforts have been pretty effective thus far.

Seriously, this is not a laughing matter. You have to find some way to get that information public and force this commission to act.

I suggest you pen an op/ed and fire it off via e-m...

2006-11-18T21:48:00.000-05:00

I suggest you pen an op/ed and fire it off via e-mail to every newspaper in Indiana.

(BTW, I support the effort to repeal Indiana's property tax law.)

Annette, if the Star had printed the story O'Shaug...

2006-11-18T20:57:00.000-05:00

Annette, if the Star had printed the story O'Shaughnessy was preparing on Miller I assure you this would have played out much differently. The Commission would have had a difficult time ignoring a story in the state's leading newspaper. It's much easier to ignore a small-time blogger.

Eric Miller is looking kinda haggard these days .....

2006-11-18T16:24:00.000-05:00

Eric Miller is looking kinda haggard these days ...

It's too bad they won't take this up. I wonder if...

2006-11-18T15:53:00.000-05:00

It's too bad they won't take this up. I wonder if anyone was bribed. I guess we will have to count on the IRS to come to any sort of justice on this. Eric Miller seems to have a one-track mind on this marriage thing. Why do you think he is so obsessed with this one-man one-woman thing? Why indeed????