David Boies on Al Franken now - 10:06 pst

[realFedUp]

he's pushing a book...of course.

[realFedUp]

1. few questions about Gore v Bush

Al asks why C. Thomas never asks questions.

[realFedUp]

2. Boies thinks some of the same things are happening in Florida

now as in 2000. Kerry, don't hire Boies again
if this happens again please...

[jean]

7. Boies reminds me what a crushing body blow it was to all of us

when he failed Gore.

I don't want to see him as a top dog for our side in the post-election litigious mess that might arise.

We need someone like Eliott Spitzer (sp) as our spokesman - so we draw strength and confidence from him.

Let Boies work behind the scenes - he is not a figure of strength or certainty for our side.

[realFedUp]

9. I agree...still some residual irritation with Boies

not going after the whole state for a recount.

[KurtNYC]

8. Republicans have 9 lives while Dems die 1000 deaths

What do you have against David Boies?

[realFedUp]

3. Not checking that citizenship box doesn't prevent someone from voting

Florida election official does...but
Florida law doesn't prevent it.

[Grillymom]

4. He recently said

that over 2000 attorneys will be mobilized to be in Floriday on Nov 2nd.

[realFedUp]

6. Ya wonder if they'll be needed somewhere else....

like a blue state....

[realFedUp]

5. If Boies had to do it over again....

Boies said to convince someone else
on the Supreme Court...he cites
the Vanity Fair article with insights
from Justices employees.

[realFedUp]

10. "Equal protection law"

Boies says in different counties the votes
are counted differently and may not be equal
under that law....

Boies says the election will be close
and won't know on election day.

[realFedUp]

11. Sex with voter website gal on now....

Have safe sex with a voter on election day
and not with someone who doesn't vote.

[realFedUp]

13. Votergasm. org

http://www.votergasm.org

[robbedvoter]

18. Funny Limpball comments: they offer sex for votes

I pledged American hero - as I have a voting guy to watch election night with

[DeepModem Mom]

12. In defense of Boies --

I've read that he wasn't as free working with a political client, Gore, as with his usual clients, for whom he has a very tough, take-no-prisoners reputation. Gore, and other political operatives involved, weighed legal decisions with how they would play in the press, and politically, in mind. This limits the chances for pursuing the best legal strategy.

Also, both Boies and Larry Tribe were told at practically the last possible moment that Gore had made the decision that Boies would argue Bush v Gore before the Supreme Court instead of Tribe, who was fully prepared for the argument. Boies is a brilliant lawyer, but had only hours to prepare, was not working in his area of expertise, and didn't have experience in arguing before the SC, as Tribe did.

In any case, the stolen election was a foregone conclusion, and the Supreme Court's complicity assured.

[realFedUp]

14. True, there was a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes.

Granted it was a huge new debacle to deal with...
and emotions around it still percolate around
the players.

[cybildisobedience]

15. true, but.....

they failed to even mention the fact that tens of thousands -- possibly hundreds of thousands of African-American voters were disenfranchied. It was as if they were afraid to use the race card, when the decision to eliminate those voters was BECAUSE of their race.

[DeepModem Mom]

16. I don't know if Boies would have been involved in this part of...

the strategizing. It sounds like more a political decision than a legal one, but I could be wrong.

[robbedvoter]

17. Important thing he said: had I had Scalia's 2 sons working for me,

it wouldn't have changed his decision.
One thing you all have to remember: Jesus wouldn't have done better in that court. As lawyers go, Boies was the best.

[DeepModem Mom]

19. Boies is extraordinary -- a great lawyer, whose dyslexia...

has actually, I believe, contributed to his success by fostering his legendary memory, contributing to his ability to "think outside the box," and forcing him to learn to communicate complex legal issues in simple, understandable terms.