Stephane Dion remains coy about fall election Aug 17, 2008
The Tories said separate parliamentary hearings into the matter are little more than a "kangaroo court.". "I do think it's fair to say that in the past few months, and particularly over the summer, we have seen increasing signs that this Parliament is really not working very well anymore. It's becoming increasingly dysfunctional," Harper said last Thursday. (CTV.ca)
Tories face jeers for jilting Commons hearing Aug 15, 2008
Mr. Harper and his MPs have repeatedly called the hearings an opposition "kangaroo court," and Conservative MPs have peppered Mr. Szabo with lengthy procedural points and complaints. On Monday, Mr. Finley, the Tory campaign manager, showed up two days before his scheduled appearance, demanding to be heard. (Globe and Mail)
Our view on Guantanamo trials: Best face of a flawed system Aug 11, 2008
The trial of on terrorism charges was neither a model of justice nor a kangaroo court. It was the best face of a flawed system one in which a playing field tilted toward the prosecution was redeemed by the independence of the judge and jurors. (Yahoo News)
FLASH: Cheney and Bush both speaking first night of convention... Aug 9, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: Cheney will speak at GOP convention - Politico. Nancy Pelota, More unopular than the extremely unpopular Cheney. (The Drudge Report)
Western Standard Acquittal - Further Analysis Aug 9, 2008
The commission is not the kangaroo court its detractors would like everyone to think it is. Under the act, it upheld Levant's freedom to publish the cartoons, although investigator Pardeep Gundara reserved the right to exercise freedom of speech to declare that "the cartoons remain offensive." They are offensive, and that is why the Herald chose not to publish them at the time. (CHQR)
Analysis: Bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan trial a disaster for ... Aug 8, 2008
Truly amazing: when the kangaroo court could only pin a minor charge on the driver they are trying in lieu of his passenger it turns out that he faces indefinite detention WHATEVER the outcome of his show "trial!" You couldn't invent such stupidity. Richard Cheeseman, Wellington, Aotearoa/NZ. (Times Online)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 6, 2008 Aug 7, 2008
Chris wrote on Aug 6, 2008 3:40 PM:I see that Bush's kangaroo court is busy railroading OBL's driver. I am just so proud of the level to wich this country has sunk. (North County Times)
Committee summons 31 witnesses in Tory ‘in-and-out' scheme Aug 7, 2008
That meeting and a separate inquiry into the resignation of former foreign affairs minister Maxime Bernier prompted a warning from Harper last week his government would not stand for "kangaroo court" committee hearings when Parliament resumes in September. But Szabo said despite Conservative anger over his handling of the previous ethics committee meeting, he is adhering strictly to House standing orders. (Globe and Mail)
Mariners mailbag: When will Morrow start? Aug 5, 2008
In regards to the question of Xavier M. about the fines issued to pitchers who allow a hitter to reach base after an 0-2 count, perhaps you should consider his coach was talking about a Kangaroo Court ... As you and several other readers have pointed out, the Kangaroo Court concept went right over my head. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Harper is pinning his hopes on 418 Aug 4, 2008
After daring the Liberal leader to "fish or cut bait" on an election in his St. Agapit speech Wednesday, Harper vowed Thursday that the Liberals wouldn't be permitted to turn parliamentary committees into a "kangaroo court" of inquiry into embarrassing Conservative files such as the Julie Couillard affair or the "in-and-out" campaign financing matter. The Conservatives are convinced they have Dion on the run on his proposal for a carbon tax, which the Liberals insist will be revenue-neutral... (The Gazette (Montreal))
Critics' Picks Aug 2, 2008
Worming its way into this heart of darkness is "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil," a weekly Comedy Central kangaroo court (just entering its second season; airing Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. EDT) in which mock attorneys track the damage done to our culture by the likes of Dick Cheney, Paris Hilton and YouTube. The outrage is contagious, the cultural commentary often spot on, and maybe the only thing holding the show back is the way it straitjackets Black, a fruitfully apoplectic comic who should be... (Salon)
'Man of LaMancha' opens this weekend Aug 1, 2008
There he is dragged before a kangaroo court of his fellow prisoners, who plan to confiscate his few possessions including the uncompleted manuscript of a novel, Don Quixote. Cervantes, seeking to save the manuscript, proposes his defense in the form of a play. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Rieper gets jail time for 8th, 9th OWIs Aug 1, 2008
Judge no mind wrote on Jul 30, 2008 5:04 PM:" What do you expect from Cameron. If he had his choice Bill Marquardt would be deer hunting in Chippewa County this November. Why should law enforcement do their job when the justice system can't do their's. This was a deal arranged with Jon Theisen your DA who wants to be a judge. The problem is Theisen handled the case all the way through until the sentencing date. At that point Jon thought "oh my gosh I am letting this guy off easy so I better have... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Federal Department of Transport Canada discriminates against residents of Quebec lake Jul 24, 2008
"This is like a Kangaroo court," said George Athans, member of the Order of Canada, and former three-time World Water Ski Champion. "How can Transport Canada bow to the interests of a very small group of residents, while ignoring the interests of the majority. From everything I have read, this is a total miscarriage of justice and democratic rights." Mr. Gilles Chevalier, a lake resident for over 50 years said, "Transport Canada has singled out this beautiful, quiet and sedate lake in Quebec, to... (Canada Newswire)
What's the Matter With Canada? Jul 22, 2008
It investigated the charges in what bloggers on the scene called a kangaroo court, and has yet to issue a ruling ... Now the soft-Sharia side has won without spending a dollar because the magazine that Ezra was publishing has gone under and Ezra is still on the hook for his own quasi-legal defense (in kangaroo court) against the 15 "civil" servants working on his "case". (Townhall.com)
Vavi will meet SAHRC Jul 22, 2008
SA Communist Partly Secretary General Blade Nzimande called the commission a "kangaroo court" for making threats against Malema and Vavi without giving them a chance to give their side of the story. At a Youth Day rally in the Free State he said: "We are prepared to die for Zuma. We are prepared to take up arms and kill for Zuma.". (iAfrica.com)
'X-Files' is back on the big screen: Do you want to believe? Jul 22, 2008
In the end, FBI agent Fox Mulder (Duchovny) investigator of aliens, monsters and other things that go bump on the screen escaped his kangaroo court with the help of, among others, his FBI superior, Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi, who appears in the film). Mulder goes on the run with his no-longer-skeptical partner, Dana Scully (Anderson). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Political E-mail outrages J'ville citizens Jul 13, 2008
At that point Netterville said loud enough for all to hear, I am getting out of this kangaroo court meeting. Jones and Netterville walked out joined by Marvin P. Butch Lashlee, also a write-in candidate for city council. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
The Eco-Nannies Energy Plan: Get Off the Grid and Get Off the Planet Jul 13, 2008
Consider those indisputable facts the next time your local Congressman gets on the tube bragging about how he hauled oil company CEOs before a congressional kangaroo court and threatened them with a windfall profits tax. My suggestion. (Townhall.com)
Islamists' Catch-22 Jul 8, 2008
Thirty years ago, twenty years ago, ten years ago, Mark Steyn would not be having to deal with a kangaroo court. Today he is. (Townhall.com)
"Human flesh search engine": an Internet lynching? Jul 5, 2008
BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Behave yourself in China, or you may find yourself up before a kangaroo court of angry netizens and receive a virtual lynching. Those whose behavior is deemed wanting by enraged netizens have found their name, birthday, mobile phone number and home address researched and exposed, available for 160 million netizens who might drop you a surprising call. (Xinhuanet, China)
Loud blasts 'heard' in Islamabad Jun 30, 2008
Witnesses said the bodies were those of local men who may have been condemned by a local Taleban kangaroo court. No resistance. (BBC News)
Human rights complaint over comic's lesbian remarks Jun 27, 2008
Human rights complaint over comic's lesbian remarks. A Toronto comedian facing a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing says offensive comments he made to two Vancouver lesbians were simply an attempt to stop them from heckling him on stage. (CTV.ca)
Another rebuke on Guantánamo Jun 25, 2008
After a hearing before a combatant status review tribunal - a kangaroo court that rules without a real hearing or reliable evidence - Parhat was designated an enemy combatant. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled the designation invalid. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
The PML-N on Monday rejected the Lahore High Court decision to disqualify PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif from contesting the by-elections scheduled for June 26. PML-N Jun 24, 2008
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
LETTERS: NCT, June 21, 2008 Jun 22, 2008
" I call it, what it is. Stealing freedom & liberties. Apollo wrote on Jun 21, 2008 9:22 AM:Re: Edward Karlson (letter)No Ed, it is not the freedom loving American patriots who believe in Constitutional protections who are giving aid and comfort to the enemy.The cowardly traitors doing that are the ones who ask us to give up everything this nation stands for because we are cowering in fear. To surrender our freedoms and our most fundamental Constitutional safeguards is to turn over those... (North County Times)
Empathy for Terror Suspects Jun 20, 2008
Over the past month, America s highest courts have discovered for each of these groups constitutional rights that had somehow eluded jurists for more than two centuries. Late last month, the California Supreme Court found a heretofore unknown constitutional right for men to marry other men, and earlier this week the United States Supreme Court ruled that foreigners may overstay their visas, even if they ve signed agreements to leave. (Human Events Online)
More of this story Jun 19, 2008
It was a kangaroo court, Amaral said. The members of the Tiverton (House) delegation were not notified (of the meetings). (Newport Daily News, RI)
Canada's Thought Police Jun 18, 2008
A similar prosecution is pending before the national version of this kangaroo court, the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Not that the facts are relevant to the charges, but here's what happened. (Townhall.com)
Insurance a poor deal for home builders Jun 16, 2008
Last week the insurance companies, represented by the Insurance Council of Australia and the HIA, both informed the inquiry in writing they would refuse to appear, with the latter dismissing the inquiry as a "kangaroo court". Defending the scheme, Greg McCarthy, the chairman of the NSW Government's Home Warranty Scheme Board, said the financial data was "too immature" for analysis. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Commuter 'pilot project' to Lovejoy is just plain off the rails Jun 14, 2008
Gosh, so some counties in Kalifornia don t agree with the Thee Glorious Rulings Of Thee Supreme Kangaroo Court, Open Wide. Didn t they get a chance to vote on it, you know, this being a democracy and all that. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Media Ignore That Gagging Sound from Canada Jun 12, 2008
Steyn and the magazine are also expected to be charged with a hate crime by the national kangaroo court, the , and another such tribunal in Ontario. Not a single defendant has ever prevailed before the national board in its 31 years of existence. (Townhall.com)
From author Moying Li, a child's-eye view of China's Cultural Revolution Jun 10, 2008
In one incident, an older girl who had previously befriended Li presided over a kangaroo court where a 7-year-old child was forced to beat her father, the assistant headmaster, with a stick. After similar attacks, the headmaster hanged himself, and one of Li's uncles likewise committed suicide. (Boston Globe)
GAGGED IN CANADA Jun 10, 2008
In British Columbia, the Steyn hearing proceeded with all the marsupial ungainliness of a kangaroo court. No one knew what the rules of evidence were. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Tories using Cadman to distract from Bernier: Grits Jun 6, 2008
"Is it just me or is this not hearsay. Cadman did not say this on his death bed and to the best of my knowledge did not bring the issue up himself before he died. From what I am reading in the news, this is not going anywhere. The guy who recorded the conversation admitted to turning the recorder off, who is to say he is telling the truth. Ms Cadman is not what I would call a reliable witness as she can't prove her statements as fact.This country has wasted enough time on this. As I recall, the... (CTV.ca)
Enhanced Disbarment Recommended due to Lawyer's Pattern of Conduct Jun 5, 2008
He called the proceedings against him a "star chamber" and "kangaroo court.". "I have put up with your serial breaches of Florida laws, of the Canons of Judicial Conduct and of the Constitution and of common decency for a year and a half now," he wrote. (Law.com)
Guantanamo inmate charged over al-Qaeda 'dirty bomb plot' Jun 5, 2008
Clive Stafford Smith, of the London-based human rights group Reprieve, said: The least the British Government can do is insist that no British resident be charged in a kangaroo court on evidence tortured out of him with a razor blade. All the evidence against Mr Mohamed appeared to have been derived from coercive interrogation and torture , Mr Stafford Smith said in a letter to military prosecutors urging them to drop the case. (Times Online)
Fort White resident Judy Wyndham (from left) states her case Tuesday morning to Third Judicial Circuit Judge Wetzel Blair and Terry Marques, assistant director of the Lake City/Columbia County Animal Shelter. Judge Blair ruled in favor of the shelter, citing that Wyndham was in violation for refusing to produce current rabies vaccination documentation. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Jun 4, 2008
I believe that this was basically a kangaroo court, Wyndham said after the hearing. I proved in court that they (the animal shelter) had no right to even write citations. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
You Don't Say? Jun 4, 2008
Of course, the media circus and kangaroo court were to be expected from the left. Of course Teddy would be a main player. (Townhall.com)
Q&A with Jose Ceda Jun 3, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH Kangaroo Court has charged Jose Ceda $10 for his eating habits, which involve asking a young kid at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter to buy him ice cream. Kangaroo Court, for those who dont know, is the self-governing judicial system of the Class-A Daytona Cubs. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)
UK resident in Guantanamo 'charged' Jun 1, 2008
Held without trial Clive Stafford Smith, a human rights lawyer and the director of Reprieve, said: "I visited Binyam in Guantanamo just a week ago, and he is in a very bad state. "Surely the least the British government can do is insist that no British resident be charged in a kangaroo court based on evidence tortured out of him with a razor blade. "If Binyam's trial by military commission proceeds, all it will produce is evidence not of terrorism, but of torture, which will embarrass both the... (Aljazeera.Net)
Maulson, Big John impeached in LdF Jun 1, 2008
A petition drafted by the administrator, submitted by a convicted drug dealer, reviewed by a Doud-appointed committee, presented to a kangaroo court, has robbed our people of their duly elected tribal council members, said Tom Maulson regarding his and Big John s removal. Supporters of Maulson and Big John issued a press release Friday railing Doud and the process through which the impeachments took place. (Forest Republican, WI)
Letters to the Editor May 28, 2008
Conversely, everything about the way the case was "investigated" was inane; from the censure of the teacher who confiscated the alcohol, to the kangaroo court that was the disciplinary hearings, to the -for lack of a better word-punishments of the offenders. The officer presiding over the hearings is the direct subordinate of one of the parents of the accused students, making her impartiality dubious at best. (Nogales International, AZ)
Common Sense May 23, 2008
The kangaroo court parading oil execs game. The whole "I'm outraged" game. (Fox News)
Orkopolous inquiry 'not needed' May 22, 2008
"That's where justice is pursued - through the courts - and I'm not sure that the kangaroo court of a Nationals' inspired inquiry would add to the conviction that's been reached.". The Opposition's Leader of the Upper House, Adrian Piccoli, says unresolved issues need to be examined now that the case has concluded. (ABC Online)
Braves home for long stand May 17, 2008
Dana Eveland should be fined by the Oakland Kangaroo Court for throwing Jeff Francoeur a first-pitch strike ... Dana Eveland should be fined by the Oakland Kangaroo Court for throwing Jeff Francoeur a first-pitch strike. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
O'Brien's blog May 16, 2008
smoltz or chipper could hold kangaroo court and charge everyone 100 bucks that swings at a first pitch and doesnt get a hit, and then doante it to charity, probably alot of hungry and sick people could use it in atlanta. By joe from central ca. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Frog jump rife with history, lore May 14, 2008
Reister would ride into town, pick a fight, be hauled before a kangaroo court, and hanged, according to press clippings detailing the early events, A specially designed harness allowed him to survive the lynching and return to be strung up again the next year, according to revelations in the press. Some also believe that the Frog Jump and the county fair have always been joined at the haunches. (The Union Democrat)
School rules on activities not just, fair May 11, 2008
The Bismarck School Board overstepped its responsibility on April 28 by adopting a policy that in some circumstances could turn the school authority into a kangaroo court. Starting next school year, a student's eligibility to participate in co-curricular activities can suffer if the student is involved with things such as smoking or drinking or drug using. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Nigeria:Militants May Suspend Attacks After Obama's Plea May 5, 2008
On the reasons why they stepped up attacks, especially in the last one week, on Shell facilities in Bayelsa State, MEND said: "This attack was prompted by four factors. (1) To support small cells like the ones that attacked Chevron in Delta state. (2) To let the oil companies know that we consider the military gunboats and soldiers guarding their facilities as mere ornaments and can confront them at will. (3) To dispel the assurances of ensuring peace by some compromised militants who have sold... (allAfrica.com)
Who's Afraid Of Ideas? May 5, 2008
Chris Robinson, the Colorado College student hauled into kangaroo court for satirizing feminism, is a tale for another day ... Chris Robinson, the Colorado College student hauled into kangaroo court for satirizing feminism, is a tale for another day. (Townhall.com)
Investors must learn ropes in battling bad brokers May 2, 2008
"It's literally gotten to be a kangaroo court in favor of the brokerage industry.". Mr. Doner estimates that currently he can win about 30 percent of the time, and perhaps collect 25 percent of the damages. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Righty trio feeding off each other in Arizona Apr 23, 2008
Dan Haren (3-0) may draw a Kangaroo Court fine for having one no-decision. Manager Bob Melvin doesn't think the right-handers' mutual excellence is totally coincidental. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
Cyclist Hamilton says doping troubles in past Apr 21, 2008
"People ask me today, if you had to do it all over again, would you do the Kangaroo Court all over again? And I say, 'Absolutely,"' Hamilton said. "I know what was right. I had to fight for what's right. If I didn't do that, I wouldn't have any integrity. And I know that I have integrity. This is the best sport in the world, the toughest sport, and I'm glad to still be part of it.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
This. Trip. Must. End. Apr 18, 2008
time for the kangaroo court to collect a 100 dollars everytime someone swings on a first strike and fails to get a hit use it to start feeding the homeless or something. set a goal , score 6 then have fun the rest of game. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Put zoning to a vote Apr 17, 2008
I hope the Parish Council does not approach this in a Kangaroo Court method. and not let the people of Iberia Parish vote on this. (New Iberia, LA)
Opinion: Give Avery boot next time he punks Brodeur Apr 16, 2008
Any injuries to said player will be adjudicated in the kangaroo court of law. " Two minutes for Avery-ing? C'mon. Don't humor the guy. The next time this punk tarnishes the integrity of the game, toss him from the game and throw away the keys.ALSO ON THIS STORY 2008 The Sporting NewsRate this storyLowHigh MORE FROM NHLNHL Section FrontAdd NHL headlines to your news reader:Top NBCSports.com storiesNBC Sports videos Sponsored links Sports... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Top Mountie says MPs didn't give her fair hearing Apr 14, 2008
I think that the term kangaroo court has been used in the media, she said. I have no argument with that term. (Globe and Mail)
Lewis, Correia spark hot Giants Apr 12, 2008
(04-10) 23:09 PDT -- The Giants held kangaroo court and Fred Lewis was fined $12 because one day he donned a natty dark suit and had no matching belt, so he wore his black uniform game belt instead. Lewis better keep his wallet handy because of the way he finished running out a triple Thursday night. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Correia shuts down Cards in opener Apr 11, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fred Lewis didn't want it written, but he revealed Thursday night that he recently was fined $12 in the players' kangaroo court for wearing his black uniform belt with a blue suit. "I'm a color-coordinated guy," Lewis said, explaining that he mistakenly grabbed a brown belt and left his black one at home. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Obama's lapel pin Apr 8, 2008
Anyone who supports bush s post 911 disinformation-based kangaroo court prejudgement of the Iraqi invasion as a done deal long before 911 happened is a traitor who Jefferson, Washington, and Adams would all agree to hang, after a fair trial of course. By Dusty. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Deep thoughts on snow Apr 5, 2008
What is the origin of the term "kangaroo court". asks Mary Millar of Mississauga. (Globe and Mail)
Letters for Saturday, April 5, 2008 Apr 5, 2008
The sickening, thinly disguised lynching of Charles Somers right to use his property in Kilauea continues the proceeding is euphemistically labeled contested plans by the article, but the reality is it s the quintessential example of a kangaroo court ... This proceeding has all the hallmarks of a kangaroo court: the judge and jury are one and the same, the Planning Commission, none of whom, I would bet, have ever seen the inside of a law school or read Blackstone s Commentaries ... Rounding... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The Wednesday Inside Scoop Apr 3, 2008
"Sanchez, in some people's eyes, will always be linked to a rape allegation. How do we know this? Embrace, for a moment, what our culture has become: anonymous message board venting and talk radio vitriol. A kangaroo court of public opinion. Don't believe it?Mitch Mustain is a spoiled athlete, enabled and pandered to from Day 1 before eventually exposing the seedy side of college football with his trivial tantrums. Got a coach fired with his selfish ways. Or so the perception goes.How do we know... (Oregon Sports -- Rivals.com)
Safe haven, not Trojan war Apr 2, 2008
A kangaroo court of public opinion. Don't believe it. (MSNBC -- Sports)
