Talk:Edwin Meese

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I'm concerned about the Alterman citations. I can't find the quote about DOJ corruption, attributed to Weld, anywhere. Slate Magazine (http://slate.msn.com/id/1827/), no one's idea of a conservative pub, claims that weld's resignation was entirely unconnected to Meese's ethical problems, and accuses him of grandstanding for allowing that impression to persist. Anyone else able to track anything down to confirm or rebut Alterman's specific allegations? Innocent76 09:38, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

It is high-handed, obnoxious, and utterly inconsistent with Wiki principles to just delete my minor additions about taking men's magazines off the shelves during the Meese Commission hysteria, within a few hours of posting and without even expressing concern. I am supposed to "edit boldly" and this is what you are directed to do instead of erasing people's text that you'd rather not see: [1] Mare Nostrum

Meese is now an adjunct fellow [2] at the Discovery Institute which I think should be included in the article but I'm not sure where. Certainly not under the Heritage Foundation category. Should that category be renamed to something like "Fellowships" where any/all of his fellowships could be documented? Mr Christopher 19:08, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm concerned about the sentence "Meese became Attorney General in February 1985, holding this office until August, 1988." Although it isn't wrong, it's not right either according to what I know. He reigned, but the sentence sounds like Reagan did a reshuffle. Could "Meese became Attorney General in February 1985, and resigned the postion in August, 1988." be more appropriate?--Kbbbb 15:34, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

I made the changes I proposed above. Mr Christopher 22:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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Iraq Study Group?

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Just read on a blog (DailyKos, if it matters) that Meese is now a member of the Iraq Study Group (the group of old political hands who are trying to find a politically acceptable exit strategy for Iraq). Worthy of a mention here? If anyone has more exact information and from a more neutral source, maybe they could update the record? Rousse 09:17, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bears in Love

• On Platypus Comix, there is a comic strip drawn by Ed Meese named "Bears in Love". Can we get that on the article? WizardDuck 03:41, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meese Commission criticism

I've now twice reverted an edit on the Meese commission saying it was criticised "due to their viewing of over 2000 hard core pornographic films". Please don't restore this assertion.

The Meese commission was criticized for its unscientific conclusions and its forgone pro-censorship bias, not because they watched 2000 porno films. The article for Attorney General's Commission on Pornography and my own recollection confirm this. If someone wants to say otherwise, please provide really credible citations. / edgarde 04:59, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

I am taking out "Ironically, the "New York Times" reported on September 3, 1986, that in 1977 Meese himself had a subscription to "Playboy" magazine. Meese retorted that he used the men's magazine solely for reference material." A quick search of the NYT archives reveals that no such report was made, and the citation given does not actually mention the NYT article in question. Kstinch 20:32, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Corruption allegations

This appears to, somewhat, coincide with the above comment... Exactly what were the accusations leveled here? Naufana : talk 03:32, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, for one John Krysiak wasn't a federally protected defendant in that federal civil case they had in San Diego in 1994. The one that Alan Bersin was the DA for, before Judge Huff. A court clerk tried to slip his name in with the one fed who was granted federal protection.

Now, if Meese finished his stint in DC in the '80s, why'd his name appear on all the court papers instead of Janet Reno's? His name and Neece's, but no Reno. Did that have anything to do with Joe Fleming's name being put on court papers instead of the defendant's? They did a lot of name switching,which may not sound like much, but there was a lot of business closures because of it.

I guess that's pretty corrupt, but it's white collar and you'd miss it if you weren't paying attention.--76.248.228.108 (talk) 02:05, 23 April 2008 (UTC)