Talk:Kenneth Starr

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[edit] comment 1

1st paragraph: Is it correct to say Starr's report led to Clinton's impeachment? Is it more accurate to say "led to calls for Clinton's impeachment"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.129.109.187 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] comment 2

This seems to be written by a partisan. The incorrect use of Democrat rather than Democratic is a big tip-off. Also, no mention of Starr's days as a Republican political operative, and the only reason that he was respected by both sides at the time is because the media didn't tell us of his side-dealing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.212.185.253 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] comment 3

This barely covers the whole reason the independant counsil was setup. It was not to investigate sexual affairs, but to investigate fiscal matters about the Clintons. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 157.182.145.110 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] KKK Association

Is it really necessary to refer to Starr as a former KKK member? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.108.246.185 (talk • contribs) .

Why not? If it's true, then it is not POV. --Asbl 20:26, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
Make sure it is sourced by a reliable secondary source. Ste4k 06:51, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo possibly partial?

Is this photo of Ken Starr slightly skewing the bias of the article or is it just me??? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 157.182.145.110 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Attempts to retain pro-Starr slant

I find this page unacceptably slanted in favor of Starr. I am currently adding information documented in Conason and Lyons's book The Hunting of the President, probably the most well-documented and researched book available on the topic. However, another user has taken it upon himself to reverse the bulk of my changes. I do not intend on getting into any kind of "pissing match" with this user, but readers should be aware that there is an effort being made to retain the pro-Starr slant of this page.

As an aside, I apologize for not being familiar enough with Wikipedia protocols to know how to sign my own posts. I have a learning curve to ascend. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.144.127.183 (talk • contribs) .

To sign your posts, add four tildes, as such ~~~~. If you feel that your contributions are unjustifiably reverted, please demand from whomever reverted your contribution to fully explain why he/she reverted you. --Asbl 04:56, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
I sent the user a reply, to which he/she has not responded. I requested that instead of unilaterally reverting my contributions, that he/she have the page listed as "disputed" or whatever other Wikipedia protocol might be appropriate. I have reinstated my contributions and will be interested to see how long they may last. Thank you for responding! -- 70.144.127.183 05:06, 20 May 2006 (UTC) Black Max

Since you are new to Wikipedia, read, The Five Pillars of Wikipedia to get a general overview.--Asbl 06:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minor edit in favor of the truth

I have added the word "nearly" in this sentence:

"He later submitted to Congress the Starr Report, which nearly led to Clinton's impeachment on charges arising from the Monica Lewinsky scandal."

Bill Clinton was never impeached, he may have been "nearly" impeaced but stating that the starr report resulted in the impeachment of Clinton is besides the truth/facts

Ferre 16:38, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

That's incorrect. He was impeached. He was not removed, but for the record, he was impeached. --Asbl 04:04, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joshua Steiner

Please consider merging in the information from this other article. Thanks. Ste4k 06:52, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Just a bit off the side, mom.

" Starr was born in Vernon, Texas in 1946, the son of a Church of Christ minister and part time barber". This is unclear, unless his dad was a minister and his mom a part-time barber (or the other way around).

His father was both a minister and a barber. jdf

[edit] Why no mention of the cost of the Starr Report?

Why no mention of the costs and funding of the Starr Report here?

This man is known for the Starr Report, it's part of history now.

So why is there no mention of the astronomical sums spendt on this and the funding of this extraordinary investigation into a man's extramarital affairs??


exerpt from a cnn 1998 article:

Starr Investigation Costs Just Shy of $30 Million By John King/CNN
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/04/01/star.costs/r
WASHINGTON (April 1) -- A new government report estimates that Independent Counsel Ken Starr's investigation spent nearly $4 million in the six month period that ended September 30, 1997. That brought the three-year price tag of his investigation to just shy of $30 million. John Smith (nom de guerre) 11:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Ia the addendum covered? [1]Halbared 17:27, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why no Starr Report page

1) Ken Starr should be a more a bio page. As of today Starr Report redirect to Monica Lewinsky not even Lewinsky scandal, The Starr Report started as a Whitewater probe, see Whitewater (controversy)-Whitewater Development Corporation and them expanded to cover more issues in Arkansas. Anyone agree? (comment 3 three above looks to) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Telecineguy (talk • contribs) 23:19, 26 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] more comments regarding partisanship

I came upon this link from other biographies. Language like...

praised by Republicans and Democrats alike for his fairness and decency

...which is clearly labeled with "Citation need" should be removed following the guidelines on biographies outlined above.

This language would only be necessary if there were suspicions that Starr was not "praised... for his fairness and decency." Ironically, that statement suggests that Starr isn't fair and decent; if he were, cited statements from politicians and judicial records would be more appropriate. The author of the passage seems to suggest that Starr's character requires extra editorial judgment, which is not a biographer's responsibility as stated by Wikipedia.

I implore the author of the above passage to explain these suspicions which he/she so diligently corrected, unless of course his/her uncited assertion has obvious partisan bias. --24.13.242.3 19:25, 13 May 2007 (UTC)