The Starr Report: The Findings of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr on President Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair

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Summary: Very disturbing.
Review: I find this book to be very disturbing, for two primary reasons.

First, this book is proof that Republicans are lying when they say that they want smaller government. The Republicans spent millions of tax dollars to investigate a sexual act that took place between consenting adults. Did you hear me? I said that they were consenting adults. So why should the government get involved?

Secondly, Bill Clinton has signed a number of internet censorship bills. How ironic, then, that he has been largely responsibile for this kind of sleaze appearing on the internet. Apparently, Bill Clinton thinks that reading about sex is somehow more significant than engaging in it. Talk about hypocrisy.

So how do I feel about all of this? Well, I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I am a Libertarian. My position is that the government should not prosecute adults who engage in consentual sexual activity, and that the government should not censor the internet. However, since Bill Clinton has spent his entire presidency trying to expand the powers of government into just about every area of peoples' lives (internet censorship, know your customer law, the war on drugs, his health care plan, etc.), I see a certain sente of justice when that very same big government that he supports decides to stick its nose into his life. Bill Clinton asked for big government, and he got it. He got exactly what he asked for. So I don't think he should be complaining.

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Summary: Substantive and well documented
Review: I have read Starr's report in its entirety, and therefore believe that those who pan it may have only skimmed it.. There are, as I count, twenty eight specific counts of substantial and credible grounds for impeachment - not one of which is a sexual act, but rather multiple counts of perjury, witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and conduct that was inconsistent with his constitutional duty and oath of office. These counts are heavily supported by credible documented specifics throughout the report. As to the critique which asserts that this report is not worth $40 million, those who read this report will discover that it states that Starr's team has not yet, but will soon, complete the other investigations, such as Whitewater, Filegate, FBI files, etc.

It is apparent that the report was written by more than one investigator due to some inconsistent organization, but that is offset by the careful collection of supportive facts where relevant. It is also helpful that there is first a narrative to build the framework before the specific charges are outlined. This causes some repetiveness, but necessary for both overall understanding and the legal presentation, as the report has two audiences, Congress and the public.

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Summary: excellant legal document which IS ABOUT BRAKING THE LAW.
Review: I read Starr's report this weekend and my opinion is that it IS NOT about sex...it is an extremely well documented report on the lies, deceptions,coverups, and manipuation of Clinton's friends,and staff! Before any citizen makes any opinion as to impeachment, etc. they need to read Starr's report and the Rebuttal and THEN make an educated and informed decision. Yes, it is sexually explicit and distasteful to most BUT read page 230; you will know why Starr was forced to go to such details. Clinton is a disgrace to our Nation. I don't care about his "broken zipper"...but I do care that he can lie, commit purjury, coverup his tracks (lies) and insult my intelligence to think that I can't see through his lieing eyes! On Friday morning at the so called Prayer Breakfast, he finally pushed my last button with his statement...." we will all grow from this; our families and children...." LEAVE ME OUT OF IT, BILLY BOY!!!!

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Summary: This is an outstanding report
Review: I was brought back to the Starr Report after reading and reviewing the 9/11 Commission Report. I found the 9/11 Report to be lacking as a legitimate investigative report: it was incomplete, imprecise, and full of statements which were arrived at through compromises between Republican members and Democrat members.

One reviewer who, like many, disliked the Starr Report, drew a comparison using the 9/11 Report as the model of a good report. Many reviewers of the Starr Report refer to it as sleazy, pornographic, etc. Obviously, those reviewers have no idea what an investigative report is supposed to be. An investigative report provides the information an attorney or prosecutor is going to use to prepare his case. It must report the findings; fully, accurately, and precisely. Imagine an investigator who writes a report on a brutal rape case. For the sake of prudence he chooses not to mention certain female body parts as well as acts that are either titillating or repulsive. That report would be a waste of time and effort.

Ken Starr's job was to investigate and report; fully, accurately, and precisely. The notion that he did not have to include some of the more lurid details is ridiculous. The investigator is not supposed to delete things he doesn't like or add things that seem nice (as 9/11 Commission did in some cases). That would be up to the prosecutor, in this case the house judiciary committee.

The Starr Report is an example of an investigator doing his job correctly. The criticisms that were reported by compliant media were nothing but an attempt to further demonize the investigator for the purpose of evoking sympathy for President Clinton. In that sense, it worked.


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Summary: Bizarre! Entertaining! Educational!
Review: If you believe the apocolypse is nearing, read this book! The sleaziness is beyond anything ever written in Playboy, the use of descriptive words are hilarious, and, amazingly, I learned new ways to have sex! Read this book!

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Summary: President's Sins Exceed Media Hype
Review: The STARR REPORT is an exceptional treatise of the woeful behavior of a morally bankrupt president who lied, and with that lie, single-handedly--all by himself with no one else to blame--provoked the enormous expense incurred by the American taxpayer.

These liberal whiners who come to the president's defense and attack Ken Starr, only expose there own heathen beliefs and there pathetically little respect for the Constitution of the United States and the entire judicial system in so doing.

If this was ONLY about sex, they would make a network movie of the week out of it. It would not even qualify to be of the calibre for an HBO movie.

However, this is much more sinister than that--and for those sins, an arrogant, unrepentant, Bill Clinton owes the American people his resignation. Instead, Bill Clinton's smug double-speak only continues to "give the middle finger" to every American who demands equality and justice for all.

Bravo, Mr. Starr. Finally, an accurate, undeniable account of the character flaws and illegal activity of this president.

This book will be a classic text used in the classroom for years to come as we seek to teach about the scourage and alarming behavioral underbelly of those we trust to lead our children everyday in America.