Comments on: Matthews Calls Out O’Beirne on Perjury Hypocrisy http://mattortega.com/2007/07/03/matthews-calls-out-obeirne-on-perjury-hypocrisy/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Matt Ortega http://mattortega.com/2007/07/03/matthews-calls-out-obeirne-on-perjury-hypocrisy/#comment-479 Matt Ortega Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:13:25 +0000 http://mattortega.com/2007/07/03/matthews-calls-out-obeirne-on-perjury-hypocrisy/#comment-479 So much for the "Party of Law and Order," ey? So much for the “Party of Law and Order,” ey?

]]> By: gordo http://mattortega.com/2007/07/03/matthews-calls-out-obeirne-on-perjury-hypocrisy/#comment-478 gordo Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:07:00 +0000 http://mattortega.com/2007/07/03/matthews-calls-out-obeirne-on-perjury-hypocrisy/#comment-478 There's another hypocrisy here: O'Beirne is lying when she says that Clinton admitted to committing perjury. He admitted to lying under oath, which is not the same thing. Perjury is telling a lie in an attempt to change the outcome of a trial or investigation. Prosecutors must prove that the defendant could reasonably believe that his lie would have an impact. Clinton's lying about consensual sex would obviously have no bearing on a trial that was about sexual harassment. Also, what's with the argument that convicted criminals shouldn't go to jail unless they confess? There’s another hypocrisy here: O’Beirne is lying when she says that Clinton admitted to committing perjury. He admitted to lying under oath, which is not the same thing.

Perjury is telling a lie in an attempt to change the outcome of a trial or investigation. Prosecutors must prove that the defendant could reasonably believe that his lie would have an impact. Clinton’s lying about consensual sex would obviously have no bearing on a trial that was about sexual harassment.

Also, what’s with the argument that convicted criminals shouldn’t go to jail unless they confess?

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