Talk:Ken Starr

message: 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)
replies: text: Make sure it is sourced by a reliable secondary source. Ste4k 06:51, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: KKK Association

message: I find this page unacceptably slanted in favor of Starr.  I am currently adding information documented in Conason and Lyons's book <U>The Hunting of the President,</U> 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Attempts to retain pro-Starr slant 

message: 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)
replies: text: That's incorrect. He was impeached. He was not removed, but for the record, he was impeached. --Asbl 04:04, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minor edit in favor of the truth 

message: Please consider merging in the information from this other article. Thanks. Ste4k 06:52, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Joshua Steiner]] 

message: 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??
Because he had nothing to do with funding the investigation. Everything he did he was asked to do by Janet Reno and the people he reported to. It would have nothing to do with him, and he is the focus of this article, not the investigation. And by the way, the investigation was not into a man's private affairs. It was an investigation into felonies, and a sexual harrassment lawsuit, not to mention obstruction of justice, abuse of power by the white house, and lying to a grand jury. Get your bias out of here.155.99.172.89 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 14:59, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why no mention of the cost of the Starr Report? 

message: 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)
thread_title: Why no Starr Report page

message: 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)
thread_title:  more comments regarding partisanship 

message: There's a coatrack section of accusations of wrongdoing and conspiracy theories that is completely unsourced.  I've commented it out, per WP:BLP.  COI disclosure that I've worked with the man, and currently serve on a committee that he chairs.  THF (talk) 14:33, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:BLP]] 

message: A temporary subpage at User:Polbot/fjc/Kenneth Winston Starr was automatically created by a perl script, based on this article at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. The subpage should either be merged into this article, or moved and disambiguated. Polbot (talk) 21:35, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Bot-created subpage

message: Only topics germanely related to a given page should be given internal links to Wikipedia articles. Mere locations, dates, terms in general usage and such should not. Nor should words perhaps unfamiliar to some readers but used in common fashion; they are listed in Wiktionary for those who do not know them. Wikiuser100 (talk) 18:14, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Internal links 

message: I removed the following paragraph on the basis that it's both unsourced and hopelessly non-neutral in its use of language. The only question is - is a sourced version of the sentence about the theatrical productions worth reintroducing?
====Starr Reports====
As with many controversial figures, Kenneth Starr was the subject of often biased political satire.  Both the book, And the Horse He Rode in On, by James Carville, and the stage play, Starr’s on Broadway, by Eric Zaccar, attempt to add a comedic, arguably negative light to Mr. Starr’s time as special prosecutor.  And of course, his opposing liberal media might contend that that Mr. Starr’s own lengthy and detailed Starr Report, that chronicled his investigation of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, was one of the most extensive and tasteless jokes ever perpetrated on the American people.
: There is enough anti-Clinton text in this article to call it neutrality in serious doubt. As this is a factual account of social media about this case it should stand, perhaps there was pro-Starr media that was not included?  During congressional and senate hearings the "Starr Report" was shown to be factually inaccurate (Ken Starr lied).  I think the fact that the report was considered pornographic should be included as I can't recall any reasonable legal brief ever meeting that standard. Shjacks45 (talk) 23:28, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV paragraph 

message: As with many controversial figures, Kenneth Starr was the subject of often biased political satire.  Both the book, And the Horse He Rode in On, by James Carville, and the stage play, Starr’s on Broadway, by Eric Zaccar, attempt to add a comedic, arguably negative light to Mr. Starr’s time as special prosecutor.  And of course, his opposing liberal media might contend that that Mr. Starr’s own lengthy and detailed Starr Report, that chronicled his investigation of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, was one of the most extensive and tasteless jokes ever perpetrated on the American people.
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: There is enough anti-Clinton text in this article to call it neutrality in serious doubt. As this is a factual account of social media about this case it should stand, perhaps there was pro-Starr media that was not included?  During congressional and senate hearings the "Starr Report" was shown to be factually inaccurate (Ken Starr lied).  I think the fact that the report was considered pornographic should be included as I can't recall any reasonable legal brief ever meeting that standard. Shjacks45 (talk) 23:28, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Starr Reports

message: Starr's case previous to SP appointment was Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler where he fought to protect sexual discrimination. Shjacks45 (talk) 00:56, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Omitted Starr's prejudice  

message: I have changed the claim that Starr's service as Special counsel inestigating Whitewatergate and other at least somewhat related matters brought against William Jefferson Clinton or some of the laters associates or alleged associates was Starr's most "notable" position to the provable claim that it was his position that recieved the most publicity.  The Solicitor General of the United States is arguably more notable than a special counsel, although the opposite position at least when the special counsel was the key figure in bringing forth accusations that lead to the impeachment of the president, is also possible to argue.  I am unsure which position is more notable but I would say there is enough counter-argument against over emphasizing the importance of Starr's position as special counsel that we should stick with saying what can be proved, that it was most publicized, as opposed to what can not be proved, that it was most notable, in large part because notable is a loosly defined term, that at some level will depend on your point-of-view.John Pack Lambert (talk) 16:43, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seeking NPOV language in the introduction 

message: Ken Starr aged pretty well despite his being born in '46. (Seriously, though, that's not Starr)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.3.5.223 (talk) 23:30, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
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message: When is this Republican prude going to investigate President Trumps sexual behaviour in Moscow? which has made the USA and the Republican party a laughing stock for the rest of the world.
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