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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on June 18, 2010, 09:17:14 AM
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-18-10 11:21 AM
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Over the past couple of days I've heard Hillary Rossen? and Jamie Gorelick are among BP's lawyers.
I've heard this on more than one commentary show on television. Now why would these people who have worked actively in the Clinton administration and served as spokespersons for the left take work representing BP? I keep thinking about Hayward's performance yesterday in front of Congress.
dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-18-10 11:26 AM
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1. Presumably because its their profession
and they also have specialised legal knowledge of other similar events.
The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
DrDan (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-18-10 11:29 AM
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2. why not? I am sure there are plenty of D's among their employees. Should they be faulted?
Corporations hire herds of lawyers - nothing wrong with being represented, is there?. They are not all R's.
KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-18-10 11:30 AM
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3. Guns For Hire...
Looks like Hillary Rosen is giving up on her RIAA crusade to bust 13 year old kids for downloading Lady Ga Ga for a little bit and has a new high paying client. What a scumbag. But then I guess when you get those nice big checks in the mail, principals never do matter. Not sure what Goerlick's thing is...but I do have to chuckle a bit when the Freepers find out she's defending their polluting heroes.
When you discuss, you build bridges...when you flame, you put up walls.
treestar (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-18-10 11:32 AM
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4. Even corporations are entitled to legal advice
In fact the advice may tell them they are wrong.
Something tells me that to you a lawyer is someone who gets you what you want, and if you hired one who told you the law did not allow you to get what you want, you'd say that was a crummy lawyer rather than listen to their advice.
So lawyers who defended Charles Manson must be OK with murder, right?
Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-18-10 02:07 PM
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7. I've hired and fired lawyers most of my life
The ones who were fired, they were fired for informing me that they could 'do some thing' for me money wise, on the qt. Many of them are corrupt. The vast majority are not. But you are naive as all hell if you think there is not a sort of lawyer who does in fact 'get you what you want'.
Also, when you say BP is 'entitled' to legal representation, I do not agree. There is no law that would pay for such representation to an individual or entity in the same position who was unable to pay. They have yet to be charged with a crime. They are free to seek council, council is also free to say no. And there is no law that would compel anyone to represent them. So entitled is not the right word. Allowed is more fitting.
TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-18-10 11:39 AM
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5. Apparently, BP thinks Rosen and Gorelick will help them.
I don't see Rosen or Gorelick helping BP, either politically or legally.
They're likely only hired for the political impact. It's strictly a PR move. Look for BP to add several more Democrats who are willing to rent their name to BP for a price.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8585550
You know, I could have sworn leftist orthodoxy demanded that all corporations and those who enable them to skirt their social obligations were to be driven from before us with barbed flails.
Weird.
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How stupid of the DUmmies....exposing the bagmen that carry the cash campaign contributions for the democrat party.
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Gee, democrat lawyers who value a big payday more than principals. Whoda thunk it? :whatever:
Gee, DUmmies to stupid to know democrats and especially democrat lawyers are corrupt. Who didn't know? :mental:
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Wherever Gorelick goes disaster follows. I'm beginning to think she is a lizard alien from Planet 9.
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Gee, democrat lawyers who value a big payday more than principals. Whoda thunk it? :whatever:
Gee, DUmmies to stupid to know democrats and especially democrat lawyers are corrupt. Who didn't know? :mental:
Dang, first post bit the ether bullet, must have fat fingered a 'special' key. Any how. As I was posting, this could become interesting if the idea of comparative negligence is broached. How much responsibility will the Obama administration hold for its failure to authorize berms, barges, boom and Dutch assistance in increasing the actual damage done. I am sure there will be no shortage of lawyers to assist BP stock holders who seek to be made whole for damages incurred from the government's slow response. Anyone seen John Edwards yet, bet he could use a fat payday. :rotf: