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Avenatti Accused by Grand Jury of Lying to Another Client, Claiming a $2 Million Settlement Hadn't Been Paid, and Using That $2 Million for Himself to Go Sharsies on a... Private Jet
You may have heard of this jet; the feds seized it.
The scheme described here by John Sexton is similar to the con Avenatti ran on the paraplegic client: After having gotten a settlement, supposedly for the client, Avenatti took the money for himself. Most of the settlement was paid up-front, but Avenatti told the client, falsely, that it would all be paid monthly over eight years. Avenatti then made some of those payments out of the settlement money he already had his greedy little paws on. But he only made some of the "monthly scheduled payments." From the LA Times:Avenatti wound up making 11 payments to Gardner, misrepresenting them as Whiteside's monthly installments, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles. By the time the payments stopped in June 2018, Avenatti had given her about $194,000, prosecutors say. For the next nine months, they allege, Avenatti deceived Gardner, telling her that Whiteside was breaching the settlement by skipping payments.$194,000 out of a $3 million settlement. Meanwhile, Avenatti was the co-owner of a private jet.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 01:55 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 01:55 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: fish...thelowercaseone at April 22, 2019 01:56 PM (TwwPG)
Posted by: fox at April 22, 2019 01:56 PM (UuVBv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 01:56 PM (ycWCI)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: zeera at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (3Bzg7)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 01:55 PM (W+vEI)
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The pundits who pushed him all still have jobs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (BWL+E)
*Now* - Avenatti? Never heard of him.
Posted by: CNN at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (nGsFZ)
so....... about average for lawyer types .....
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (8XRCm)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 01:55 PM (W+vEI)
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The pundits who pushed him all still have jobs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (q8oeS)
Oh we can't have nice things
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (uLuPn)
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"You're telling me!"
-Jimmy McGill
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (q8oeS)
Self-inflicted paraplegic.
The crime was that the guy got any sort of settlement, at all. He should have had to pay the state.
Avenatti and everyone around him are nothing but the lowest forms of pond scum.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (k2fed)
How in the fuck did he think he would get away with this?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (GBteo)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (dNzKv)
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (uLuPn)
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This fellow is going to give the legal profession a bad name.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (BWL+E)
JINX!
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (uLuPn)
The pundits who pushed him all still have jobs.
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Looking at you Stelter.
In disgust, mostly.
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (8XRCm)
Posted by: steevy at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (AjVAj)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (W+vEI)
Maybe a bit out of field here, but I'm going to guess Cohen both paid Avenatti and leaked him the Stormy details because he was angry with Trump for not making him Chief of Staff, and not pardoning him for the tax stuff.
Posted by: The Institute at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (nGsFZ)
Posted by: NXIVM marketing dept. at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: Brian "Tater" Setzer at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (fdTrp)
Avenatti and everyone around him are nothing but the lowest forms of pond scum.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (k2fed)
No, they're the lowest form of fungus that grows on the lowest form of pond scum.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (hLRSq)
Posted by: BuckIV at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (PZ2ib)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (W+vEI)
I assumed he was working pro boner
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (7HtZB)
Polyester?
High quality material I am not familiar with?
Sprayed down with Pam?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Sponge at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (VLp1b)
Posted by: BignJames at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (ykq7q)
The settlement money came from an NBA player
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (TAmPV)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (39g3+)
so....... about average for lawyer types .....
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (8XRCm)
The fastest way to get disbarred in every state -- and one thing the ethics committees take incredibly seriously -- is mismanaging client funds.
Pretty much every case I ever read in ethics class was people just being sloppy with paperwork, or co-mingling client funds or settlements with their own money. You know, not stealing anything, just being negligent ... I don't think I ever read a case with this kind of blatant outright theft and fraud.
It's unbelievable to me.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (GBteo)
Attorneys go to jail even less often than politicians.
Not a dime will be recovered and paid onto those owed it.
He'll walk and get an advisory job with some scum group paid for by a political machine buying his silence.
And the obligatory 'book deal' payment.
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (UFLLM)
JINX!
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 01:58 PM (uLuPn)
Fine! Just go crow on your little pile of... whatever.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: Chris M at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (eAZVt)
something oozing out of his pores like a slug
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (39g3+)
My advice to his ethics advisor: start drinking heavily.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (9OkQ7)
I'm willing to bet that that's not nearly as insane as it sounds - compared to what your average lawyer takes out of a settlement (starting with 1/3 to 1/2 off the top and adding in all the imaginary expenses and stuff).
Avenatti probably got some sort of bar award for this. That's how the law profession is.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (k2fed)
I'd like to think if I stole $2 million, I'd have it buried somewhere and drive around a crappy car and hope no one noticed.
Posted by: Blago at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (UfkIY)
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (+fPHo)
He's starting to grow on me, like a fungus. He's got some balls I must say.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (yQpMk)
I'd like to think if I stole $2 million, I'd have it buried somewhere and drive around a crappy car and hope no one noticed.
Posted by: Blago at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (UfkIY)
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Frank Lucas agrees.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (q8oeS)
Fine! Just go crow on your little pile of... whatever.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (BWL+E)
I like Hugs
And I like Kisses
But mostly I like
Help with the Dishes!
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: Sponge at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (VLp1b)
-- and one thing the ethics committees take incredibly seriously -- is mismanaging client funds.
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Yes. That is the one thing.......
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (8XRCm)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (6eEQ+)
Yeah because while being unethical makes them look bad, ripping off clients hurts everyone's bottom line.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (39g3+)
It's unbelievable to me.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (GBteo)
Your naivete is quaint.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (AB9tT)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (39g3+)
I think so too. He owed taxes to the state, he was in arrears on everything, and he was probably panicking because he realized that if he didn't get very liquid very quickly, he was probably going to jail.
But even if he did cash out... he was still almost definitely going to lose his bar card and probably still go to jail, because there are clear papertrails of him stealing clients funds.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (GBteo)
How in the fuck did he think he would get away with this?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
Ask Bernie Madoff. Ponzi scheme gonna ponzi.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (DKgtk)
Posted by: Ben Shapiro at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (8XRCm)
I drive around a c***** car and I don't even have two million dollars.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (FSPNP)
Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (TN1P5)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (AB9tT)
They were college roommates.
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Brian "Castrati" Stelter at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (BDZWU)
I have to admit, when I first saw Avenatti, I thought he was your typical sleazeball. I was way off. He's a tremendous, off the charts sleazeball.
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (oZ6kz)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (BWL+E)
Have you ever heard of a case of this kind of blatant outright theft of client funds?
He just straight up stole the money.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (GBteo)
Posted by: blaster at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (9VeU0)
But even if he did cash out... he was still almost definitely going to lose his bar card and probably still go to jail, because there are clear papertrails of him stealing clients funds.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
He was looking to score enough cash to ghost.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (DKgtk)
That guy is just a creep.
Posted by: pj at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (qlTN9)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: jd at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (+evAm)
Darn straight - your malpractice insurance and your IOLTA account better be squared away properly or else.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (hLRSq)
Posted by: Chris M at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (eAZVt)
How in the fuck did he think he would get away with this?
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These people are sociopaths/psychopaths. Getting caught doesn't even factor in. They think they are so much smarter than everyone else.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (vg8iE)
Like Gentleman Jimmy in Goodfellas dealing with the knuckleheads coming in with mink coats and new Cadillacs after the Lufthansa heist. Lay low a while.
Of course in his case it was just "I don't want to pay anyone any of it and keep all the money" but still the principle of hiding your theft at least a year or two stands.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (AB9tT)
He just straight up stole the money.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (GBteo)
The sad part is most of us non-lawyers assume lawyers do this kind of crap all the time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (ycWCI)
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Nope. MUMRS stuff is here then gone. POOF
This is BSG trying to get his own dick in his mouth gain...
Posted by: Ben Shapiro at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (8XRCm)
Posted by: Braenyard - US should impose 12 mile extra-territorial jurisdiction at the Mexican border at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (nhBb/)
Now this party is started!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (bcbK8
All right, who cut the cheese?
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (yQpMk)
Like Gentleman Jimmy in Goodfellas dealing with the knuckleheads coming in with mink coats and new Cadillacs after the Lufthansa heist. Lay low a while.
Of course in his case it was just "I don't want to pay anyone any of it and keep all the money" but still the principle of hiding your theft at least a year or two stands.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (39g3+)
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That's exactly where my mind went first.
Thought I settled on an American Gangster reference instead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Total Control Racist at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (2+nRx)
I'd like to think if I stole $2 million, I'd have it buried somewhere and drive around a crappy car and hope no one noticed.
Posted by: Blago at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (UfkIY)
That bespeaks intelligence.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (9OkQ7)
But now I don't think he had any intention of that. I think he honestly wanted to be President to keep himself out of jail.
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:05 PM (oZ6kz)
I'd like to think if I stole $2 million, I'd have it buried somewhere and drive around a crappy car and hope no one noticed.
Posted by: Blago at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (UfkIY)
That bespeaks intelligence.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (9OkQ7)
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Keep your job. Filter the money to a bank account in small doses.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:05 PM (q8oeS)
Yeah... unless he really won the DNC nomination. Then he walks.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:05 PM (39g3+)
I bet he could've kept on getting away with it, if happened jumped into the limelight with both of his feet in the Stormy thing.
Fame makes people crazy.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:05 PM (AzW6q)
Have you ever heard of a case of this kind of blatant outright theft of client funds?
He just straight up stole the money.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (GBteo)
James Gould Cozzens's By Love Possessed basically has this same thing. An revered elderly lawyer is found by his partners to have misappropriated a huge sum of money.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:05 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro (aka: Obamaboro), VT at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (qM84C)
Posted by: Chris M at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (eAZVt)
MUMR left cuckoo in the rear view mirror several exits ago.
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (j8uQ3)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro (aka: Obamaboro), VT at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (qM84C)
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I know that's you David French.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (q8oeS)
I was mindboggling.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at A
you never ever let that money into your bank account.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Lance McCormick, too busy working at work at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (84QUd)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (0tfLf)
Legal action? Criminal?
It's not even legal to reach a civil settlement in compensation for a criminal act - if that's what happened, here.
NBA player. NBA girlfriend. Scumbag lawyer. I can't say that I care about any of them.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (k2fed)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if anyone gives a shit at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (tVWQB)
Declare it as gambling winnings and pay tax on it.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at A
you never ever let that money into your bank account.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (MTjB1)
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Swiss bank account!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 22, 2019 02:02 PM (AB9tT)
They were college roommates.
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Mitt combed his hair in boarding school. So traumatic Avenotti shaved it all off
Posted by: Total Control Racist at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (2+nRx)
Posted by: Rick in SK at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (MTjB1)
I'd like to think if I stole $2 million, I'd have it buried somewhere and drive around a crappy car and hope no one noticed.
Posted by: Blago at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (UfkIY)
That bespeaks intelligence.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (9OkQ7)
Don't buy anything!
https://tinyurl.com/yyuz52l4
Posted by: James Conway at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (nGsFZ)
Declare it as gambling winnings and pay tax on it.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (yQpMk)
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Then, reinvest it in your meth empire.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (q8oeS)
Trump is unfit to be Presdent , so let's bring back Presdent Obama so the world will love us again !!
No point wasting Christian kisses on a heathen idol's foot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (BWL+E)
He's gotta be full-on, verified, cracker-box crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (oVJmc)
Declare it as gambling winnings and pay tax on it.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (yQpMk)
Start a church. The IRS doesn't screw with God.
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:04 PM (ycWCI)
Haha. No, I've never heard of anything this blatant before. Inflating bills, paying fake "experts," etc... sure, maybe. Those are like the horror stories in legal ethics.
Just straight up spending money out of a client fund?
There are a lot of safeguards in place against it, first off, and second off -- if the client says anything to the ethics committee, they will 100% take it seriously and look in to it, and how do you even pretend to hide the fact that you just transferred the money from a client trust to a bank account of an LLC that you control?
There's absolutely no plausible deniability there. No way to defend that conduct.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (GBteo)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (6eEQ+)
Pfffft.
Posted by: George Soros at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (9OkQ7)
And sometimes they would end up with Jimmy Burke's ice pick in their ear.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (/tuJf)
He was just trying to outrun the coverage, so to speak. He wanted a big time paying gig to pay off his debts.
Posted by: Concerned People's Front, Boofing Chapter at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (NjJUT)
I mean the Mayor of New York City, just said he wants to ban skyscrapers. (In best James Gregory voice...the damn Mayor of New York...did you hear what I said?)
Someone might want to tell him that there are three choices...up, down, or side to side.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (zRiIZ)
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (uLuPn)
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Or a car wash.
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (8XRCm)
There's absolutely no plausible deniability there. No way to defend that conduct.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (GBteo)
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"I'm leading a crusade against Trump!"
-Avenatti
"Sounds good to me!"
-Hawaiian judge
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (dNzKv)
You were saying from your highly cultured NYC country club about the Dirty South?
Something about cousin-f*cking as I recall....
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (ZJ/74)
you do have to give him credit. he nearly got away with it.
the stormy move was close to genius, though not close enough.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: x at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (nFwvY)
Posted by: kallisto at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (dyaak)
Posted by: Sponge at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (VLp1b)
I mean the Mayor of New York City, just said he wants to ban skyscrapers. (In best James Gregory voice...the damn Mayor of New York...did you hear what I said?)
Someone might want to tell him that there are three choices...up, down, or side to side.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:08 PM (zRiIZ)
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He really does feel like a rejected character from Atlas Shrugged, doesn't he?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: vmom superior, order of sweet merciless ninjas at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (dm05u)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:07 PM (yQpMk)
That's the deal, isn't it?
The govt wants its cut.
Posted by: Braenyard - US should impose 12 mile extra-territorial jurisdiction at the Mexican border at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (nhBb/)
Posted by: trainer at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (7EbAY)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
And I would have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for those pesky....everyone on planet Earth.
Posted by: Old man CPL at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: AOC, sooper jeanyus at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (fq72/)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Sharkman at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (hUPKb)
I'm sure they must be very proud...
Posted by: Timon at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (dKm4U)
I'd like to think if I stole $2 million, I'd have it buried somewhere and drive around a crappy car and hope no one noticed.
Posted by: Blago at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (UfkIY)
Criminals are generally stupid/impulsive because if they were smart/self-disciplined then they wouldn't need to commit crimes. When you're smart, you can generally see the likely outcomes of bad decisions, and you can make plans to accomplish your goals without breaking the law.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (wCmLp)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 22, 2019 02:01 PM (6eEQ+)
Eh. Plenty of competition there. Let's open the bidding with Michael Jackson.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (zRiIZ)
Posted by: IanDeal at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (XH/wc)
Posted by: Ever at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (Pn0FW)
I doubt he magically came out of nowhere to become a thorn in Trump's side.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y9eknjqs
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (W+vEI)
Probably just for financial purposes, and no more a marriage than the Clintons'.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: vmom superior, order of sweet merciless ninjas at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (dm05u)
Criminals are generally stupid/impulsive because if they were smart/self-disciplined then they wouldn't need to commit crimes. When you're smart, you can generally see the likely outcomes of bad decisions, and you can make plans to accomplish your goals without breaking the law.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (wCmLp)
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My fifth book is about a gang in 1874 Missouri. After their successful train heist, one of them goes to a brothel and doesn't come out until he's broke.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (q8oeS)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (zRiIZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - US should impose 12 mile extra-territorial jurisdiction at the Mexican border at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (nhBb/)
Posted by: Insomniac - Founder, Farmer Liberation Front at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (j8uQ3)
I wouldn't bet against it. He doesn't look like the type to do well in prison.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: vmom superior, order of sweet merciless ninjas at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (dm05u)
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Slippin' Jimmy's fine with him, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (8XRCm)
He just straight up stole the money.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:03 PM (GBteo)
Bastard!
Posted by: Morris Dees at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Bones at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (hjaPQ)
In disgust, mostly.
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 01:59 PM (8XRCm)
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Fat shamer!
Posted by: Brian "I don't gaslight" Stelter at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (BDZWU)
I'm sure they must be very proud...
Posted by: Timon at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (dKm4U)
Well, I guess if your plan is to keep the entire settlement for yourself anyways, then it's easier to be a zealous advocate for your client.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (GBteo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (q8oeS)
"Nah. Nobody would believe anything this stupid." - Ayn Rand, sending a half-writren page to the garbage can.
Posted by: Cato, Media Delenda Est at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (J+mig)
Posted by: Bernie Sanders at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (16OL0)
Posted by: Anchovy at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (B3kya)
Posted by: Ha at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (MAstk)
I've got friends who own one, and just opened a second.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (8XRCm)
That's what lawyers call "fair".
LOL. What a joke.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (k2fed)
Posted by: Puddin Head - CNN at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (2LelM)
Posted by: Insomniac
Soooooo, no establishing awards from you?
Posted by: No Bars held at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (q8oeS)
"Nah. Nobody would believe anything this stupid." - Ayn Rand, sending a half-writren page to the garbage can.
Posted by: Cato, Media Delenda Est at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (J+mig)
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Instead, she went with female protagonists who have a thing for just a little bit of rapiness in their sexual partners.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (q8oeS)
Arcade???
When was the last time anybody seen an arcade??
Posted by: fixerupper
dude come to my mom's basement
Posted by: 14yo with a PS4 and Xbox at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: Cato, Media Delenda Est at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (J+mig)
Ah ha! I see the joke: Ayn Rand 'self editing'!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (ycWCI)
Arcade???
When was the last time anybody seen an arcade??
Posted by: fixerupper at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (8XRCm)
There's a few. One good one in Portland.
Then there's the bigger 'entertainment hubs' like Gameworks or Mac and Buster...not the same thing, though.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: Eisenhorn at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (uGHnY)
No one has to actually use it. It just explains the all-cash business income.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: joncelli the prophet, now accepting donations at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Dave and Busters at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (j8uQ3)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (oZ6kz)
Criminals are generally stupid/impulsive because if they were smart/self-disciplined then they wouldn't need to commit crimes. When you're smart, you can generally see the likely outcomes of bad decisions, and you can make plans to accomplish your goals without breaking the law.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (wCmLp)
Criminals can be crafty but they're not smart.
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (TAmPV)
I was mindboggling.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:06 PM (yQpMk)
My grandparents spend probably six figures supporting my aunt and uncle by paying their mortgage, buying school stuff for my cousins, buying trucks for my cousins, and paying the costs of year-round baseball. It's basically torn the family apart because mom was not happy and told Grandpa a few years ago that he needed to take steps to protect his assets before grandma had to go into a nursing home or else Medicaid would be all over that shit.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (wCmLp)
Posted by: kallisto at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (dyaak)
But not the expertise in bilking money out of the system.
"Hey, why bother negotiating contingency fees....I'll just steal the money and repay it when I can. No biggie."
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if anyone gives a shit at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (tVWQB)
I wouldn't bet against it. He doesn't look like the type to do well in prison
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Because he's an asshole basically.
Posted by: Total Control Racist at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (zPKGP)
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This statement is also applicable to 90+% of Congress and the federal government.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (vg8iE)
Posted by: Sharkman at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (hUPKb)
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Oh, I have that at about 5-1 odds.
As I mentioned before, I was acquainted with a mobbed up lawyer who was so similar to Avenatti that they could be brothers.
He ended up eating a bullet after the DPD finally caught onto him and his hijinks.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (AzW6q)
No one has to actually use it. It just explains the all-cash business income.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (yQpMk)
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You just need a Danny to run it for you.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (TAmPV)
Clever, but not smart. Like beagles... or grad students.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (wCmLp)
I doubt he magically came out of nowhere to become a thorn in Trump's side.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y9eknjqs
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:10 PM (W+vEI)
Someone should alert David French so he can get his deploring up-to-date.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (hLRSq)
Perhaps they are laundering money.
And business is good.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (yQpMk)
How would you like to have that Award on the wall of your office?
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (hLRSq)
Perhaps they are laundering money.
And business is good.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (yQpMk)
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It's what mattress stores are for.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:09 PM (wCmLp)
That's my take as well. Some idiot knocks over a liquor store, scores $200 plus five years in the jug, which comes to about $0.11 a day. Great plan.
And further to your point, I've previously told the story of the guy who burgled houses and used to call the victim and offer to sell him back his own stuff, not having grasped the small but noticeable flaw in his plan.
And when he got out of prison, he did the exact same thing again. Definitely a candidate for the National Academy.
Posted by: Morris Dees at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (9OkQ7)
**scratches Georgetown off the list too**
Posted by: Timon at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (dKm4U)
"And being slapped around!"
--Chick from Fountainhead
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (q8oeS)
Now now, it's not rape if he's a dominant, superior Objectivist man.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (wCmLp)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (AURKQ)
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How about federalism?
Can we try that one again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (Cus5s)
LOL. What a joke.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (k2fed)
Well, to be fair -- lawyers are taking all the risk.
They spent a lot of time and money taking on and preparing cases, and if they lose and/or only get a small settlement, well.. too bad.
Depending on the size and complexity of the case, they could lose millions of dollars if a jury goes the other way.
So... yeah, it kind of seems expensive to pay the lawyer 1/3 of the settlement, but usually those settlements are small, or they lose in court, or whatever.
It's kind of like investors investing in start up companies. They demand a ridiculous amount of equity and control for the amount of contribution they put in, but when you realize that only a small percentage of their investments are actually really successful, it makes more sense.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (GBteo)
Lookit! Lookit!!
Posted by: zombie RMS Titanic at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (NeSSd)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:11 PM (zRiIZ)
And Georgetown Law graduated Stephen Glass - AFTER he had already been thrown out of the New Repubic for being a lying sack of shit (who was found out ... otherwise the New Repubic would hav kept him on indefinitely. THey loved his lies.)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (k2fed)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (j8uQ3)
How would you like to have that Award on the wall of your office?
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (hLRSq)
People in the Industry refer to it as the "Stiffy".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (AURKQ)
How about federalism?
Can we try that one again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (q8oeS)
What are you, some kind of radical extremist?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (TAmPV)
I'd characterize it more as a ratlike cunning.
Posted by: Morris Dees at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (9OkQ7)
[character witness] CNN, MSNBC et al.
Posted by: 13times at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (K3B2k)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (yQpMk)
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What if I have a mountain of meth money?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (q8oeS)
How about federalism?
Can we try that one again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (q8oeS)
What are you, some kind of radical extremist?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (BWL+E)
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Kinda.
Wanna read my newsletter?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: DamnedYankee at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (37IEG)
Posted by: Infidel at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (lwX7s)
They spent a lot of time and money taking on and preparing cases, and if they lose and/or only get a small settlement, well.. too bad.
In fairness, it's not like they have anything else to do with their time.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (yQpMk)
Gambling is still the best way to explain lots of cash, as long as it isn't preposterous amounts.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (yQpMk)
He could identify as a (feather) Indian.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (oZ6kz)
Can we try that one again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (q8oeS)
Shut up, Jim.
Posted by: TheJohnAdams at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (AURKQ)
And further to your point, I've previously told the story of the guy who burgled houses and used to call the victim and offer to sell him back his own stuff, not having grasped the small but noticeable flaw in his plan.
And when he got out of prison, he did the exact same thing again. Definitely a candidate for the National Academy.
Posted by: Morris Dees at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (9OkQ7)
When my cousin got released from prison, I joked to dad that he'd be arrested for stealing presents right before Christmas. I was wrong.
He was arrested the following week for burglerizing a house. He had felt bad because he didn't have any money to provide his son with presents that Christmas, so he decided to steal from some houses in order to make some quick cash.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (wCmLp)
Lookit! Lookit!!
Posted by: zombie RMS Titanic at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (NeSSd)
The Hindenburg award for fire safety.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (9OkQ7)
Can we try that one again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (q8oeS)
Shut up, Jim.
Posted by: TheJohnAdams at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (AURKQ)
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Fuck off, Your Rotundity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (q8oeS)
Pretty sure he was in Oppo research.
Posted by: Timon at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (dKm4U)
Posted by: CN at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (U7k5w)
Posted by: CN at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (U7k5w)
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"Jake Tapper is so dreamy!"
-Allahpundit
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (q8oeS)
How would you like to have that Award on the wall of your office?
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (hLRSq)
It'd be a good conversation piece, at least.
Might make potential clients nervous though.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (GBteo)
Posted by: Can't resist temptation
Don't laugh.
We have a ranch near Dallas called Nickels & Dimes.
Yes. They ran the arcades in the malls for years.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (DKgtk)
He was arrested the following week for burglerizing a house. He had felt bad because he didn't have any money to provide his son with presents that Christmas, so he decided to steal from some houses in order to make some quick cash.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (wCmLp)
"I'll be home for Chrisssssstmassssss ... in about five years."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (9OkQ7)
I wouldn't bet against it. He doesn't look like the type to do well in prison.
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That's what people said about me, but I managed pretty well.
Posted by: Zombie Richard Speck at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (jQIZZ)
Posted by: DamnedYankee
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More importantly, is it affecting his professional race-car driver career? This could impact the entire world of racing.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (CDGwz)
What? I won $20,000,000 at the Bahamian casino!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (oZ6kz)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:18 PM (q8oeS)
I LOLed.
Posted by: TheWaraiOtoko at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (q8oeS)
Now now, it's not rape if he's a dominant, superior Objectivist man.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (wCmLp)
Or if he says 'surprise' first.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (AURKQ)
Things are headed that way anyway. Both the Dems and the GOP-E want a return to the bad old days of aristocracy. The only thing they disagree on is who gets to be the upper nobility and who gets to be the lower half.
Posted by: Cato, Media Delenda Est at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (J+mig)
I wouldn't bet against it. He doesn't look like the type to do well in prison.
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That's what people said about me, but I managed pretty well.
Posted by: Zombie Richard Speck
nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it
Posted by: Zombie Vince Foster at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: George University we got our dicks stuck in this flaming dumpster at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: DamnedYankee at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (37IEG)
He's making his move up in the Democrat polls!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:20 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Roy at April 22, 2019 02:21 PM (fG1QA)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:21 PM (oZ6kz)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:15 PM (AURKQ)
Hold my beer.
Posted by: California at April 22, 2019 02:21 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:21 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Rick in SK at April 22, 2019 02:21 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: Eisenhorn at April 22, 2019 02:13 PM (uGHnY)
He made the play with Stelter's help to cast himself as a democrat political hopeful.
Democrat politicians get a pass by default.
Posted by: sunflower at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (I54dk)
I've heard that argument many times. It makes no sense, at all. Expenses come out of the settlement SEPARATELY!
Charging 1/3 (or even 1/2, which is not unusual) is nothing short of highway robbery, especially for the gigantic cases where the amount of money is so large that no work by any team of 100,000,000 lawyers could ever justify it.
There is no justification for the insane percentage charges lawyers routinely attach to civil settlements. None. In any other profession they would be recognized as unethical and, likely, tossed in jail.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (k2fed)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (ycWCI)
Clown Nose Network really knows how to pick them.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (hLRSq)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:21 PM (oZ6kz)
Other winners: John F. Kennedy Jr., John Denver (ultralight division)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer
Piece of crap.
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (NeSSd)
Yup:
But Michael Avenatti, the TV-ready lawyer representing Stormy Daniels in her legal battle with Donald Trump, began his political career as a trainee in what is now one of the least sympathetic places in Democratic politics: as an opposition researcher for the Clinton machine. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:23 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (AURKQ)
Didn't she get the "Miss Personality" award?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:23 PM (9OkQ7)
I'm thinking she won't see much of this money. As part of the settlement, she got the jet too (oops!), a Ferrari and some other stuff.
They have a 3 year old son. Sad.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2019 02:23 PM (Z4rgH)
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at April 22, 2019 02:23 PM (UFLLM)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer
Piece of crap.
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (NeSSd)
I think you mean John Denver, lil' buddy.
Posted by: The Skipper at April 22, 2019 02:23 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Roy at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (fG1QA)
How I wish he would have been the Dems nominee pushing Socialism and the Green New Deal.
It would have been glorious.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (RBOtF)
Posted by: Cato, Media Delenda Est at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (J+mig)
"A homosexual named Peter Butty-gag? I am so high right now. It's nothing to maintain a political party on, but hey."
- From the wastepaper basket of Ayn Rand
Posted by: trev006 at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (pZ+Vo)
And now they've released the code and thousands of servers are starting up. By summer, unless the soulless bastards at NCSoft stop it, there should be lots of options for people to play.
From the video I saw, it looks like the graphics have been updated as well.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (NeSSd)
No, that's the Bob Denver Navigation Safety Award.
Three hour tour? Possibly not.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (NeSSd)
I think you mean John Denver, lil' buddy.
Posted by: The Skipper
Then why am I flying a coconut?
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (NeSSd)
How would you like to have that Award on the wall of your office?
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:14 PM (hLRSq)
It'd be a good conversation piece, at least.
Might make potential clients nervous though.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
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I have an uber-liberal lawyer acquaintance who held, at his home a reception/fundraiser for John Edwards.
I was disgusted, but the guy and I have worked together on a couple of community projects, so we are on good terms.
I still have to bite my tongue when he offers any political thoughts. Lingering in the back of my mind is that J. Edwards event, I'm waiting to hear of his 2020 preference before I haul that out and drop it on the table.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (xSo9G)
Posted by: Marmo, not an NPC at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (fq72/)
Posted by: ShainS -- PhD candidate in Angry Orange Male studies at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (t7Bfv)
There is no justification for the insane percentage charges lawyers routinely attach to civil settlements. None. In any other profession they would be recognized as unethical and, likely, tossed in jail.
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Its seems like a holdover from the days of privateering. It'd make sense if they were at risk of death or dismemberment themselves, or of swinging from the yard arm. Say, wait a minute . . .
Posted by: simplemind at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (Fq/pJ)
Posted by: Rick in SK at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (FZYNt)
Lookit! Lookit!!
Posted by: zombie RMS Titanic at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (NeSSd)
The Hindenburg award for fire safety.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (9OkQ7)
The Cleveland Browns award for achievement in pro football
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (zRiIZ)
Just saw a piece over at WeaselZippers. Do not go look!
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I'm no where near that large and I would never take a photo like that!!!
Posted by: lin-duh in keto @ werk at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (9iLHi)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:26 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Black P Stone, BLM Preident Cell Block C at April 22, 2019 02:26 PM (UFLLM)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:19 PM (9OkQ7)
Yeah, it was his third strike. He's going to be in there for a long time. Meanwhile, my aunt is now raising her grandson, because my cousin had to knock up a drug addict who couldn't take care of her kids.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at April 22, 2019 02:26 PM (wCmLp)
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (NeSSd)
I think you mean John Denver, lil' buddy.
Posted by: The Skipper
Then why am I flying a coconut?
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (NeSSd)
I'm pretty sure it's got something to do with Robert Goulet.
Posted by: The Professor at April 22, 2019 02:26 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (NeSSd)
I think you mean John Denver, lil' buddy.
Posted by: The Skipper
Then why am I flying a coconut?
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (NeSSd)
Coconuts are non-migratory.
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:26 PM (7HtZB)
But Michael Avenatti, the TV-ready lawyer representing Stormy Daniels in her legal battle with Donald Trump, began his political career as a trainee in what is now one of the least sympathetic places in Democratic politics: as an opposition researcher for the Clinton machine...
Sins that cry to Heaven for vengeance:
1) The Blood of Abel
2) The Sin of the Sodomites
3) The Cry of the People Oppressed
4) The Injustice to the Wage Earner
5) Working for the Clintons
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM (uLuPn)
I just choked on my diet coke.
Posted by: Kate Winslet's boobs at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (hmQna)
Posted by: Bob Denver Pilot of the Year award at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (NeSSd)
Coconuts are non-migratory.
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:26 PM (7HtZB)
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I believe you're thinking of the African swallow.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (AzW6q)
Posted by: TANSTAAFL at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (T09ml)
Posted by: Cato, Media Delenda Est at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (J+mig)
"A homosexual named Peter Butty-gag? I am so high right now. It's nothing to maintain a political party on, but hey."
- From the wastepaper basket of Ayn Rand
Posted by: trev006 at April 22, 2019 02:24 PM (pZ+Vo)
Right next to a crumpled piece of paper reading " ... and so a gay mulatto named 'Hussein,' a Red diaper baby with obscure background and no discernible achievements, became President ..."
"Nah. No one will ever believe that."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (hLRSq)
--Gilligan
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (39g3+)
But what he did, is it wrong, if you look at it from the perspective of a Communist, Democrat, or lawyer?
I mean, he is the crystallized form of all these backstabbing, career climbing little sacks of shit like Toothy and the rest.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Joe Biden at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (U/Tvs)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (q8oeS)
Any relation to Eric?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (9OkQ7)
and one thing the ethics committees take incredibly seriously -- is
mismanaging client funds.
Pretty much every case I ever read in ethics class was people just
being sloppy with paperwork, or co-mingling client funds or settlements
with their own money. You know, not stealing anything, just being
negligent ... I don't think I ever read a case with this kind of blatant
outright theft and fraud.
It's unbelievable to me.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:00 PM (GBteo)
The government regulators really frown on this in any profession. As a real estate broker, we spend what seems like 8 hours on continuing education going over co-mingling of funds, and it and equal housing violations are the only reasons brokers lose their licenses.
As for lawyers doing what Avenatti did, yeah, I know a couple that did. One I worked with, and one I went to elementary school with. One represented clients with Social Security claims and was depositing the checks of the settlements in her personal account, and then using the money for herself. In total, about $750K, which she paid in restitution to the firm. She was well connected politically, as was her husband, but the law firm was much more politically connected, so she is spending some time behind bars.
The other? Swindled the life insurance proceeds from the widow and children of his best friend. As best as could be determined, he stole between $7-8 million in about 10 years. He lived high on the hog, buying antique boats and restoring them, traveling the world, sending his kids to the finest private schools while bilking all that money. He was politically connected, but she was much more politically connected, so he has reservations at the Greybar Hotel for the next 5-7 years.
It's funny whenever someone brings up how Michelle Obama just gave up her law license like it was something everyone does when they decide not to practice any longer. Bullshit. She got caught dipping into client funds somehow, and the involved parties decided not to make a stink about it. In exchange for her giving up her license, she would make full restitution, and the aggrieved party wouldn't pursue the matter with the Illinois Bar. Some connected pol got her the job at the hospital that would pay her enough to make the restitution, and then when that was done, she leaves the job. End of story.
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (fdTrp)
https://tinyurl.com/y5xebqwp
Posted by: Ha at April 22, 2019 02:12 PM (MAstk)
Fuck her. We send soldiers to end a warlord's famine on the Somalian people and this c*nt calls the US soldiers the terrorists.I got a picture taken with Durant where he was a speaker and I said "why didn't you mention that Clinton wouldn't send in the AC-130 gunships because it looked too 'offensive'"He replied "I try to keep it non-political but we should have sent in fucking tanks"
Posted by: Timon at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (dKm4U)
Posted by: Infidel at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (lwX7s)
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:27 PM (hLRSq)
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"But Donald Trump had sex with someone who wasn't his wife!!!!"
-David French
"I know, right?!"
-Charlie Sykes
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:21 PM (oZ6kz)
Other winners: John F. Kennedy Jr., John Denver (ultralight division)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (9OkQ7)
Davy Allison
Posted by: BignJames at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (ykq7q)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 22, 2019 02:29 PM (m/Gc2)
Would *you* fix the freakin' boat?
Posted by: The Professor at April 22, 2019 02:29 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:26 PM (7HtZB)
Unless a swallow is involved.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:29 PM (hLRSq)
The problem with living a Fast and Furious life style like this is that when it goes bad, it's like a race car blowing out a front tire at 200 mph. Now we get to watch him tumble end over end for a ridiculous amount of time.
He really should kill himself, it's the only way out he has left. I don't think he can do life in prison, which is where he's headed.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:29 PM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 01:57 PM
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95% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
Posted by: TANSTAAFL at April 22, 2019 02:29 PM (T09ml)
Posted by: Insomniac - Founder, Farmer Liberation Front at April 22, 2019 02:30 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper at April 22, 2019 02:28 PM (fdTrp)
Teach me the ways of your people
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:30 PM (bcbK8)
Lookit! Lookit!!
Posted by: zombie RMS Titanic at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (NeSSd)
The Hindenburg award for fire safety.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:17 PM (9OkQ7)
The Cleveland Browns award for achievement in pro football
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:25 PM (7HtZB)
The Colin Kaepernick Award for most completions in a season.
Some of them even to his own teammates.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:30 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Sponge at April 22, 2019 02:30 PM (VLp1b)
Sounds plausible, I mean they invented a no-work position for her to get paid big bucks for then shut it down.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:30 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:30 PM (7HtZB)
So make with the 'Chained and in heat' stories already
Posted by: The Horde at April 22, 2019 02:31 PM (NeSSd)
Valerie Jarrett got her the job at the hospital.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:31 PM (W+vEI)
what is that, maybe 6%?
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It's 6.46666%
I would never steal a whole 94% of a client's settlement! I have principles!
I only stole 93.533%!
Posted by: CPL Avenatti, Esq. at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (k4dH2)
Valerie Jarrett got her the job at the hospital.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:31 PM (W+vEI)
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John McCain assured me that these people were on the up and up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Downcast at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (h8o92)
--Psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce, Addressing 1973 Childhood International Education Seminar
HOME
FREAKING
SCHOOL
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (39g3+)
More MUMR!
* I assume ace writes the substitute comments inserted for MUMR's/BSG's idiocies
Posted by: rhomboid at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (QDnY+)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Downcast at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (h8o92)
Or, possibly, how much of that 94% they were getting a cut of?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Black P Stone, BLM Preident Cell Block C at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (UFLLM)
--Psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce, Addressing 1973 Childhood International Education Seminar
HOME
FREAKING
SCHOOL
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (39g3+)
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He seems nice.
I bet he's a blast at dinner parties.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: James OBrien at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (ZevyZ)
I'd like to know how bad the opposing lawyers were to lose to CPL.
Posted by: Downcast at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (h8o92)
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Good point. These guys must have gotten their JDs from boxes of Cracker Jacks. In El Salvador.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (AzW6q)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (W+vEI)
by David French
Posted by: James OBrien at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (ZevyZ)
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Abstract:
Donald Trump's manliness makes me uncomfortable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:34 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Rick in SK at April 22, 2019 02:34 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (W+vEI)
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Imagine 2008 with a real press.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:34 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Downcast at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (h8o92)
Greater than 95% of cases are not tried.
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:34 PM (j8uQ3)
HOME
FREAKING
SCHOOL
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (39g3+)
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He seems nice.
I bet he's a blast at dinner parties.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (q8oeS)
Well he's no Bill Ayer...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts
too bad Fake News wasn't invented until 2016
/sarc
Posted by: Rick in SK at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (VkWRL)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:29 PM (Kpl3J)
Guys like him never kill themselves
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (NFEMn)
A sincere request.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if anyone gives a shit at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (tVWQB)
Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (BqBId)
I'd like to know how bad the opposing lawyers were to lose to CPL.
Posted by: Downcast at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (h8o92)
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Good point. These guys must have gotten their JDs from boxes of Cracker Jacks. In El Salvador.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:33 PM (AzW6q)
How many cases did he ever actually take to trial and win? I keep reading about settlements but can't recall any discussions of any jury awards he's won.
Posted by: Insomniac - Founder, Farmer Liberation Front at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Downcast at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (h8o92)
Greater than 95% of cases are not tried.
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:34 PM (j8uQ3)
Which says something about the legal system.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (NFEMn)
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See me @ 177.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (AzW6q)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (VkWRL
Of course not - they aren't under indictment.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (hLRSq)
Posted by: Sponge at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (VLp1b)
"In every big transaction, there is a magic moment during which a man has surrendered a treasure, and during which the man who is due to receive it has not yet done so. An alert lawyer will make that moment his own, possessing the treasure for a magic microsecond, taking a little of it, passing it on. If the man who is to receive the treasure is unused to wealth, has an inferiority complex and shapeless feelings of guilt, as most people do, the lawyer can often take as much as half the bundle, and still receive the recipient’s blubbering thanks. – - Leech"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (CDGwz)
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (NFEMn)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (VkWRL
Of course not - they aren't under indictment.
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Yet.
Posted by: Q at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (Fq/pJ)
Yeah I think he's so arrogant and driven he'll figure he can get out of this somehow and come out on top. He'll do okay in prison though, sorta famous, legal advice, old enough to not really be bothered.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (BqBId)
He's a manipulative bully, I think he'll actually do well in prison.
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (FSPNP)
*does quick search"
Why yes, he has made multiple statement warning about the grave danger to our world from fossil fuels., including his pompous August 27, 2018 platform "What I Believe" Maybe he is spending time on DiCaprios yacht to make up for the jet.
Can't blame Avenatti really, he was just taking advantage of the brain dead liberal lemming gullibility for personal advancement like any good politician. Still, it always astounds me that the liberals lemmings fall for this obvious BS from their leaders
Posted by: Ripley at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (MxEKc)
Posted by: The Horde at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (NeSSd)
It's a song called "License to Steal."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clmfdmSAcNE
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: Black P Stone, BLM Preident Cell Block C at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (UFLLM)
Paired with the Chelsea Clinton Award for earning awards
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if anyone gives a shit at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (tVWQB)
Seconded.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (zRiIZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (NFEMn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (ycWCI)
Yes. It's cheaper to settle in many cases than to go to trial. And then the ridiculous awards given by juries has made insurance carries gun shy. Especially if the my decide not to pay out the policy limits and you get hit by one of these ridiculous awards. The insurance company is then sued by the policyholder.
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (j8uQ3)
Paired with the Chelsea Clinton Award for earning awards
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (39g3+)
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Don't forget the Chelsea Clinton Award for Excellence in Journalism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (BqBId)
Posted by: Zombie Richard Speck at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (M6Olk)
Posted by: Insomniac - Founder, Farmer Liberation Front at April 22, 2019 02:35 PM (NWiL
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I know, and people must hate trying cases, which I get.
But if I were a qualified attorney (even minimally) and was confronted with Avenatti as opposing counsel, I'd be thinking "There's no way we lose to this maniac greaseball, right guys?"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (AzW6q)
Posted by: Sponge
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More to the point:
Bill Clinton - 'Father of the Year Award'
Hillary Clinton - 'Liberty Medal'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (CDGwz)
Pete Buttigieg Compares Bernie Sanders Supporters To Trump Fans
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (+y/Ru)
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"There's no better way to win an election than to insult your opponents voters...*hic*"
-Hillary Clinton
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (q8oeS)
Posted by: Downcast at April 22, 2019 02:32 PM (h8o92)
Recognize that a Settlement meant that the case did not get to a final decision at trial - the parties worked out a solution agreeable to them both. Avenatti obviously has some personal charm and knows how to induce people to trust him - that's a basic requirement for *all* successful grifters, that's the most important tool they have. For instance, with the Miami Heat player, Avenatti's skill didn't lie in working out the settlement, but in getting both the player and his ex to believe what he was telling them about the money without question - and he was able to manipulate their unwillingness to talk to each other to his own advantage.
Think on that - one phone call between the ball player and his ex would have blown Avenatti's scheme sky high right at the start - but they wouldn't do it, and obviously he knew they wouldn't. Predators have got a real talent for sniffing out these situations.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (BWL+E)
Posted by: josephistan
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Damn, I can actually see him getting other guys to fight and rape while he sits back and stacks up cartons of cigarettes.
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: Michael Avenatti at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (hjaPQ)
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (NFEMn)
by David French
____________________
Let's be fair here. I didn't just buy a jet with my client's stolen settlement money.
I also bought hookers and blow.
Posted by: CPL Avenatti, Esq. at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (k4dH2)
Now there's a man who knew about a blast at parties. Just add nails.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:36 PM (39g3+)
"Oh, honey, would you mind connecting the last wire on this bomb? It goes either on this terminal, or possibly that one, I forget. I'll just run some errands while you do that."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (7HtZB)
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Nope when they hear he stole a Mentally Challenged Paraplegic
Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (BqBId)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (FSPNP)
Pete Buttigieg Compares Bernie Sanders Supporters To Trump Fans
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (+y/Ru)
Buttgig is feeling his oats! Among other things.
Posted by: joncelli the prophet, now accepting donations at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (RD7QR)
Yeah its pretty obvious his philosophy has been wholly and eagerly embraced by the education community.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: The Horde at April 22, 2019 02:37 PM (NeSSd)
Endorsed
Because he makes me laugh
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: Cheri at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: In Vino Veritits at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (UFLLM)
_______________
Absolutely, dude!
And ours is one of the best!
Posted by: Aryan Nation at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (k4dH2)
Posted by: Burger Chef at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (RuIsu)
Pete Buttigieg Compares Bernie Sanders Supporters To Trump Fans
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (+y/Ru)
And with that, you can pull the plug on Buttplug.
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (NFEMn)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (bim/x)
Posted by: Michael Avenatti at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (hjaPQ)
Well, maybe if you count the Aryan Brotherhood as a cult.
Posted by: joncelli the prophet, now accepting donations at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Rick in SK at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (FZYNt)
Isn't it illegal (or unethical, maybe) for a lawyer to contact directly an adverse party who is represented by counsel?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (9OkQ7)
I weep for our future.
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (oZ6kz)
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (NFEMn)
I also bought hookers and blow.
Posted by: CPL Avenatti, Esq. at April 22, 2019 02:39 PM (k4dH2)
And I wasted the rest of it - Avenatti
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (j8uQ3)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (9OkQ7)
We would like to offer Michael a position in our campaign, Director of Research perhaps. Call us, baby!
Posted by: E. Swallowswell/Peter Buttplug 2020 at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (UFLLM)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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A little time spent involved in liability litigation might alter that perspective.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (CDGwz)
I weep for our future.
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (oZ6kz)
LOL
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (bcbK8)
I weep for our future.
Posted by: Broseidon
Especially the female teachers. It causes....feelings.
Posted by: The Horde at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (NeSSd)
The Chelsea Clinto Award for Wealth through hard work.
Posted by: Sponge
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More to the point:
Bill Clinton - 'Father of the Year Award'
Hillary Clinton - 'Liberty Medal'
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Those are nothing compared to the Noble prize in Economics Science to be awarded to AOC
Posted by: Ripley at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (MxEKc)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (+y/Ru)
Awesome - let the fabulous slaughter begin!
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet Calls for Making Nature Beg for Mercy on Earth Day! at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (hLRSq)
That will go all the way to SCOTUS. Trump's lawyers will invent new ways to tell Nadler to FO.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (zRiIZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (FSPNP)
And with that, you can pull the plug on Buttplug.
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (NFEMn)
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I dunno. The DNC hates Sanders. A lot. His only distinguishing characteristic in '16 was being an open Socialist - that's now everyone but Buttigeig and Biden, who are still in the closet. Sanders isn't special anymore, he's got a lot of bad blood with the Party, and he's only older, sweatier, and more senile.
I don't think anyone will take umbrage on Bernie's behalf.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (AzW6q)
Posted by: Sponge at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (VLp1b)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (FSPNP)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Michael Avenatti at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (FSPNP)
Pete Buttigieg Compares Bernie Sanders Supporters To Trump Fans
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 22, 2019 02:38 PM (+y/Ru)
And with that, you can pull the plug on Buttplug.
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:40 PM (NFEMn)
Them's fightin' words to Sanders's supporters.
You just stepped in the dog's business, Buttplug.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (VkWRL)
Posted by: Reformed NeverTrumper at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (0jZvB)
There's a segment at the end called, "What the F@#! did I just watch!", where they go over the making of the episode.
The daily news needs that segment.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (xfb67)
Them's fightin' words to Sanders's supporters.
You just stepped in the dog's business, Buttplug.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (9OkQ7)
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"Y'all are stupid for supporting that other candidate," is a bad long term electoral strategy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (q8oeS)
Asking for a friend at CNN.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (VkWRL)
Yes
Posted by: Zombie Eugene Debs at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: Mayor Buttplug at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (UMSmA)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (FSPNP)
Asking for a friend at CNN.
Posted by: Marcus T
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Sort of.
Posted by: Lyndon LaRouche at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (7HtZB)"
The Brie Larson Bootylicious Award for Most Curvaceous Butt.
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (oZ6kz)
Posted by: trapper's girl at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (kwbNb)
How can anyone actually trust this giy with their money?
Posted by: vmom superior, order of sweet merciless ninjas at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (dm05u)
Posted by: joncelli the prophet, now accepting donations at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (RD7QR)
Just because they're a bunch of fucks doesn't actually make them a "sex cult".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (AURKQ)
Asking for a friend at CNN.
Posted by: Marcus T
MAGA = Make A grandjury absolve?
Posted by: CPL at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 22, 2019 02:42 PM (CDGwz)
Preaching to the choir. And as expected, though anecdotal, I find insurance defense counsel to be mostly conservative and plaintiff attorneys liberal.
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (j8uQ3)
I had a woman chemistry teacher in HS that was scary smart, though not smart enough to get me understand electron valence.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (iqX2J)
Posted by: Kenny The G from AZ at April 22, 2019 02:45 PM (Gbx3O)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:46 PM (VkWRL)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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A little time spent involved in liability litigation might alter that perspective.
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Experience is the best teacher, unless you are a progressive. In that case then one is impervious to experience but can absorb talking points like a sponge.
Posted by: Orange Man Bad News Network at April 22, 2019 02:46 PM (QW3rY)
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A lawyer can speak with another lawyer's client if the other lawyer consents to the communication. Otherwise, it is unethical.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 22, 2019 02:46 PM (k4dH2)
I mean, does anyone like her, socially?
She comes off as a huge Cee U Next Tuesday.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:46 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: Marcus T
TURN THOSE VOTING MACHINES BACK ON!!!!
Posted by: Karl Rove at April 22, 2019 02:46 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (7HtZB)"
Bitch will hear from my lawyers (not CPL)
Posted by: Kristen Stewart award Facial Expressions in a Major Motion Picture at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: Peter, Paul and Creepy Pron Lawyer at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (vtcmf)
Posted by: Michael Avenatti at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (FZYNt)
ewwwwwww!
I still don't believe that Trump the germ hater banged that skank.
Posted by: Timon at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (dKm4U)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:46 PM (VkWRL)
Yeah and my dick and dent steel.
Bernie will never beat Trump.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (bcbK8)
Going to be Metal AF.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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IQ did a cool 14-minute song called "The Seventh House" about a WWI battle.
Very spiffy.
...if you like super-clean-sounding prog-rock. (Kind of like Genesis meets Alan Parsons Project.)
Posted by: Lyndon LaRouche at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (gC2IV)
I bet he didn't invent the technique.
Posted by: t-bird at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (cfSLd)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (t6MX/)
Isn't it illegal (or unethical, maybe) for a lawyer to contact directly an adverse party who is represented by counsel?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:41 PM (9OkQ7)
Yes, it's unethical. (meaning it's State Bar rules, not criminal rules) BUT the Parties can always talk to each other directly if they want. Thing is, after a break up especially, they usually hate each other too much to even speak. That's what Avenatti took advantage of. If the ex-girlfriend could have asked the ballplayer, "hey did you give yo' lawyer dat money?" and he had said "I sho did!" then the game would have been up right there.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (Kpl3J)
His young fans have a whole gang of younger, more woke, more female, more racially diverse candidates to get behind. What good is Sanders to anyone, anymore?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (AzW6q)
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (q8oeS)
Yep. But could've been worse. He could have characterized them as "deplorable."
In any case, the odds on him getting a VP nod - from anybody - just dropped precipitously. Loose cannons running their yaps are not in the VP job description, Joe Biden notwithstanding.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (VkWRL)
Sure, it could happen. After the last two presidents all bets are off.
BUt its a serious uphill battle. Black voters don't like Bernie. Its hard to beat an incumbent. A good economy almost always reelects a president. But with the media and pop culture in the tank helping [insert name here] for Democrat president, anyone can win.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (vP0jg)
Well of course not.
He's dead.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (bcbK8)
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (hjaPQ)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 22, 2019 02:16 PM (GBteo)
I've heard that argument many times. It makes no sense, at all. Expenses come out of the settlement SEPARATELY!
Charging 1/3 (or even 1/2, which is not unusual) is nothing short of
highway robbery, especially for the gigantic cases where the amount of
money is so large that no work by any team of 100,000,000 lawyers could
ever justify it.
There is no justification for the insane percentage charges lawyers
routinely attach to civil settlements. None. In any other profession
they would be recognized as unethical and, likely, tossed in jail.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (k2fed)
As someone who can't stand lawyers, I will disagree with the part about the lawyers' fees being separate from the settlement, not always. 15 years ago, I and my business partners were sued by a former employee for $150,000. We went on for several years of discovery and all the filings. The plaintiff's lawyer kept dragging her feet, and changing law firms. Finally after about 5 years, she left the firm she was with to start her own firm and did not take the case with her. A year later, the managing partner of her old firm offered us a settlement of $4500 to get it off their books. We sent a check for $4500 that afternoon. I doubt the client got much of that since she had 5 different depositions, filing fees, postage, etc. Our fees totaled about $23,000 for the case. I'm sure her fees weren't that high, but I'm sure she wore herself out every night thinking she was going to get $50,000 from us.
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (fdTrp)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (bcbK
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The only way he "beats" Trump is if one of his femurs splinters in Trump's stomach and gives him peritonitis.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (AzW6q)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner
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Does Kia make a private jet?
Or does their philosophy of "Let's make the doors sort of close but not really tight" make for a less-than-successful aircraft?
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (iqX2J)
Going to be Metal AF.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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IQ did a cool 14-minute song called "The Seventh House" about a WWI battle.
Very spiffy.
...if you like super-clean-sounding prog-rock. (Kind of like Genesis meets Alan Parsons Project.)
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Maiden has their WWI song, Passchendaele
Posted by: josphistan at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (7HtZB)
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Whoa slow down, way down pal.
That's one hell of a Halloween costume brewing right there.
Posted by: simplemind at April 22, 2019 02:50 PM (jQIZZ)
My guess is there are lot of grrls who are in her clique but talk crap behind her back. But nobody who works with her seems to like her.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:50 PM (39g3+)
I bet he didn't invent the technique."
I was gonna say - if you read the back of the State Bar journals, where they print disciplinary actions, I would say about 20 or 30 times a month. So you could say it happens every day, and you wouldn't be wrong.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:50 PM (Kpl3J)
I bet he didn't invent the technique.
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He didn't. Sleazy lawyers have been stealing from clients for probably as long as there have been lawyers. It's why most state bars have set up client recovery funds.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 22, 2019 02:51 PM (k4dH2)
His young fans have a whole gang of younger, more woke, more female, more racially diverse candidates to get behind. What good is Sanders to anyone, anymore?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (AzW6q)
Did you see the town hall he held in Bethelem, PA? Packed with enthusiastic supporters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ozAACcc8I
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:51 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (hjaPQ)
You didn't see mine on Election Night.
Posted by: josphistan at April 22, 2019 02:51 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Cheri at April 22, 2019 02:51 PM (oiNtH)
Have you ever heard of a case of this kind of blatant outright theft of client funds?
I bet he didn't invent the technique.
Posted by: t-bird at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (cfSLd)
Happens all the time. This and sleeping with a client is the bulk of Bar discipline cases.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at April 22, 2019 02:51 PM (t6MX/)
Posted by: Brie Larson at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (vtcmf)
Posted by: josphistan
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Fish (the ex-Marillion guy) has a fantastic half-hour WWI epic called "The High Wood."
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at April 22, 2019 02:49 PM (hjaPQ)
What does Rosie O'Donnell know about dicks? She's never been near one in her entire life.
Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (vP0jg)
Pfft. People who deny being Lyndon LaRouche are often Lyndon LaRouche.
Posted by: josphistan at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (7HtZB)
Look at profiles of the average Dem voter who shows up for the primary. That's right in Bernie's sweet spot.
I don't like that Carb Sucking Machine, Rove, but he may be right on that part. Beating Trump will never happen. We're not that far gone. Yet.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (VkWRL)
In the Sri Lankan church bombing, also killed were 3 of Anders Holch Povlsen's 4 children.
Povlsen is a billionaire, Denmark 's richest man.
Not sure why his kids were in Sri Lanka, on holiday maybe.
Posted by: vmom superior, order of sweet merciless ninjas at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (dm05u)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (bcbK
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Even the NeverTrumpers would come home.
The problem for Dems is Sanders generates the most unbridled enthusiasm--especially among the young.
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (NFEMn)
"Oh come on, half our plots are build around that!"
--Hollywood
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (39g3+)
What does Rosie O'Donnell know about dicks? She's never been near one in her entire life.
Posted by: ALH
and I would rather try fucking a frying pan than let mine get close to her snatch
Posted by: Rick in SK at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: Ha at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (MAstk)
Posted by: flounder,
How would this result in discipline?
Posted by: Dear Penthouse and local Bar at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: josphistan
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Fish (the ex-Marillion guy) has a fantastic half-hour WWI epic called "The High Wood."
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (vP0jg)
The music video for Sabaton's 'Midway' made IT move.
I will check out The High Wood and Passendaele
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (bcbK8)
Povlsen is a billionaire, Denmark 's richest man.
Not sure why his kids were in Sri Lanka, on holiday maybe.
Posted by: vmom superior, order of sweet merciless ninjas at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (dm05u)
Shame.
But this story is already disappearing down the memory hole.
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (NFEMn)
--Metallica
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:44 PM (q8oeS)
Yep. But could've been worse. He could have characterized them as "deplorable."
In any case, the odds on him getting a VP nod - from anybody - just dropped precipitously. Loose cannons running their yaps are not in the VP job description, Joe Biden notwithstanding.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (9OkQ7)
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VP picks don't matter, I don't think.
I did a back of the napkin series of statistics (really, it was in Minitab) comparing home states of VP nominees from one cycle to the next and found no statistically relevant movement.
I think it mattered more in the era when presidents really were picked in backrooms filled with smoke like the mid 19th century. But now? Nah, doesn't matter. But everyone acts like it does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (q8oeS)
Sure, it could happen. After the last two presidents all bets are off.
BUt its a serious uphill battle. Black voters don't like Bernie. Its hard to beat an incumbent. A good economy almost always reelects a president.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (39g3+)
Plus, Rove is a reliable anti-authority. He's politics' answer to Jamie Gorelick.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (W+vEI)
Posted by: The Horde at April 22, 2019 02:31 PM (NeSSd)
She was/is a f'n smoke show too.
Blond, nice firm C cups, killer ass that today would look dynamite in a pair of yoga pants. Had a shot at it a couple of months before I left my job, but had just started dating a chick that turned out to be a psycho.
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (fdTrp)
Not sure why his kids were in Sri Lanka, on holiday maybe.
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DM says the whole family was there, on holiday.
Very sad.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (k4dH2)
Povlsen is a billionaire, Denmark 's richest man.
Not sure why his kids were in Sri Lanka, on holiday maybe. . .
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The 4th child sprang for an all inclusive vacation at club moham Med.
Posted by: there can be only one at April 22, 2019 02:54 PM (Fq/pJ)
*******
Ilhan Omar Slammed U.S. Soldiers Involved in 'Black Hawk Down' Incident - Sara A. Carter
Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (BqBId)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Ha
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And, of course, we could make a whole list Al Stewart songs.
History is such a great topic for music!
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (vP0jg)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if anyone gives a shit at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (tVWQB)
they would be recognized as unethical and, likely, tossed in jail.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 22, 2019 02:22 PM (k2fed)
You're thinking of this in terms of big settlements - but since most settlements aren't that big, this actually limits the lawyers fees and makes sure that the plaintiff gets something out of his award. Otherwise it's be all Hollywood accounting and the net-net at the end would always be zero.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (vP0jg)
Pfft. People who deny being Lyndon LaRouche are often Lyndon LaRouche.
Posted by: josphistan at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (7HtZB)
In that case, I am not Mel Torme
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (bcbK8)
I don't like that Carb Sucking Machine, Rove, but he may be right on that part. Beating Trump will never happen. We're not that far gone. Yet.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:52 PM (VkWRL)
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I'm with ya - no way he beats Trump. Maybe in '16, not in '20, and Rove's an old fat fool.
But I'd be surprised if he did win the primary. Almost all the Dem candidates are running on his exact platform, and almost all of them are more attractive candidates. We'll see, but if any of them are remotely competent campaigners, they should be able to beat Bernie like a drum.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (AzW6q)
Sure, it could happen. After the last two presidents all bets are off.
BUt its a serious uphill battle. Black voters don't like Bernie. Its hard to beat an incumbent. A good economy almost always reelects a president.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 22, 2019 02:48 PM (39g3+)
Why does Rove hate Trump?
I mean, what's his stated reason?
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (NFEMn)
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:56 PM (j8uQ3)
Posted by: Karl Rove at April 22, 2019 02:56 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 22, 2019 02:56 PM (d7Ww2)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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The High Wood is separated into bits.
Make sure you get all 28 minutes of it!
Posted by: RKae at April 22, 2019 02:56 PM (vP0jg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ozAACcc8I
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:51 PM (9OkQ7)
Yes, but Bethlehem is chock full of retards and college kids (and i'm not entirely repeating myself.)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 22, 2019 02:56 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: The Horde at April 22, 2019 02:31 PM (NeSSd)
She was/is a f'n smoke show too.
Blond, nice firm C cups, killer ass that today would look dynamite in a pair of yoga pants. Had a shot at it a couple of months before I left my job, but had just started dating a chick that turned out to be a psycho.
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper
Sorry to hear about the psycho.
Is the blonde lawyer still in jail, or is she out now?
Posted by: Dear Penthouse and local Bar at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (NeSSd)
Posted by: JoeF"
Aside form the yearning for socialism this is what I find incomprehensible. It's like they all want their crazy uncle for president.
Posted by: Ripley at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (MxEKc)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (hywM6)
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (NFEMn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Ha at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (MAstk)
Maybe it's the 3D chess everyone always talks about. He may think Bernie is the best opponent for Trump to win.
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (j8uQ3)
Excellent judgment, CNN and other fake news media! Great choice to run against Trump.
Posted by: chique d'afrique back in the great USA at April 22, 2019 02:58 PM (nUbIX)
I mean, what's his stated reason?
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM
I don't know if he stated it, but it's an easy answer.
JEB
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:58 PM (Kpl3J)
This is no surprise. Read the USDOS warnings over the last month especially. Then read up on the country itself. That is not a place I would ever be vacationing with my family. Ever.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 22, 2019 02:58 PM (VkWRL)
Aside form the yearning for socialism this is what I find incomprehensible. It's like they all want their crazy uncle for president.
Posted by: Ripley at April 22, 2019 02:57 PM (MxEKc)
I'm not surprised. Think back to what Churchill said about 20 year-olds.
And unlike most Dems, Sanders is more authentic in that he embraces the label.
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:58 PM (NFEMn)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM (AzW6q)
Bernie is straight out of central casting to play an eminence grise to one of the younger Reds, a la Marlon Brando at the end of The Godfather.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 22, 2019 02:59 PM (9OkQ7)
Posted by: Dear Penthouse and local Bar at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (NeSSd)
Actual or potential conflict of interest and violation of an explicit ethical prohibition. I would expect that there would be other extenuating circumstances, with an attorney with such poor judgment. See CPL.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at April 22, 2019 02:59 PM (t6MX/)
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 03:00 PM (NFEMn)
I mean, what's his stated reason?
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:55 PM
I don't know if he stated it, but it's an easy answer.
JEB
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 22, 2019 02:58 PM (Kpl3J)
I know that. But what would be the answer if anyone ever asked him?
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 03:01 PM (NFEMn)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Angry, Radical, Anti-Liberal, and Dangerous: buy ammo at April 22, 2019 02:47 PM (bcbK
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Even the NeverTrumpers would come home.
The problem for Dems is Sanders generates the most unbridled enthusiasm--especially among the young.
Posted by: JoeF. at April 22, 2019 02:53 PM (NFEMn)
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David French wrote an article begging Democrats to not nominate Bernie.
French would still vote 3rd party, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Read Some Movie Thoughts at April 22, 2019 03:03 PM (oh/Sd)
Povlsen is a billionaire, Denmark 's richest man.
This is like the start of a revenge flick. He can afford to hire mercs to huntdown and kidnap the leaders of this gang for him to render justice, with extreme prejudice.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 22, 2019 03:04 PM (iqX2J)
Posted by: The Royal Guardsmen at April 22, 2019 03:04 PM (E9vLe)
Posted by: josephistan at April 22, 2019 02:43 PM (7HtZB)"
Watched Captain Marvel this past weekend. Marvel knew what they were doing when they moved it to open so close to Endgame. That's the only reason they passed $1 billion. In a just world, I *may* have watched it when it came out on Netflix.
It was extremely mediocre. It was late and I nodded off a few times. I don't know how that girl won an Oscar. Her acting was not great, to put it kindly. She was supposed to be a jovial smart aleck, but she could not pull it off. My mom was surprised when I told her that was how she was supposed to come across.
Posted by: chique d'afrique back in the great USA at April 22, 2019 03:07 PM (nUbIX)
Asking for a friend at CNN.
Posted by: Marcus T
Socialist Party of America candidate Eugene V. Debs ran for president from a prison cell after he was convicted of violating the Sedition Act of 1918. No one disputed his right to run so yeah, sure, you can run for President from prison.
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that's the whale snot stuff that's made into perfume, right?
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When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)