Comments on: ABA drops Gonzales’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’ title. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:23:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ClintonWasImpeachedAndDisbarred http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-2/#comment-4195152 ClintonWasImpeachedAndDisbarred Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:54:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4195152 This award is just about as meaningful as the nobel awards. This award is just about as meaningful as the nobel awards.

]]> By: Bush is a four letter word http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-2/#comment-4195042 Bush is a four letter word Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:14:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4195042 The ABA knew what they were doing and knew what it meant, it's just been renamed so other people can understand it. The ABA knew what they were doing and knew what it meant, it’s just been renamed so other people can understand it.

]]> By: republicanSScareme http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4194889 republicanSScareme Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:57:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4194889 And the "Idiots of the Year Award" goes to...the American Bar Association And the “Idiots of the Year Award” goes to…the American Bar Association

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4194212 Lefty Patriot Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:59:35 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4194212 Thanks to him, we are not fighting the war on terror with our hands tied behind our back. Comment by Frank M — December 15, 2007 @ 11:01 am Really? Then why are we losing? Thanks to him, we are not fighting the war on terror with our hands tied behind our back.

Comment by Frank M — December 15, 2007 @ 11:01 am

Really? Then why are we losing?

]]> By: ForTruth http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4194146 ForTruth Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:59:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4194146 Frank is there a way to keep this newly laid "groundwork" of Gonzo's, from accidentally being used on American citizens? Frank is there a way to keep this newly laid “groundwork” of Gonzo’s, from accidentally being used on American citizens?

]]> By: Frosty Cupcake http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193940 Frosty Cupcake Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:16:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193940 bilbo: It's OK. Everybody hates a lawyer until they need one. bilbo:

It’s OK. Everybody hates a lawyer until they need one.

]]> By: AngryOne http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193872 AngryOne Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:41:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193872 Here are other <b><a href="http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/000858.htm" rel="nofollow">2007 Republican of the Year</a></b> awards we'd like to see. Here are other 2007 Republican of the Year awards we’d like to see.

]]> By: willyloman http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193856 willyloman Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:31:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193856 Online Petition to Replace Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives to Advance the Impeachment Process By submitting a Question of Privilege, any member of the House can put forward the process to remove a seated Speaker of the House! If you want this administration to be Impeached, please read over the petition and sign on! http://www.petitiononline.com/everyman/petition.html Online Petition to Replace Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives to Advance the Impeachment Process

By submitting a Question of Privilege, any member of the House can put forward the process to remove a seated Speaker of the House! If you want this administration to be Impeached, please read over the petition and sign on!

http://www.petitiononline.com/everyman/petition.html

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193852 bilbobaggins Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:29:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193852 <em>Actually not, most of the Lawyers that I’ve ever dealt with are scatterbrained, alcoholic, coke addicted flakes… it really comes as no surprise. Comment by JPV </em> I take exception to that. My beautiful, articulate, intelligent and compassionate daughter is a lawyer. And, she doesn't drink or do drugs! But, she's the good kind of lawyer. She is going into environmental law. Actually not, most of the Lawyers that I’ve ever dealt with are scatterbrained, alcoholic, coke addicted flakes… it really comes as no surprise.
Comment by JPV

I take exception to that. My beautiful, articulate, intelligent and compassionate daughter is a lawyer. And, she doesn’t drink or do drugs! But, she’s the good kind of lawyer. She is going into environmental law.

]]> By: Buckie Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193779 Buckie Boy Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:54:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193779 And Charles Manson was newsmaker of the year a long time ago also. Bush/Cheney/Gonzo Hague Trials '09 Buck Fush And Charles Manson was newsmaker of the year a long time ago also.

Bush/Cheney/Gonzo
Hague Trials ‘09

Buck Fush

]]> By: Briseadh na Faire http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193724 Briseadh na Faire Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:17:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193724 Writing as a lawyer, I welcome the titular change given Gonzales' award. Writing as a lawyer, I welcome the titular change given Gonzales’ award.

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193717 ralph the wonder llama Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:06:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193717 Frank M, you are <em>hilarious</em>! Keep up the great satire! Frank M, you are hilarious! Keep up the great satire!

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193716 ralph the wonder llama Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:05:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193716 <em>#17 cold_hard_left: More proof that affirmative action doesn’t work. What does “affirmative action” have to do with it? Comment by zuch — December 15, 2007 @ 6:35 am</em> Obviously, what CHL is alluding to is that the affirmative action policies that allowed George W. Bush to attend Yale with substandard academic credentials, that landed him in business positions for which he wasn't qualified and that eventually saw the Republican Party install him in the White House, has had predictably disastrous consquences for the nation and, incidentally, for the Republican Party. #17 cold_hard_left:

More proof that affirmative action doesn’t work.

What does “affirmative action” have to do with it?

Comment by zuch — December 15, 2007 @ 6:35 am

Obviously, what CHL is alluding to is that the affirmative action policies that allowed George W. Bush to attend Yale with substandard academic credentials, that landed him in business positions for which he wasn’t qualified and that eventually saw the Republican Party install him in the White House, has had predictably disastrous consquences for the nation and, incidentally, for the Republican Party.

]]> By: Jason M. Hendler http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193710 Jason M. Hendler Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:37:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193710 For those of you who missed it, here is Barack Obama drop kicking Hill'reh in the last debate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhPxSm9Es0w For those of you who missed it, here is Barack Obama drop kicking Hill’reh in the last debate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhPxSm9Es0w

]]> By: natisman http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193705 natisman Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:23:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193705 <em>I don't recall</em> <strong>I can't respond to that charge</strong> I forgot I don’t recall

I can’t respond to that charge

I forgot

]]> By: And Yet... http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193704 And Yet... Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:21:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193704 In case there are folks here who haven't read this yet- it's still a draft, but you'll get the gist I'm sure re: Gonzo & Co: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1028545 In case there are folks here who haven’t read this yet- it’s still a draft, but you’ll get the gist I’m sure re: Gonzo & Co:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1028545

]]> By: patooty http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193699 patooty Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:24:02 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193699 "Criminal Of The Year" would have been slightly more apropos! “Criminal Of The Year” would have been slightly more apropos!

]]> By: Jay L http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193697 Jay L Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:59:35 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193697 I actually kinda like that this happened this way. Now: (a) Gonzalez is (I'm assuming) the only ABA Lawyer of the Year to have his title withdrawn. (b) not only was it withdrawn, but his nomination was so embarrassing they had to stop giving out that award altogether. I actually kinda like that this happened this way. Now:

(a) Gonzalez is (I’m assuming) the only ABA Lawyer of the Year to have his title withdrawn.

(b) not only was it withdrawn, but his nomination was so embarrassing they had to stop giving out that award altogether.

]]> By: Guido OBGYN Lover http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193694 Guido OBGYN Lover Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:40:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193694 lol thank God. lol thank God.

]]> By: Lora http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/comment-page-1/#comment-4193693 Lora Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:34:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/14/aba-drops-gonzaless-lawyer-of-the-year-title/#comment-4193693 Just change it to "Liar of the Year." To some non-native English speakers, the two words sound very similar anyway. Just change it to “Liar of the Year.” To some non-native English speakers, the two words sound very similar anyway.

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