Kerry Adopts Puppy

[fintstone]

No one says it better than Ann Coulter!

In Desperate Move, Kerry Adopts Puppy
July 7, 2004
I guess with John Kerry's choice of John Edwards as his running mate, he really does want to stand up for all Americans, from those worth only $60 million to those worth in excess of $800 million.

In one of the many stratagems Democrats have developed to avoid telling people what they believe, all Edwards wants to talk about is his cracker-barrel humble origins story. We're supposed to swoon over his "life story," as the flacks say, which apparently consists of the amazing fact that ... his father was a millworker!

That's right up there with "Clinton's stepdad was a drunk" and "Ted Kennedy's dad was a womanizing bootlegger" on my inspirational life-stories meter. In fact, I'm immediately renouncing my university degrees and going to work for the post office just to give my future children a shot at having a "life story," should they decide to run for president someday.

What is so amazing about Edwards' father being a millworker? That's at least an honorable occupation -- as opposed to being a trial lawyer. True, Edwards made more money than his father did. I assume strippers make more money than their alcoholic fathers who abandoned them did, too. This isn't a story of progress; it's a story of devolution.

Despite the overwrought claims of Edwards' dazzling legal skills, winning jury verdicts in personal injury cases has nothing to do with legal talent and everything to do with getting the right cases -- unless "talent" is taken to mean "having absolutely no shame." Edwards specialized in babies with cerebral palsy whom he claimed would have been spared the affliction if only the doctors had immediately performed Caesarean sections.

As a result of such lawsuits, there are now more than four times as many Caesarean sections as there were in 1970. But curiously, there has been no change in the rate of babies born with cerebral palsy. As The New York Times reported: "Studies indicate that in most cases, the disorder is caused by fetal brain injury long before labor begins." All those Caesareans have, however, increased the mother's risk of death, hemorrhage, infection, pulmonary embolism and Mendelson's syndrome.

In addition, the "little guys" Edwards claims to represent are having a lot more trouble finding doctors to deliver their babies these days as obstetricians leave the practice rather than pay malpractice insurance in excess of $100,000 a year.

In one of Edwards' silver-tongued arguments to the jury on behalf of a girl born with cerebral palsy, he claimed he was channeling the unborn baby girl, Jennifer Campbell, who was speaking to the jurors through him:

"She said at 3, 'I'm fine.' She said at 4, 'I'm having a little trouble, but I'm doing OK.' Five, she said, 'I'm having problems.' At 5:30, she said, 'I need out.'"

She's saying, "My lawyer needs a new Jaguar ... "

"She speaks to you through me and I have to tell you right now -- I didn't plan to talk about this -- right now I feel her. I feel her presence. She's inside me, and she's talking to you."

Well, tell her to pipe down, would you? I'm trying to hear the evidence in a malpractice lawsuit.

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde on the death of Little Nell, one must have a heart of stone to read this without laughing. What is this guy, a tent-show preacher? An off-the-strip Las Vegas lounge psychic couldn't get away with this routine.

Is Edwards able to channel any children right before an abortionist's fork is plunged into their tiny skulls? Why can't he hear those babies saying, "Let me live! Stop spraying this saline solution all over me!" Edwards must experience interference in channeling the voices of babies about to be aborted. Their liberal mothers' hands seem to muffle those voices.

And may we ask what the pre-born Jennifer Campbell thinks about war with Iraq? North Korea? Marginal tax rates? If Miss Cleo here is going to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, I think the voters are entitled to know that.

While making himself fabulously rich by taking a one-third cut of his multimillion-dollar verdicts coaxed out of juries with junk science and maudlin performances, Edwards has the audacity to claim, "I was more than just their lawyer; I cared about them. Their cause was my cause."

If he cared so deeply, how about keeping just 10 percent of the multimillion-dollar jury awards, rather than a third? In fact, as long as these Democrats are so eager to raise the taxes of "the rich," how about a 90 percent tax on contingency fees?

For someone who didn't care about the money, it's interesting that Edwards avoided cases in which the baby died during delivery. Evidently, jury awards average only about $500,000 when the babies die, and there is no disabled child to parade before the jury.

Edwards was one of the leading opponents of a bill in the North Carolina Legislature that would have established a fund for all babies born with cerebral palsy. So instead of all disabled babies in North Carolina being compensated equitably, only a few will win the jury lottery -- one-third of which will go to trial lawyers like Edwards, who insists he doesn't care about the money.

Despite the now-disproved junk science theory about C-sections preventing cerebral palsy that Edwards peddled in the channeling case, the jury awarded Edwards' client a record-breaking $6.5 million. This is the essence of the modern Democratic Party, polished to perfection by Bill Clinton: They are willing to insult the intelligence of 49 percent of the people if they think they can fool 51 percent of the people.

So while Michael Moore, Al Franken, George Soros, Crazy Al Gore and the rest of the characters from the climactic devil-worshipping scene in "Rosemary's Baby" provide the muscle for the Kerry campaign, Kerry picks a pretty-boy milquetoast as his running mate, narrowly edging out a puppy for the spot. Just don't ask the Democrats what they believe. Edwards' father was a millworker, and that's all you need to know.

[RoninLB]

"Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement. "

[Moses]

Originally posted by fintstone
What is so amazing about Edwards' father being a millworker? That's at least an honorable occupation -- as opposed to being a trial lawyer. True, Edwards made more money than his father did. I assume strippers make more money than their alcoholic fathers who abandoned them did, too. This isn't a story of progress; it's a story of devolution.

Brilliant!

[Bleyseng]

Atleast Edwards had a line of work vs Bush who has bounced around bankrupting companies until he got a "real" job as Governor of Texas. Lots of experience before being President too so he shouldn't throw stones about Edwards experience.
Edwards can even use words other than "Aa" "Um".

of course you would represent yourself if you had a medical malpractice case, right? I would want the best guy who would get the most money, in other words a "Winner".

Geoff

[Moses]

Originally posted by Bleyseng

of course you would represent yourself if you had a medical malpractice case, right? I would want the best guy who would get the most money, in other words a "Winner".

Geoff

Exactly. You want an unscrupulous liar with no moral convictions and no values. You want a man who can enthusiastically trample the truth until it is not recognizable. You want John Edwards.

[Moneyguy1]

Moses

Respectfully, I submit the following:

Most of your posts are wise, thoughtful and well thought out. However, on the subject of mesicine vs. the law profession you have a vested interest, and it would appear, reasonably so, this would color your opinions.

As I said, I offer this only with the utmost respect. To be fair, the medical profession is not the only one affected by the legal system. Stock brokers, real estste agents to name a couple, carry "errors and omission" insurance, which acts like malpractice insurance does for doctors and hospitals.

There will always be a few practicioners that, through ignorance, incompetence or carelessness increase the cost of doing business for the rest. And, individuals hurt by these individuals should also have a way to be made as whole as possible.

The system needs fixing, not dismantling.

And, Ann's words, as full of vitriol as they usual, do contain some points that need to be considered.

It must also be mentioned that she is an attorney.

No offense meant; I see your point. But, there are other facets to the situation and they also must be addressed.

[Moses]

Originally posted by Moneyguy1

The system needs fixing, not dismantling.

I beg to differ. In my opinion, the whole system is broken. Civil and criminal justice is a runaway train. What are the costs of our current system? Hard to calculate. Imagine paying more for malpractice insurance than your gross income. Many do.

It's not just malpractice. The buying and selling of "justice" is an enormous industry with no budget and little accountability. In our courtrooms everyone is sworn to tell the truth except the lawyers. And it shows.

If you have to interview more than 50 "experts" before you find one that will back you up in court, your intention is likely not honest or honorable.

Why not capitate the criminal justice system? I get about $400 for an appendectomy. Some are easy, some are hard. I always get $400. Let's capitate the criminal justice system. Murder case? One fee for all defense attorneys. Level the playing field. In a free society isn't it just as important that citizens have equal access to justice as they do to healthcare? I'd like to see OJ Simpson and Ken Lay have to pull the name of their defender from a hat. They would have the same chance to be defended by the loser with the bad hair as you and me.

I don't even want to start on the "jury of your peers" concept. What a joke. Although I've not been sued, I have been an expert witness many times. The jurys have absolutely no understanding of the issues and are assaulted from both sides by lawyers determined to mislead them. In general, jurys go with the guy who has the nice smile and smooth delivery because they are completely clueless about the merits of the case.

Why not "loser pays"? A poor man with a solid case should have no problem finding competent counsel.

Why not paid professional jurors?

Why not a system that allows the jury to ask all the questions? Unlike the lawyers, their only motivation would be to seek the truth. Nah, too radical. Can't have that.

[island911]

Originally posted by Bleyseng
Atleast Edwards had a line of work vs Bush who has bounced around bankrupting companies until he got a "real" job as Governor of Texas. . . .

Ahhh. . .right. . .and what has been Kerry's 'real job' ?

[RoninLB]

Originally posted by island911
Ahhh. . .right. . .and what has been Kerry's 'real job' ?

whore master

[fintstone]

Originally posted by island911
Ahhh. . .right. . .and what has been Kerry's 'real job' ?

French Poodle!

[fintstone]

Originally posted by island911
Ahhh. . .right. . .and what has been Kerry's 'real job' ?

Used to think it was in government...but now he doesn't even show up to vote!

[island911]

LOL ! and isn't it nice to know that 'Atleast Edwards had a line of work . . .'

Though I must confess. . .I do support John Kerry for the 'real job' of President . . . of France.

[djmcmath]

Moses -- great points on our legal system. I've noticed that most people smart enough to understand the case usually either find their way out of the "evil" of jury duty or get rejected in the first round of cuts.

I've also found, in my limited scope of military justice, that justice (even in the military) is bought and sold. Do we take him to a court martial and get real time in the brig, or do we just discharge him, because it'll cost thousands of dollars (that's a lot for a small command like mine) to get justice in this one?

On the bright side, the jury is a randomly picked batch of people who have no excuse and cannot really be rejected by either attorney. Attorneys are, in fact, randomly chosen. The downside is that they're free, so when you tell a kid "You have the right to a free lawyer," they get pretty excited, and I get a lot of kids who think they're entitled to something wasting a lot of time (and the Navy's money!) with attorneys.

Military justice isn't perfect, but it's a fair sight better than the civilian version. Knowing Kerry's an attorney really puts his waffling in perspective -- he's just placing the audience in the role of judge, and himself in the role of the accused. He'll say whatever it takes to get a good verdict.


Dan

[Bleyseng]

Originally posted by Moses
Exactly. You want an unscrupulous liar with no moral convictions and no values. You want a man who can enthusiastically trample the truth until it is not recognizable. You want John Edwards.

We already have a 2 big liars in office! Their lies have got the US into a war we can't win, is taking away our rights. They are spending huge sums of money that the government doesn't have on the war on terrorism. They are starting government programs without any funding while standing there telling the public these are the answer to out problems.
Cutting taxes for the super rich while telling the public this will help you get a job.
All this from a President who can barely being able to put together a real sentence!

Kerry will be better than Bush and with Edwards as VP we will have someone has does have the ordinary guy's values but can speak. Anyone is better than that crook Cheney..........

I do think the court system is broken and a joke. Million dollar settlements for spilling hot coffee in your lap is a joke. There has to be some sort of balance. Ever been divorced? Now thats a real joke! Same thing with being arrested......

Geoff

[Moses]

Originally posted by Bleyseng
We already have a 2 big liars in office! Their lies have got the US into a war we can't win, is taking away our rights. They are spending huge sums of money that the government doesn't have on the war on terrorism. They are starting government programs without any funding while standing there telling the public these are the answer to out problems.
Cutting taxes for the super rich while telling the public this will help you get a job.
All this from a President who can barely being able to put together a real sentence!

Kerry will be better than Bush and with Edwards as VP we will have someone has does have the ordinary guy's values but can speak. Anyone is better than that crook Cheney..........

I do think the court system is broken and a joke. Million dollar settlements for spilling hot coffee in your lap is a joke. There has to be some sort of balance. Ever been divorced? Now thats a real joke! Same thing with being arrested......

Geoff

Geoff, I agree with everything you said except two points.

1) Edwards is a professional liar and does not share "ordinary guys" values.

2) When the top 5% of earners pay 50% of the taxes, the "tax break for the rich" mantra rings hollow.

Otherwise, I agree. Bush is probably dyslexic and the Iraq war is ill conceived and poorly implemented.

[RoninLB]

Originally posted by Bleyseng

Kerry will be better than Bush and with Edwards as VP we will have someone has does have the ordinary guy's values but can speak. Anyone is better than that crook Cheney..........

the "ordinary guy's values" is the approach designated by Kerry's old speech writer. The writer has been at it for over 30yrs. He has big fights over the wording of speeches to promote his clients. He's from the north east coast and his exact name escapes me now.. but he's famous. so please try to understand bs when you see it. Oh yeah, he insisted on the "ordinary guy" wording in an argument with Kerry of how to position him for this election. Some may notice Kerry's approach turned part way thru this run-up. The approach changed when this speech writer came on board. And this writer gets a percentage of contributions, maybe 2% or 3%. and btw Wall St was giving some $ to Kerry 'cause Wall Street likes it when nobody is in charge of the beltway so nothing gets done. But Edwards thru Wall St for a loop. The trial lawyer cult is already pulling the strings in the Dem Senate and that having a trial lawyer in the Whitehouse could be dangerous for big business. All this info can be easily found after you cut thru the clutter from both sides.

[techweenie]

Every day, the same thing: GWB's record of disastrous failures is so indefensible, all the Republicans can do is trash Kerry (and now, Edwards, of course).

Hopefully, somebody will come up with an actual 'accomplishment' to attribute to GWB by October -- will they pull OBL out of a hat the way they did with Saddam -- drugged, disarmed and defenseless?

[RoninLB]

personally the leader should be the biggest war activist. This country may see terrorists every day like Israel does in 20yrs.

War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left.

[Moses]

Originally posted by techweenie
Every day, the same thing: GWB's record of disastrous failures is so indefensible, all the Republicans can do is trash Kerry (and now, Edwards, of course).

Hey, I'm not a republican and I won't defend GWBs record, but trashing Kerry/Edwards is just so irresistable.

On that "political compass" website I'm slightly left of center with a strong libertarian streak. I find the Kerry/Edwards ticket thoroughly nauseating. Is this the best the Dems can do? I never thought I'd say this, but I'd rather see Clinton in the White House again. Or Carter... or Warren F*****g Harding.

Hell, put Barney in the Oval Office. I'd rather look at a big stupid purple dinosaur for the next four years. (well...maybe not.)

[techweenie]

Moses: "On that "political compass" website I'm slightly left of center with a strong libertarian streak. I find the Kerry/Edwards ticket thoroughly nauseating. Is this the best the Dems can do?"

Sadly, it seems so. If the Republicans had put somebody tolerable up in 2000, I'd have been tempted. McCain would have gotten my vote in a heartbeat. I sensed real integrity there.

Even in '92, Clinton was something like 7th choice for me, although I think he did a great job, I'm sure any number of possible candidates would have done better.

Since Carter, the election has been more about charisma and sound bites and less abut substance. Sad, really.

I heard a young woman interviewed on the radio the other day, saying Edwards was inspiring her 20-something girl friends to register because he is so 'cute.' God help us.