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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:21 AM
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HOLY SHIT! - Gonzales named Lawyer of the Year
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/12/12/gonzales_named_lawyer_of_the_year/

Gonzales named lawyer of the year

By Lara Jakes Jordan
Associated Press Writer / December 12, 2007
WASHINGTON—Negative news coverage may have cost former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales his job, but it won him a dubious honor Wednesday from a magazine published by the American Bar Association: Lawyer of the Year.

more stories like thisAdditionally, the ABA Journal named Gonzales' successor, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, as its top lawyer for 2008 -- mostly in anticipation of how often he'll be in the media spotlight for trying to repair the beleaguered Justice Department.

The monthly magazine gave the awards to lawyers who made the most news, said editor and publisher Edward A. Adams.

"Think about Time magazine's Person of the Year," Adams said in an interview. "In years past they've named people like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin. So we're not suggesting by these awards that these are the best lawyers in any sense of the word. We are saying they are the most newsworthy -- and perhaps also the best."


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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:22 AM
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1. Adolph Hitler Named Time Magazine Man Of The Year
Neither of which have anything to do with being a good man or lawyer.
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:27 AM
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4. then they need to change the title
how about asshole of the year - no, hustler already uses that
how about sniveling weasel of the year - yeah i like that
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:25 AM
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2. errm--we are talking about lawyers
and Gonzo is the most extreme "lawyer" alive.

Anyway, they're just tenderizing him so they can eat him for lunch.
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groovedaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:26 AM
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3. Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin would certainly fit right in with this
administration.
Given the criterion of "lawyers who made the most news," one would expect the the U.S. A.G. would always win this.
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:28 AM
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5. That is freakin insult to the lawyers out there
Gonzales is a criminal
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:28 AM
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6. title not intended as a compliment
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shain from kane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:30 AM
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7. That sound is Clarence Darrow rolling over in his grave.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:36 AM
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8. This sure doesn't say much about his profession does it?
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:42 AM
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12. Reading skills help.
"awards to lawyers who made the most news"



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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:37 AM
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9. I equate this designation as if John Mitchell had been named 35 years ago.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:41 AM
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10. Right in the article it says it is awarded "to lawyers who made the most news."
Not the best, or the brightest.


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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:42 AM
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11. You'd think they'd select someone obviously capable of recalling anything
Obviously Mr. Gonzalez isn't capable of remembering his kids' names.
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Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 11:08 AM
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14. Read the article. It wasn't an 'honor' by any means
It was a giant slap in the face. It was done to call attention to this psychopath
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 11:16 AM
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15. I read it
I just thought I'd give it a bit of dumb humor.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-13-07 10:51 AM
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13. I wonder if he'll remember this honor.
:puke:

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