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Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred wants Florida to prosecute Limbaugh using forgotten statute: she’s the best thing that’s happened to Rush in weeks

Posted on 2012.03.10 by winterSmith 3 comments

I wonder what Rush Limbaugh will be talking about on his show this coming week? Ah, maybe this: In a letter dated March 8, [celebrity lawyer Gloria] Allred, writing on behalf of the Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund, requested that Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe probe whether the conservative radio personality had violated Section 836.04

RIP, Dr. Death

Posted on 2011.06.03 by winterSmith Leave a comment

Dr. Jack Kevorkian has died at the age of 83. Kevorkian, who claimed he had helped about 130 people to kill themselves between 1990 and 1999, died at William Beaumont hospital in Michigan, close friend Mayer Morganroth said. Nicknamed Dr Death, Kevorkian came to prominence in 1990 when he used his homemade “suicide machine” in his rusted Volkswagen van to

Andre Agassi: What a rich man’s discontent can teach us all about living an authentic life

Posted on 2009.11.12 by winterSmith 9 comments

They say money can’t buy happiness. The same also goes for celebrity, and even the status that accompanies being among the best in the world at your profession. We’ve had ample demonstration of this in recent days. Robert Enke, the goaltender for Hannover 96 (who currently hover in the middle of the German Bundesliga standings) and a potential member of

Fear is the organization killer

Posted on 2009.09.15 by winterSmith 16 comments

Once upon a time the business world was dominated by hierarchical organizations that derived both their structures and mechanistic management philosophies from military thinking that traces its lineage through Frederic the Great all the way back, literally, to the Roman legions. And by “once upon a time,” of course, I mean “at this very minute.” The truth is that way

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The Summer of Hate provides a watershed moment for “reasonable Republicans”

Posted on 2009.08.24 by winterSmith 19 comments

I’m not a Republican, but I know many people who are. I have GOP friends, co-workers and family members, and for that matter I used to be a Republican myself. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, to be sure. But it’s true. It’s no secret that I don’t agree with the GOP on much of anything

Michael Vick and the problem with forgiveness

Posted on 2009.08.17 by winterSmith 45 comments

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has conditionally reinstated former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted of running a dogfighting ring in 2007. Vick served 23 months in federal prison, followed by two months of house arrest. Last Thursday the Philadelphia Eagles answered the question as to which team would sign a convicted dog-killer (there were 32 possible answers to the

Joe Nacchio heading to jail; Justice weeps anyway

Posted on 2009.02.27 by winterSmith 43 comments

Don’t call it schadenfreude. That’s the term for taking pleasure in the misfortune of others, and I’m not guilty of that. What I feel today, as I review the news that former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio’s conviction has been upheld, isn’t about pleasure in his mighty fall from power. In fact, it’s not “pleasure” at all. Instead, tell me what

Is America ready for an honest conversation about abortion yet?

Posted on 2008.12.17 by winterSmith 36 comments

In this season’s eighth episode, Boston Legal – the relentlessly liberal ABC dramedy starring William Shatner and James Spader – lobbed an absolute bomb at those of us on the pro-choice side of the Roe v. Wade question. The bunker-buster was posed, predictably enough, by Crane Poole & Schmitt’s resident conservative, the gleefully Republican Denny Crane, portrayed by Shatner. BL

TunesDay: I fought the law and … well, you know the rest

Posted on 2008.12.09 by winterSmith 14 comments

For today’s TunesDay, why don’t we forget about the music and talk about music lawyering? Because really, chicks dig the suits. Let’s start with my favorite assortment of anti-music fucknozzles, the RIAA. Up first, one of the industry group’s top hired guns wants to “intervene” in a probable cause hearing. Seems some kids at NC State aren’t terribly happy about

RIAA, meet RICO

Posted on 2008.11.24 by winterSmith 2 comments

Finally, FINALLY we’re starting to treat the RIAA like an organized crime syndicate. Check the latest on a RICO class-action in Missouri, via Slashdot: “In Atlantic Recording v. Raleigh, an RIAA case pending in St. Louis, Missouri, the defendant has asserted detailed counterclaims against the RIAA for federal RICO violations, fraud, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, prima

Nobody has been reviewing your profile

Posted on 2008.11.13 by winterSmith One comment

No, nobody at your old high school is dying to talk to you. I’m not normally a litigious guy, but hat’s off to this class-action suit. Classmates.com is not only annoying as hell, they’re apparently making stuff up, to boot. (And before you ask, I’ve tried desperately to unsub. But I joined a bunch of years ago with an e-mail

Nozzle of the Week: the RIAA

Posted on 2008.09.23 by winterSmith 3 comments

If the RIAA were a common street thug, here’s how things would go. It would jump an innocent old lady, stomp her within an inch of her life, and then, when she screamed for mercy, it would file a motion asking the nearest court to sanction her for wasting its time. Seriously, you ain’t gonna believe this shizzle: The Recording

We’ve been compromised

Posted on 2008.07.02 by winterSmith 3 comments

Those of us who sounded off on Mark Udall’s capitulation on the FISA bill apparently all got the same nice form letter in response to our concerns. He’s happy to hear from us. Let me begin with what he wrote. Dear Sam: Thank you for letting me know your views on H.R. 6304, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments

Let’s kill a child … for Jesus!

Posted on 2008.06.27 by winterSmith 12 comments

In our most recent S&R poll, readers were asked the following: Two children of a family belonging to the Followers of Christ Church have now died after “faith-healing” was chosen over medical treatment. What do you believe authorities should do? The results looked like this: Pursue appropriate criminal sanctions. Religion is no defense for child endangerment. (75%, 101 Votes) Nothing.

2007 in Review, pt. 5: Politicians, whores and the media who love them…

Posted on 2007.12.29 by winterSmith 7 comments

Welcome to the fifth and final installment of the Scholars & Rogues year-end wrap-up. Today we tackle the dirty, but oddly riveting world of politics. We’ll take a couple shots at the even dirtier world of media that makes it all possible. Let’s start at the top, shall we? George Walker Bush: I’ve been telling my Republican friends for five

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