In Searching for New Job, Gonzales Sees No Takers

[ckramer]

Source: NT

WASHINGTON — Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster, Washington lawyers and his associates said in recent interviews.

He has, through friends, put out inquiries, they said, and has not found any takers. What makes Mr. Gonzales’s case extraordinary is that former attorneys general, the government’s chief lawyer, are typically highly sought.

A longtime loyalist to George W. Bush dating to their years together in Texas, Mr. Gonzales was once widely viewed as a strong candidate to be the first Hispanic-American nominated one day to the Supreme Court. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he carried an impressive personal story as the child of poor Mexican immigrants.

Despite those credentials, he left office last August with a frayed reputation over his role in the dismissal of several federal prosecutors and the truthfulness of his testimony about a secret eavesdropping program. He has had no full-time job since his resignation, and his principal income has come from giving a handful of talks at colleges and before private business groups.

“Maybe the passage of time will provide some opportunity for him,” said one Washington lawyer who was aware of an inquiry to his firm from a Gonzales associate. “I wouldn’t say ‘rebuffed,’ ” said the lawyer, who asked his name not be used because the situation being described was uncomfortable for Mr. Gonzales. “I would say ‘not taken up.’ ”

While he has not taken any full-time job, friends said he was probably receiving as much income from speaking engagements as he did as attorney general with its annual salary of more than $191,000. Places like Washington University in St. Louis, Ohio State University and the University of Florida have paid him about $30,000 plus expenses for appearances, and the business groups pay a bit more, said sources at the schools and elsewhere who are familiar with the arrangements. Pomona College debated inviting him and decided he was not worth the money, the college newspaper reported.

His first speech at the University of Florida last November was interrupted by protesters dressed as detainees.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/washington/13gonzales.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=us&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

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Isn't that sweet for that henchman of Bush?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Looks like Gonzo's karma ran over his dogma.

[ShockediSay]

21. I'm sure there are many mortgage companies looking for someone

w/ exactly his credentials

knowledge of facts like a sieve

[lunatica]

64. Karma is such a biatch! nt

[Bill219]

2. That's funny...

I am watching the Yankees/ Red Sox game today and I could have sworn that I heard that Alberto Gonzales is filling in for Derek Jeter at shortstop

[wellstone dem]

3. Who would want a lawyer who couldn't remember

important meetings?

[Fridays Child]

4. Hey, Gonzo, have you offered 'em a ten-foot pole?

Maybe they'll touch you, then. :rofl:

[zonmoy]

68. not near long enough.

thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole might do the trick. then again he might be more untouchable than the grinch.

[TommyO]

5. Even the sleaziest law firm wouldn't dare touch somebody....

who has a high likelihood of being indicted for war crimes.

[MidwestTransplant]

6. All I can think to say is written below.

[benld74]

7. He will still be sucking up our tax dollars,,

like all the rest of the Repugs, BUT this time it will be for unemployment

[zehnkatzen]

8. Wow, that's unusual for that bunch

I always thought that they took care of their own who "took one for the team".

Latest thing to go down the tubes in America: honor amongst the republicans. Hey, Fredo, just write a book. Some benighted Con-friendly house will publish it, members of the Conservative Book Club will drink this stuff up like the Kool-aid that it is. It'll get pride-of-place on the bookshelf right next to "Silent Coup".

Normally I'd charge for consulting work, mind, but since I have sympathy for others who sacrifice and get not joy for it, this one's for free.

[Caretha]

9. Wake me

When his home is in foreclosure and his wife applies for food stamps.

[acmavm]

10. Good one!

[Bush_MUST_Go]

11. There's jobs in Iraq. And Afghanistan.

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. Now, that's gratifying news

Always amazes me that henchmen never seem to know the axe is gonna fall sooner or later..
Think about it....how many henchmen got off scott free?

[lunatica]

65. Unfortunately Nixon's henchemen got off scot free

They're in power now (Cheney, Wolfowitz and Powell), albeit some have fallen off their chosen path to the dark side, like Rumsfeld.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/paths/

[dmr]

13. He sold his soul

to be part of, used by and then eaten up the BFEE. He made his choices to betray his country - a country they are forever telling us how he accomplished his American dream. He sold his soul and he sold us down the river for selfish gains.

His speaking engagements will soon dry up, then where will he be?

Maybe once Shrub is out of office they can hide in Paraguay together. That is if Shrub carries him along once more. Two Yale evil idiots ...

[OKthatsIT]

22. for his offshore account

OK...where's the money, George?

[Stinky The Clown]

14. I'm a partner in a professional practice. I would not want an incompetent partner.

We're not a law firm, but we are organized similar to a law firm (as are almost all our competitors).

My partners are uber competent and earn money. And I trust them with my life.

I would not want a toadie doofus as a partner. I'm betting even the Repubic-dominated firms are more interested in money and competence than in having this doofus on their letterhead.

[nichomachus]

15. Apparently, most firms are outsourcing their torture these days n/t

[OKthatsIT]

75. They're also using the same jets to transport cocaine/heroin.

Clever, huh?

[nichomachus]

16. Seriously, folks . . .

I'm betting they are hedging their bets. If (I mean when) a Dem gets in with a Democratic Congress, no law firm will want Gonzo on their payroll. He will be poison. However, if McCain and the fascists win, Gonzo will be welcomed with open arms. So, he probably won't know his fate until after the election.

[rocktivity]

17. Too bad those law firms don't have affirmative action programs

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[GodlessBiker]

18. Yes, for potential war criminals.

[Olney Blue]

19. Gonzo and Harriet Miers could set up a practice in Crawford, Texas.

[Cirque du So-What]

20. I hear thousands of tiny violins playing 'My Heart Bleeds Purple Panther Piss'

[jazzjunkysue]

73. That pic made my weekend!

:rofl:

[TygrBright]

23. It's the memory problems.

Actually, he's getting two or three job offers a day.

He just can't recall them.


wryly,
Bright

[FlyingSquirrel]

24. Three words...

I don't recall.

[tavalon]

25. Waaaahhhhhhh!

Fuck you, Gonzales, you should be grateful you aren't wearing prison garb and if there is a God, you eventually will be. John Yoo can be your fucking attorney if he isn't in the Hague by then!!!!

Edited to add: You, Gonzales, are a waste of DNA and precious Gaian resources. Could you please stop wasting space?

[TML]

26. And I'm supposed to feel sorry for him?

That fucker thought the Geneva Conventions were "quaint". Let him be one of over 3,000 people vying for a dozen retail positions at the new Wal-Mart opening in his 'hood like the rest of us.

[Uben]

27. I'm sure Haliburton or KBR will help out

All Cheney has to do is make a phone call, but I'm not sure what the relationship between the two is like. I could also see him getting a job on an infomercial, lying about a product to make some money. Might as well do something you're good at!

[RamboLiberal]

28. In Searching for New Job, Gonzales Sees No Takers

Source: NY Times

Alberto R. Gonzales, like many others recently unemployed, has discovered how difficult it can be to find a new job. Mr. Gonzales, the former attorney general, who was forced to resign last year, has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster, Washington lawyers and his associates said in recent interviews.

He has, through friends, put out inquiries, they said, and has not found any takers. What makes Mr. Gonzales’s case extraordinary is that former attorneys general, the government’s chief lawyer, are typically highly sought.

A longtime loyalist to George W. Bush dating to their years together in Texas, Mr. Gonzales was once widely viewed as a strong candidate to be the first Hispanic-American nominated one day to the Supreme Court. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he carried an impressive personal story as the child of poor Mexican immigrants.

Despite those credentials, he left office last August with a frayed reputation over his role in the dismissal of several federal prosecutors and the truthfulness of his testimony about a secret eavesdropping program. He has had no full-time job since his resignation, and his principal income has come from giving a handful of talks at colleges and before private business groups.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/washington/13gonzales.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&pagewanted=print

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Awwww - too bad Fredo. Hope you stay on the unemployment line you piece of Bush crap. :nopity:

[frogcycle]

29. hahahaha

ya gotta love it

I expect those colleges and private business groups are pretty small and pretty far right. like wacko-right

[Joe Bacon]

49. But Rush says there are PLENTY of jobs all over the place!

So look closely at that new greeter at your local Wal Mart! :evilgrin:

[speedoo]

30. Job? He's lucky he's not in jail. nt

[calimary]

46. Amen!

Would that he were. Few scumbags and crooks from this rogue administration deserve it more.

:nopity:

Interesting, too, that it's the whole jump-onboard-the-gravy-train thing after working in someone's White House. And the most ignominious failure of this guy comes in his inability to cash in as a civilian. He's a disgrace because he hasn't gotten rich off of this. Go figure. :eyes:

[yourout]

31. He deserves the Fredo treatment.

[Mojambo]

32. Join the crowd, motherfucker. n/t

[KeepItReal]

52. ROTFLMAO!

:hi:

[NanceGreggs]

33. Well, I say it's high time ...

... that Berto put the past behind him (like his penchant for lying under oath, his inability to remember anything of importance, his lack of credibility in every area of human endeavor) and pull himself up by the bootstraps and get a job.

I hear tell there are lettuce-picking jobs goin' at 50 bucks per hour that good Americans just won't take - so there's no excuse for not being gainfully employed.

[Mind_your_head]

34. Who the h*ll would want to hire a guy who can't remember ANYTHING

Alberto "I don't recall" Gonzales. A Failure at large:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IBvZlRqOTw&feature=related

[hedgehog]

35. He managed to do everything right and made it through Harvard Law,

then blew it all by joining the BFEE! It was a nice ride while it lasted!


On edit: until he gets sent to jail, I'm sure the Bush family will find him a nice job at the library or something.

[salin]

36. Maybe he could manage the 'card catalogue'

Oops... that, too, is obsolete. Well maybe he could be a docent and give tours touting the virtues of W.

[Mind_your_head]

37. He did everything right???????

Selling his soul to the devil as he did? Whoa......NO, that's not 'right'.

[Ilsa]

60. Yeah, he did everything right until he sold out to BFEE. He has never

been anything other than a worker bee for Bushco. He's entirely expendable for their purposes.

[DeepModem Mom]

38. K&R!

[drmeow]

39. Gosh, I feel so bad

I think it is our obligation as caring and concerned humans to help this poor man as much as we can. Arresting him, trying him for war crimes, finding him guilty, and locking him up for the rest of his life will ensure that he never has to worry about a job (or a roof over his head) for the rest of his life. Its the least we can do for one who is suffering so.

[xxqqqzme]

40. What - scaife can find no job

for a loyal toad kiss-ass?

What was *'s insulting nickname for speedy? Anyone know?

[Bravo Zulu]

41. bu$h's nickname for Gonzales is “Fredo.”

bu$h's nickname for Gonzales is “Fredo.” Fredo, of course, was Michael Corleone's dim witted and weak brother in Francis Coppola's “Godfather” series.

[xxqqqzme]

43. figures the weak kneed

son of privilege would pick that one.

[Brundle_Fly]

42. HOPE HE DOESN'T GET BITTER!

Rolls up his sleeves, keeps on keeping on...

[KeepItReal]

53. "Ha Ha!" - Nelson

<eom>

[bhikkhu]

44. How about a tell-all book deal?

He'd make a fortune!

[LibDemAlways]

48. I was thinking the same thing, except it would be

about as safe as being an informer against the Corleone family - a one way ticket to a grisly and very painful death.

[lunatica]

66. Trouble is he doesn't recollect anything to tell

It's even questionable whether he can remember where his own ass is. Rumor has it he can't remember where he left it. but he knows where *'s ass is since it's firmly stuck to his lips.

edited to add more mean snark

[LibDemAlways]

45. If some rightwing think tank (what an oxymoron that is) or crooked

legal outfit hasn't signed him on by now, it must be that the BFEE has cut him completely loose and Cheney has passed the word that he is to be considered a pariah. If he was still in the good graces of his former employers they would have set something up for him.

[calimary]

47. Tenth rec. Does that mean I sent this to Greatest twice?

:P

[aaronbees]

50. Beautiful news

What a sack o' crap criminal he is.

[freedomnorth]

51. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3266173&mesg_id=3266173

[Baby Snooks]

54. Even his mentors won't touch him...

Most expected Vinson & Elkins to take him without any hesitation given their total disregard for the law as indicated by the Batson Report with regard to their role as outside counsel for Enron but apparently even they won't touch him. And they taught him most of the tricks of his trade so to speak. Most if not all.

He probably could write the most telling of the tell-all books but of course he also could probably also write himself a ticket into prison by doing so.

More than likely he has sufficient wealth at this point to not have to worry about it. Or even care.

[barbtries]

55. finally a post that made me smile.

he lied to congress under oath, and badly. he was instrumental in the trashing of the constitution by an egregious administration. he should be behind bars, disbarred, disgraced, displaced. why would any self respecting law firm take him on? this is one lawyer who left the law far, far behind.

[TomClash]

56. Oh, come on - they're always looking for border patrol nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

57. Boo fucking Hoo, you war criminal.

[mwb970]

58. Gonzales should be arrested and tried for treason.

That would give him something to do! The little weasely jerk.

[LiberalFighter]

59. Poor bitch! I feel as sorry for him as I do for satan. nt

[Ilsa]

61. Bugs me that universities pay him so much to spread his lies. The redeeming

aspect is that his speeches are usually heavily protested, aren't they?

[wordpix]

62. finally, some justice! But Gonzo's not worried---BushCo will give him a big payoff for not recall-

ing anything.

[Chicago1]

63. MAY HE NEVER AGAIN GET ANOTHER JOB

I just came back from breakfast and saw in the nytimes that Torture King and Attorneygate mastermind can't find another job. HE DESERVES IT AND MAY HE NEVER AGAIN GET A JOB IN A LAW FIRM.


START THE IMPEACHEMENT OF THESE CRIMINALS!!!!

[ArbustoBuster]

72. I can think of a job I want him to take.

Somewhere there has to be a prison with many large rocks that desperately need to be broken into smaller rocks by a dedicated prisoner.

[defendandprotect]

67. He's GOP Supreme Court material --- !!!

[Bucky]

69. Shit, not even Halliburton? Not even Boeing?

My opinion's changed--Gonzalez is a true hero. He threw his career, his integrity, his moral character, and his honesty all onto a grenade to save his president. A president who now laughs at him.

[KansDem]

70. Isn't Regent University hiring?

Regent University is the nation's academic center for Christian thought and action, with a multitude of on-campus and online programs available worldwide. Our academic standards for both our graduate and undergraduate programs are high and our programs rigorous. But what sets Regent apart is our mission to prepare capable men and women to excel both in mind and spirit. Our students, faculty and administrators share a calling, founded on biblical principles, to make a significant difference in our communities, our cities, our nation and our world.

Regent University

I seem to recall he hired a lot of their graduates to "represent the American people." Maybe he should check there...

edited for spelling

[Robeson]

71. Good.

[jazzjunkysue]

74. I'm sure he'd make wonderful licence plates: Apply here:

[fshrink]

76. I'm looking for someone to take care of my large yard.

[jmowreader]

77. They're waiting until January 21

He'd be a great fit for any number of right-wing think tanks. The problem they face is Fredo, as it now stands, is at immediate risk of going to prison. If I was the head of a think tank, the prospect of spending $50,000 to buy him a chair, get him a computer, hire a secretary, order business cards and change the letterhead isn't too appealing when there's a risk that two US Marshals could walk through the door at 9 tomorrow and drag him out by the ankles.

But the minute Shrub pardons him for any crimes which he may or may not have committed either now, in the past or in the future, the world's his oyster. And y'know, the prospect of having to powder his nose and put on a suit seven times a year to make $210,000 really doesn't sound all that bad.

[underpants]

78. Wow is this patheitc. Hell even Frum was able to find work for crying out loud

You have to be pretty damned pathetic to be a RW seat-filler NOT rat anyone out (stay loyal) and still not be get some BS money funneling job. Hell the "lawyer" who supposedly save PFC Lynch got a job with Bob Livingston's lobbying firm.

Gonzo you have been used and cast aside