Scooter and the Magic Letter People

[hedgehog]

I heard that 150 people wrote letters to the judge in Scooter's case telling him what a fine, upstanding fellow Scooter really is. It occurs to me that the real divide in this country isn't between the rich and poor, black and white, gay and straight but between the Letter People and the rest of us.

Who are the Letter People?

When a teen aged Letter Person screws up, a Letter to the headmaster makes sure he isn't suspended or a Letter to the judge makes sure she isn't charged with DWI.

When a Letter Person goes to college, the college gets a Letter and admission is assured. Of course, getting into prep school involved a Letter as well.

When the Letter Person graduates, a Letter assures that position on Wall Street or appointment as a clerk to a Supreme Court Justice. Maybe the Letter assures appointment to the District Attorney's office despite failing the Bar Exam twice.


Maybe later on, a Letter results in a below prime mortgage or decent price on some real estate. Maybe it just contains advice on a good investment.

Sometimes, being a Magic Letter Person means you don't even have to write a Letter. You can even shoot someone in the face with no repercussions. Letter People know that Letter etiquette requires the victim to apologize for getting in the way of the other Letter Person's gun.

The point is, Letter People shield themselves from all of life's bumps and misfortunes by writing Letters for each other.

Scooter and all his pals must be amazed that the Magic Letter didn't work this time, at least not so far.

[Richard Steele]

1. I can only offer this post two letters: K & R.

[Saturday]

3. And a very clever reply.

:toast: Applause.

[Saturday]

2. You are too clever.

:toast: Applause.

Edited to add.... applause.

[whistle]

4. Yes, but a letter from Bill Kristol on Neoconservative International letterhead

....hand delivered to George* Bush requesting that he agree to pardon Scooter Libby for all crimes by either placing his signature at the bottom of the letter or having his brains all over the letter, will get the pardon is looking for.

[Horse with no Name]

5. Astute.

K&R

[blm]

6. Yep - alot of Rs and too many Ds support T (for traitor) Libby and the BFEE

they all serve in the long run.

[TahitiNut]

7. The difference between a pirate and a privateer is a Letter of Marque.

Tradition! :dunce:

[hedgehog]

8. I forgot about that. I'm going to start using that phrase more often!

[rasputin1952]

12. LOL...I was thinking along the same lines...

:D

This judge is a no-nonsense type of guy, and I give him great respect for not caving in after the letter writing campaign, it shows he has dignity, integrity and takes the law seriously. If someone had to take Clarence Thomas' seat as the "Black SC Justice, he's got Thomas beaten hands down, just on integrity and intelligence. Seems to me we could use that...:hi:

[TahitiNut]

13. Almost anyone, black or white or other, could beat Thomas "hands down,: imho. At the same time ...

... almost NOBODY, black or white or other, could beat Thurgood Marshall no matter where the hands were. I trust that history will regard Marshall as one of the truly great Justices. That anyone would even remotely regard Thomas as Marshall's replacement is despicable, imho.

I've been favorably impressed with Walton's equanimity and balance, as well as his candor and excellent judicial temperament. I have not had the opportunity to review his opinions nor do I have the legal training to properly assess his performance at the District Court level. I feel quite confident, however, he'd be more than a satisfactory replacement for Thomas even without Federal Appellate experience.

[rasputin1952]

15. I concur...Marshall was a brilliant jurist...his seat became ...

the "Black seat" somewhat by default, although there is nothing but history/tradition/decorum, that says the seat must be "Black", just as there was nothing but the above that said Sandra Dy O'Connor's seat was "female".

I listened to all but a couple of hours of the Thomas headings, and I knew immediately that he was not USSC material, in fact, how he became a judge in the first place baffles me, as he appears far too stupid to have even passed Law School!

As for his jurisprudence that was in serious question when asked what he thought of the charges brought against him, and he said, (paraphrased), I paid no attention to them at all. For anyone in law to not "pay attention" to charges is, at least to anyone w/more than a few brain cells chugging along o life support, unbelievably absurd. My first thought was, "how can you make a decision, if you don't even know or care what the case is about?" Even my mother, a staunch R, who was married to a lawyer gave a gasp.

When the laws of this nation are looked at by someone like Thomas, and then decided upon, we are in deep shit. Even Scalia is better than that, though not by much.

[Spazito]

9. Well done and very true!

Recommended.

[Mabus]

10. K & R

[troubleinwinter]

11. "below prime mortgage or decent price on some real estate"

One of the Letter People wrote to the judge that he handled the finances of "some of the wealthiest people in the country.... Please let me know if I can be of further assistance to you."

Veiled attempt at offering bribery?

[Mind_your_head]

14. Heh. Very "interesting" catch there. n/t

[Mind_your_head]

16. Magic Letter People, indeed......

I know some of them, and the ones I 'know' are loathsome. They really, truly think that because they've 'figured out' how to make their living on the backs of others (exploitation) that "they" are better.

Yet, these same people would be nothing & truly STARVING on their own.