My view on this is that, as we expect of our Judges, the appearance of impropriety should be avoided. Regardless of whether there's anything wrong in her actions, it's the appearance, and her apparent blindness to and unpreparedness for the very predictable "outrage" expressed by the other side. At the very least, she should have reported something up the food chain, to cover her butt. When I was in the corporate world, if there was ever a chance that something could be perceived as inappropriate, it was supposed to be (but not always) reported. To me, that's the real issue here, and I think it IS a real issue. I hope the judge finds that there's nothing wrong and the case proceeds apace, but I believe her handling of this has been an unforced error, and I would fully expect any defendant to try to exploit it.
Well written, Dave. Now, when it comes to the Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracy, then we really have something to worry about—worry about the sanity of a part of our country. Lemme see. Donald Trump has sex with a porn star while his wife recovers from childbirth and then pays off the porn star with laundered money to keep her quiet. Donald Trump rapes a newspaper columnist—the female Hunter S. Thompson of her day—and gets hit with a nearly $90 million legal judgement. But, but, but a prosecutor has a perfectly legal affection for a fellow prosecutor and—the SKY IS FALLING! Well, I guess the Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracy people and—oh, yes, the pizza place child sex ring believers—will believe pretty much everything.
Hi Dave,
My view on this is that, as we expect of our Judges, the appearance of impropriety should be avoided. Regardless of whether there's anything wrong in her actions, it's the appearance, and her apparent blindness to and unpreparedness for the very predictable "outrage" expressed by the other side. At the very least, she should have reported something up the food chain, to cover her butt. When I was in the corporate world, if there was ever a chance that something could be perceived as inappropriate, it was supposed to be (but not always) reported. To me, that's the real issue here, and I think it IS a real issue. I hope the judge finds that there's nothing wrong and the case proceeds apace, but I believe her handling of this has been an unforced error, and I would fully expect any defendant to try to exploit it.
Well written, Dave. Now, when it comes to the Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracy, then we really have something to worry about—worry about the sanity of a part of our country. Lemme see. Donald Trump has sex with a porn star while his wife recovers from childbirth and then pays off the porn star with laundered money to keep her quiet. Donald Trump rapes a newspaper columnist—the female Hunter S. Thompson of her day—and gets hit with a nearly $90 million legal judgement. But, but, but a prosecutor has a perfectly legal affection for a fellow prosecutor and—the SKY IS FALLING! Well, I guess the Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracy people and—oh, yes, the pizza place child sex ring believers—will believe pretty much everything.
Well said Dave. I think this whole episode surrounding Willis' love life is right out of Steve Bannons play book. "Flood the zone with shit."
But as you and many others have said, there really is nothing there, there.
Next stop, Willis will be accused of being part of the Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracy.
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