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(D) Jena Griswold
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(D) Alexis King
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(D) Joe Salazar
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January 21, 2009 09:25 PM UTC
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actually, the funny part isn’t so much in the article as it is the comments.
Check it out:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/…
I just don’t like Strickland
Renny Fagan had a Tom Strickland mustache before Tom Strickland did …
He’s not a bad choice per-se but like Michael Bennet I assumed he was never on anyone’s short list. Maybe David Sirota is right and there is this secret group of aristocrats making all appointments in the state 🙂
Stickland was a partner in Brownstein Hyatt & Farber, et al (the most politically connected lawfirm in CO) when they were assisting in the looting of the S & L’s, including Silverado in the 1980’s. I just don’t say this, I reviewed actual documents which tied Brownstein et al to aiding and abetting ciminal violations of federal banking laws with developers in cahoots with failed S & L’s. ( I obtained these documents by subpoena in a lawsuit). Conveniently , Strickland was appointed US Attorney General in the early 1990’s, the very person who should have been prosecuting the S & L crooks. (This means Strickland would have to prosecute himself and his former law partners)
So now you know the REST of the story, and why nobody went to jail…..
Neil Bush’s role in the Silverado mess had something to do with the no-jail rule, too.
Mr. Strickland was not appointed and confirmed as U.S. Attorney in the early 1990’s. He was nominated by President Clinton in the late 90’s and took office about one month after the Columbine tragedy. He had nothing to do with the prosecution of Silverado executives that the U.S. Attorney’s office filed in the early 90’s. He was still in private practice at that time. By the way, a jury found the President and CEO of Silverado Savings & Loan NOT GUILTY of the criminal charges brought against him.
You should be careful about insinuating that Mr. Strickland committed any crimes or that his former law firm did. It is defamation (libel and slander) per se to accuse someone of committing a crime unless you can prove it.
Brownstein et al were legal counsel to transactions involving a certain developer and a certain S & L (which later failed at a cost to the taxpayers of $155 million). I identified these transactions as illegal per Title 18 USC Sec. 1344 and other violations of federal banking law on a website I published. In fact I was threatened with a lawsuit by certain parties, presumably for libel and slander, because I made those allegations public. In a letter to their attorney, I actually invited them to go ahead and file a complaint and prove their cause of action. They failed to do so for the following reasons:
1. In filing a complaint against me, they would have in effect appointed me a special prosecutor because they would be handing me additional subpoena powers, and I made it clear to them exactly what I would be subpoenaing. No fishing expedition here.
2. The truth is an absolute defense against libel and slander, and they knew my allegations (and more importantly the evidence) were true. In addition, I made it clear I would be countersueing them for attorney’s fees and exemplary damages for filing a frivolous lawsuit.
In summary Mr. Republican 36, I was in fact threatened with a libel and slander suit by these parties and I invited them to bring an action against me. They declined to do so because of the fact I could prove it.
Aren’t you bound to confidentiality?
Subpoenaed documents become become public, there is no confidentiality. Subpoenaed documents are introduced everyday into court files and entered into evidence at trial.
I thought highly and still do of Strickland. It has been common in the US for one when he/she has finally made enough money, whatever enough is, or raised the kids, to devote the remainder of their working life to public service. Lawyers sort of choose their clientele by the kinds of practice they engage in, but they don’t necessarily choose the behaviors they try to shield them from.
We have got to begin to realize that lobbying covers a wide range of folks and behaviors. A lobbyist is one who advocates for a policy. That could include lobbying to immunize children, to push CO detectors, or to open casinos. If the lobbying is by the drug company that makes the immunization that is a far cry than if it is from a pediatric nurse. Most testimony in legislative committees is lobbying. Feed the Children uses “lobbyists”. So does the American Friends Service Committee. Often these people are the ones who have the greatest understanding of an issue, especially if they are dealing with an elected official who has spent his whole life as a realtor, rancher, geologist, etc.