JJJ's Lawyer is Coming off like a Smug Jackass

[MadBadger]

I mean did he really just say that JJJ was entitled to the Senate Seat? I may have heard that wrong, but even if he didnt say that exactly, thats what the lawyer is definitely inferring, like the seat should be his.

[whippo]

1. If he's entitled, then he doesn't have to pay?

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[ellacott]

4. And that was the point he was trying to make

Confidence and competence is now smugness. Amazing

[MadBadger]

5. The lawyer came off as arrogant, and to paraphrase Obama: Like it was some how owed to him.

[EFerrari]

2. He's juggling a lot. He just seemed focused and a little tense to me. n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. You mean like Blago's wife was qualified for some of the positions?

Lawyers are behind a lot of corrupt negotiations. And they always get away with it. It sounds like he's trying to justify himself for doing something he may not have had a right to do.

[ashling]

7. I thought he was pretty open and straightforward

That was the one word in the whole interview I would have taken back if I were him. ... or he should have at least added the reason he thinks he is entitled to it, such as "by virtue of his seniority ," etc., but I think it was a slip up and not his being a smug jackass. He was pretty open ans straightforward