No Name-Calling (Dem Secretary Goes Haywire)

Politico ^ | 6/17/2009 | Politico

[AnAmericanMother]

Odds are by the recipient. In which case, since they're a party to the conversation, it ain't private (at least as far as they're concerned). Unless they're a lawyer, in which case there's an ethical issue.

It's like the Mayflower Madam said, "Don't say anything on the phone that you don't want your mother to hear at the trial. That goes double for Email."

I just don't like her attitude. She's not elected to anything, but I'm paying her salary, and I expect her to conduct herself with a little restraint.

[Lurker]

For later.

[COBOL2Java]

"Lighten up, Liz!"

[DJ MacWoW]

Odds are by the recipient. In which case, since they're a party to the conversation, it ain't private

Who is apparently a Dem lobbyist. And anonymous. They put Becton out there, without her permission, and sit back and watch. If it was this person in the exchange, I'd say they got their revenge.

[nina0113]

She's not elected to anything, but I'm paying her salary, and I expect her to conduct herself with a little restraint

I don't think you (or I!) will be paying it much longer. If she's been in DC for eight years, she certainly should have remembered this:

http://www.snopes.com/embarrass/email/tripplehorn.asp

That email chain went ALL over town. A couple of years ago, one of our employees became disgruntled and sent a vindictive email to the person s/he blamed for the disgruntlement, cc'ing the entire firm. THAT email went all over town as well, and the plans that person had made for a career in the legal field went POOF!

[GOYAKLA]

Also not getting her RI/M(Required Inches Per Month).

[nina0113]

And anonymous.

The anonymity must have been given by the paper that reported it - even if the sender redacted his own information from the rest of the chain, the sending address would have appeared on the email that came to the reporter's inbox.

[RikaStrom]

ping!

[BlueNgold]

I checked and her pay rate is a matter of public record.
She’s making over $100k per year.

Maybe she should consider applying for a job with Madam Boxer...

[DJ MacWoW]

Maybe. I still wonder what is going on here. I’m the suspicious type. She tells the anonymous person about influence peddling in DC and that they were being played. The more I read the emails the more suspicious I get. We’re talking about a Dem lobbyist that wants influence and got a lesson about presuming. Wonder if more info will ever come out?

[nina0113]

What I see is a low-level flunky trying to make herself far more important than she actually is. All the original sender wanted to do was make a simple appointment. That’s what Ms. Becton’s job IS - to make appointments for Rep. McDermott. Meeting with a Congressman is not evidence of influence-peddling.

She’d better hope he’s not embarrassed enough by this to find her services unnecessary now, because she’ll have a hell of a time finding another job at that level with these emails circulating.

[DJ MacWoW]

Yes, I know. That's what everybody sees because they are only looking on the surface.

And I am done with this topic. Hope your day is blessed.

[FreedomOfExpression]

I’m not arguing the fact that it is not be proper etiquette, or even that it could be considered rude.

Yeah. You did but I guess you thought about it.

Is that a polite way to call me a liar? I never argued that it was proper to call her by anything other than the name she gave to them. Point to a post where I said that. You may have misinterpreted post 116, where I was trying to point out that you were minimizing her actions by continuing to bring up the impropriety of the initial email that started all of this.
Yes, okay, we know that. We also know she is an unhinged loon, which is my point.

As I said, it was over-reaction. But you didn't comment on who released the private emails and for what purpose.

I couldn't care less who released the emails or why.

...I don't see the anonymous person being hounded for an apology....

I never said she hounded someone for an apology, just that she hounded them.

It's obvious you have some emotional stake in this issue, whereas I am just stating how batty this woman is for not letting go of it after an initial tirade or two.

[new cruelty]

I just read the article that you linked. That was a fairly interesting story. Thanks for posting it. I also noted that Tripplehorn, the author of that missive, passed away in November 2008.

[nina0113]

I also noted that Tripplehorn, the author of that missive, passed away in November 2008.

It was a suicide. I don't know how much the infamy he brought on himself contributed to that. I hope not as much as I think. The Internet really IS that 'permanent record' our teachers warned us about.

[new cruelty]

Wow. That is sad. I hope that email he sent wasn’t his undoing.

You’re right about the permanent record. Maybe I should stop typing... nope, I just can’t help myself.

[kalee]

Same here I am Miss Kalee or Mrs.____.

[grey_whiskers]

From Legacy.com, where there is a memorial, it appears likely he suffered from bipolar disorder.

This may have a bearing on the letter and -- if it is true he committed suicide, which was not clear from what I have read -- his untimely demise.

I prefer the Claire Swire letter, because nobody suffered anything but well-deserved embarrassment.

Cheers!

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, I’ve been blowin’ those out the door at that price.

And mea culpa, I was also behind the whole chain-yankin’ thing that tortured poor Lizzie to the brink of suicide. :’) Or more like homicide, considering the length of reaction.

She should be told to break the Prozacs in half from now on, and to not come in anymore.

[DJ MacWoW]

Is that a polite way to call me a liar?

Check my posting history. I don't do that kind of thing.

It's obvious you have some emotional stake in this issue

Not anymore than you do. Why did freepers email a stranger over a situation that did not involve them? Are they emotionally involved? I expressed an opinion which is the point of posting on a forum.