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Posted on 10/25/2012 8:18:07 AM PDT by jmstein7
After a humiliating performance in court, over two days, it looks like Gloria Allred will leave Massachusetts without a bimbo to trot around this time.
Allred came to court to get the gag order on her client, the wife of the founder of Staples, lifted. The gag order prevents her client from discussing the details of her divorce in the early 90s, where Mitt Romney offered testimony in support of the husband. Allred left court empty handed.
Over Allred's pathetic pleas, the attorney from the Boston Globe agreed to Staple's stipulation settling the matter - and leaving the gag order intact. At one point, Allred was actually heard begging the Boston Globe attorney to turn down the offer, yelling "please!" The answer? No. Thus the stipulation was signed, and Allred's client was silenced. In effect, the Boston Globe threw Allred under the bus.
The angst on the radical left was immediately evident. David Corn, of Mother Jones, desperately tweeted "How did Allred let that happen? Was there a screw-up?"
In the end, Allred ended up with nothing more than a 20 year old piece of paper and nobody to talk about it.
The husband opposed lifting the gag order. he people protected here are the parties, their families, their business relationships. When they settled this they agreed to keep their mouths shut.
All settlements with a confidentiality agreement, will always say something like “unless to comply with a valid court order” so it’s understood you may have to reveal something due to a court proceeding.
Having nothing to do with Romney, the husband is being protected from her now running around calling him a liar and a cheat.
The Boston Globe will still write about the testimony and will still try to argue that Romney may have lied. The gag on Allred’s client will just deny them a female face on the story.
From what I saw this wife is a real hater and may not have come off well anyway.
My fave Allred client has to be the one who cried with Gloria on tv because Tiger Woods did NOT bother to include her on his list of 1000 women he slept with.
Dude, if Romney’s lawyer says to the media and in court that he has no objection to letting the stuff out, how do they get to say he was blocking squat? Good grief, it was bad enough when people were panicking about real stuff like Mitt being behind in the polls, now we have to run around with our hair on fire about what lies somebody might tell thaqt will be obvious to any chimp?
But Romney is NOT refusing. Mitt's lawyers agreed that the testimony could be released. They basically said Mitt has nothing to hide and could not care less if the transcripts of his testimony is released. Allred can't claim Romney is refusing, because he is not. Allred can't even say Romney is refusing to allow the gag order be lifted because it was the Boston Globe that dropped that request.
Time for the tee shirts, “I went to court and all I got is this crummy transcript!”
geez are you being OBTUSE????
Since WHEN DOES THE TRUTH MATTER to democraps? It does not MATTER that Mitt said it was OK to release them...duh!!!!!!!
YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW LIBERALS THINK BY NOW!
She will just say “OK Romney SAID he agreed to release the records, but ‘Republican Operatives’ are working behind the scenes to prevent the leak of this damaging info because he is hiding something”
You can’t be this Naive after all this time, can you?
If there’s a gag order, can anyone (including news outlets) discuss the contents?
Sorry Mr. K, but capitalizing entire sentences and name calling don't help make your point.
Allred has nothing here, at least not at this time. Romney's camp couldn't have made this any more clear to the court, the media and the entire world - they simply do not care if Mitt's testimony is released to the public. Allred can't claim squat here. I don't understand why you're obsessing about this nothingburger. It was the Boston Globe, not Romney's lawyers, that decided not to request a lifting of the gag order. This is why Allred is pissed. She's actually managed to get less than nothing and the media knows it.
Perhaps more will come out later? I dunno. Right now, I wouldn't waste any more time on it.
The gag order applies to specific people, I think. So the Globe & other media are free to print the specifics.
Longbow- your comprehnsion level is failing
You should see a doctor
The fact that Alread has nothing is my entire point... have you missed that?
But since when does THAT make a difference to Democraps?
She can now say evil republicans CONSPIRED to prevert the release of DAMAGING information. What is Romney HIDING? Why wont he RELEASE HIS RECORDS? There must be something bad there or he would release it!!!
As I've been telling you, you were wrong.
She can not say this because even the biased media knows it is so completely untrue that they can't run with it. Allred has nothing and everyone in the world knows it. That is all.
no you dumbell I have been TELLING YOU THAT!
And despite the fact that I keep saying “Alred has nothing” you keep telling me “No, because Alred has nothing”
You seem unable to grasp my central point- since when does it matter to democraps whether they have nothing or not?
THEY WILL MAKE SOMETHING UP IF THEY DONT HAVE ANYTHING!!!
Got it? finally?
I think events have overtaken this story though
Okay, now I just think you’re insane.
They aren’t making anything of it. You know why? Cause they can’t. Period. You were wrong. Geeze, let it go.
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