My point wasn’t really about whether or not there is a tape of the conversation, though I suspect there isn’t, since it was 5:45 in the morning and the producer probably didn’t take the time to get a recording system set up, and because I don’t think even ABC would be stupid enough to lie to the lawyer about a non-existent tape that they would then admit did actually exist. My point was that the mother sounds like she’s got something to hide, given the way that she lawyered up right away and had her attorney make an inquiry about whether a tape existed before she made her statement saying that she didn’t say what the producer said she did.
“My point was that the mother sounds like she’s got something to hide,”
Not to me.
“given the way that she lawyered up right away”
Given she discovered the media reported her comments out of context, the prudent thing would be to get a lawyer involved.
“and had her attorney make an inquiry about whether a tape existed”
Trying to get a copy of a tape in an effort to force ABC to use their own tape against them, to play the tape for the world to hear.
“before she made her statement saying that she didn’t say what the producer said she did.”
We know the media won’t take remarks out of context or edit them to fit an agenda, or to stage events to indict the innocent. . .oh. . .wait. . .
Actually, given the media called her at 0545hrs in the morning before she even knew what the heck was going on, and given the caller was asking if SHE was the mother of a James, and given she answered yes you have the right person (HER)*, and given ABC took that remark and reported she somehow knew the person calling was calling about a tragedy she knew nothing about, and given the history of the media (esp ABC) warping their reporting to fit their liberal agendas (TEA Party smear, anyone?), given the media frenzy and the absolute chaos going on it is right that she contacted a lawyer to make sure her side was reported. She did the right thing.
“because I don’t think even ABC would be stupid enough to lie to the lawyer about a non-existent tape that they would then admit did actually exist.”
All past proof that ABC’s lies and distorts, and edits tapes (Zimmerman), I don’t see myself agreeing with you that ABC would not lie.
Cheers.
*-Having being awakened by a 0430 call from a hospital when my son was injured on the job, I was asked, “Are you Mr Hulka, father of XXXXX?” I answered/mumbled, “yeah, you got the right guy,” it is easy for me to see ABC could have taken that answer of mine and reported in the same way it is reporting the mother’s remarks. ABC: Seeeeee. . .when we called Agent XXXXX father, he said, “Yes, you have the right guy,” thereby implicating me.