Did you watch the live feed that TMZ provided? That judge was not having any of the Gloria crud! The poor Boston Globe attorney looked like he was there under threat which I am sure he was.
Gloria didn’t win. What she argued was that the gag order be lifted so she could put the “testimony in context”. Gloria actually said that without it the divorce testimony wouldn’t mean anything to the average American and they(we) deserved the context. She’s only looking out for the good of all Americans didn’t you know! She said without the order being lifted Mrs. Staples didn’t feel that she could talk about Mitt at all and her rights were being violated as she was the only person on the planet that couldn’t have a public opinion about this candidate!
Then it got good.... the judge who wasn’t buying it said that Mrs. Staples had every right to her opinion and could do so publicly. She just couldn’t say anything about her divorce. Then she said, “ Mr. Staples did it on national television at the RNC and was able to fully give on opinion on Mitt and his ability to be President without mentioning the divorce so surely Mrs. Staples could do it too! HAHAHA! Gloria didn’t know what to do with that!
The judge also mentioned that she has had 18 years to lift the gag order and the judge wasn’t about to subvert due diligence laws because the election is 12 days away.
Gloria went on then to ask Romney’s attorney if he cared if the gag order was lifted and the judge stopped her and said that Mitt wasn’t on the original contract of non-disclosure so his opinion really had no legal merit! Gloria really thought she had this one and was shut down cold! So fun to watch!
>> Did you watch the live feed that TMZ provided?
Sadly, no. It sounds like YOU had a good time though. :-)
I think I would have enjoyed it. Thanks for the report.
The exact point of the discussion my wife and I had on this last night. Romney was never part of the original gag order. It should be the the couple who were divorced, and as long as one of them wants the gag order held, the courts will see it that way.
I also appreciate that the judge chastised Allred for trying something 18 years after the fact and close to an election.
wow. That sounds great. From the Boston media outlets, it sounded like she could come back and submit a motion to lift the gag order. Is that what it sounded like to you?
I want to send that judge a list of this woman’s posts on Huff Post, but unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that she has a public email address unlike some judges.