Public Apology to Brian Buckley and Retraction of Jim Robinson's Statements

Free Republic | December 14th, 2001 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

To Brian L. Buckley, Winston & Strawn and to whomever else it may concern:

I, James C. Robinson, also known on this board and elsewhere as Jim Robinson or JimRob, hereby extend and offer my sincerest apology to our attorney, Brian L. Buckley, also known to this board as Clarity, for any and all statements that I may have made to any employee of the law firm of Winston & Strawn and or to anyone else that may have been construed or seen as defamatory, slanderous or libelous. It was never my intent to defame, slander, libel, belittle, damage or otherwise harm Brian in any way. Specifically, I retract anything I may have said that inferred that I did not authorize Brian to bring suit against Aldridge (aka, eschoir) or that he kept me in the dark regarding the W&S billings. It is obvious to all involved that I did authorize such suit and was personally involved throughout its course.

If is unfortunate that we became involved in a dispute over the Winston & Strawn bill and I would do anything if I could roll that back, but, obviously, that is impossible. I feel that my decision to go forward with the Aldridge lawsuit was a mistake, but I made the final decision myself and I am the one that must accept the consequences. Brian is not at fault for the decision nor is he at fault in my dispute with Winston & Strawn regarding the billing. The final bill was several times the amount I was expecting the suit to cost and so I argued forcefully that it should be reduced, but W&S refused to budge. In the end, I agreed to pay the full amount on a monthly payment plan. Hopefully, this dispute is now fully and completely resolved to the mutual satisfaction of all parties involved.

I am and will always remain extremely grateful for all of Brian's efforts expended on my behalf and on the behalf of Free Republic and our causes. Brian sacrificed three years of his life and many thousands of dollars of his own money and thousands of hours of his time for Free Republic. I loved Brian then for his efforts, and despite our current difficulties, I still do.

Brian, if you can, please accept my sincere apologies. I humbly apologize to you for any grief I may have caused. I wish you nothing but the very best.

Regards,

Jim Robinson

[Dale 1]

Once again, you're character and behavior is worthy of a roll model. I certainly understand the initial reaction to an unexpectedly large bill, but it’s follow-up that earned you my respect.

[Lazamataz]

Now, on to other issues: Does anyone owe you, Jim, an apology for violating a certain sacred trust known and described as the Attorney-Client privilege???

[1 FELLOW FREEPER]

"Something Bill Clinton could never do. Appologize."
To the Clintons, apologies are for the "little people"

[Scully]

Magnificent, Jim...

[Keith]

read what Jefferson and Adams campaigns said about the other in the election of 1800...that's where the stories of Jefferson's "slave mistress" first became public...much worse than Gennifer Flowers' tapes.

[Hugh Akston]

I hate when I get Ally McBeal flashbacks. Bygones?

[billhilly]

That should be "implied." .................................And that was low class.

[beckett]

Good for you Jim.

Like many others on FR, I have missed Brian's astute observations and participation on this board. I hope he finds a way to join us again.

[Ex-Wretch]

Class act, Jim. Humble pie is good for the soul. You've got the best site on the entire internet. Thanks for all that you do and for such a good example. Wish it were contagious and spread rapidly to the Body Politic.

[Pete53]

God Bless you Jim and Brian too.

[TroutStalker]

You are a true gentleman, in addition to being a visionary by creating FreeRepublic.

[1 FELLOW FREEPER]

Touche

[marshmallow]

It was never my intent to defame, slander, libel, belittle, damage or otherwise harm Brian in any way.

Is/was he threatening to sue you unless you issued this public apology? Sounds like it.

[malakhi]

Jim, you're a good man. We all do things we regret. Clarity, I hope you will accept Jim's apology and return to active participation here.

[xzins]

As Jesus instructed:

"Forgive us our trespasses...
AS we forgive those who trespass against us."

That's a very, very dangerous prayer. Whether AS means "when" or whether AS means "in the same manner," it involves us asking God to forgive us based on how or when we forgive others.

[t-shirt]

An apology and humbleness is never a bad thing to do when you are wrong.

These things is virtues.

We should all try to be decent to people of FR and apologize when we are wrong. And we should try be forgiving of others who wrong us.

Also we should try to open our minds a little and listen to other people's perspectives and concerns.

[WIMom]

Good job, Jim, Merry Christmas.

[toast]

We have a family friend that builds homes. When we decided to build a house he offered to do it for us. He does very good work and was going to do it for a very reduced rate. We decided to use a different company. We felt we might have a problem confronting him if we didn't like something. He was disappointed but didn't take long to get over it.

After that he built a house for his in-laws. They ended up not speaking to each other for 3 years.

Doing business with friends is a dangerous undertaking.

[ambrose]

Did you write this apology, or did Clarity write it and threaten to sue you if you didn't post it?

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

I've been there myself, Jim, and I know how it feels! We all say things in the heat of stress, and in anger as well as shock!

I miss Clarity's observations on various issues and learned much from it!

A Class Act, Jim! You're the greatest!