by Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C.
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January 8, 2007

Alberto "Lawyer of the Year" Gonzales

December 13, 2007 11:02 AM EST
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In a sickening twist of fate . . . the disgraced US Attorney General who spent so much time vainly fighting his fate as the 'Next' Ex-Attorney General has been named Lawyer of the Year by the ABA Journal.  Alberto "Brown Nose" Gonzales tied himself to the theory that the President should have unchallenged, unchecked power. George Likes his friends . . . :)

Being clearly groomed for the US Supreme Court . . . the ethics devoid human vermin presided over illegal wiretaps on US citizens, lobbied FOR torture, tried to find legal loopholes to avoid abiding by the Geneva Convention Accords, trampled on the US Constitution he swore to uphold and defend . . . pretty much anything he could to kiss the Backside-inChief's Backside (chiefly) to garner a further push to his sad, sorry, ethics free career! 

 He DID beat out Cheney's top aide, Addington.  "Addington shares his boss's belief that the president should have unlimited powers in time of war -- and should have carte blanche in dealing with the thorny issues of torture, secret detention and warrantless eavesdropping,"

 Oh Yeah . . . these guys may not HAVE carte blanche . . . but they take it anyway. 

The reasoning was something about him being newsworthy.  Whatever.  They just gave themselves all the aura of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (ZERO value) by naming the 2008 winner 12 months early . . . . Gonzales' replacement . . . Mukasey.  A touch more Psycho than psychic.  The absurd winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom . . . from racist Strom Thurmond (who still had his black mistress . . . mother of his illegitimate child) . . . to Bush cronies, General Tommy Franks, CIA Director George Tenet and, of course, L. Paul Bremer . . . who presided over 14 months of the reconstruction of Iraq.    They all joined the list with Mother Theresa, Pope John Paul II and Rosa Parks.

Some people objected to the Academy Award and Nobel Peace Prize going to Al Gore . . . because the international community sees what they simply cannot . . .  .One wonders why they didn't object to some of the more flagrant joke awards.  So . . . these dubious awards have little or no meaning anymore . . . . Mostly, by giving Freedom Awards to people fighting Freedom . . . . and lawyer Awards . . . to people fighting the law . . . . I was thinking we should be able to follow this to the logical conclusion on awards we might see next in this Orwellian World . . . . Any Ideas??

 How about the Animal Carteaker of the year Award going to famous Puppy Punter Michael Vicks?

 How about Enviromentalist of the Year to Exxon-Mobil?

Mother of the Year . . . Britanny Spears?

Any ideas?  Anyone?  Anyone?  :)

 

 

 
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Comments: 43

Sheryl O. Dec 13, 2007, 11:32am EST
Baseball Hero of the Year and Honorary Czar on the War on Drugs........(drumroll)....

BARRY BONDS!
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 11:36am EST
Ouch . . . My SF Giants take a hit! :P

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Stephanie B. Dec 13, 2007, 11:44am EST
I'm fresh out of ideas. Every time I come up with one, I get depressed.

Aberto Gonzales as lawyer of the year. Excuse me while I get some Tums.
Charles Temm JR Dec 13, 2007, 11:47am EST
actually depending on your view of lawyers it may be approprite
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 11:53am EST
I know Stephanie . . . I had the same reaction to Bremer firing the Iraqi military, taking their income and their pensions . . . . and sending them home with their weapons . . . . while Gen. Franks left the weapons caches unsecured. Both get a Presidential Medal of Freedom for their ( *ahem* ) Contributions. I may need a Tums IV! LoL!

Pulitzer Prize . . . to Fox New's Fair and Balanced Reporting???

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 11:54am EST
LMAO ! ! ! You know Charles you may be right.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Lainie - Just Lainie Dec 13, 2007, 12:01pm EST
the ethics devoid human vermin ----- is that editorializing?

Are we surprised?
Jamie B. Dec 13, 2007, 12:07pm EST
I vote Ted Haggard for Pastor of the Year!
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 12:37pm EST
"the ethics devoid human vermin ----- is that editorializing?"
Just the facts, Ma'am. Just the facts!"

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 12:42pm EST
Ok, Jaimie, but only if we can give a Posthumous Homosexual Tolerance Award to Jerry Falwell!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Lainie - Just Lainie Dec 13, 2007, 1:02pm EST
Sometimes I get them confused when they could go either way like that, Doyle....
John Philipp Dec 13, 2007, 1:04pm EST
Doyle, I'm sure it is comforting (mostly to lawyers and politicians) to know that the old boys club is still alive and well in America.
Sheryl O. Dec 13, 2007, 1:10pm EST
Award for the Advancement of Science..........The State of Kansas Board of Education.

(sorry about that Bonds thing, Doyle)
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 1:16pm EST
Well spoken John . . . it's comforting to the old boys for sure. Perhaps the old boys club should get a merit award for the advancement of Equal Rights? :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 1:26pm EST
No prob Sheryl . . . ( *sniff* ) . . . I'm practically over it. ;)

Oh man . . . too bad The Darwin Awards are taken, Huh? Then again . . . for Kansas' education, it might just be too appropriate!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
louis a. Dec 13, 2007, 1:27pm EST
the republican congress.....best obstruction

fox best spin [ well not really]

what a year for living dangerously.
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 1:35pm EST
Oh, Louis, how about the "Cross the Aisle for America" Award to the GOP Congress?? :P

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Don(time to open them FEMA camps) S. Dec 13, 2007, 1:36pm EST
I guess ALL lawyers are scum after all .
I'm appalled and deeply ashamed to be associated with the ABA.
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 2:27pm EST
What was even more egregious to me was the absurdity of naming the next AG as the 2008 winner 12 months early! Why the hell should they bother at all? Just mail a certificate to every AG!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Sheryl O. Dec 13, 2007, 3:02pm EST
Ah, The Darwin Awards - I anxiously await them each year. It WOULD be appropriate for the Kansas Board of Ed! : - )

Nice picture of Gonzales, though. He's got that innocent, "don't you want to just pinch my cute little cheeks?" look.
Austin Cushing Dec 13, 2007, 4:00pm EST
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Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 4:21pm EST
It's his Official one . . . . I see what you see though Sheryl . . . . I can see him in kindergarden class . . . must have been very similar. Someone, somewhere must be shaking their head and trying to figure out how it all ended so badly.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Sheryl O. Dec 13, 2007, 5:18pm EST
(Ah, Doyle - we Americans still refer to it as "Kindergarten" - I know you're into the German/English translation thing, but this one stays as is. : - )
Sheryl O. Dec 13, 2007, 5:43pm EST
OH, my, Lyndon....now that you mention it, Alberto does look like a cabbage patch doll in a suit. Agh! Now I can't get rid of that mental image. Thanks a bunch.
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 6:02pm EST
LoL! True enough Sheryl . . . . it must be the kinder in me! And yet look what they did to the name volkswagon just to mess with my head? :)

Lyndon . . . I have never seen you pop up with a quip that wasn't completely enjoyable. Thanks! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 13, 2007, 6:45pm EST
What I'd like Lyndon, is to see it continue the good fight!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. Dec 14, 2007, 4:37am EST
Democratic-controlled Congress for the "Backbone of the Year Award"???
Kathleen ♥ L. Dec 14, 2007, 10:56am EST
I read and reread this and finally came back with a suggestion... only to find that Jean had stolen the words right out of my mind!
Masked Hero -. Dec 14, 2007, 1:07pm EST
the man did what he had to do to win a war and you guys ride him out of office for doing what was best for you. now you have the freedom he helped to provide. use it to give Gore another medal.
Obviously, the ABA doesn't have a clear idea of how one overcomes a negative reputation with the public. Could they have done worse? Hard to see how!
Masked Hero -. Dec 14, 2007, 1:32pm EST
Please. Hillary is a lawyer, remember?
Statement from Edward Adams, Editor and Publisher, American Bar Association Journal


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CHICAGO Dec. 14, 2007 -- The ABA Journal posted an article titled "Lawyers of the Year 2007 & 2008" on ABA Journal.com, on Dec. 12, 2007. The article defined that term as the year's biggest legal newsmaker, identifying former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as the major newsmaker of 2007. The Journal regrets that we did not make this theme clear.

We appreciate the feedback we've received, and we're acting on it. So that there can be no confusion, the term "Lawyers of the Year" has been changed in the headline and story to "Newsmakers of the Year." The story is otherwise unchanged from its original version.

This article, like all in the Journal, is the work of the magazine's editorial staff. As is the magazine's practice, it was not reviewed by the Journal's volunteer Board of Editors, the ABA's Board of Governors, or its officers, prior to publication. The Journal will continue to strive to provide high quality news to its readership.
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 17, 2007, 12:56pm EST
Masked . . . Ummmmm . . . pull the mask off the eyes Dude, you can't see straight! LoL!

Elizabeth, that makes it akin to Time Magazines "Man of the Year" which might include Hitler or Hussein (Still disagree as to the title). It also does NOT explain how the biggest newsmaker of NEXT year has been awarded before NEXT year even starts!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 17, 2007, 5:38pm EST
Hello Dan!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Bob C. Dec 19, 2007, 12:11am EST
Senator Craig for "Family Values" person of the year or maybe bathroom etiquette person of the year or maybe even Heterosexual male of the year.
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 19, 2007, 10:57am EST
Ohhhh . . . I like the thought of a Craig Bathroom Ettiquette award! LoL!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Dec 20, 2007, 7:32pm EST
I will . . . couldn't find it though. You have a link?

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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