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September 26, 2007
“Convicted Terrorist Sympathizer Will Speak at ‘Legal Ethics’ Conference”
Evidently, excluding the unethical from a conference on ethics would be a form of intolerance — a hate crime committed by the kinds of regressive, patriarchal Enlightenment thinkers who arrogantly presume to define what constitutes “ethics” in the first place. After all, one man’s convicted and disbarred terror enabler is another man’s “prominent” expert “in the field of ethics.” Up is down. Black is white. Quizno’s ain’t toasting jack. Don’t like it? March your ass to Subway, brother. 52 Comments ::: Post a comment »RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI: http://proteinwisdom.com/wp-trackback.php?p=9885 Leave a commentIf you want to leave a feedback to this post or to some other user´s comment, simply fill out the form below. |
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Comment by Dan Collins on 9/26 @ 12:54 pm #
Gosh. What would a patriot do?
Comment by Mike C. on 9/26 @ 1:03 pm #
I am always appalled when I see her described as a “civil rights attorney.” She is interested in peoples’ civil rights only with respect to those her share her goals and only to the extent that it furthers those goals. She herself has admitted that she sees no problem with regimes she supports (Castro, Mao, Stalin) trampling on the rights of their people.
Comment by BJTexs on 9/26 @ 1:04 pm #
Here’s a laugh out loud moment: Hofstra’s description of Stewart:
Oh, I see! It’s significantly more important to point out the career accomplishments shilling for unpopular clients. This establshes her antidisestblishmentarian bon fides and giving her the cachet of counter culture edginess!
The fact that she is … oh what’s that legal term I’m looking for … Oh, yea, I remember … disbarred for gross violations of legal ethics plays no role in the decision making process for populating an ethics panel. My bad!
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Comment by Mike C. on 9/26 @ 1:05 pm #
Not that she is described as such in the ad for the event. Since she has been disbarred calling her an “attorney” would, of course, be unethical.
Comment by Mike C. on 9/26 @ 1:07 pm #
Thus providing her with unique experience regarding ethics.
Comment by slickdpdx on 9/26 @ 1:09 pm #
That’s not her only criminal case. She also got indicted for Criminal Contempt 1 in a less fashionable case involving a drug gang.
Stewart, was defense counsel for Dominick Maldonado, one of six persons indicted in a drug conspiracy case. One of the other persons indicted, Susan Chang, who has since died of cancer, cooperated with the prosecution and testified before the Grand Jury that the head of the drug ring had provided lawyers for all the defendants, and that attorney Stewart, the defendant in the instant case, was the lawyer for the head of the drug ring as well as for Maldonado; the witness also testified that her defense counsel had warned her not to cooperate with the prosecution because the head of the ring would have her killed and that the head of the ring would find out about the cooperation through attorney Stewart, because all the lawyers “go back to Lynne Stewart.” The indictment was upheld at 91 NY 2d 900 but their is a fuller discussion of the issues in one of the previous decisions in a tortured history at 656 NYS2d 210.
Her cases make good fodder for ethical discussions, but she is probably not the best source of information for a real discussion of the issues.
Comment by Aldo on 9/26 @ 1:12 pm #
The fact that she is … oh what’s that legal term I’m looking for…
In old-fashioned parlance: An enemy spy.
Comment by Jeff G. on 9/26 @ 1:14 pm #
Agreed, slickdpdx. Make her cases material for a panel discussion. Hell, invite her, if you want.
Just make it clear in your literature who it is you are inviting, and what it is she is (in)famous for.
If anything, that lends the proceedings credibility.
Comment by Jeff G. on 9/26 @ 1:14 pm #
Transparency, in other words.
OWN IT, BROTHER!
Comment by BJTexs on 9/26 @ 1:15 pm #
Yup, let’s invite the disbarred ethically challenged former attorney, stand her up in front of the seminar attendees and … what? Have somebody say, “This is not how you practice ethical law?”
All you need is some sad clowns and a couple of fat prostitutes and you could hold a Fellini film festival.
Comment by McGehee on 9/26 @ 1:16 pm #
They signed her because Kim Philby was unavailable.
Comment by Slartibartfast on 9/26 @ 1:17 pm #
Lynne Stewart should be heard! What are you wingnuts afraid of, anyway?
Comment by Jeff G. on 9/26 @ 1:19 pm #
Heh. I just burst out laughing for, like, the third time ever.
Not much of a burster, am I.
Comment by BJTexs on 9/26 @ 1:20 pm #
I mean, Shee – it! It’s a conference on Legal Ethics but Hofstra doesn’t see the need to mention that Stewart’s disbarred!
Oh, and the fat prostitutes should be carrying balloons.
Comment by BJTexs on 9/26 @ 1:25 pm #
Jeff: Sounds like the makings of a new conceptual series. Burstable moments?
Oh, and the sad clowns wield bunches of Daisies.
Comment by kelly on 9/26 @ 1:29 pm #
Speaking of disbarred attorneys and (lack of) ethics, is William Jefferson Clinton on the esteemed guest list? If not, shouldn’t someone mention the fat prostitutes? You know, as incentive?
Comment by ThomasD on 9/26 @ 1:56 pm #
Have you seen a picture of Stewart? She already is a fat prostitute.
Comment by wishbone on 9/26 @ 1:58 pm #
Unreal.
Nifong’s speaking fee must have been too high.
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Comment by Pablo on 9/26 @ 2:48 pm #
Why, exactly, is she not in federal prison?
Comment by kelly on 9/26 @ 2:54 pm #
She was in jail (although it wasn’t federal prison, IIRC) for a brief period of time. She was released early do to a cancer diagnosis.
Comment by slickdpdx on 9/26 @ 3:02 pm #
She is more terror-symp than you know. She had a fund-raiser for terror organizations or supporters right after 9-11 as I recall. I wish I took one of the flyers down and saved it for the record. Who knew it would matter?
Comment by Mike C. on 9/26 @ 3:24 pm #
Her entire sentence was 28 months (yes, months).
Comment by JimK on 9/26 @ 3:24 pm #
Well, they needed a contrarian point of view, you know “How not to do ethics”, so she was a natural.
Comment by Mike C. on 9/26 @ 3:25 pm #
At her sentencing the judge actually considered her work on behalf of unpopular clients (that’s terrorists to you and me) to be a mitigating factor.
Comment by Matt, Esq. on 9/26 @ 4:21 pm #
I’m really incredibly baffled by this one. A disbarred lawyer should not under any circumstances be teaching ethics. To me, this sounds like this cancer on the legal profession had a friend/fellow terrorist sympathizer who helped her get the job. A disgusting treasoness blob like Stewart doesn’t have a whole lot of options after a felony conviction and disbarment. Well, except as a key note speaker at most Ivy League universities.
Comment by Aldo on 9/26 @ 5:06 pm #
Stewart doesn’t have a whole lot of options after a felony conviction
Outside of the Clinton campaign, anyway.
Comment by Great Mencken's Ghost on 9/26 @ 5:43 pm #
Hofstra was never all that hot when I was there. Now, they’ve apparently decided to make Nassau Community College look upscale.
Comment by Karl on 9/26 @ 5:56 pm #
Hey, the conference also presents Ronald Kuby.
Comment by Merovign on 9/26 @ 6:11 pm #
This looks to be the “new thing,” getting the word from the “horse’s mouth” (have you seen Lynne Stewart?) on the subject of Bad Behavior.
Ahmadinejad on war and peace.
Lynne Stewart on being a completely corrupt putz who gives shyster lawyers a bad name.
What’s next? Michael Jackson on child endangerment?
The possibilities are endless!
Why, think of it… Cold Cash Jefferson on corruption, Britney Spears on road safety, or Hillary Clinton on campaign finance laws.
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Comment by McGehee on 9/26 @ 7:32 pm #
I’m trying to imagine a malignant tumor on a malignant tumor.
Then I think of Ted Kennedy and it all just … works.
Did you ever play football against Temple? </obscure Bill Cosby reference>
Comment by Swen Swenson on 9/26 @ 7:58 pm #
On the other hand, Ms. Stewart is a walking talking argument for the burqha. Perhaps that’s a plus considering her clientele..
Comment by bour3 on 9/26 @ 9:12 pm #
It’s good to invite such a speaker to your conference because it shows how expansively far-ranging your group is. Plus, it helps to have a truly ugly person around because it makes everybody else look better.
Comment by Great Mencken's Ghost on 9/26 @ 9:17 pm #
Hofstra’s football team was put there so even Temple could win one…
Comment by Tony on 9/26 @ 10:27 pm #
Seems that these schools do this for the brief notoriety, or else they’re blindingly stupid.
Finkel is Einhorn?
Comment by J. Peden on 9/26 @ 10:42 pm #
Agreed – what’s an Ethics Conference without a dose of illicit thrill from Diversity’s enrichment?
[But I think I'll just stick to peyote.]
Comment by Big Bang (Pumping you up) on 9/26 @ 11:22 pm #
- William F. Buckely is the cable guy?
Comment by mishu on 9/27 @ 4:58 am #
Cancer? They have hospitals in prison.
Comment by Matt, Esq. on 9/27 @ 6:21 am #
Actually Brittney should be speaking on “half naked parenting” according to my significant other’s latest issue of US weekly (which I don’t actually read but do look at the pictures while on the can).
*On the other hand, Ms. Stewart is a walking talking argument for the burqha. *
And for the razor. Have you seen her lip ? An entire colony of catapillars died there and appear to be rotting. (Typically, as a not particularly handsome-american, I am loathe to make fun of people, even famous people, due to their appearence. However, sometimes, ugly is just so evident that I feel I don’t have a choice- see Reno, Janet for additional information).
Comment by Mike C. on 9/27 @ 6:30 am #
She’s even uglier on the inside than on the outside. Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover.
Comment by Aldo on 9/27 @ 8:19 am #
linking two of Jeff’s recent posts:
Comment by tanstaafl on 9/27 @ 8:51 am #
Maybe Lynne needs the $ and one of the Hofstra peeps is a friend.
She’s had a rough go of it (monetary & health) since carrying that blind sheikh’s (‘93 WTC) stuff out to his cronies on the outside.
(ok, enough dissembling…) yesterday’s opinion journal had some good observations on the “human rights” attorney.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110010654
Comment by A Warthog on 9/27 @ 9:14 am #
How can you guys say this babe is ugly?
Comment by BJTexs on 9/27 @ 9:14 am #
Speaking of dissembling, tanstaafl. From your link as written by Prof Monroe Freedman, responding to criticism about Stewart:
As pointed out in the story nowhere in that response (nor in the original announcement) does it mention the reasons why Stewart might be a cautionary tale. Prof. Freedman considers this to be unimportant information to convey to the potential attendees. You know, that trivial bit of data that she’s been disbarred and convicted, in part, for ethics violations!
The fat prostitutes are dancing now. which hurts my eyes.
TRANSPARENCY! IT BURNS!!!
Comment by CraigC on 9/27 @ 9:18 am #
I’m confused. I thought she was in jail.
Comment by Techie on 9/27 @ 9:22 am #
Out on bail while awaiting appeal, CraigCon.
Comment by BJTexs on 9/27 @ 9:24 am #
Craig:
She was released early because she has (I believe) terminal cancer. She’s also pursuing an appeal on some of the charges for which she has a hearing in December.
AWarthog:
You are most definitely going to hell for that.
Comment by A Warthog on 9/27 @ 9:57 am #
“You are most definitely going to hell for that.”
Will I get my 72 Lynne Stewarts,oh yes,and plenty of mud?
Comment by Matt, Esq. on 9/27 @ 11:59 am #
*Students are more likely, therefore, to come away viewing her not as a role model, but as a cautionary lesson*
The way I look at it, its better to point at the disbarred lawyer and without pulling any punches, say to law students- this is what she did, do the opposite. Instead, by hiring her, Hofstra is essentially giving her a platform to justify her behavior (I’ve never seen any statement from her indicating any acknowledgment of her wrongdoing or some type of contrition)- and who knows how many young minds are in her classroom, just waiting to hear more about heroes like Mao and Lenin.
Comment by MayBee on 9/27 @ 12:14 pm #
Would it kill her to shave?
Comment by Merovign on 9/27 @ 2:58 pm #
Aldo – if that’s an accurate quote from Stewart, paranoia would appear to be an inadequate approach in dealing with the Left these days.
“Hi, I just adore murderous thugs, I help terrorists, and I want to destroy my country. Do you want to be friends?”
You wouldn’t think she could be uglier on the inside than the outside, but then the world is full of nasty surprises.
Comment by ThomasD on 9/27 @ 5:21 pm #
Sisyphean is a word that comes to mind.
Comment by Additional Blonde Agent on 9/27 @ 5:26 pm #
“Will I get my 72 Lynne Stewarts,oh yes,and plenty of mud?”
If there’s justice in this world and the next, yes. >8^O