Comments on: Somewhere Napoleon is Smiling

By: bryan simmons

bryan simmons — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:06:16 +0000

When I was working for a civil defense firm in Galveston, one of my bosses was driving in his car one day listening to Nazi Talk Radio when who should appear as a guest talking about ‘tort reform’ but one Jared Woodfill.

This particular boss of mine (in addition to be a State Democratic Exec Committee member) also happened to be handling what can only be classified as utter bullshit lawsuits against a railroad client for injuries caused to a town in central Texas by a cross-tie plant. [I'm for tort plaintiff's getting their justice in courts--but these claims were BS].

He tried to call in to talk to Mr. Woodfill about his comments about ‘runaway lawsuit abuse’, but Woodfill refused to let the call screener put my boss through. Seems he talks out of both sides of his mouth on ‘tort reform’.

Woodfill is a hypocritical shyster of the first order.

By: L.Lane

L.Lane — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:28:13 +0000

Woodfill ought to have the good grace to fall on his sword; with luck Benkiser of RPT will topple with him. Any opportunity Woodfill has had to tune-up the local party is gone.

By: Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:25:49 +0000

It was before the 2006 election. My theory is that the release is now because it’s motivated by personal revenge. Some might argue that it’s now so that Woodfill can try to reframe the Republican Party.

By: AHCL

AHCL — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:47:19 +0000

I agree with you, Mark. The timing on this is definitely fishy. The question is what does this particular timing serve?

Do you recall if the offending e-mail was sent before or after the 2006 election? If so, did it matter? I don’t really remember any of the CCL judges being opposed (but that was a lifetime ago, it seems).

Do you have any ideas on why the release happened now?

By: Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:55:44 +0000

No, Fields did what he needed to; I don’t begrudge him that.

Then nothing — silence — for two years.

Woodfill, however, is wrong. He acted like he didn’t know anything about this (despite the press coverage) until now, when it serves his purposes (i.e. revenge) to act like the Republican party gives a damn.

You have to ask yourself, “why now?” The answer is not that the Republican Party cares about the black man.

By: Lawyer4Real

Lawyer4Real — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:30:19 +0000

[edit] are you serious? Judge Fields is a black man who had the NUTS TO STAND UP FOR HIMSELF AND SOMEHOW HE IS WRONG….[edit]

[Sorry, tmerriweather08. If you're going to call people names here, you won't be doing it anonymously. ed.]

By: A Harris County Lawyer

A Harris County Lawyer — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:35:21 +0000

Why does my icon have buckteeth and glasses? Are you TRYING to give away my super secret identity?!?!?

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:56:55 +0000

I think Woodfill is actually working for the democrats. Do I smell a conspiracy?

By: Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:57:50 +0000

I don’t know if he’s a lawyer, but he’s an attorney.

By: AHCL

AHCL — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:51:43 +0000

Is Woodfill a lawyer?