WE BUY INK BY THE BARREL

Mark Twain wrote: "You should never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel"

And we will update those wise words by adding "or someone who writes a widely-read, not to mention exceptionally well written blog." 

But not everyone reads Twain, or follows his wise words. 

And thus we received a comment by the suddenly popular Daniel Espinsoa, who can't leave well enough - or in his case-a monumental screw-up, alone. 

Danny  left us this comment which can be found in the preceding (the one below this one, Danny) post:

 Danny Espinosa said...

Hi, Rumpole. It would be great if you were to report the truth, including the entire email you sent me, instead of omitting certain things and adding language in your response that you did not send to me. Also, it's interesting how you write posts (and comments) as if I wrote them. In the end, it says a lot about who you are when you celebrate the mistakes of others. I wish you the best. But I hope going forward you wish the best for everyone, not just me.

Monday, May 09, 2016 5:14:00 PM

 

 To set the record straight, we posted the entire email you sent us, and below, is the entire response we sent you. Why you feel this is significant, is beyond us. But the mere fact we do not deign to correspond to our legion of fans personally, does not mean we have forsaken our desire, nay, our right to respond in public when someone sends a smug, somewhat threatening email. 

Furthermore, the blog post in which we responded to the email from Danny Espinosa does not in any way portend (appear to be, Danny) to be a reprint of an email from us to you. Rather, as we said in our email to you, we don't correspond privately with fans, readers, or disgruntled, putative judicial candidates. Thus we replied more fully, publicly. Capiche? ( See below Danny, because we're gonna make ya an offer ya can't refuse).

But in the interest of making sure the full story is out (although why you want this to have legs, is beyond us. The DBR just ran a story today, and quite frankly one would think a lawyer who cannot read the rules and regulations properly wouldn't want that sort of thing to be publicly discussed ad infinitim  (again, and again, forever). 

Now, finally, to address your comment that we write "posts and comments" as if you wrote them. Let us explain to you how a blog works. We write the posts. Each post here identifies the individual who wrote it. There is nothing we wrote in any manner in which the post on the front of the blog appears in any way, shape or form, to have been words written by you. 

In the comments section WE DO NOT WRITE THE COMMENTS. We will admit, Danny, that wiser men (and women) than you have also somehow misapprehended what is in the comments section and from time to time someone emails us asking why we wrote something in the comments section. 
The comments are written by readers. 
The comments are written by readers. 
The comments are written by readers. 
Rinse. Repeat. 

Now, because you appear to be new to this whole blogging thing, (BTW- there's this really cool thing called "you-tube"  which has videos you can view on-line, and something fascinating called twitter, but you cannot be as verbose as we tend to be on it) let us clue you in on some rules we have. We don't allow ad hominem attacks (....never mind).  We don't allow personal information to be posted in the comments section. But when a public figure (and Danny, when you tried your best to run for judge, you became a public figure) does something noteworthy (and sadly, here in South Florida the noteworthy stuff tends to be more "Danny Espinosa stuff"  than "Barak Obama stuff") we comment on it and allow our readers to comment on it. So to the extent you are upset with the comments, you have to live with it.  Or as we say in criminal court "don't apply for judge and screw it up twice, if you can't do the time", or something like that.

And finally, we say this. We don't know you. Your bar profile lists that you have been a member of the Bar for a whopping six years. We have cases older than that. We litigate for a living. Which means we deal all the time with judges who were lawyers for five or six years, couldn't make it, and then all of the sudden think they are the lord's gift to jurisprudence when they don a black robe. Meanwhile, our client's life is on the line,  and they've never done or heard of a "Franks hearing" or a "Garcia hearing" and are looking at the prosecutor for help. So you will have to understand if we have a pre-disposed bias against someone who has been a lawyer less than the average career of a NFL running back, who somehow wants to be a judge. 

Okay. Here are the emails in their full glory. Enjoy. 

Daniel A. Espinosa, Esq. <despinosa@espinosalawgroup.com>	7:54 AM (9 hours ago)
to me

We’ll be in touch soon, Howard.

Very Truly Yours,

Danny

Daniel Alberto Espinosa, Esq.

ESPINOSA LAW GROUP

10625 N. Kendall Drive

Miami, FL 33176-1510

Direct Line: 305.655.1501

despinosa@EspinosaLawGroup.com

howardroark21@gmail.com	11:24 AM (6 hours ago)
to Daniel

sorry. We don't correspond with fans

BTW, your email called us "The National Enquirer of blogs" which we find some what offensive, but Donald Trump does not. The NE should only be as well written as this humble blog is. 

If you want to be a judge, you can do it. There is precedent for this. Judge Newman ran for judge before he was qualified to do so. He was knocked out of the race, and came back a few years later and won. So, Danny, there are second acts in American Politics and in the Miami Judiciary. We would also refer you to the case of Judge Al Sepe,  but you probably weren't born when all that went down. Google it. He resigned the bench under a cloud of suspicion, ran again a few years later for county court, and then was appointed to the circuit court. All is not lost. Perseverance has its rewards.

Danny, should you wish to continue this, or explain anything, including the errors that led to you not being able to qualify, we make you this offer: THE BLOG. Send us an email, and as long as it follows certain rules (see above) it will be posted UNEDITED. 

See you in court, but just not on the bench for a few years.