tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post2371442633220928277..comments2024-03-29T08:14:13.708-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: THERE'S NEVER A COP WHEN YOU NEED ONERumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-82346038130067496012007-03-15T09:22:00.000-04:002007-03-15T09:22:00.000-04:00MIAMIAssociated PressIn response to the upcoming d...MIAMI<BR/>Associated Press<BR/><BR/><BR/>In response to the upcoming dis-belting of attorneys at the Richard Gerstein Justice Building, one lawyer has come up with a unique idea- and may make money to boot.<BR/><BR/>A joint venture between Attorney (and Broadway newcomer) Kenneth Weisman and men's clothier Ermenegildo Zegna will bring a belt kiosk to the lobby at the REGJB. A cross-marketing campaign with the MIA-FACDL will encourage lawyers to NOT wear belts into the building. They can rent-a-Zegna for a nominal fee, on a daily weekly or monthly basis.<BR/><BR/>No word yet on if the Ferragamo or Bally shoe concerns will enter the fray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-44953951098681016212007-03-15T00:45:00.000-04:002007-03-15T00:45:00.000-04:00Infraction calendars used to start at 8. As of th...Infraction calendars used to start at 8. As of this week the hearing officer calendars are starting at 10. There are still some judge infraction calendars earlier though. the thought was that it would spread out the crowds waiting to get in the building and help with parking, etc, if some of the criminal stuff was over by the time people showed up for the infractions.<BR/>It also means there are infraction calendars at noon which screws up the lunch schedule for the clerks but I'm sure they'll get over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-56555748657359229812007-03-14T22:46:00.000-04:002007-03-14T22:46:00.000-04:00I used to work at REG for the Clerk's ofice and I ...I used to work at REG for the Clerk's ofice and I can tell you that the clerks do not get special treatment from security with the only exception of having a door for them from 7 to 8 or 8 to 9 (dont remember). While I was there I knew alot of the guards, mostly the ones who worked the police and SAO doors and I can tell you the pay is crap. From what I heard, Judge Farnia was there a few weeks back and forgot his Judge ID so he waited with the common folks to get into the building and now the AOC has changed traffic infractions calendars from 8:30am to start at 11:00am and the lines are still long as hell. Now I know why I used to ge tto work an hour early...to get through security.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-68664520447665742002007-03-14T20:35:00.000-04:002007-03-14T20:35:00.000-04:00When have you seen 2 cops or corrections, bailiffs...When have you seen 2 cops or corrections, bailiffs fighting or arguing. I have seen attorneys going at it in the building or held in contempt in open court for being disrespectful. Keep those arrogant bastards checked at all times. Not all are like that of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-35657772894471872252007-03-14T07:22:00.000-04:002007-03-14T07:22:00.000-04:00May the Mishkin be with you.May the Mishkin be with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-79257509863091807012007-03-14T07:06:00.000-04:002007-03-14T07:06:00.000-04:00ESPECIALLY all the former, now current, Judicial-w...ESPECIALLY all the former, now current, Judicial-wannabees, up and running again. They should be screened twice, casue obviously they're a little off. Let's hear if for GINA, JOSIE and MIGDAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-36325114373758805062007-03-14T06:11:00.000-04:002007-03-14T06:11:00.000-04:00Not a single person should get in the building wit...Not a single person should get in the building without going through security. No one is immune from coming in one day and going nuts, no one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-6913531202163805192007-03-14T00:11:00.000-04:002007-03-14T00:11:00.000-04:00That's copyright you boob!That's copyright you boob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-33885082149049862592007-03-14T00:08:00.000-04:002007-03-14T00:08:00.000-04:00Isn't the term Shumie copywrited?Isn't the term Shumie copywrited?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-84794283610852160092007-03-14T00:06:00.000-04:002007-03-14T00:06:00.000-04:00Rodriguez, Korvick,and Colby don't have a chance i...Rodriguez, Korvick,and Colby don't have a chance in hell to get this appointment! Izzy is a good bet and so is Shuminer but.... the winner is Michael Hanzman. Why? Rumor has it he has juice all the way to the top. So remember you read it here first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-38557720572150711902007-03-13T23:07:00.000-04:002007-03-13T23:07:00.000-04:00So explain then...PDs, clerks, cops, corrections o...So explain then...PDs, clerks, cops, corrections ofcs, and ASAs are less likely to bring in a weapon than a private attorney? The biggest criminals I know fit in those first five categories...but..they get to pass through the "special" door. GENIUS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-84049058246666890932007-03-13T23:02:00.000-04:002007-03-13T23:02:00.000-04:00Request Hrg.before Ass.Admin Judge Leifman who han...Request Hrg.before Ass.Admin Judge Leifman who handles parking cases and will grant special dispnsation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-85392336717270282772007-03-13T22:59:00.000-04:002007-03-13T22:59:00.000-04:00Question for one of the traffic guys. I have a co...Question for one of the traffic guys. I have a couple of parking tickets that were not paid on time, leading to a sharp increase in the fine. (I only wish when my clients did not pay me on time that my receivables grew that fast). Now the total amount owed is more than my monthly note. Is there any way to get the fines reduced, or am I SOL?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-63422949456960635372007-03-13T22:25:00.000-04:002007-03-13T22:25:00.000-04:00Dade Countyprides itself in beating to its own dru...Dade Countyprides itself in beating to its own drummer.People do not obay the laws.The state attorney believes in applying only those laws it feels appropriate.The public defender believes ethics do not apply to them.The judiciary is terrified of retribution should they do or nsay something for fear of offending some segment of the population.<BR/>What a way to live.<BR/>At one point we had a fine community.People respected themselves and others.We all cared about our community!<BR/>Unfortunatley for all of us,those days are forever lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-9452209866516966312007-03-13T21:46:00.000-04:002007-03-13T21:46:00.000-04:00With regard to the appeals court nominees from the...With regard to the appeals court nominees from the JNC for Fletcher's seat, i think that Silverman, Korvick, Reyes and Colby have been nominated before.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that Judge Jose Rodriguez even got an interview last time. Who is Hanzman?<BR/><BR/>Who has the instead republican political pull to be appointed by Gov. Crist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-9474280273684440572007-03-13T21:35:00.000-04:002007-03-13T21:35:00.000-04:00Judge Lawrence King says that lawyers are not spec...Judge Lawrence King says that lawyers are not special and should remove belts and shoes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-48035996106402065222007-03-13T20:48:00.000-04:002007-03-13T20:48:00.000-04:00Well Jimmy, I was not exactly a paragon of objecti...Well Jimmy, I was not exactly a paragon of objective law enforcement during my time as A.G., and there were certainly others like me (Edwin Meese and A. Mitchell Palmer to name two), but Gonzalez's main problem is his obvious incompetence and in-over-his-head attitude. He has been G.W.'s do-boy for the last 15 years and has set back the reputation of Hispanic attorneys for a long time. If you want to name an Attorney General who was at the complete beck and call of the President, however, there is only one candidate, and his name was Bobby Kennedy. Does anybody seriously think that Bobby did anything at DoJ that did not have his brother's complete approval?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-10045068949009237852007-03-13T20:41:00.000-04:002007-03-13T20:41:00.000-04:00Lowest bidder doesn't always get you the highest q...Lowest bidder doesn't always get you the highest quality worker.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I think that is quite an underestimate. Lowest bidder usually gets you lower quality.<BR/><BR/>Scott AfricaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-62073870379806283672007-03-13T20:30:00.000-04:002007-03-13T20:30:00.000-04:00I have two new sweepstakes questions:(1) over unde...I have two new sweepstakes questions:<BR/>(1) over under on Torture Boy Alberto's resignation? I have next Friday, March 23, 2007--after the brain stem returns from his latest embarassing overseas trip, another weekend news cycle, and the Democrats have had enough time to squeeze every drop of political capital out of the latest scandal; and<BR/>(2) has there ever been a bigger U.S. Attorney General political hack than Torture Boy and, if so, who was it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-85035943108031308212007-03-13T20:17:00.000-04:002007-03-13T20:17:00.000-04:00I just removed a nasty post. Went a bit too far.I just removed a nasty post. Went a bit too far.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-17710777220591908882007-03-13T20:16:00.000-04:002007-03-13T20:16:00.000-04:00not on my blognot on my blogRumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-43008120077733991442007-03-13T20:02:00.000-04:002007-03-13T20:02:00.000-04:00STAR WARS THE MUSICALBY FRANK RICHThe NY Times.A l...STAR WARS THE MUSICAL<BR/><BR/>BY FRANK RICH<BR/>The NY Times.<BR/><BR/>A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, Steven Speilberg and Disney teamed up. Their first result is Star Wars-The Musical which premiered last night at the new Arthur Snyder-Alan Postman theatre in the very round on Broadway. Guys and Dolls in outer space- haven’t we seen all this before?<BR/><BR/>The cast stars Ben Vereen-miscast and uncomfortable as Darth Vader. The role was clearly made for James Earl Jones. Brandy prances across the stage as Princess Leia, Mathew Modine sulks as Luke Skywalker, and Patrick Swayzee makes a valiant effort at the role of Hans Solo. Their roles are predictable, as are their songs, although telling the now familiar star wars saga from the prospective of Darth Vader lends a new twist to a tired theme. Vader’s familiar lament- “The Dark Side ain’t all its cracked up to be” runs throughout the production, which ends in Vereen belting out the song <BR/>“Old Man Emperor, Old Man Emperor” to the tune of Old Man River. <BR/><BR/>Swayzee is an unusual sight break dancing and rapping to the “death star rap” [we got the plans for the star, but I gotta go far, that suckas gonna blow-cause I'm Hans Solo.]<BR/><BR/>However, the real stars of this show- and the reason this musical is destined to be a hit for a long time, is the interplay between Broadway veteran superstar Nathan Lane as R2D2 and newcomer Kenneth Weisman as C3PO. Lane is hysterical as he runs all over the stage beeping and bumping, playing the straight man (droid) to the equally funny Weisman. Weisman has perfected the robotic movements as he twitches, turns, and tap dances (yes C3PO tap dances) all the while moaning that “this will be the end of us” and “we’re destined to be sent to the spice mines of kessel.” <BR/><BR/>Weisman, whose only other known role was in the one man play directed by Robert Altman “I’m more special than you.”, is more than an adequate match for Lane as the veteran straight man. Act I ends with Weisman and Lane –reunited after going their separate ways in the desert- singing the Sonny and Cher classic “I got you Babe”. <BR/><BR/>In the end, despite the chemistry of the old star and the new star, Star Wars –The Musical fails in it’s mission- to give the audience a sympathetic view of Darth Vader. Special effects include the shredding of Skywalker’s arm in the penultimate duel with Vader, and the background explosion of the death star in the climatic battle scene. Vader moans “I’ve failed the Emperor, the dark side really ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.” while Weisman whispers to Lane in the corner of the stage “he’s really angry now. We’re liable to be melted down for spare parts. Oh why did master Luke have to blow up the death star?” <BR/><BR/>Audiences leave with a similar complaint- oh why did master Spielberg have to bring us this musical?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-69333701631617653802007-03-13T19:57:00.000-04:002007-03-13T19:57:00.000-04:00An attorney = a criminal in a suit and tie, with a...An attorney = a criminal in a suit and tie, with a license to steal and deceive for quick cash.<BR/>Check them all and remove their underwear. I will feel safer in the Justice Building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-40595305933842763262007-03-13T18:47:00.000-04:002007-03-13T18:47:00.000-04:00The Bar Card will get you into the Graham building...The Bar Card will get you into the Graham building without hassles. Why not at Metro justice building?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-86806468397482202262007-03-13T18:45:00.000-04:002007-03-13T18:45:00.000-04:00It's not the judges who are requiring that attorne...It's not the judges who are requiring that attorneys remove shoes and belts. It's the building manager. The screeners are telling lawyers to protest her plan before it goes into effect. The building manager works for GSA, so the FACDL should contact GSA, the County Manager, the Mayor, Chief Judge Farina and Administrative Judge Blake to stop this nonsense. The bar card should be enough for lawyers to bypass the metal detectors, and even more so after the screeners see your face every day year after year. There just have to be some reasonableness and common sense still around the REG building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com