2.24.2008

Rusty


The lawyer over Roger Clemen's right shoulder is Rusty Hardin - a former prosecutor in Houston. The first time I ever heard of him was when I to go to a Saturday morning seminar while I was with the Tarrant County DA's office. (Yeah, Saturday morning. I chose a government salary so I could go to seminars on Saturday?) Anyway, the guy was the guest speaker - he was funny, smart, and with it. (I still remember that he spoke of what was and what wasn't admissible during the punishment phase during a criminal trial - and that's been almost 20 years ago.)

He's also famous for cross-examining Anna Nicole Smith during one of her many court appearances over her desired inheritance from her very dead husband. After asking her if she had taken acting lessons, she famously replied, "Screw you, Rusty."

That's all I got. (Other than Roger might be in a little trouble.)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, and now they are saying that a suspicious number of pro athletes are taking Ritalin........it never ends.

Anonymous said...

The dude over his left shoulder is trying to look tough and angry but his defensive posture while holding that pad up in front of him makes me think he's weak and fearful.

Anonymous said...

is that my right shoulder or his right shoulder?? hmmm...hehehe

Double Fake Henry Waxman said...

I guess you Wise Guys don't get too riled up about drug use in sports, since there is a lack of stupid, idiotic responses to this blog post.

I guess it's all about the WIN, you
chicken shiates!

Anonymous said...

Just how do you suppose all those 300 lb high school football grew so huge? Lots of health food? The steroids and HGH must be rampant throughout all levels of all sports. The problem is their use is very hard to detect. If the athletes and coaches don't police themselves, these athletes will continue to grow and make comparative records meaningless. And who knows what the long term effect on their health will be?