iamrootMay 1, 2023
Sarah
News from the #EJeanCarroll suit: Joe Tacopina has filed for a mistrial. It revolves around the Trump lawyer initially not recognizing, then not understanding a classic piece of satirical #literature. From @emptywheel with an appearance by @KlasfeldReports https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/05/01/joe-tacopina-complains-about-woke-jonathan-swift/
Joe Tacopina Complains about Woke Jonathan Swift - emptywheel

Given Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina's complaint that he's not in on the shared joke of Swift's A Modest Proposal, I hope some nice mother in Florida with a sense of humor will make the Modest Proposal that Swift be banned under Ron DeSantis' anti-woke censorship laws for being -- as a canonical work of English culture -- too woke.

emptywheel
May 1, 2023 at 4:24pmWeb
Show threadKen WhiteMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports Oh, asking for a mistrial because the judge is sustaining too many “argumentative” objections. That sounds like a strong argument.
Show threadUlrikeMay 3, 2023
@Popehat @SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports
Brobdingnagian if true.
Show threadDaveMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports
Re: Montana
"Gonna be a mental toss flycoon (whatever that is)"
Show threadRob HoneycuttMay 1, 2023

@TheLancashireman @SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports

Just me and my pigmy pony.

Show threadColin RosenthalMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports 700 years? Is that also satire??
Show threadSarahMay 1, 2023
@gorhendad_oldbuck @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports he could have been exaggerating for effect or simply misspoke. Can’t be sure.
Show threadColin RosenthalMay 2, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports Or maybe it was a mishearing of "several hundred years ago"!
Show threadAdam KlasfeldMay 2, 2023
@emptywheel @gorhendad_oldbuck @SarahOestreich The judge got the timeline wrong and noticed it, correcting himself on the record before the end of the day.
Show threadDan SugalskiMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports "I move for a mistrial because I am an idiot" seems like an unusual argument for an attorney to make.
Show threadRobin BobcatMay 1, 2023

@wordshaper @SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports

Lionel Hutz : I move for a 'bad court thingy'.

Judge Snyder : You mean a mistrial?

Lionel Hutz : Yeah! That's why you're the 'judge' and I'm the 'law talking guy?'

Judge Snyder : The lawyer?

Lionel Hutz : Right.

Show threadSteve HerseyMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @[email protected]
In what jurisdiction does "I'm an incompetent lawyer and an idiot to boot" qualify for a mistrial before testimony is even complete?
Show threadDarwin WoodkaMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports this clown is just the quintessential Trump lawyer isn't he
Show threadSamuelJohnsonMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports 700 years ago? The year 1729 to be exact. Not even 300.
Show threadKevin SoursMay 1, 2023
@samueljohnson @SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports The modern english language isn't 700 years old
Show threadDenys BeecherMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports A local Florida mother tried to have Body Ritual Among the Nacirema banned. It's clear from her complaint that the satire passed her by. A Modest Proposal can't be far behind.
Show threadRafael SabelliMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports That lawyer proves he is not Swift.
Show threadMarc JacobsMay 2, 2023
@Sabelli @SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports 🥁🥁🥁
Show threadVHaschMay 1, 2023

@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports

Is intelligence linked to a sense of humor? 'Cause this guy is making me think it is.

Thank god the judge is well-read.

Show threadAlexander RutholMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports
Hm. Novel approach.
"Your honor, I request a mistrial on the grounds that I am ignorant and an idiot."
Show threadJoão Tiago RebeloMay 1, 2023
@Je5usaurus_rex @SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports leveled with "I declare BANKRUPCY!", right?
Show threadMark HughesMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports this guy must be from the PC gaming generation. He wants to restart each time he loses and have another go with the knowledge he's gained from playing. 🤔
Show threadwattevansMay 1, 2023

@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports

700 years? 300, actually. At least he recognized it, even if his arithmetic is a bit off.

Show threadGene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈May 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports @Popehat @jann A brilliant move worthy of the fictional Douglas Wambaugh or Lionel Hutz — an attorney requests mistrial on the grounds of their own ineptitude.
Show threadCelebrate Billionaire PainMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports many people on the right are claiming that the judge's comment proves that he is biased against Trump. This is because they have the brains of a slow-witted donkey.
Show threadTextArcanaMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports 700 years?
Show threadBethMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports published and republished many many times. Still available on Amazon and elsewhere.
Show threadErik Sather, MDMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports
So all orphan children, in this courtroom and across the entire kingdom, should be killed off and sold for their meat? Is that what you are saying?
Show threadDHStoneMay 1, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports “Your honor, it’s inherently prejudicial to defendant that the Plaintiff has proved herself smarter than defense counsel.”
Show threadTang_FishMay 2, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports and this has what to do with forcibly having sex with someone who does not want it? Good call to move on.
Show threadMarc JacobsMay 2, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports Bonus points if somehow they can work in little-endian vs big-endian in computer science.
Show threadwikiseanMay 2, 2023
@SarahOestreich @emptywheel @KlasfeldReports 700 years ago was Havelock the Dane, not the great work by Ireland’s Swift