But do we loathe other country's elites?
Interestingly, the Black trial is largely being neglected by the Chicago media in favor of sexier (for a local audience) scandals, such as the tightening ring that Fitzgerald the mediocre (this review has occasioned some bitter mirth among his likely targets locally) around Da Mare. Sanchez, the former head of the Hispanic Dem Party Committee and a Daley hatchetman was just indicted.
Reminds me the old days in NYC, almost 30 years ago, when then-US Atty Rudy G decided to pass up personally trying the first major RICO case against the Five Families (he gave the job to a then fairly green and unknown ASUA named Michael Chertoff) to take the first chair in another RICO case involving the parking meter scandal, a matter of considerable local importance. (Yes, yes, I know you New Yorkers think that "New York" and "local" are incompatible terms. So, it seems, did Rudy G.)
Black's current trophy wife is really cute. One of my colleagues says, "Seen one trophy wife, you've seen 'em all."
--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Mar 23, 2007, at 5:56 AM, Colin Brace quoted
> Naomi Klein:
>
> > Conrad Black is on trial in a nation that loathes
> its elites
>
> Naomi Klein is a very smart person, but her
> Canadianness is showing
> here. If only this were true...
>
> Doug
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