Charlene Morisseau: The Jayson Blair of the Legal World

[Hugh Lincoln]

http://www.theoccidentalobserver.com/

As with Mr. Blair's ascension to the Times, Ms. Morisseau almost certainly got into Harvard — and Harvard Law — partly on the strength of her status as a black (and immigrant) woman. Likewise with DLA Piper. The powerful indicators of her incompetence and boorishness were totally ignored. Probably, nobody at DLA Piper was even looking for them. They saw "black" and "Harvard", and that was all they needed.



In many ways, although the firm prevailed in its lawsuit, it got exactly what it deserved (it may have had to pay for its legal defense costs, and certainly had to expend the time and effort needed to participate in the defense).



Think of how many deserving white would-be associates were passed over so that DLA Piper could trumpet its employment of Ms. Morisseau. Not to "do the right thing," if you will, but to impress its corporate clients and look good for the liberal press and the New York elites.

[trobinett]

http://www.theoccidentalobserver.com/

As with Mr. Blair's ascension to the Times, Ms. Morisseau almost certainly got into Harvard — and Harvard Law — partly on the strength of her status as a black (and immigrant) woman. Likewise with DLA Piper. The powerful indicators of her incompetence and boorishness were totally ignored. Probably, nobody at DLA Piper was even looking for them. They saw "black" and "Harvard", and that was all they needed.



In many ways, although the firm prevailed in its lawsuit, it got exactly what it deserved (it may have had to pay for its legal defense costs, and certainly had to expend the time and effort needed to participate in the defense).



Think of how many deserving white would-be associates were passed over so that DLA Piper could trumpet its employment of Ms. Morisseau. Not to "do the right thing," if you will, but to impress its corporate clients and look good for the liberal press and the New York elites.

"Things" grow wings on the East, and West coast's, that can't get off the ground anywhere else in the Nation.

Sad really.