A lawyer's worst nightmare....
Leading a parade of celebrity witnesses who claimed they were stiffed by a speakers bureau, Andy Rooney began his testimony Monday by questioning the wording of the oath to tell the truth. [...] "No, no, no, Mr. Rooney," said federal Judge Colleen McMahon, her head in her hands. "The first rule is the witness never gets to ask any questions ... even if he's a journalist."
Rooney and others are witnesses in a fraud trial of Alan Walker. Rooney claims he's owed $10K.
When defense lawyer Kerry Lawrence asked Rooney how he found Walker's address, Rooney said he didn't remember, but, "As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book."
Hat tip to Wizbang
"Have you ever been in court when you have to answer some questions, and all you can think about are those new weeds in the garden.That happened to me, and I got to wandering off.The judge said I was snarky.Well, isn't that special.Even the defence lawyer asked some silly question that reminded me of that that nasty old hen who makes me do the eye exam every year at the Department of Motor Vehicles.You know her.Well, if you ask a dumb question, you get a smart aleck reply."
I've long known that Andy Roony is more slime than crust. He used to steal my mother's work at the school newspaper back in Albany, New York. She's hated his smarmy guts ever since the 30's and she is still not shy about stating her opinion. Roony is the perfect symbol for CBS News - a loud fraud.
PS: Once a Celtic woman gets pissed off, she stays that way.