Bennett considering lawsuits against casinos

[varun]

so...he's now trying to recover the millions he lost? :eyes:


http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jul-29-Tue-2003/business/21825198.html

Morals czar William Bennett is considering filing lawsuits against Las Vegas casino companies that may have leaked documents detailing his gambling habits.

Bennett, the architect and leading advocate of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, was outed in the May issue of The Washington Monthly magazine as a gambler who has wagered -- and lost -- millions over the past decade at Bellagio and Caesars Atlantic City.

During a 60-minute interview with Tim Russert on CNCB this weekend, the former education secretary complained his privacy rights had been "deliberately damaged" while also mocking Las Vegas' latest national marketing campaigns.

.... :eyes:

[AngryWhiteDemocrat]

1. I see

So....did your "Patient/Pit Boss Priviledge" get violated, Billy????

[glarius]

18. Bennett: the personification of a smug, self-righteous, pompous idealogue

who does NOT practice what he preaches!!

[wontmoveon]

44. I thought that the Republicans were the party of personal responsibility

So Bennett is trying to blame the casinos for his gambling problem?
The Republicans are a rotten bunch of hypocrits!

[Catshrink]

2. Privacy rights?

Hmmmmm.... Under the Ashcroft's Patriot Act Billy Boy may find them diminished. What goes around comes around....

[diplomats]

10. I don't recall him having a lot of sympathy

when the Clinton family's privacy was violated.

[JackSwift]

3. Bill's an angry gumball!

Kicked in his two-faced ass!
He'd hope for a special
Hypocrits pass!



Yeah, like he's going to up the ante on folks who knew what he did during his time away from the slots. There's a reason they are still in business Bill: the House wins. Hey Bill, wanna go double or nothing?

[samsingh]

4. typical repug bullshit

- it's their fault
- only we deserve privacy
- there are too many lawsuits, but we'll sue when it suits us

Rupugs = stupid, whiney hypocrites

[displacedtexan]

5. my reaction to bennett's woes...

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[Caution]

6. PRIVACY RIGHTS?!?!?

I may be wrong here but hasnt this guy always praised anti-sodomy laws? Talk abotu a violation of privacy!

[yellowcanine]

12. My first reaction also

Yeah - that was my reaction also - isn't this the same guy that thinks the government has the right to poke into our bedrooms and keep people from enjoying a joint now and then.

[0007]

7. Daddy should have told little Billy Bennett years ago

that "if your gonna be a sucker be a quiet one" - An absence of motion and disturbance is the best defense.

Put a suit against the joints and the country side will howling with laughter, come on Bill I can't wait, LOL!! Even Lynne Cheney will take a hike.

[SoCalDem]

8. This from a guy who rails about "frivolous lawsuits"

[salin]

19. Guess preventing suing for intangibles like 'pain and suffering'

OR 'damage in reputation' is OKAY if you are a multimillionare moralistic bushbuddy.

[Sequoia]

9. Fat slob

wants to sue Las Vegas!!!!? Get a life loser.

[jono]

11. Sounds to me like

Bennett is jonesin' for a spot on the next Top Ten Conservative Idiots list. There are so many conservative idiots these days, he must feel left out. :eyes:

[Zero Gravitas]

13. LOSER

<nelson>Ha-ha!</nelson>

[Patriot_Spear]

14. Bill can expect a visit from a couple of guys named 'Vinnie'

Yo Bill, how you gonna' sign dem lawsuit papers with a busted arm?

[kskiska]

15. I guess this means he's given up gambling for good, then

because if he sues, he'll never be able to enter a casino again. And don't think he won't need to once he has his lawsuit gains. A compulsive gambler I knew once told me that if he won the lottery he'd be at the track every day.

[LuminousX]

16. Ruckus

He's just raising a ruckus so his next trip will get comped.

[Cha]

17. Good! Keep it in the news regarding what a virtuous Gas

Bag he is!! Yeah! Bring it on, billy boy!

[salin]

20. What FUn!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine what kind of things would come out in THAT lawsuit. The casino's have a lot of money and can hire some big gun lawyers... Think of it... Bennet being on the receiving end of having every rumour and ineundo about him going through the media circus that inevitably surrounds such trials. Rather amusing to think what would be dredged up.

[nannygoat]

29. Maybe they would dish on all of the perks

Holy Roller Bennett may have enjoyed, as well (the call girls, the booze, Lord knows what!)

[yankeeinlouisiana]

21. Question: Does anyone know what

religion he is? The reason I ask is because if he's Protestant (or Lutheran in particular) that is strongly against their religion.

[SoCalDem]

22. Catholic

he "drapes" himself in his religious fervor

[Mari333]

23. hehehe

hilarious.

[JackSwift]

24. The big hypocrit does have a point

it is a tort to release his private information for the purpose of embarrassing him, provided he can prove that the casinos approved it. It's obviously killed his way of making a living, which is pointing out the sick habits of others. For his family's sake, he should have saved a good nest egg, because he is otherwise going to have to work for a living.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

26. Provided he can prove they did it to embarrass him too

[salin]

28. Personally - I find the spector of a trial - highly amusing

First the ridicule of him going to court given his and his buddies ranting against 'frivolous suits' (one could argue - that if someone is so stupid to loose 8 million dollars gambling over the course of several years - that sooner or later it would come out... thus - like all the cases argued against by the rw anti tort reform case - this should be deemed "frivolous).

Second - and better - is that the casinos have MORE money than him to buy the lawyers that would drag the case out for ever - and would go digging for info that would further discredit Bennet (hard to claim that his leaking of info harmed his "reputation" if he is involved in any other questionable behaviors that would/could have an equally damaging impact on his reputation).

The media circus would be a riot.

Hey - why doesn't the now (we hope) defunct Pentagon Gambling on Terror Parlor change its focus - and open up a betting parlor on the types of dirt that might come out in a Bennet trial. Somehow having folks gamble on bennet seems hilariously fitting.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. Oh ten bucks says those hotel cameras have hookers

entering and exiting his room! Sue 'em Bennett! PLEASE!!!!

[salin]

34. but it's LEGAL ya know (like gambling)

so it really wouldn't go against his "Virtuous" persona.

BTW, didn't he come out in the beginning of the story and claim that it wasn't a big deal (the gambling), that his wife new, he hadn't done anything wrong, it isn't illegal... etc etc. Heck is conservomedia buddies said the same thing. So why the threat of a law suit, Bill?

Wonder what else the security camera's might have caught... oh, the speculation.

[JackSwift]

35. Well cheating on your wife

abortions, lying, etc. etc. are all usually legal too. I think he would be a fool to sue, but we all know he is a fool, and that if this happened to somebody who wasn't so holier than thou, that this would be a good lawsuit.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

36. But how could one claim their privacy was violated if anyone can

watch you lose all that dough at a table?

[Enraged_Ape]

37. Prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas...

although there is a county or two in Nevada where it's okay.

No, Billy Boy would have to pretend that the women with tattoos and leather miniskirts leaving his room at 2:00 a.m. are just "friends", and that's just too dang funny to think about right now.

[salin]

38. Oh... Oh... Oh... think... Marion Barry scenario

(no comment as to whether that was a set up or not)... but the female (was she a hooker?) the offer and acceptance of coke (or was it crack?)

Could you imagine?

[TankLV]

46. In fact, it's just "a county or two" in Nevada where it ISN'T legal.

Nye county, home of Pahrump, borders Clark County, home of Las Vegas.

Pahrump is just about an hour's drive from the strip. The "massage parlors" there have special excursion busses that ply the route between many times a day.

[dfong63]

40. seeking moral guidance, no doubt

[anamandujano]

42. maybe he's the next weapon of mass distraction

or massive weapon of distraction, whatever.

As I was laughing at all the posts, I had this horrible thought. Maybe he's taking one for the team and will save Bush from the new scrutiny and sagging polls with his controlled & manipulative media circus.

Having said that, I might have to sign up for cable again if the gasbag actually files a suit.

[PurityOfEssence]

25. Dear amateur: think you're tough? You're dealing with real gangsters

You're a public figure; the upside is that you get all the goodies of fame, money and momentum. The down side is that you're under more scrutiny.

Bellyache more, loser, it just makes you look more revolting.

[Hand]

27. Hey, Billy boy...

Consider *this*, ya goddam crybaby! :nopity: :kick:

Hey, where's the fingers smiley? Oh well, you get the idea.

[Catherine Vincent]

30. I feel so sorry for that fat bastard....

NOT!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

(excuse my juvenile post)

[olmy]

31. I think he would have more luck with the Mcdonald's strategy...

except of course it would be his many meals at the various casinos and the obviously never-ending room service requests for food.

"Just take anything up...he eats it anyway."

[Bandit]

33. What is that old saying "If you live in a glass house"

and there is billy boy throwing rocks like crazy. My main wish in life is that everyone gets what they deserve. It is my wish for Billy boy also.

[varun]

39. what about the Privacy rights of gay people?

Did Bill ever complain about the government poking its nose in gay people's bedrooms (sodomy laws)?

I guess privacy is only good for you Bill... :puke:

[peacetalksforall]

41. Hypocrisy case 1, 2, and 3

Can someone name the highest person up the cabal heirarchy who is leading the way to limit tort cases in malpractice suits to $250,000.00? If I have that number right, then what do you think he should get for a simple privacy issue? Should he ask Ashcroft? John is an expert on invading privacy. John can use reverse logic to come up with an opinion of value.

Never, ever forget that it was Bennett who was sitting in the living room with the Bushes on the evening and night of December 11/2, 2000 and it was he who went on national TV to tell the public to wait and not announce that Gore had one, because there was breaking news out of Florida.

Never, ever forget that he was on TV about every two weeks exoriating Clinton for moral decay. How many wives (or husbands) and their children could suffer infedility over losing their home or their childrens education savings due to gambling.

This man is a very high-up game and strategy caller in the cabal.

Always remember that if you ever want the name and ultimate case scenario for simple to understand hypocrisy...think Bill, the Preacher-Hypocrite. A very typical right wing representative.

Bring on the lawsuit and let FOX, CNN, and all the NBCs carry it live.

[SideshowScott]

43. Hmm How come right wingers only care about privacy when it comes to them??

The other times they dont care if there is a camara and mike in your toilet bowl and under your sheets..Its not just hypocrecy at its finest it another example on the GOPS theroy that only the privlaged should have rights and to have other things that regular americans cant..Thats what they are really after!

[leesa]

45. But, but, Republicans don't use lawyers in frivilous lawsuits, right??

So typical of a Republican...it's the casino's fault that he got caught...I mean lost all that money. Man, they are sooooo sleazy!

[drscm]

47. As a compulsive gambler, I can appreciate that he would

want to blame someone else for his sorrows. It's part of the illness.

Bennet, get to a gamblers anonymous meeting and quit the self-pity routine. It might even help you in other areas of your life, like your penchant to be sanctimonious about other people's character defects while you lie about yours.