Stephen L. Goldstein The Sun-Sentinel

July 2, 2010

Stephen L. Goldstein
The Sun-Sentinel
200 E. Las Olas Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

RE: Conflicts of Interest – They’re everywhere. Some comments on your column on that evil Judge in today’s Sun-Sentinel.

My dear Professor,

Federal Judge Martin Feldman, appointed by the great Reagan, is the man now most responsible for the despoiling of bayou bi-valves, or so you say.

Your cinematic example, the one involving a rape and murder, of how “justice” should be done is predicated on a Logic not contained in the Western Canon. A lack of Logic has never proved to be an impediment to your career of giving polemics a bad name. Facts, or lack of same, have never stopped you either. I must tell you that you missed the President most culpable. It was Eisenhower.

Have you ever heard of the Interstate Highway system? Eisenhower started it.

See if you can follow this. I’ll write slowly.

25% of the gasoline used in this country comes from oil produced in the Gulf. Are you in favor of banning all uses of any internal combustion engine for one week each month? If not, why not?

As a bonus you’ll get to save drowning polar bears. Also, since former Vice President Alpha Gump seems to be overcome by middle age Global Warming you could throw some cold air on his achingly tumescent chakra. Let me add, and strictly as an obvserver, that I know several sex crazed poodles. He ain’t one of them.

About Judge Feldman’s supposed “conflict of interest some things must be said.

#1 – Life is a conflict of interest. In the real world, the one with which you have no familiarity, it’s there all the time. How can lawyers in any legislature vote on any kind of rules concerning law suits? If you are aware of any specific felony that Judge Feldman committed you are duty bound to hot foot it to the nearest U. S. Attorney. It’s OK to do that now. With one exception they have all been appointed by a modern American Liberal President.

#2 – It could have been a “Homer nods” moment. If Judge Feldman is compromised what about Justices Ginzberg and Breyer?

Justice Ginsberg’s husband represented Ross Perot in the United States Tax Court. He won such an outstanding victory, a victory paid for by the American taxpayer, that Perot paid him a $1,000,000 bonus. Assuming that they filed a joint return should she be allowed to rule on anything concerning him, his companies, or his industries?

To say that Justice Brayer’s wife’s family is in the insurance business is like saying Pavarotti is a singer. The family is a “name” at Lloyd’s. Should he recuse himself from any cases involving insurance, investments, banks, plaintiffs’ class action suits, or anything arising from the Gulf spill?

Silly me! They were appointed by Clinton. Even though he was the first confessed perjurer he was also a modern American Liberal. That precludes conflicts of interest, right?

The movie you refer to is “Anatomy of a Murder”.

Great flick, particularly the part about the panties.

By the way, the defendant, the acquitted defendant, did it, just like OJ.

The modern American Liberal meltdown is typical.

Never confuse law with justice.


Kevin Smith