March 31, 2006

"You are as stingy as a damned Jew."

Apparently, Cynthia Mckinney keeps good company. Her lawyer, James W. Myart, Jr. is quoted as making this post's title in a class action suit against the USDA on behalf of black farmers:
While in a heated debate with USDA Lawyers trying to arrange a
settlement for one of his clients, Mr. Myart reportedly blurted out "You are as stingy as a damned Jew." Mr. Myart was disbarred for two
years.
I haven't been able to independently confirm the quote, the statement about his disbarrment is incorrect, but the Texas Bar Journal does show that he was publically reprimanded in 1998 and in 1999 accepted a 48-month, partially-probated suspension effective March 4, 1999, with the first 12 months actively served and the remainder probated.