(Former House Majority Leader Dick) Armey leaves (law) firm amid health care flap

[sabra]

Source: Politico

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) is resigning from DLA Piper law firm amid a wave of negative attention his grassroots organization, Freedom Works, has drawn for helping to organize protesters at health care town hall meetings with members of Congress.

In an interview with POLITCO Armey said that he was concerned about the media scrutiny the health care protests were drawing to the firm he has been associated with since retiring from Congress.

“The firm is busy with its business, and shouldn’t be asked to take time out from their work, to defend themselves of spurious allegations,” Armey said. “No client of this firm is going to be free to mind its own business without harassment as long as I’m associated with it.”

In a statement, DLA Piper Chairman Frank Burch said the parting was mutual.

“We understand and respect” Armey’s decision, Burch said.




Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26128.html

[BlooInBloo]

1. (I like) using lots (of parentheses).

[DJ13]

2. “We understand and respect” Armey’s decision, Burch said.

underneath his breath......"Thank God that overinflated egotistical gas bag is finally gone!"

[tanyev]

3. Aww. Maybe he and Alberto can go into business together.

[tomm2thumbs]

5. Their new firm: Dewey, Cheetum and Howe

Inquire at the front desk.

[flyingfysh]

14. that name is already taken

It is on the broadcast studio of the Car Talk radio show, and can easily be seen on a window above the center of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (They spell it Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe)

[MisterP]

7. oh, like in "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover" n/t

[DCKit]

17. With Viagra. Lots of Viagra. No Republic love story is complete without Viagra. n/t

[BadDonkey]

18. That would be Dewey, Eatum and Howe n/t

[IndianaGreen]

4. Rachel Maddow made a big deal about this during the week

I am glad to see Armey was forced out.

[fascisthunter]

6. oooops

[McCamy Taylor]

8. I am glad that he is taking heat for being a fascist rabble rouser.

How can a man pretend to uphold the law in his day job when he encourages folks to break the law in his night job?

[classysassy]

9. The other

dick.Those dickheads from texas will surely help destroy America.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Politico ...... lying liars and fascist PR arm.

I HATE Politico.

Drudge without the hat.

[No Elephants]

11. Translation: DLA Piper fired Armey and he is spinning his departure as selfless.

[gratuitous]

13. Yeah, looks like he was pushed every bit as much as he jumped

But DLA Piper knows well enough not to alienate their clientele by saying they canned his worthless ass.

[NJCher]

15. absolutely

No republican does anything selfless. But they do hire PR experts to make them look selfless.


Cher

[laughingliberal]

16. Sure looks like a firing to me

A little bright spot in all this mess

[MasonJar]

12. There is some justice after all...at least a little now and then.

[myrna minx]

19. Thank you Rachel Maddow and your staff for the incredible reporting you did

on this ugliness.