Gloria Allred, Democrat Tool
Gloria Allred, who violated any number of ethical standards for lawyers when she exposed her illegal alien client to publicity and possible deportation, refuses to give any details about how she became involved in the jihad against Meg Whitman : Republican Meg Whitman’s former maid said Tuesday she’s not a Democratic pawn in California’s race for governor, but her attorney refused again to provide key details about her claims that Whitman employed her for nearly a decade despite knowing she was in the U.S. illegally. Nicky Diaz Santillan, a Mexican who Whitman says used a fraudulently obtained Social Security card and California driver’s license, dismissed claims by the GOP nominee that she was part of a Democratic smear intended to damage Whitman’s standing with voters, particularly Latinos. “I make my own decisions and I am not anyone’s puppet,” Diaz Santillan said in a prepared statement she read at the Los Angeles office of her attorney, Gloria Allred. “Nobody made me do it.” Allred, who has longtime Democratic ties and donated money to Brown when he ran for attorney general , has yet to disclose details about how she became involved in the case or disclose who, if anyone, is picking up the bill for her legal work. Allred says Diaz Santillan was referred to her by another lawyer, whom she will not name. Allred didn’t answer directly when asked if that lawyer had ties to Whitman’s opponent, Democrat Jerry Brown, or his Democratic allies. Allred also sidestepped a question about whether she had any contact with labor unions working to get Brown elected. Diaz Santillan has not taken a single question from reporters during three public appearances since last week. If Allred had limited Santillan’s appearances to one press conference she might have had some credibility. Two appearances showed a story that had real weaknesses, and the third appearance yesterday was out of desperation. The story just isn’t flying and with every appearance both lawyer and client’s credibility takes a hit. The whole thing is a set-up from the start, and if we had an actual objective press it would be completely ignored.
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on October 6, 2010. Filed under