tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post2488494136751817317..comments2023-09-05T02:12:57.445-04:00Comments on The Busman's Holiday: My Q&A with the Ravenstahls' AttorneyBob Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15284393139608821650noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-4325604632854821812009-11-25T12:24:44.007-05:002009-11-25T12:24:44.007-05:00Wow! You felt you had to redact a reference to som...Wow! You felt you had to redact a reference to something that has already been broadcast on air? Amazing.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-84077986269373655162009-11-25T08:45:35.182-05:002009-11-25T08:45:35.182-05:00So apparently there is a long version of the inter...So apparently there is a long version of the interview with Griffin (sp?), and in one part Ravenstahl states explicitly that although there have been problems for a year, he and his wife decided to wait until after the election to announce the separation. He said the decision was a political one. So basically Ravenstahl admitted (rather foolishly) that he feels he should be able to enjoy the political benefit of timing this announcement to cause him the least amount of political damage, yet his lawyer says any speculation about *why* he and his wife are separating is off limits.<br /><br />If she ever comes forward …EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-24185704957629135842009-11-25T00:04:13.088-05:002009-11-25T00:04:13.088-05:00At times Mr. Sprague seems too highly concerned wi...At times Mr. Sprague seems too highly concerned with topics and judgments that have nothing whatsoever to do with legalities.<br /><br />Let me make one statement contrary to a couple of comments I wrote on my own blog today: I don't blame the Ravenstahls one bit for breaking the bank, if that's what it took, to secure the best attorney for this work that money can buy. It would be unacceptable for Erin to be followed somewhere with a camera, for example. Or for somebody to make a false claim in search of a quick settlement. Everyone should be made aware of the consequences of doing such things. And as to the seamy allegations which will probably be made, truly or falsely -- it makes sense for the family to do what it can to discourage anything even of that nature. So I take a lot of my previous comments about "the attorney issue" back.<br /><br />Even still the scope of what seems to trouble him, and over what he says he is prepared to take action, is too broad for my taste and in my opinion does verge upon the political. For many voters, this sort of familial matter as well as anything one might reasonably infer from what little we know about this case *matter*, matter absolutely. Who's to say they're wrong? You can scold them, or tell them to worry instead about pensions and the such -- but to threaten legal action for questioning, speculating and opining on what this says about *the Mayor himself* is a bit much. They may not have a right to "know", but they have a right to be curious and to speak and write in a way consistent with their thoughtful interest. Likewise, it is fair to ruminate on commonalities which may exist between a Mayor's governing habits and his or her personal habits. It can even be a very good idea, done appropriately and with much sensitivity. These are delicate subjects and I don't want to be insensitive -- and as I say, I don't blame the Ravenstahls one iota for applying the pressure, and rather admire the dignity with which they made this announcement -- but it seems to me the public has a right to think, to communicate, and to learn from commonly beheld experiences. And so a healthy fraction of what Mr. Sprague said during that interview I take as a bluff.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.com