Monday, March 13, 2006
Weather and weathering the boss
(Warning: Graphically nasty managerial language chonicled below)
Apparently the nice weather has taken its toll on the crowd here at Mariano central. There’s only a couple of the Councilman’s Airborne allies left, and, in Rick’s corner, only the wife and son. Even the Urban Warrior is off, perhaps on some urban special ops. A bunch of the the jurors are in short sleeves. Councilman Mariano got a haircut over the weekend. Nice and short for spring.
Anna Davila has just started testifying. She’s recounting how Louis Chartock was yelling at her on the phone over some L&I paperwork when she was an aide in Mariano’s office. She’s using bad words. The F word, the B word, the S word. “The same words, over and over again,” Davilla said.
Then, she testifies, the councilman berated her about her efforts to help Lou Chartock.
She said the councilman told her, “He is a good friend of mine. He has done for me. I owe him. If you can’t get this fucking shit done, get the fuck out.”
Later, she says, he called her “an incompetent bitch.”
Paging Jerry Springer.
Of all the prosecution witnesses, perhaps none are held in as low esteem by Mariano and his allies. But Mariano is just staring straight ahead, not looking at her.
She, meantime, is looking directly at the jurors as she speaks. Major points for style. ¶ 10:04 AM
Apparently the nice weather has taken its toll on the crowd here at Mariano central. There’s only a couple of the Councilman’s Airborne allies left, and, in Rick’s corner, only the wife and son. Even the Urban Warrior is off, perhaps on some urban special ops. A bunch of the the jurors are in short sleeves. Councilman Mariano got a haircut over the weekend. Nice and short for spring.
Anna Davila has just started testifying. She’s recounting how Louis Chartock was yelling at her on the phone over some L&I paperwork when she was an aide in Mariano’s office. She’s using bad words. The F word, the B word, the S word. “The same words, over and over again,” Davilla said.
Then, she testifies, the councilman berated her about her efforts to help Lou Chartock.
She said the councilman told her, “He is a good friend of mine. He has done for me. I owe him. If you can’t get this fucking shit done, get the fuck out.”
Later, she says, he called her “an incompetent bitch.”
Paging Jerry Springer.
Of all the prosecution witnesses, perhaps none are held in as low esteem by Mariano and his allies. But Mariano is just staring straight ahead, not looking at her.
She, meantime, is looking directly at the jurors as she speaks. Major points for style. ¶ 10:04 AM
