By Spike Kopee
JOTR Editor
A number of JOTR staffers have complained about our hiring of Ray Judicata, JOTR’s new “legal expert.”
Our music critic, Pete Pizzicato, is all bent out of shape.
So is Melanie Munch, JOTR food crtiic.
Pete thinks Mr. Judicata is more than a little bit off-key.
Melanie thinks Mr. Judicata exhibits terrible taste.
Truth to tell, management have been bombarded by questions:
“What are Mr. Judicata’s qualifications?
“Did Mr. Judicata graduate from Harvard Law?
“What law review was Mr. Judicata editor of?”
Such questions would be regarded with more respect if they were not coming from journalists.
Nonetheless, I was directed by management to respond.
So, respond I will.
First, since when does a legal expert working in JOURNALISM need QUALIFICATIONS?
Certainly, I would expect a REAL legal expert, one working, say, in the law courts and maybe even representing REAL CLIENTS, to have some actual qualifications related to the practice and theory of law.
But a JOURNALIST?
Come on!
Since when does a JOURNALIST need QUALIFICATIONS of any nature?
To the second question, I must first ask: What kind of moron would pose this question?
If Mr. Judicata had graduated from Harvard Law, do you think he’d be working at a cheap-ass blog?
Do you think he’d be a fucking JOURNALIST of any stripe?
The question about the law review is equally idiotic. Of course, Mr. Judicata didn’t serve as editor of a law review.
How could he have?
HE DIDN’T GO TO LAW SCHOOL!!!
Now, are you ready?
Despite not graduating from Harvard Law, despite not having been editor of a law review, despite having no qualifications whatsoever to opine intelligently about legal matters, Mr. Judicata is nonetheless more qualified than most journalists.
Mr. Judicata holds a professional license.
He is a certified plumber.
LMAO!!!!!