Bald Truth Exclusive: John O’Quinn’s Partay! But…Where Was Star Client, Virgie Arthur?
Legendary Litigator John O’Quinn With Admirers At Firm’s Annual Xmas Party Saturday
By Art Harris, www.artharris.com, all rights reserved
We were blown away Saturday night to have snagged an invite to the annual Christmas soiree thrown by legendary Texas litigator John O’Quinn, who, even by Texas standards, knows how to throw a 10-gallon party.
It took a while for our sultry correspondent to meander through the maze of black ties, cowboy boots and bejeweled designer belles–all required to flash an elite invite and procure an armband that, gasp, covered up some blinding Texas bling flashed by what writer Tom Wolfe might have dubbed mighty fine lemon tartes.
We counted maybe 1,000 of the law firm’s best friends, clients and colleagues. all co-mingling, fantasizing about sugar plum bonus checks and lining up at the giant martini bar by the giant Star of Texas ice sculpture to slake powerful thrists…Then, it was on to partaaaaaay!
Whew.
When we finally made it inside the Verizon theater, where Houston holds some pretty big concerts, and a California band was blasting out YMCA, it was obvious who the headliner was—not the 12 piece group called the HoDads, but Houston’s top ‘Ho-Daddy,’ a mega gallon street fighter and philanthropist whose billion dollar victories against big tobacco and breast implant makers have secured him a place in legal history, Houston charity, and lately, in the pop culture arena, as the tumbleweed godfather of Anna Nicole Smith’s mama, Virgie Arthur.
But where oh where was Virgie? We cruised beneath the giant Texas tin man, and his lariat of Christmas lights, and headed for the sushi bar, decorated with live American Geishas beckoning us to partake, to gorge, of the firm’s freshest catch, tables groaning under the weight of what appeared to be raw tuna, wasabi, yellowtail and California roll…but there was no sign of Virgie.
We thought we spied Don Clark, the chief investigative consultant hired to help dig up enough criminal dirt to send Howard K. Stern upriver, any river, despite two police probes that so far have found no evidence of foul play, and his recent major setback in Florida where Broward’s chief homicide prosecutor rebuffed Clark’s attempt to reopen the Anna death investigation, ruled an accidental overdose…after an exhaustive police probe and a medical examiner who counted, was it 9, prescription or over the counter drugs in her system, the major culprit being chloral hydrate she used to sleep after the agony of losing her son, Daniel.
But according to our host, this was murder, by golly, pure and simple, had to be–one man, two so called accidental overdoses, you do the logic…and, by gosh, JOQ had the cajones to say it on national TV, to Greta, to Nancy Gracek to anyone who would listen. Uh, but…was this a big oops, or, was it a sincere, six foot billionaire Texan who felt so kindly towards a grandmother who reminded him of his own, he just decided to let Stern have it, wisdom be damned, daring him to sue for defamation, which he did, courtesy of pit bull lawyer Lin Wood, just so O’Ouinn could take his deposition, or so the Texas spinners put it on TMZ and beyond.
Such chutzpa just takes our breath away, and we know it has nothing to do with a half billion dollar inheritance hanging in the wings, just waiting to be hijacked, like the bodies buried 10 feet under in the Bahamas cemetery Virgie is itching to get back to Texas soil. Just think, if she scores the bodies one day, maybe JOQ could help her finance Anna’s version of Graceland, sit back and count the tourists and Virgie her coupons. That would make Marshal money chump change.
We were dying to banter with The Man, and we wanted to ask Don if he’d found any new evidence, or “the real killer” O.J’s been hunting, since the August Florida prosecutor’s letter telling him to put up or shut up, but then we spotted the dessert table featuring Marquis Au Chocolat and felt so lightheaded with chocolate lust, well, we forgot our journalistic mission.
But, hey, we rationalized, it was a party, and we did NOT want to come off as ingrates or party-poopers, not after such lavish hospitality.
After all, we do claim Texas genes, and we like to think we were raised right, too.
Not that manners really matter when it comes to law and money…by the time we came out of our chocoshock, we’d lost Clark in the crowd, along with a lovely high gloss babe in tow. Likely his wife…we assume they’re still together and we are told Vicki still works for the Houston FBI where Don retired after a distinguished 25 year career in 2000, long after winning a bronze star in Vietnam. I mean, we do not believe in dissing heroes, even if the feds did miss every clue leading to 9-11, and allow the hijackers to slip through their grasp, even take flight lessons right here in my Hotlanta backyard, where I found the gym they were using and was actually confirming one of the pilots had pumped iron there when an FBI agent found the address, too, and waltzed in to tell the manager he was now taking over the investigation. Break a leg, pal. . Not Don’s fault. And we’re not blaming him for Waco either.
He’s got that bronze star, and all we earned in the ‘Nam era was a rocket attack in Danang, and a couple of distinguished unit citations with the 6th Fleet earlier, but at least the rockets missed, and we counted our lucky stars again dodging fedayeen disguised as women pulling AK 47s from under dresses to blast away at Marine pals we chronicled as embedded journalists along ambush alley in Nasirya in 2003.
And while 18 died from friendly fire, a story we broke when an Air Force A10 cut loose on the 2nd Marines, we were somehow spared…so can’t just discount our connection to a fellow comrade like Clark, since we’ve both been shot at and missed.
But poor Don is still ducking enemy fire, and so far, he’s been able to dodge shrapnel from Rita Cosby’s accusations that he’s the source of her book under attack, that accuses Stern and Larry Birkhead of a gay tryst.
On the eve of the inquest, our sources close to Team Virgie tell us they’re banking on the Bahamian’s gullibility to gobble up smears and kick Larry to the curb based on gossip, deep religious beliefs calling it the abomination described in The Bible, an so much innuendo…even hoist Howard on the lanyard if the Nannies testify, depending on what story they decide to tell this time…
But unless Clark or Vilma produce real evidence Larry is unfit, Grandmama Virgie appears to stand little chance at her custody grab, and the half billion dollar piñata baby Dannielinn may yet get a whack at.
But this is a party story, and this is soooooo gauche to bring up bidness, even if it’s Big Bidness.
Then…. omigod, we saw The Man…John O’Quinn, standing taller than Everest, some beautiful babe patting his shoulder, so proud, as mobs flocked to shake his hand, to thank him, honor him. We got in line several times, but it was forever, and we figured it might be awkward, what would we say, “Thanks, Mr. O’Quinn, we love the food, but not your choice of clients. And what about those ladies a mediation board says you owe millions in client refunds, according to the recent binding arbitration?”
Naw, that would be ruuuuuuuude. So we sort of hung back and oggled the adulation. If he’d asked folks to bend and kiss his hand, they would have likely done it, maybe even where the sun don’t shine, even men, and we ARE NOT suggesting anything gay about such expressions of hero worship in Texas, let’s get that damn straight.
There are NO gay people in Texas, at least not at this party to hear Team Virgie bloggers tell it.
And let’s not short the chefs or the cater waiters, as they were called, especially the poor bastard who had to balance an ill fitting black cowboy hat while serving…We felt pity, but managed to choke back a tear and reach for the steak au poivre with bearnaise & horseradish sauce (now THAT brought a tear), tri-color potatoes au gratin, Patricia’s fabulous salad, asparagus with goat cheese …sushi…more sushi…cheese grits…white chocolate mousse to die for, assorted cobblers, other sweeeeeeets.
Sweet!
Check out our pix, and just wish you were there…
Maybe Don had to take off early to catch a connection to the Bahamas for the inquest, and we never did see his sidekick, Wilma Vicedomine, JOQ’s field marshal of spin also cited by Rita as a source, though she may have been among the giggling gals who showed up in a long stretch limo then split. We wonder if she’ll be giggling after her deposition, and still can’t figure why JOQ claimed her as his work product and her lawyer fought so hard to limit Lin Wood’s Q and A to an hour. Everyone knows Wilma loves to talk, and we wouldn’t be surprised if she tells the time keeper to shove it, she’s not done spinning yet, she’s having fun, and also finds dashing, GQ Lin Wood easy on the eyes, too. Not that he should let it go to his head, since Stern PI John Nazarian tells she’s also got the hots for Craig Rivera, Geraldo’s bro.
And we haven’t even shown you pix of her trash yet, but if our sources are good, that could be coming soon to The Bald Truth near you. And we are going on the record to say John Nazarian had Nothing, Nothing, to do with the heist of trash on a public street. He’s become such a fall guy for everything, and one of our favorite contributors, but we just don’t believe in allowing the innocent to take a fall, even if that conflicts with Texas legal codes and ethics.
Well, so long til the next firm party; we do know one thang, though—we won’t be hongry for a while, thanks to the ever gracious and most generous JOQ, who has supplied us with never ending sweet dreams of Texas Lucys, décolletage to the sky with diamonds, and Big, Big Hair. It all made us wonder, though, what would Rita or these bigwigs say about our dear friends in the Bahamas, especially after trucking off the leftovers (we hope to the Salvation Army)?
“Let ‘em eat plantains!”
December 10th, 2007 at 1:10 am
Of course, I didn’t give this much thought, or time to choose something better…but it will do, just fine.
This is for you, Art!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItbwSGoT0iI
By the way, have I complimented your writing skills lately?
December 10th, 2007 at 1:13 am
GLAD YOU HAD AN INSIDER TO THE PARTY.
I wonder if O’Quinn’s team Clark, Wilma and Virgie are on O’Quinn’s bad list for Christmas. Will they only get coal v a Christmas bonus this year?
I would have lost it at the chocolate bar myself
December 10th, 2007 at 1:35 am
For being in the same room as the big guy, one cannot help but worship the ground you walk on till forever! I will use a Texas toast to toast you!
December 10th, 2007 at 1:35 am
Chocolate somehow can just MAKE a Paaarty.
JOQ found your price and didn’t even know it.. hehehe Chocoholics unite.
I am glad you had a nice time and it probably was a real hoot watching for the faces, wonder if they noticed yours??
December 10th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Guess this was ’suggestive and subliminal’ because now I’m hungry, LOL.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:25 am
WELL Mr Harris,MY OPINION,you were invited to the party for a reason,OQ WANTED YOU,to see how well liked and important he is,HE was trying to play you,WERE THERE ANY OTHER JOURNALIST THERE? HE is trying to win you over ,When I look at the pictures,all I SEE IS A EVIL,SELF CENTERED,BLOW HARD,I KNOW IT WAS HIS FIRMS CHRISHMAS PARTY,BUT MAYBE THE CLIENTS HE SCREWED OVER,WOULD LIKE THERE OWN PARTY,I CAN TELL YOU THE REASON VIRGIE,WAS NOT THERE,THIS IS MY OPINION,SHE HAS NOT PRODUCED YET,ONCE HE CAN GET HIS HANDS ON THE MARSHALL MONEY,SHE WILL BE INVITED.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:53 am
Dear Art,
You write, “It took a while for our sultry correspondent to meander through the maze of black ties,…”
Who’s the sultry correspondent.
I know you’re much, too modest to describe yourself that way!
While I’m at it, who are the ‘More-ons,’ and who (or what) are the ‘Less-ons?’ Of course, I stole that from the Smother’s Brothers.
If the top 10% gave 2% to charity, without it being a tax write-off…Oh, what a wonderful world this could be.
December 10th, 2007 at 3:22 am
Good evening Art,
You are a very gifted writer, using your skills and talent to write with humor about the “Grand Texas Party” which you were invited to and attended, and then weaving into the article the seriousness and truthfulness of this very real and tragic story.
You are a very honorable man and I believe that Howard is very lucky to have an ethical trustworthy journalist like yourself in his corner…an old fashioned journalist who continues to take the highroad and writes about the facts of this case…nothing more…nothing less.
You have shown the world your leadership of decency as a journalist when you report and write about the people involved in the ANS tragedy, and rather then following the crowd of unethical media types who helped to try to destroy a man for the ratings for their shows and/or book sales…you chose not to do this and you have helped many people believe that there are still some journalists that we can trust in today’s world of the often misinformed/misguided internet bloggers and the 24/7 news? shows on tabloid television.
Thank you for tonight’s entertaining reading, and I wonder if you will continue to be a honored yearly guest at this “Prestigious Annual Christmas Party?”
Best Wishes,
Aggie
December 10th, 2007 at 4:03 am
Art, I think that O’Quinn was trying to impress you! Wonder if he has a party this fabulous every year or was he making a statement? My feelings would be hurt if I were Virgie - really, really bad as a matter of fact. I hope this time next year a party will be the last thing on his mind. He seems to crave attention, worship and adoration. I hope 2008 is filled with attention from Lin Wood and Howard Stern. I’m not impressed, just sick, sick, sick of him and now even more than before.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:46 am
HEEEE HAWWWWW, Oquinn can spend all the money he wants, dress up and comb his hair, surround himself with hanger ons, but he is still the Texas Attorney, who lies cheats slanders. In Texas he has done well doing that. But he is fincing out that people out side of Texas thinks hes scum.
December 10th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Ofcourse Virg wasn’t there.Was she invited? She can’t very well hang all over O’GIN who is married?That’s news to me!Clark married too? Don’t be fooled by the generous hospitality, Art…O’GIN is keeping his enemies close and trying to win you over by supplying you with an endless supply of intoxicating goodies.
December 10th, 2007 at 9:48 am
Dear Art,
You have me rolling on the floor laughing. Your wit, humor and charm are unsurpassed. WOW! I hope Howard and Bonnie got as big a laugh as I did. These buffoons are really making fools out of themselves. People are beginning to see Howard for who he really is the man who loved and cared for Anna with all his heart.
December 10th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Art,
I guess the party was for paying clients LOL.
December 10th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Art,
It is real easy to figure out why you were invited.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Art visualizing you hob knobbing with those people, leaves me speechless with envy. You rule
I have one question was ELAINE MARSHALL INVITED and was she there? Did anyone see her on the guest list than yawl know that this deal was made in shade with pink lemonade…Texas style with a touch of Tequila in it to seal the deal..
One more thing Art, I really really hope and pray that Danni Lynn never views that video with Anna Nicole and Ford Shelly arguing bout the house because that video is going to emotionally paralyze her.
It clearly says that the main reason that Anna was there in the first place was to get away from that scum sucking pig Larry, that he gave her so much stress, from trying to take away her baby and he was not even the father anyways, she had convinced herself of it sadly enough,,,, and now FS was doing the very same thing, always wanting something from her like all the others, $$$$MONEY$$$
I always said Anna and her son would still be alive if were not for Larry chasing her away.
Larry was relentless with his words and actions and Danni Lynn one day will know this and no excuse in the world can change what happened….
All an addict needs is just another excuse for more medication or drugs or whatever their vice is when stress hits, and Larry was the stress factor he was the one who set the course for what happened, there were many ways to handle this, he chose the more volatile route.
That is a reflection on his character and his mean spiritedness, and this why Anna left him, drugs might have been a factor but Anna could not tolerate mean people it comes from her early days with Momma.
Everyone, cept Howard judged Anna, of what they would do in the same situation, however when the time comes, and everyone is in the same rocky boat wondering what to do, reacting instead of pro acting, instead of realizing they are not the person who is suffering life’s little injustices, all of them one day hopefully will realize that there was nothing anyone could do, only one person could do it, and change her life, and that was Anna and no one else, remember life is choice it is as simple as that.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:43 am
When this sordid mess is all over, I wonder how O’Quinn will feel then? I think his ship is sunk, I don’t care what he does.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Sunflower Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Art,
I guess the party was for paying clients LOL.
Ditto Sunflower…that statement was priceless!!!
I’m sure every Judge from Houston to San Antonio to Dallas and East of Louisanna were there too!
December 10th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Glad you wrote about the party and had insiders at the party…….I forgot about Virgie not being at the party, cause of the inquest and we all know she will be there with pen and pad in her hand……..
as always, great job Art with keeping us all up to date on things.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
This is just another way for O’Quinn to get his 15 minutes of fame”. Otherwise why would he invite Art/news. Virgie was not invited because she has NO $$$?.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
As far as Virgie reminding O’Quinn of his grandma, I’d be pretty insulted if I was Virgie if someone 14 years older than me thought of me as his grandma. No wonder Virgie felt the need to have a makeover. I guess O’Quinn still sees himself as a young stud. Oh the wonders of Viagra.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
I’m so glad I found this website so I could come and read the latest news out of the Bahamas and the great way it is presented. You do have a way with words, Art, and I find your articles very entertaining. You have good insight into the working minds of the people you write about.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
20821. All right it took me forever to even find this site.
I was directed to come here by someone who knows what has been
going on with TMZ and that man Arther Harrid - with his blog site.
I was actually at the party that Mr. OQuinn gave (he holds a great Christmas bash every year)
Mr. Harrid was not there. !00% I can attest to that, and I checked with many of my friends also who were in attendance.
Mr. Harrid had some woman (I don’t know her name) but I will try to find out and come back (if I can find it again) with a cell phone and her cell phone camera telling him what was going on.
People that horrible man made the whole thing up. Now I don’t know how the rest of you were raised but in Texas we don’t take kindly to someone coming and breaking bread at your table and later trashing you in public. That was bad, but now I find out that he wasn’t even there. So this rude little munchkin is also a liar.
Please someone direct me to his so-called internet site so that I and others may tell him exactly what we think of his manners.
Thank You.
Posted at 12:33PM on Dec 10th 2007 by I was at the Party and Art was not.
Art, You my little troll friend have become such a pathological liar just like Mr. Stern.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Oh my Art-you were “wined and dined Texas Style”
Impressive!!1 My question,”are they tryin’ to sweeten
or fatten”???
Thanks for all the info.on” the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. Great Site!!!
December 10th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Nurse. Your just to funny. Like anyone is gong to believe you over Art. LOL LOL LOL..
December 10th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Hey Nimrod (ooppss, I mean Nurse)
can you and your Texas cohorts not read??? Nowhere in this article does Art ever claim to be at the party himself.
***It took a while for our “sultry correspondent” to meander through the maze of black ties . . . .
now go crawl bag under your rock (it’s probably more like a boulder though)
My little troll friend, don’t you feel dumb now???
December 10th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
REPOST THIS PLEASE.
“Beth Says:
December 8th, 2007 at 9:46 pm”
“I respectfully ask Mr. Harris’ posters to please ‘ignore’ #6 (#22 ON THIS PAGE) poster’s remarks. Acknowledging that poster’s name and thier comments is just what they want.
Those comments are just mean defamatory comments directed at our gracious host, it makes me so angry! But, I will stand strong and IGNORE so they will eventually go away…”
December 10th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Sorry #22, couldn’t help myself…
you wrote: He (Art) was not there, he made all of this up…
READ THE ARTICLE YOU #$@!
“It took a while for our sultry correspondent to meander through the maze…”
HE NEVER SAID HE WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!GROW UP, & QUIT ACTING LIKE A SCORNED LOSER.
(Do you notice that I did not actually call you names, I used the word acting…take a hint! You can have all the opinions you want - you just need to quit calling names, and falsly accusing people. REREAD BEFORE YOU COMMENT ON WHAT YOU THINK SOMEONE IS SAYING.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
O’Quinn is NOT married. I noticed Art changed the heading of the picture. Maybe his correspondent at the party just assumed the woman hanging on him was his wife. LOL.
Don Clark is married according to public records. Or at least he and his wife still pay their property taxes together
December 10th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
HEY NURSE
You said on another site you were in charge of the guest list. FIGURE IT OUT!
O’Quinn has so many leaks he doesn’t even know where to start plugging
December 10th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Sunflower Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Art,
I guess the party was for paying clients LOL.
******
LOL
December 10th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
missy m weeps for Anna Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Art visualizing you hob knobbing ….
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My feelings exactly!
Can this invitation be the way it started when O’Quinn found out Don Clark was investigating him and decided to win him over? Charming man, but I do hope Mr. Harris keeps away from him. By now it is obvious Mr. Harris is a scrupulous, decent person, but it is never wise to associate with the underground.
How lovely to hear from the “NURSE”. How lucky of her to be in chocolate heaven! I wonder whether she remembered to save a little sliver for Virgie.
Wasn’t it a Texas male nurse who expedited the expiration of a couple of patients? I wonder whether these nurses ever ran in the same circles.
One of the reasons Virgie may not have been there is that O’Quinn knew what the buzz would be if she were there. Also, it is far more important that she be in the Bahamas where she can devote her undivided attention to “what happened to Daniel.”
December 10th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Nurse,
Re-read the article again,
It took a while for our sultry correspondent to meander through the maze of black ties, cowboy boots and bejeweled designer belles–all required to flash an elite invite and procure an armband that, gasp, covered up some blinding Texas bling flashed by what writer Tom Wolfe might have dubbed mighty fine lemon tartes
December 10th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
To the “Nurse”
You are no nurse but you sure need a nurse…one in the psycho ward.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
#22 - Nurse - if you think that he was not at the party, then where in your opinion did he obtain these pictures from?
December 10th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Nurse…you are not a very, good one…because you are driving me crazy…LOL.
I’m now trying to imagine what Art may look like in a wig, in a disguise, undercover…and eating chocolates and sushi…surrounded by blondes…or maybe ‘being one.’
Okay, reality has set in…darn it…he’s married to a beautiful brunette…party’s over.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Can’t you just picture it though…Art in Drag?
What a hoot!!!
December 10th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
I’m wondering where was Rita ……LOL , maybe her attorney told her to keep a low profile .
December 10th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
HMMM!! Someone doesn’t like this website. Jealous maybe???
December 10th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Guess Halloween’s over, too…
Wonder if someday we’ll read more about ‘those people in high places’ that made huge mistakes…were they technical or tactical errors, or were they…human or inhumane?
Friendly Fire…oversights…I sure hope so.
And, what about Martha Stewart? Did she pay enough?
I don’t think so, but what I think, doesn’t really matter, does it?
I sure wish people with power and/or money were held accountable for every penny that they steal away.
The ‘high and mighty’ never give enough.
December 10th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Purse-
who the heck is Mr Harrid?still drunk from O’GINS shindig?
December 10th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
I do not care,if OQ IS IS THE BEST THING TO SOME,SINCE SLICED BREAD,Mr QUINN has NO RIGHT TO CALL ANYONE A MURDERER.AND YOU CAN CUT OUT THE CRAP OF HIS GOOD INTENTIONS,ALSO,WHAT GAVE HIM THE RIGHT TO SAY,HE IS GOING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD,BY TRYING TO DESTROY HOWARD,WHAT GAVE HIM THE RIGHT TO TELL LARRY,HE COULD VISIT HIS DAUGHTER,WHILE LARD BUTT TOOK CUSTODY,MAYBE THAT IS SOMEONE IDEA OF A GOOD LAWYER,NOT MINE.WHO GIVES A FLYING GRAP ABOUT WHAT HE DID BEFORE,OQ HAS A GOD COMPLEX,I HOPE HOWARD ASK FOR 200,000,OOO.OO.
December 10th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
20863. Art was NOT at the party, I think because he used the word ‘WE’ in some things that people are getting confused.
Comment by butterfly — December 10, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
Dear Butterfly Person,
Please educate yourself on the proper use of the word “WE”.
When did Mr. Harrid get annointed as King
Perhaps he is the new POPE of the Howard Clan.
Yes, off in the far distance, I believe I can see white smoke coming out of his a$$
Please dear, stop being a complete and utter fool. Mr. Harrid has been caught red in another outright lie. I am told this is only one of many.
WE in Texas do not like liars!
A nosism is the use of ‘we’ to refer to oneself[1]. A common example is the royal we (Pluralis Majestatis), which is a nosism employed by a person of high office, such as a monarch or pope. It is also used in certain formal contexts by bishops and university rectors.
In the public situations in which it is used, the monarch or other dignitary is typically speaking, not in his own proper person, but as leader of a nation or institution. Nevertheless, the habit of referring to leaders in the plural has influenced the grammar of several languages, in which plural forms tend to be perceived as deferential and more polite than singular forms. This grammatical feature is called a T-V distinction.
Posted at 4:44PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Angry Texas Lady
Did white smoke come out of your ass Art?
December 10th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Apparently, O’Quinn’s brownie strategy must have worked out very well before - probably MANY times! AND and and… these tactics were MOST LIKELY been used successfully on O’Quinn himself, because for greedy unscrupulous people $$$ always works.
I’ll bet that O’Quinn uses these get-togethers as antennas to see if shady deals could be possible - Only you, Art, are NOT the week/unethical/greedy type like many of his circles. Otherwise, why is he trying to use this tactic on you, knowing full well that you are going against the reporting herd that have publicly lynched a man without a trial based on pure rumors, vendettas, and vested interests?
BTW, changing the subject… I have asked you folks before what happened to the PI who seems NOT to be a legit and up and up, something fishy about him. Finally, I now know his name is Jack Harding (google words: private investigator “business card” Daniel Smith)…. I seriously believe this man should be charged/ sued for misleading justice; he spoke with a sureness in his voice and a tough menacing look on his face; he probably converted many remaining open-minded public. Even I was like “hmmm? really? I need to hear more about this”…. Now that I know his name, I’m trying to read any reference about him. I saw him on CNN and NG but his name escaped me.
December 10th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
I know some people here, are critical of me.
Hey, I’ve got to tell you I grew up in a family believing margarine really was butter…at least, that’s what we called it.
However, when you get done frying anything, even if you use olive oil, is there anything good ‘left’ in all that grease?
Of course, you can always make ‘gravy.’
Or, just ‘eat it’ and enjoy it in so many recipes, and end up with heart disease or high blood pressure, or cancer, or just plain fat and happy, LOL
Lord, I’m so envious of those eating that sushi, and wasabi tuna…
I love fish!
December 10th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
“Howard, make it go away.”
Love Always,
Freida
December 10th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Sunflower Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Art,
I guess the party was for paying clients LOL.
Ditto Sunflower…that statement was priceless!!!
I’m sure every Judge from Houston to San Antonio to Dallas and East of Louisanna were there too!
I am sure you are both right .trying to show off in front of people that he thinks count and can give and recieve favors.I am sure this invitation was just to show off and try to impress what Art Harris is up against and others involve are up aginst with going against o’quinn.Money doesn’t buy everything although o’quinn seems to think it does.. Nurse I don’t think Art is trashing o;quinn just telling it like it is.afetr all the lies form the o’quinn side,some under oath why would anyone believe anything you have to say.
December 10th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
“like a one-eyed cat…”
Just swap a couple of vowels, and give me some land.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/bwiddicombe/?viewall=1
“I think he’s after money and fame.”
-Anna Nicole Smith
December 10th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Art-
Just who is Vilma?
December 10th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Nurse, Who cares if Art didn’t attend the Christmas party. He sent a representative who did a fine job reporting to him what happened. Mr. Harris is a decent, fair, and honest journalist, character traits Mr. O’Quinn is lacking. Maybe he can buy some morals with his billions. (some things money can’t buy.)
December 10th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
Hey Nurse or whatever you call your pathetic self, do us all a favour and find another site to spew your filthy lies.
The fact that you are one of the selected guests at this party of losers, scares the hell out of me because there is a saying it goes like this” You are measured by the company you keep.”
Art is so honest if he wanted to ban you he would not waste his time publishing your remarks. And he is not a troll that is insulting along with your baseless accusations. You must be Virgies sister or something like that.
December 11th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Message to NURSE Go back to your corner and suck your thumb.Noone here cares for your spewing crap ,its plain to see that you have no class!!!!!!!!!!!!! We here are 100% for Truth tellers HOWARD K. STERN HONOR TEAM .
December 11th, 2007 at 12:13 am
WE HERE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF ART HARRIS —HE DOSENT WEAR A PRICE TAG AROUND HIS NECK !!!!!!!!THANKS ART.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:27 am
post #22 you sound like a psychopath. Especially with the ‘copy and paste’ post from tmz.
December 11th, 2007 at 2:11 am
[...] them at the custom check-in this day, after all Saturday appears to have been a late night per Art Harris look in on John O’Quinn’s Holiday Bash per one of Mr. Harris‘ [...]
December 11th, 2007 at 4:24 am
To Nurse.
Art never said he was there. I hardly think that he would refer to himself as a “sultry correspondent”.
“It took a while for our sultry correspondent to meander through the maze of black ties,”
December 11th, 2007 at 7:14 am
NO 22 NURSE,TRY MAKING A LITTLE SENSE.IF ART BROKE BREAD,AT YOUR TABLE.HE WOULD HAVE TO BE THERE,TO DO THAT.AND HIS NAME IS HARRIS NOT HARRID. YOU ARE ABOUT AS MUCH NURSE AS I AM LAWYER.THOSE WHO HIDE BEHIND A FALSE NAME.HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE,YOU ARE NOT THAT GOOD.AS FAR AS PATHOLOGICAL LIAR take a good look at yourself.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:44 am
TO NURSE:
Nurse says: “Now I don’t know how the rest of you were raised but in Texas we don’t take kindly to someone coming and breaking bread at your table and later trashing you in public. That was bad, but now I find out that he wasn’t even there. So this rude little munchkin is also a liar.”
Well he’s got the picture and invitation so someone was there he knows.
Listed below are all the links to how John M. O’Quinn LIED, CHEATED AND STOLE HIS WAY TO THE TOP.
Maybe you would like to read the type of person you are breaking bread with.
AND MY MAMA AWAY TAUGHT ME “DON’T CAST YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.”
http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/page1/98/01/11/o.html
Big John in trouble
Not all the links work now but with the description you get the picture.
The Tobacco Five
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attorney John O’Quinn hired ‘runners’ who went uninvited to a hospital and funeral home to solicit clients soon. after a 1994 airplane crash in North …
http://www.txtriallawyerwatch.org/PDFs/HTI_03_ch3.pdf - Similar pages
Clinton connected Robert Shapiro,James Dale Davidson,attorney John …
Former Clinton Undersecretary of Commerce Robert Shapiro aids James Dale Davidson’s ,Attorney John O’Quinn’s stock fraud money laundering fraud and cover up …
thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2006/03/22806_comment.php - 92k - Cached - Similar pages
Full Pockets Make Bell Too Big for Britches | Texans for Rick Perry
Who is John O’Quinn anyway? “What the f*** did I do to you to deserve this?” – O’Quinn to Houston police after being detained on DWI charges. …
http://www.rickperry.org/news/article/310 - 12k - Cached - Similar pages He pleading “NO CONTEST”
Massive money laundering with U.S.- Canadian penny stocks,the …
In addition Byne has enlisted Texas attorneys John O’Quinn and Wes Christian …. Houston attorneys Wes Christian,John O’Quinn aid massive penny stock fraud …
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MidEast Money Launderer Dwight Cantrell dead
Houston attorneys John O’Quinn,Wes Christian aid massive penny stock fraud … The Byrnes,John Edwards,Attorney O’Quinn,Swift Boat Vets,Money Laundering …
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Stanford University,Chris Heeschen,John Cooke, penny stock fraud …
And Charles Schwab DID NOT ‘naked short’ Endovasc as they and attorney John O’Quinn claimed but instead provided the illegal pump and dump account for …
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Virgie Arthur’s “Texas” Lawyer Has Checkered Past - TMZ.com
John O’Quinn John O’Quinn, the larger-than-life, big-mouthed attorney representing Anna Nicole Smith’s mother, Virgie Arthur, has some legal skeletons in …
google.tmz.com/2007/03/31/virgie-arthurs-texas-lawyer-has-checkered-past/ - 68k - Cached -
Overlawyered: Search Results Houston plaintiff lawyer John O’Quinn has been ordered to refund at least $35.7 million to more than 3000 former breast implant litigation clients, …
overlawyered.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=o’quinn - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
Arbitrators Raise O’Quinn Tab for Breast Implant Clients by Almost …Arbitrators Raise O’Quinn Tab for Breast Implant Clients by Almost $6M, to $41.5M (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance) by Breast implant …
the-caravan-blog.info/blogs/breast-implant/8993/arbitrators-raise-o-quinn-tab-for-breast-implant-clients/ - Similar pages
http://blogs.chron.com/legaltrade/2007/10/et_al_oquinn_personally_liable_1.html
http://www.click2houston.com/news/4843165/detail.html
Ex-con mismanaged Big John’s car collection
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1194257037286&rss=newswire
Big John’s character issues
http://www.walmartsurvivor.com/090801-1.html
O’Quinn to drunk to handle case with Big Tobacco Companies
http://www.onpointnews.com/071015.asp
One friend of O’Quinn has said of him, “When he goes to trial he goes to war. It’s a total commitment. He is consumed by it. He goes after the other side very personally.” He’s ruthless to get to the money.
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2003_3679807
Big John being sued by employee for misconduct
December 11th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Virgie wasn’t invited because they would have ran out of FOOD.
December 11th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Nurse:
It is such an honor to have a blogger in our midst who has connections. Be sure to find out the name of Mr. “Harrid’s” stand-in at the party with her cell phone camera. As a person who has had the luxury of being close to His Majesty, she deserves our eternal gratitude.
How does one properly greet His Majesty? Does one prostrate and kiss his ring? Let’s see — maybe the word should be prostate.
December 11th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Nurse:
Who is “Arther Harrid”? Who are you? I guess if you went to the party you work for O’Quinn? What do you do in his organization? Are you Wilma?
You certainly are not journalist because you obviously can’t spell or put together a correct sentence structure.
December 11th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Art you need to answer the nurse .. Because a lot of people are coming out to say you were not there and you had a plant at the party for Howard Stern .. You are really going over the top for Howard, I hope this don’t bite you.. Because has far has I know Rita’s book is still selling and Larry ain’t suing.. And Howard just is full of lawsuits, he just for got Anna is not his client anymore…And he had not money or fame without her, No no damages …
December 11th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Hey guyes,
Virgie is in the Bahamas with the Inquest. Check out the Bahamas papers, you can see her there.
December 11th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
I believe she was in the Bahamas
December 11th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
# 22 Nurse
I am beginning to think you are stalking Art. If you don’t like him and you think he lies, why are you always reading what he has to say?
By the way, you spelled his name wrong,,,but then you knew that didn’t you?
December 11th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Well, I quit watching “The Yellow Brick Road” some time ago, so you’ll have to refresh my memory Art…
“We cruised beneath the giant Texas tin man”
Was he the one who didn’t have a heart? or was it a brain? Probably the one who needed an oil can because he was rusting? haha
December 12th, 2007 at 2:15 am
Art Harris,
it is one of your best writing,interesting well describe with the right touch of humor! I appreciate so much!!!
Describing the feisty like that remember me old Hollywood movies.
For sure it is his annual party and it is ok.
O Gin is a dreamer, a man who never grow and an old fashion Texas cowboy.
How can you believed Vergie Taber should be there! Even if she is BIG for his publicity she is still small in a hierarchy of these important peoples.
In this time of war,with all the need in this planet showing like that does not impress me at all.
You have to recognize O gin had to have a bigger party than Rita had. Playing with the importance, his annual party had to be the biggest no!!!
Strange going for a boy who was raise near a university with a poor daddy working hard.
In 2007 trying to convince with showing power in that way does not mean a great honest man at all.
For me it is the opposite. O Gin lost a lot during this past years scree as many humans by his practice extort a lot from honest peoples.
The evil always trying to put powder in eyes.
I do not buy it at all. Party is a part of life.It is important to laugh and have fun and socialize with honest target !!I agree with that without problems. This poor, finish man trying to show his power. How pity it is.
Anyway he can spend as much money he want he will finish his life poor, when Lin Wood will past on him.
What O Qin does not know or realize, he always be a poor mind.
Nurse no 22 if you think respect is going in one way you should think about it.The first respect a human should have, is writing correctly name of the person you are talking about, specially when you are in his web site! How can we give credit to your comment if you are not a respect nurse. Maybe the pills were free for you at O Gin party, mix with all the alcool, so you were able to lose your mind.
Again Art Harris good shout!
December 12th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Nurse#39 you wrote “we in Texas don’t like liars”!!
Sounds like you really don’t know much about Texans,
been known “to stretch the truth”–perfect example,
your leader Mr.JOQ!!!
December 12th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Were the leftovers donated to a homeless shelter? Talk about a tax write off!
Ms. Nurse, in your little state did they not teach you manners?
December 12th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
It is understandable and dare I say, even logical that Virgie would be in the Bahamas seeing to the inquest into her grandson’s death rather than be at O’Quinn’s party. I don’t give Virgie credit very often (mainly because she doesn’t deserve it), but in this case she was acting like a sensible person.
December 12th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Oh Art ignore the crazy nursey nurse. Now I know that OQ really has paid bloggers!!! Nurse be careful, you are revealing your identity and that is one thing you do not want!
December 12th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Nursey Nurse says: “We in Texas do not like liars”. OMG!! Is this person kidding? LMAO!!
December 12th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Brenda since this is Arts site I don’t think he has to answer to anyone but himself since he writes the truth and vets his sources unlike some people we know of.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Re: Nurse said: WE in Texas do not like liars!
Neither do WE, here on Art’s site. Apparently you have missed the point of the comments on this site?
December 12th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Butterfly…The lady with O’Quinn must be Darla Lexington?
She seems to attend a lot of functions with him.
She was mentioned in The Beat as being his fiance in 2004.
Julie J. divorced him in Apr 1999- conflict of personalities. (Chron archives) I never have seen an announcement of marriage. First wife divorced in 1987. (Also Chron archives.)
December 13th, 2007 at 1:19 am
Oh let me count the ways…
Let’s see now, how will the OQ firm write this off?
‘Charity Event’ or ‘Business (how’d yu spell that, Art?) Expenses,’ or as they cook those books, makin’ that ‘gravy,’ probably a ‘reduction’ here and there…can’t you just smell it?
Gee, Art…I can just imagine how much better you could write this than me, LOL.
December 13th, 2007 at 8:49 am
Butterfly I could have sworn that early on in the fight over ANS body o’quinn siad one time his wife told him to help that poor grandma ,along with the second comment about his grandmother.Oh well we know he lies so what was one more,right?
December 13th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Hmm, Why do you answer all of the question for Art… is that because you are the one who tells LIn Wood what the people are thinking just incase he gets to trial…Well I think he is barking up a tree, there is no pity for Howard Stern out here..He was has I have heard from so may people who knew them nothing but a lap dog and he finally got her to himself and she is die and so is her son .. He really took good care of here didn’t he…
December 14th, 2007 at 9:27 am
#77, Brenda,
You sound like a lap dog yourself. What in the hell do you mean.”He finally got her alone?” Hell, he’d been alone with her forever and a day. Get that BS outta here! No, I don’t want pity for Howard and am pretty sure he doesn’t want pity for himself, just justice and to be left the hell alone.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Hmm#76- I too remember something O’Gin saying his wife
wanted him to help Grandma!!
Brenda#77What is your problem?? You are the one my dear,
that is “barking up the wrong tree”!!!
December 14th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Brenda I don’t answer all question for Art.I only reply when someone questions his intererty like you do. Maybe you should go back and read about his intergrty verser o’qunns and you will see who comes up lacking and it won’t be Art.I just like to hear the other side and the truth instead of the neverendinglies comming from team stupid as they are called now.And I think there is a lot ofpeople supporting HKS and more are comming as the truth comes out.Brenda I ask you the same are you one of the many paid bloggers from the o’quinn side that come on every site trying to harass those that support HKS,LB, and Dannilynn
December 14th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
His past preparations for trial include: “Having employees of his firm watch or record the daily soaps, so he could get a feel for what the average person interests are so that he could relate, in case they were members of a jury in his cases.” excerpt from Chron 1997.
Now, how thorough is that?
December 15th, 2007 at 4:25 am
Lap dogs don’t take care of you…you take care of them.
December 15th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Brenda, what exactly do you think Howard should have done? CURED the addicts? You know, he’d be a very rich man if that were the case. I’ll ask you the same question I ask all. Do you think Howard shoved those Methadone pills down Daniel 20 year old throat? In a public hospital, where the chance of resuscitation was high? Hmmm. Sure. And Anna, who he was going to marry in two weeks, where it would make it VERY hard for Larry to get a DNA test? Or where he wouldn’t have to argue about who gets the money, where the body goes, etc. You know, those of us who know the truth don’t like to suggest these things. But, for you…did this well educated man make all these ‘mistakes’ in his murderous rampage? What are your thoughts about this? See, to me, it all boiled down to COMMON SENSE from day one.
December 18th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
They are saying 20 methadone pills..Daniel must have taken them over a period of time and they built up to toxicity..There is NO WAY anyone could have shoved that many down his throat, he would have thrown up , and I don’t believe he took a handful of them before he expired.Try and hide that many with thie bitter taste in someones food. he would have chipped his teeth trying to chew.
December 18th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I think Daniel was taking them for a long time.Maybe he took extra from the flight and his back pain.