Goldman fights back

April 28, 2010 Goldman to Employ So-called ‘Douchebag Defense’ Fabrice Tourre to be Exhibit A NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – In the event of a criminal case against the banking giant, Goldman Sachs is planning to employ a rarely-used legal strategy known as the “douchebag defense,” sources confirmed today. Davis Logsdon, Dean of the University of Minnesota School of Law, summarized the unorthodox strategy: “Basically, they will be arguing that the Goldman executives had no control over their actions because they are ginormous dicks.” “Exhibit A” if the bank decides to go forward with the douchebag defense will be Goldman banker Fabrice “Fabulous Fab” Tourre. “I think the government would have a hard time arguing that he was not an egregious douche,” Logsdon said. In order to establish Tourre’s douchebag bona fides, Goldman’s lawyers would most likely offer up his emails, his Facebook profile, and several of his ex-girlfriends. Jury selection could also be key to the success of Goldman’s douchebag defense strategy, Logsdon said. “Goldman’s dream jury would be made up of twelve angry dickwads,” Logsdon said.  “In New York, that shouldn’t be hard to find.” More here. The Los Angeles Times says Andy Borowitz has “one of the funniest Twitter feeds around.”  Follow Andy on Twitter here.   Upcoming Events May 07, 2010 at 8:30 Andy on PBS! Watch Andy's regular NEXT WEEK'S NEWS segment on the new PBS series NEED TO KNOW, Fridays at 8:30 PM.  Premiering May 7; check local listings. The Borowitz Report: Waste Someone's Time: Forward to a Friend. Sign up today for your own Borowitz Reports. Remove me from this list.

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