The Globe gets the exclusive interview; she says she didn't do anything for the $70,000 she got but never reported over the past ten years.
Jay Fitzgerald: Incredible:
... I didn't even know that 'personal fund-raising' had been apparently OK'd by the state's ethics commission. Wilkerson has two commission letters to prove it. ...
And, as Jay notes, this is something Richard Vitale is probably reading up on.
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By david_yamada
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:08pm
For those of you who have blissfully managed to avoid going to law school, it's worth noting that law students are taught that it's best to avoid even the appearance of ethical impropriety. Obviously Wilkerson isn't the first lawyer to toss that old chestnut out the window, but this is remarkable. This woman is an ethical disaster, and examining all the hoops of rationalization she's jumped through would get you a Ph.D. in psychology.
Not just for lawyers
By RossieGirl
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 1:08pm
I think most people know it's best to avoid even the appearance of ethical impropriety, and even to try to do the right thing, but somehow Ms. Wilkerson doesn't. She can't be as stupid as she appears to be whenever financial or ethical matters arise, can she? Or maybe she's smart enough to pull it off?
Nah, that photo of her stuffing the money in her bra shows her true intelligence.
to clarify
By david_yamada
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 5:45pm
RossieGirl, I hope I didn't come across as suggesting that non-lawyers lack common sense about ethics -- in fact, the opposite may be true! :) It's just lawyers also stand a chance to lose their ticket to practice by engaging in unethical antics...so they should know what's at stake.
-David
Just adding to it
By RossieGirl
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 7:16pm
Yes, I was just sort of expanding on what you said to include the non-lawyers.
I think Wilkerson just has an incredible sense of entitlement & really doesn't think basic ethics apply to her - or maybe it's just that she has alot of chutzpah.
back in the day
By david_yamada
Sun, 01/25/2009 - 8:33pm
I am told by people who knew Wilkerson when she was just getting her start up the ladder that she was different back then. Warm, hardworking, and very committed to making a difference.
Maybe she still has those qualities within her and she will transform back to what drew people to support her. Her political career is probably (and appropriately) kaput, but if she can rediscover her better core she can still make a difference in this world.