Re: JZD on Real T.V.

["Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>]

This is a touchy subject, so I'll try to keep everything unbiased...

I don't think that Larry Flynt either helped or hurt John DeLorean 
either way. JZD's lawyers did object to the tape being released for 
reasons of keeping prospective jurors unbiased as they feared the 
tape might hurt their defense. I can understand where they were 
comming from because the tape did pose a huge threat.

On the flip side, once people saw the tape they acctually sympathised 
with JZD. Quoted in many books, a laid off factory worker in NY 
stated some thing to the effect that, 'he (the caller) wished that 
his boss would have risked selling coke to save his job.'

All things considered, I don't think that Dan Rather playing the FBI 
tape on the CBS Evening News had any affect on the DeLorean trial one 
way or the other. The defense presented their case and won. The truth 
is what gave John DeLorean his victory, not an "entrapment strategy" 
as reports always print. That itself ensues that he's guilty, which 
is wrong.

In closing, like him, hate him, or just plane dont't care. Larry 
Flynt s thecnicly a part of the DeLorean story. But I don't think he 
really had the impact that alot of people implicate. IMHO Maur Dubin 
played a more significant role than he did.

-Robert
vin 6585

p.s. for everyone that ever wondered, Larry Flynt recieved the tape 
from John DeLorean's first set of attorneys. The were specialized in 
reality, not criminal law. $300K later, JZD let them go and retained 
Weitzman. Flynt purchased the tape for $5K from the office manager of 
the first law firm, Huffsteder, Miller, Carlson, and Beardsley. And 
then decided not to pay him. <"De Lorean" page 245> It was not the 
Samurai undergoing accupuncture treatment in China for a groin injury 
as Flynt stated. But everyone hear has probably guess that by now. :)

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Josh Haldeman <haldeman.4@xxxx> wrote:
> Larry Flynt HELPING John DeLorean clear his name?!? I don't think 
so! That
> dumb-ass jerk is the guy who leaked the drug bust video to the 
media, helping to
> DESTROY John DeLorean, or at least his image! Being from 
Cincinnati, I imagine
> some people might think I'm a little biased...Sorry, but the only 
thing that guy
> wants to do is stir up trouble to get his name in the news again. 
IMO He's not
> worth the smelly space he takes up!
> Josh
> VIN 5102
> VIN 15964
> 
> 
> Edward Raffenetti wrote:
> 
> something about Larry Flint helping JZD clear his name, and a brief