DUCHESS OF PORK CAUGHT OINKING

DUCHESS OF PORK CAUGHT OINKING

When someone is caught, basically red-handed, committing a crime or a misdeed, there are three ways to essentially handle it.

One is to obfuscate the issues. Be like former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and begin by saying that, "I'm here to tell you right off the bat that I'm not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing," and then throw in that the prosecutors are lying about why they won’t play all the tapes;"And the reason they won't play all those tapes is because they're covering up that big lie that foreseeably led to a chain of events that stole a governor from the people of Illinois and undid the will of the people.” And don’t forget to play the “wife and Mother card; "Patti is a devoted mother; she's a loving wife." She works hard in everything that she does ... and all that money she earned she worked for."

The second way is to totally deny it without any caveats like former President Bill Clinton did. Wag your finger at the audience and say,” I did not have sexual relations with that woman. These allegations are false.”

The final solution is to admit you did it and express regret. I have great respect for the former Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, who when she was caught on tape influence peddling her former husband’s connection with a faux businessman/tabloid reporter, immediately apologized for what she did.

Fergie could have pulled a “Blago” and told how she was desperate for the money because she only receives $22,000/year from her ex-husband; so she did what she did for the good of her children—like Blago claimed he was doing for the good of the people of Illinois. Or done a “Clinton” and denied it even though she was caught on videotape. She could have claimed that she knew it was a reporter and was actually doing a “double-whammy sting.”

How refreshing that a person of prominence followed the advice of an old Scottish proverb (“Open confession is good for the soul.”) and told the truth and asked for forgiveness. No waffling, no excuses, just confession.

Associated Content of England reported the story this way, “In the sting operation set up by News of the World, the transaction was discussed and set up in a New York hotel. The actual bribe took place in London. The video was taken of Sarah Ferguson and the undercover reporter Tuesday evening after a dinner where a suspicious Ferguson kept asking the faux businessman if he were actually a reporter for News of the World or some other tabloid. After numerous assurances and the lure of the bribe, Sarah Ferguson went back to the Mayfair hotel with the undercover reporter and got her money. It was during this time that the incriminating video was shot of the former Duchess of York, claiming to have access to Prince Andrew and his ties through his position as a United Kingdom Special Representative of Trade and Investment. She insisted that Prince Andrew knew about the dealings -- had even suggested the amount that the businessman should pay for the influential service he would provide -- and would compensate the businessman well once another $725,000 was wired to Ferguson's HSBC bank account. She noted that it would "open doors." She took a black computer bag, which was stuffed with the $40,000, and left.”

The next chapter in the scandal is that in the video footage filmed by the reporter from News of The World, the duchess appears to accept a $40,000 down payment in cash. What happens to that money now? I think she should keep it! It might be morally wrong, but since she is not going to be following through on the conditions of the bribe; then the money is not actually “bribe money” anymore.