Anybody know this guy? When I'm traveling on Sunday, I've tuned in to his show. I usually end up having to change the channel. The most defeatist, useless law advice I've ever heard.
Everything is "Well, you just need to let the authorities do what they are going to do, be it a HOA, the IRS ignoring evidence to the contrary of their decision, a bullshit speeding ticket, what have you.
I can understand why he isn't currently a practicing lawyer, since he seems unwilling or unable to conceive of actually taking someone on in court. What I don't understand is how he ever got a syndicated radio show.
"Broken" Handel On The Law
Handel On The Law
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skb12172
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Handel On The Law
There must be an end to this intimidation by those who come to this great country, but reject its culture.
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Bullspit
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Re: Handel On The Law
This same guy has a morning show weekdays in the LA area. Having lived in the area for 10 years I've heard more than my share. At least on the morning show he has some people with a few brains left that can make some sense. Handel used to be less wacko than he is now, I think he is on medication or is having other medical issues as his reasoning has deteriorated over time.
His legal show is as much legal as Judge Judy. It is schtick and I gather a lot of people like to hear other people who have legal problems getting berated. I can't stand it myself.
His legal show is as much legal as Judge Judy. It is schtick and I gather a lot of people like to hear other people who have legal problems getting berated. I can't stand it myself.
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Aesop
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Re: Handel On The Law
It's comedy, with a backdrop of law.
That being said, he's about as right as one can be, because the bulk of the advice is to people too stupid to ask serious/important questions beforehand:
"I sent a guy in Nigeria 30 grand in cash, but I haven't received my $15 million back from him."
"You're screwed!"
"I was late or absent from work for 180 days last year, and my a-hole boss fired me..."
"You're screwed!"
"Hey, I rented to a guy on a verbal agreement, and now he's shafting me..."
"Verbal agreement? You're screwed!"
"Hey, my dad promised me half the business, but in the old will he didn't change, he left it all to my douchebag cousin..."
"You're screwed!"
"Hey, my dealer took my 10 grand, but he shafted me and only gave me half a kilo of shit..."
"You're an IDIOT, and you're screwed!"
"A guy on the Venice Boardwalk sold me the Vincent Thomas Bridge, but the city says the deed isn't valid..."
"You're screwed!"
Like most reality TV, its main purpose is to make anyone else feel less stupid than the people calling in to the program, which isn't a particularly high bar in the first place, given that most of them are the SoCal public school dropouts who slept through social studies and civics.
He's an L.A. host, he has one of the top morning drive time shows on air from 5A-9A here (the lead-in for Limbaugh for 20 years until a couple of weeks ago), and he runs a surrogate/adoption center that probably makes him 10 times what the radio gig pays. "Handel On the Law" is a bonus gig he does on Sat. AMs before Leo Laporte's Tech Guy show.
That being said, he's about as right as one can be, because the bulk of the advice is to people too stupid to ask serious/important questions beforehand:
"I sent a guy in Nigeria 30 grand in cash, but I haven't received my $15 million back from him."
"You're screwed!"
"I was late or absent from work for 180 days last year, and my a-hole boss fired me..."
"You're screwed!"
"Hey, I rented to a guy on a verbal agreement, and now he's shafting me..."
"Verbal agreement? You're screwed!"
"Hey, my dad promised me half the business, but in the old will he didn't change, he left it all to my douchebag cousin..."
"You're screwed!"
"Hey, my dealer took my 10 grand, but he shafted me and only gave me half a kilo of shit..."
"You're an IDIOT, and you're screwed!"
"A guy on the Venice Boardwalk sold me the Vincent Thomas Bridge, but the city says the deed isn't valid..."
"You're screwed!"
Like most reality TV, its main purpose is to make anyone else feel less stupid than the people calling in to the program, which isn't a particularly high bar in the first place, given that most of them are the SoCal public school dropouts who slept through social studies and civics.
He's an L.A. host, he has one of the top morning drive time shows on air from 5A-9A here (the lead-in for Limbaugh for 20 years until a couple of weeks ago), and he runs a surrogate/adoption center that probably makes him 10 times what the radio gig pays. "Handel On the Law" is a bonus gig he does on Sat. AMs before Leo Laporte's Tech Guy show.
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