Landry's & Tilman Fertitta

Why is there so much anger at Tilman Fertitta and his proposed buyout of Landry's? I understand shareholders filing suit if they feel like they are being financially injured. That is their perogative, but in reading articles like the one below and more importantly the comments afterward, I feel a sense of hatred or disdain towards the man.

I have a connection to Landry's in that my wife works there. She loves her job and loves Landry's. Does that mean she loves Tilman? Well, she doesn't really know him, so she can't form an opinion. Maybe people out there should take a page out of her book.

For all accounts, Tilman Fertitta appears to be a very smart business man, especially when it comes to the hospitality industry. His restaurants cater to the middle class and are commerical in nature, but to be a success on alarge scale, that is the name of the game. People seem to forget that Vic & Anthony's has one of the best steaks in town and Pesce is an experience no one can call commercial.

I guess the jealousy over another individuals success is hard for some to handle. People, let the man run the business and if you don't like the food, go elsewhere. From experience, I know there is someone waiting for the table your sitting at in Willie G's and they would love to eat there in your place.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/steffy/5497358.html

"I was doing 101"

Sometimes you cannot keep your client quiet, can you. As you can see from the linked story, Lebron James admitted speeding to reporters after a report surfaced that he had issued a speeding ticket. I'm not sure that his attorney knew James was going to openly admit to his guilt though, as a not guilty plea was entered on James behalf. Hard to plead not guilty when you admit to guilt in a public forum. I hope James's attorney has something up his sleeve to keep this out as an admission against guilt.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3196522

McNamee will sue if Clemens says he lied

According to this report on ESPN.com Brian McNamee, the man who told investigators for the Mitchell report that he injected steroids into Roger Clemens, has indicated he will sue Clemens if Clemens accuses McNamee of lying. Clemens was interviewed for "60 Minutes" which is scheduled to air this Sunday. The report quotes McNamee's attorney as saying, "We're not going to sue him if he doesn't do it. But if he does it, we're going to sue him."

I will be interested in seeing what McNamee has to say in his lawsuit if it does ever happen. It would probably involve a claim for defamation which would require McNamee to prove he was not lying. If he can do that, it would prove more detrimental to Roger Clemens than the Mitchell Report.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3178698