Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Just Released: Barbara Black's Defense

Accoring to this report, Mrs. Black said that the "vermin" remark, and the others that surrounded it while in that elevator yesterday afternoon, were part of a private conversation with her stepdaughter. In other words, the two journalists who overheard her and went public with it, Joanna Walters and Stefani Langnegger, were indulging in eavesdropping.

[Update: according to CTV's Lisa LaFlamme, Mrs. Black said those explanatory words calmly - she sounded somewhat warm when on camera.]

One of those two journalists, Joanna Walters with the Daily Express, appeared on last night's The Verdict. A Web report can be found here, which notes that Mr. Black refused to comment this morning. A CBC News report notes that Mrs. Black "later [the same day - yesterday] told an acquaintance twice within earshot of several reporters in the courtroom, 'I lost my cool today.'"

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