Posted on 08/11/2008 10:11:40 AM PDT by Gamecock
HOUSTON -- The wife of the pastor of globally-recognized Lakewood Chruch thanks thousands of church members for their support as she faces a civil lawsuit from a Continental Airlines flight attendant.
Victoria Osteen told members of her congregation during a church service Sunday, "Your prayers and your support has so blessed me and I have felt it."
"I've been going through this for 2 and a half almost 3 years," added Osteen.
During the sermon, Osteen appeared to be referring to her pending civil trial. She told her congregants, "I believe that God is going to bring me this victory, but whatever happens I will not step back, I will not shrink back and I will not quit."
Victoria Osteen is accused of assaulting flight attendant Sharon Brown over a small spill on her seat back in 2005.
Former Continental Airlines captain and Lakewood Church member Mike Machehehl told FOX 26 News, "I think it's been unfair to Victoria Osteen."
Brown's attorney told FOX 26, "We will let the jury decide, that's how we want it. We think that twelve jurors will find that she (Victoria Osteen) did it. She struck, pushed and injured my client. We hope they will try the case based on the evidence presented." The trial against Victoria Osteen is scheduled to resume Tuesday.
Oh brother.
How come Ms. Osteen wasn’t blessed by prayers and feeling it when she was allegedly whoopin’ up on this flight attendant?
What Brown’s lawyer could not say was that he hopes to pack the jury with parasites like his client who will help her win the lawsuit lottery .
Even if she is 100% guilty of what the flight attendant is accusing her of doing, a lawsuit for 10% of her net worth is ridiculous on its face and should have been thrown out; and the judge should have ordered the plaintiff and her attorneys to pay the Osteen’s legal fees.
alledgedly is still a keyword. When someone is looking for a big payday, you have to take the allegations with a grain of salt. I am sure Victoria did not act as a perfect lady, but trying to get on planes is not always a most pleasant experience, and I have seen attitude on display by several flight attendants in the past.
"Mrs. Osteen, please raise your right hand and repeat after me..."
She certainly has that wacky eyeball thing going, doesn’t she? Reminds me of the runaway bride.
***but trying to get on planes is not always a most pleasant experience***
I fly enough that I am upgraded to 1st Class or international business class a couple of times a year. It’s not that bad in the front of the plane and the attendants fawn over you.
BTW, the FAA fined Vicky for her behavior.
She even look insane
*****************
She do. :)
Wow - that plaintiff now has to fight God too!
Will Vickie call on God as a character witness?
Actually, a pox on both of them.
The flight attendant is probably gold digging, and Osteen was acting like all rich spoiled celebrity types do, expecting the world to move for them.
I hope the jury finds them both at fault.
I wouldn’t be surprised to learn witnesses claiming to hear her screaming to the stewardesses, “And no wire hangers!”
I was surprised that they fly commerical with the rabble,excuse me,I meant flock.They both look like private
jet types.
Why has that photo not been used as a ‘caption this’ on the general/chat forum? Or has it and I missed it?
It has tremendous potential.
You are right!
Wow, there’s something seriously creepy about her.
true dat
LOL!
"Of the cockpit?" we asked.
"Yes."
Passengers say Victoria was removed first.
Original FR thread HERE.
I noticed that they were going on a ski trip to Colorado during Christmas of 2005. My pastor doesn't take a ski vacation on Christmas.
Yeah, it sure is christian of us to make fun of someone’s appearance.
Never had a wacky picture of yourself taken? I think most people have. You can look pretty ridiculous if someone snaps a picture when you aren't expecting it, especially if you are animatedly talking about something.
Maybe so, but she has better grammar skills than you.
The whole thread is focused on the superficial and not the truth.
Apparently everyone who thinks Victoria is some kind of evil Jezebel must also believe that the plaintiff in this case actually developed hemorrhoids as a result of being elbowed in the chest.
Personally if anyone is lying in this case it is the flight attendant plaintiff.
I'm no Osteen fan, but the treatment of Mrs. Osteen by the posters on this thread is rather shallow.
True, but I can improve my grammar. She, unfortunately, will always look insane
I agree. I am not a member or even a fan of the Osteens and their church but this flight attendant needs to be slapped down. I am sure that Ms. Osteen is probably a primadonna but she paid a fine for disrupting the flight and they got off the airplane. It was reported in the Houston news about something else this flight attendant has done along these lines.
It is always shallow. They hate the Osteens. Sad to always criticizing a brother and sister in Christ. I don’t think God is pleased AT ALL since he tells us not to do that in Hebrews. Sigh. Love, M
She doesn’t seem to do well on planes.
I don’t do well on planes.
Frankly, I’ve nad unpleasant flight attendants. No conflict involving me, but I’ve seen how really unpleasant they can be. One of the reasons I very seldom fly anymore.
I think it was AFTER Christmas--between Christmas and New Year's...but I wasn't there.
I still wonder how they are going to prove Osteen's actions caused Brown to have HEMMHRIODS!
No need to get on a plane, for that. :D
LOL! You’re right. :)
I don’t know if she’s any more creepy than her husband.
He has that weird stare/constant blinking for emphasis that also just creeps me out. It’s almost like he’s trying to hynotize you.
I don’t think guilt or innocense is the issue in this case. The issue is whether someone should be paid for real damages or whether they should receive a huge payday that has no connection whatsoever to the actual damages.
This attendant was shoved. At worst she was bruised.
Exactly why should she receive 10% of Osteen’s total worth and not simply the price of customary and normal expenses for treatment of bruising, for a normal course of brief solution-focused therapy, and for any income lost due to missing work? I’m thinking that we’re talking somewhere in the neighborhood of one thousand dollars.
Have you looked in the mirror lately?
Augghhh, it’s driving me crazy:
http://www.internetmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/joel_blink.gif
I'm betting that she wasn't even bruised. The plaintiff was looking for a lottery and when she was shoved by a "Celebrity" she saw a window to riches.
I'd be willing to bet that any bruises she had at the time she was first examined by a medical professional were self inflicted. She probably got hemorrhoids when she strained herself by beating herself up on the way to the clinic.
This is a phony claim. Victoria Osteen may not be a "saint" but she isn't Rambo either.
Amen. but, God calls her a saint (just like you...).
Regardless of the rift between the flight attendant and the preacher’s wife, the fact that the FAA fined the Osteens does not bode well for Vicky’s defense. If I were the FA’s lawyer, I would pound on this point to the jury every single chance I had. If the FAA hadn’t fined them for the incident, I’ll bet anything this would never have gone to trial at all.
It’s much more serious than just bruising. The plaintiff claims that she developed hemorrhoids related to her breast being, ahem, struck in some way.
Granted, in spite of my years of experience and training I’ve never seen or read about such....
In legal parlance we would call the plaintiff a LSOS. (a Lying Sack of .... Something)
But then I can't say that on the religion forum.
In the military we have similar terms...
In the military, we spoke of those who had “S for brains.”
Going with that for just a moment, is it that much of a stretch to get to “S for boobs”?
When her boobs were struck that started an entire chain of messages from her boob ducts all the way to her elimination portal. (How we struggle to delicately phrase things.) As the “S for boobs” made that journey it became apparent that no cup size whatsoever could pass without undue straining and struggling.
As a result, it is now apparent that a playtex maxi-cup doesn’t go easily into that dark night.
Which lawyer among the many freeper lawyers could not argue such a clear case of booborectal excretory stress?
I'm reminded of an Albert Brooks' comedy routine, in which a lying car mechanic tells a customer that "one of your pistons has pounded it's way through your muffler."
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
