WELCOME TO JOE'S TACOS...CAN I TAKE YOUR ORDER?

By Meri, Aruban Boycott Blogger

Could Joe Tacopino have looked any worse on the Bill O'Reilly show? His weak excuses for his clients (the Van der Sloots) were obvious and Bill jumped all over him.

His comments that he is getting paid by the Van der Sloot family and their "supporters" was amusing as he first said that he was taking the case pro bono. Guess Joe needs the money. I guess the fifteen minutes of fame isn't enough for Joe T.

I wonder if he has bothered to read all of the conflicting statements that his client (Joran) has made? As Greta reads them every night poor Joe's face will grow redder by the minute.

I wonder if he heard Anita vdS comment that Joran had a girlfriend a YEAR before he met Natalee? Joran stated in his interview with Greta that he had a girlfriend while he was with Natalee. Anita also stated that Joran never drinks, smokes or uses drugs. We know better about the drinking part as it was captured on video as well in the words that came out of Joran's own mouth during his recent interviews.

What else about Joran is a secret to his Mother and his new, not so free lawyer?

I suspect that if one were to dig a little deeper we would find that Joran was not an easy child to control and that Anita had absolutely NO control over him whatsoever for a long, long time. I also suspect that his Father had no better luck in keeping track of Joran's whereabouts or of his website where he was a member of "The pimps".

I can't blame Joran's parents for living in a state of denial, after all denial is not just a river in Egypt as many of us parents know but I do NOT believe that they are completely unaware of all of Joran's little adventures outside of his well protected compound. After all, didn't they give him his own apartment before he reached the legal age of 18?

Didn't Joran frequent places like C&C's (in his own words) prior to turning 18? Didn't he drink and party on a regular basis? We know that he gambled and that his Father accompanied him to Poker Tournaments. Is it legal to gamble on Aruba below the age of 18?

The family van der Sloot is either in total denial about their son's habits or they are lying to protect him. Maybe it's a little bit of both?

As Greta reads the transcripts of Deepak, Satish and Joran talking to the police I believe that the inconsistencies with what Joran said in his interviews will become glaringly obvious so listen carefully because it may just enlighten those who believe as Joran's parent's do...that he can do no wrong.

I think that we've only seen the tip of the iceberg and when it's all said and done...Joran will be full of little surprises that may eventually lead us to Natalee Holloway.

For the sake of her family, I hope so.