Is Mirlande Wilson an Attention Seeking Fraud, or Have the Winning Ticket?

Reply #109

mcginnin56 — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:57:34 GMT

Just checked out zazzle, saw a Sweet Swine Pork Rinds hat just like Ms. Wilson's @ $18. Guess you gotta have Ms. Wilson's hair

to pull that one off

Reply #108

Artist77 — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:07:30 GMT

The swine hat. I saw one for sale on zazzle but for some reason, it is not my style. lol

Reply #107

mcginnin56 — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:05:06 GMT

Which would sell for more on eBay

Reply #106

Artist77 — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:19:33 GMT

lol lol Best post of the week!

All you have left is her pink swine cap and some expired McDonald's coupons.

Reply #105

uklotteryplayer — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:01:08 GMT

What the hell.

I was even thinking of marrying her, being a good father, and all my dream... Now gone.

What am I gonna do

Reply #104

mcginnin56 — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:56:55 GMT

Yikes! With this economy I guess I'd put up with the bed bugs.

I think Give Peace A Chance left with John Lennon back in 69

Rock On psykomo! Here's hoping you can find that change

Reply #103

psykomo — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:47:54 GMT

MG:

Where did Give Peace A Chance GO ???

I went 2 washington, DC L@@K'nnnnn4 CHNGE????

2012 no CHANGE pennie'ssssssss!

hotel price's 2 stay 1 nite nite outta SITE !!

but, if U stay in a cheaper nite BEBBUG'sssBIT !!!!!!!!!

psykomo

Reply #102

mcginnin56 — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:06:35 GMT

Hey psykomo, haven't seen you around in a while. Where you been hiding

Reply #101

psykomo — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:03:22 GMT

CO

Why not call it NOW or YESTERDAY???????????????????????????????????

give PEACE A CHANCE^^^^^^^^^^^^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^

march march GO 2 Washington talk 2 our father GEORGE!!!!

ask GEORGE 2 GIVE US CHANGE put $$$$ in our POCKET'$$

...........no more pennies 4 CHANGE

Reply #100

mcginnin56 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:45:54 GMT

You think

Reply #99

haymaker — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:41:57 GMT

You just created a market for bootleg swine baseball caps . LOL

Reply #98

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:10:34 GMT

Thanks for the info Artist

Reply #97

mcginnin56 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:51:55 GMT

If I can successfully outbid everyone else on eBay, I will do my best to make its new home there

Reply #96

Artist77 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:45:25 GMT

Ripleys' Believe it or not has a museum.. Best place for it

Reply #95

mcginnin56 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:42:05 GMT

Absolutely! A piece of historical lottery memorabilia, from the worlds largest lottery, and the worlds worst fibber.

Reply #94

Artist77 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:23:19 GMT

lol A souvenir

Reply #93

mcginnin56 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:58:09 GMT

Maybe they can foreclose on her pink swine hat. Gotta be worth a few bucks on eBay

Reply #92

haymaker — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:49:42 GMT

she doesn't have any money, the most they'll get is a judgement against her,

a worthless judgement

Reply #91

mcginnin56 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:42:26 GMT

Thanks for the update Artist! From reading the article it looks like it will be withdrawn.

Reply #90

Artist77 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:29:00 GMT

Here is an update. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/sun-investigates/bal-mega-millions-winner-baltimore-city-woman-mirlande-wilson-spared-from-suit-as-mega-millions-winner-emerges-20120411,0,1757184.story

I think they filed it before the winners came forward. Hopefully it will be withdrawn ASAP.

Reply #89

mcginnin56 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:32:34 GMT

There is a law suit going on now with one of the pool members. (see previous post).

Reply #88

mcginnin56 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:58:26 GMT

LOTTO LOON LOOT SUIT The Mega Millions fight just got supersized! (New York Post yesterday)

Ms. Wilson is now being sued on behalf of one the 16 McDonald's Lottery Pool members. A Mandisa Mazibuko is suing on behalf of her friend,

who was contributing $5 to a weekly pool for MM. She alleges her friend was led to believe Ms. Wilson had won a share of the jackpot and refused

to share with the other pool members. Apparently Wilson had telephoned at least three of the lotto pool member... [ More ]

Reply #87

mcginnin56 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:42:04 GMT

Well we all looked the other away that's for sure. Maybe Ms. Wilson is somehow in cahoots with these three real winners. I'm sure of it

Reply #86

mcginnin56 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:23:19 GMT

That's one dance I never learned. Perhaps Ms. Wilson would consider giving lessons

Reply #85

Masone — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:09:47 GMT

I honestly think Ms. Wilson was in cahoots with the real winner, running what is called the Kansas City Shuffle . Making all of us look one way(at her), while the real winner claims the prize while everyone is looking the other way.

Reply #84

mcginnin56 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:16:24 GMT

Wow! So close.

Reply #83

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:28:07 GMT

Thanks mcginnin, we came close last summer we got 4# straight on the Mega and miss the ball by 1 digit we had #1 but needed #2. Our time will come

Reply #82

mcginnin56 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:02:01 GMT

Perhaps when your pool hits the big one DCF, your positive happy ending story will atone for so many of the negative connotations associated

with lottery pools

Reply #81

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:52:59 GMT

hopefully they learned something...leason for all who are thinking about joining a lottery pool, do it the right way or don't do it at all. I run a lottery pool at my job trust me it is well documented...

Reply #80

mcginnin56 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:27:50 GMT

If it wasn't Wilson, wonder if the disgruntled Mac employees will continue their lottery pool? If they do, think they'll change the way they

they run their pool going forward

Reply #79

jackpotismine — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:26:05 GMT

Well the real Maryland winner came forward. They are gonna have a news confrence.

Reply #78

haymaker — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:18:32 GMT

what i was getting at was that once the mcd workers find out its not her,

then we won't hear from them any further.

Reply #77

Artist77 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:09:58 GMT

I don't think it is her based on the comment from her attorney (unless she fired him).

A Maryland Mega Millions winner stepped forward Monday to stake claim a third of a record $656 million jackpot, a lottery official told the Daily News.

Details on the winning claim will be revealed by Maryland Lottery Director Stephen Martino at an 8 a.m. press conference Tuesday in Baltimore, officials said.

In Maryland, the winner is given the choice of remaining anonymous.

Lottery officials... [ More ]

Reply #76

haymaker — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:06:55 GMT

if we never hear about the law suit from the mcdonalds workers, that would exclude her.

Reply #75

Artist77 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:58:09 GMT

Well if it is anonymous, unless some details are given that seem to exclude her, we may never know.

Reply #74

mcginnin56 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:22:00 GMT

This should put to all conspiracy theories once and for all. Will Ms. Wilson be the one ? Did she finally find the misplaced ticket

Reply #73

Todd — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:03:01 GMT

See here: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/244705/2486856

Reply #72

NoShame — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:56:37 GMT

If that were true, then claiming to have lost the ticket was probably the better way to go considering she's already been humiliated enough.

Reply #71

mcginnin56 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:33:19 GMT

Following that line of reasoning, had she hit all six numbers, she would have expected to win the jackpot six times over.

Nice. That would be a total jackpot of $3,840,000,000.00 (Three billion, eight hundred forty million dollars!).

Reply #70

RedStang — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:35:30 GMT

It was all a big mis-understanding. She thought you only needed to match one number.

Reply #69

rdgrnr — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:38:24 GMT

My mamaw used to tell me that my mama dropped me on my head real good one time.

She said I didn't have sense enough to pour piss out of a boot.

Reply #68

rdgrnr — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:31:51 GMT

Yeah, some guy asked his long estranged wife for a divorce and she asked him if he won the lottery jackpot or something. He said yeah and she went out and hired a lawyer to get half of it and notified the news media and everything.

Then she found out he was kidding.

Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh.

Reply #67

eve128 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:54:39 GMT

Good Day 2 all

We do not know if she has the ticket so we should not be judgemental of the whole story as of yet . Right now no one has come forward with the winning ticket . Growing up in the wonderful town of Baltimore county and the surrounding town it is very hard not to say anything and everything is possible . I wish her him or whoever holds the winning ticket much success in the next journey in their new life . My best friend hit the Md losers contest for a mere one hundred thousand a... [ More ]

Reply #66

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:27:58 GMT

LOL... you are sooooooooooooooo CRAZY

Reply #65

kalikgirl — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:20:06 GMT

I totally agree. Let us not be judgemental.

Reply #64

dopey7719 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:46:26 GMT

Will someone refresh my memory please? Has this happened before? It seems as if it has on a much smaller scale...or maybe not.

Reply #63

PoeticJustice32 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:31:35 GMT

If I am the REAL Maryland winners, I would be laughing at Mirlande Wilson right now. She is creating a whole lot of drama for no reason. I wouldn't be worried about her causing problems....simply because everyone already thinks Mirlande is a nutcase, AND more importantly as long as you bear the ticket and signed it nothing else really matters.

I think Mirlande is definitely an attention seeker. Either that or this was an April Fool's joke gone terribly wrong.

Reply #62

Masone — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:22:32 GMT

She either has the ticket , or is in cahoots with the real winner, in which case I believe they are running the Kansas City Shuffle on all of us.

Reply #61

janem — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:31:45 GMT

What I have been wondering is what the person/group who actually does have the winning ticket thinks of this lady. Are they shaking their head(s) at her antics or are they worried that this nut might cause problems for them when they do come forward.

I don't think she ever had the ticket but I admit I could be wrong.

Reply #60

haymaker — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:26:27 GMT

maybe a compliment to your creativeness ? LOL

i liked it too.

Reply #59

Artist77 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:12:58 GMT

huh? lol

Reply #58

CDanaT — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:12:02 GMT

ROFLMAO...................Jaysus Artist, you don't get out much do ya

Reply #57

Artist77 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:46:34 GMT

Ok, I must admit that today I went to her McDonald's and found the ticket....and it was the winning ticket! She had taped it to the bottom of a jar of the Big Mac special sauce. So I took it home but then my cat ate it. She threw it up and I just as I got it pieced back together, a huge crow came flying through the window and flew away with the ticket. I chased the crow for miles in my car and when it landed, I wrestled the ticket away from its' beak. But then, a big green Pterodactyl swooped do... [ More ]

Reply #56

CDanaT — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:27:38 GMT

She may have the bag ??? I am sure that could come in handy

Reply #55

CajunWin4 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:18:17 GMT

She fries and Nuggets short of a Happy Meal !! All she has is the Shake

Reply #54

jarasan — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:14:44 GMT

I just heard it on the ABC local news she misplaced the ticket

Reply #53

sully16 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:58:10 GMT

rotflmao, so true.

Reply #52

jarasan — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:52:55 GMT

Reply #51

steph219121 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:51:19 GMT

Are you kidding me???? What I would have done with that money...... This whole story makes me sick.

Reply #50

Mr-Smith — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:15:24 GMT

The truth is,,,,, She is a few nuggets short of a Happy Meal.......................

Reply #49

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:30:16 GMT

Stunning

Reply #48

rdgrnr — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:26:17 GMT

She has beautiful hair.

Reply #47

CDanaT — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:46:40 GMT

Pick4m..........There are things in a report that lead a person to believe to be true or false based on the information at hand. She could have been around other family members/close friends who have had/won money in the past. The article did not say and I do not assume anything.....She DOES lack common sense and has now MISPLACED THE TICKET ????....lets take a look at the definition of the word stupid shall we?..

Stupid-

lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.

2. chara... [ More ]

Reply #46

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:37:53 GMT

Perhaps it is time to just leave this story alone. I'm sure Mirlande has got her share of demons and skeletons as most of us do.

Better to just wish her the best, and leave it at that. Time to move on to brighter stories.

Reply #45

Artist77 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:25:06 GMT

Well I don't think even 99.9 % of people (from all walks of life) would act like her and saying she lacks even a small degree of common sense is fair (and is not based on her economic status). She tells the press to leave her alone, then she starts talking to them again. The various contradictions, behavior, and crazy one liners (most recently telling her daugher not to look for the ticket) show that there is something wrong with her and yes, people who are delusional lack common sense. And most... [ More ]

Reply #44

pick4master — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:08:22 GMT

it seems reasonable to believe she has never had access to this large amount of money before ? Oh wow, how profound! Anyone who wins a lottery(mainly the poor) has probably never had access to this large amount of money . I agree if she is the winner, she is overwhelmed, but to use terms like, lack of common sense and can't fix stupid is rude!! Just wonder what STATE OF MIND would you be in if you won 200 million

Reply #43

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:21:45 GMT

Maybe one of the McDonald's pool members will stumble upon the missing ticket in one of the fry-o- lators

Reply #42

Artist77 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:18:13 GMT

OMG...so if she lost it, it helps show she is not a liar in her mind. I am becoming convinced that she never had it (although I thought she did at first).

Reply #41

Artist77 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:10:20 GMT

lol.....ty Mr. Sinful.

Reply #40

Artist77 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:09:05 GMT

I considered her but she still (even with her mess ups) has some real credentials so she was overqualified. Also, she seems to be on a good path for the moment so we would not want to stress her out...lol

Yes, as with all the reality shows, they are mostly scripted so they will get their lines.

Reply #39

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:07:39 GMT

This just in from MSNBC news (three hours ago). When NBC reporter asked Mirlande if she would share the jackpot winnings with her

lottery pool, she admitted that I lost the ticket .

Any strong supporters remaining for this Marvelous McDonald's Maniac

Reply #38

mrsinful — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:54:34 GMT

I want to cast my vote now for post

of the year.

Reply #37

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:41:50 GMT

Hey barb, thought you had me on block? Good to see you back partner, just wake up

Reply #36

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:39:48 GMT

Sorry CD, you'd have to see Artist about that one, shes doing the casting. I could see Lindsay as more of a prop , just laying around

in a semi-conscious drunken stupor, with a goofy grin on her face. She wouldn't need any lines really, why bother, who can understand

through all that slurring.

Yup, and from what I hear she works pretty cheaply now days, couple bottles of Boone's Farm and she's good to go

Reply #35

rdgrnr — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:38:38 GMT

Yeah, as if no one could tell.

Reply #34

CDanaT — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:30:57 GMT

How could you forget to ad Lindsay Lohan

Reply #33

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:22:08 GMT

Yum! Yum! I love nuts.

Reply #32

LottoGuyBC — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:18:09 GMT

Reply #31

mcginnin56 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:14:13 GMT

Excellent casting! I think this Wanna be house would do very nicely.

Just keep in mind, Mirlande was over an hour late for her own prestigious press conference. This may spill over to her never showing up on time.

But wait.......that would be part of the attraction........just Mirlande being Mirlande!!!

I'm assuming you'll be providing all the crazy one liners that Kate, Levi, George, Charlie, the husband and the Hoarder will be bouncing

off each other

Reply #30

Artist77 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:49:40 GMT

I envision a Big Brother Wanna be celebrity type house.

1.) Our beloved Mirlande

2.) Kate Gosslin

3.) Levi Johnson

4.) George Takei

5.) Charlie Sheen

6.) The husband of that little couple on tv (the ones with 3 kids).

7.)Omarosa

8.) And someone from Hoarders

Reply #29

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:31:34 GMT

You'd make a good shrink Artist

Reply #28

Artist77 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:29:19 GMT

Mirlandia: The newest psychogical disorder added to the American Psychiatric Association's book of disorders.

Diagnosis: The patient is disconnected from reality and believes he/she has won a major lottery. Accompanied by a multitude of strange contradictory verbal utterances and an unfounded belief and fear that the winning ticket is hidden somewhere. Also may show a preference for pink swine hats and an addiction to one sided conversations on a cell phone.

Common usages of the term (slan... [ More ]

Reply #27

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:25:45 GMT

Just a working theory Artist. I just can't fathom her being the winner, nor going back to flippin burgers and face those steaming mad

lottery pool co-workers. So, that just leaves a niche for her to jump into some trashy, but well paying reality series. As you said she is one

of the most talked about woman for this last week, so she'll have some instant name and face recognition.

But I could be completely wrong about everything. Maybe she will donate it all to charity, and become... [ More ]

Reply #26

Artist77 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:10:30 GMT

ohhhh that is likely the missing piece here. A reality tv show. She is the most talked about woman in the world this week. And who wears a pink swine hat? I would not answer my door looking like that let alone go on tv. A good attorney would have told her how to dress and given her a tailored jacket to wear at least and told her to take off the hat.

A show with her could not be worse that those housewives of whereever shows. I bet every wanna be TV writer (including myself) has ideas now for... [ More ]

Reply #25

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:46:29 GMT

One hand is rubbing another, as this whole made for TV comedy/drama unfolds before us each day. Mirlande may be gunning for a reality TV

Gig, while attorney Smith is receiving his compensation , via this nationwide press conference where he is practically the star of the show.

(This nationwide TV coverage could cost hundreds of thousands, if it had to be paid for!)

My guess is by tomorrow or early next week, the real winner will come forward anonymously, and shut this fleeting dra... [ More ]

Reply #24

rad242 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:23:35 GMT

Free press coverage? lol!

He is definitely the legal professional I would retain. She wants her privacy he claims, then why was she at the press conference at all? She was directed by him not to speak or even gesture to the press so couldn't he have come out and speak on behalf of his client? And what high caliber attorney would take on a client under all of this controversy and not know up front having validated with his own eyes that she did not or did indeed possess the winning ticket... [ More ]

Reply #23

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:10:51 GMT

Yeah, saw that hat, kind of hard to miss! I guess we don't have enough drama as it is, now lets bring in Sweet Swine against the Romney campaign,

and free press coverage for attorney Smith's practice. The funny thing is that the press people are suckers for it. It's like giving away free

cocaine to an addict.

Reply #22

HiFi — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:49:14 GMT

its all a publicty stunt, but for who, that is the question. notice the hat she was wearing at the press conference? sweet swine pork rinds. a website named that was created yesterday and its about animals against romney or some stupidity. yes the lawyer is in on it, is he getting compensated or is the publicity hes getting on tv compensation enough

Reply #21

NoShame — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:39:32 GMT

I don't think she's an attention getter...just a woman who has noooooo idea what the heck she's doing whatsoever.

One theory I have is that she thought she had the winning ticket but is now realizing she doesn't or something, thus the constantly changing story.

Another theory is that she does have the ticket, perhaps the man did buy it for her but now she has no clue how to handle the bad timing of the ticket and the accusations that the ticket was for the pool.

One more thing I don't g... [ More ]

Reply #20

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:09:37 GMT

Another smaller update on the dog and pony show. Was just watching Fox news on Kelly's Court where she had two opposing attorney's

weighing in on her bizarre news conference. One of the first things that came up was that fact that Mirlande is now backing off her claim

that the winning MM ticket is somewhere in the McDonalds' safe.

Beyond that was the observation that during most of the news conference Mirlande was just gabbing away on her cell. She didn't seem serious,

excited... [ More ]

Reply #19

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:32:41 GMT

Maybe if she loses all her money in the next few years, she'd be willing to accept a starring role on How The Lottery Changed My Life

Worst Nightmare Editions . They would probably toss her $500 for her appearance. (Which she would have spent by lunchtime).

Reply #18

CajunWin4 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:20:48 GMT

A Big IF she has the Winning Ticket , She will be Broke in 10 years with Seven Kids ( The Curse of the Lottery will Strike Her Down Real Fast !!! ) ...She ripped of the Mc D's Lotto Pool

Reply #17

RedStang — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:05:01 GMT

Good call. Now she says the ticket is in the mcdonalds safe. Too funny. Big announcement coming up.

Reply #16

CDanaT — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:28:06 GMT

While the attys get a serious chunk of change representing this lady...Their fees wont reach a million dollars(even at $500/hr), let alone half of the jackpot...Yes Max..It should have gone ALOT smoother and she sure did create chaos vs choosing comfort..

Reply #15

C0w Pi3 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:21:52 GMT

This won't have a happy ending calling it now.. that is if she is the winner.

Reply #14

CDanaT — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:17:14 GMT

I didn't see the interview with the Atty hyesterday..I thought he was present on the one before...wasn't paying attention, my fault....Yeah, the press conference???/ almost makes me think it was more of a free advertisement for the lawyer than it was for the alleged winner.

Reply #13

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:31:38 GMT

Good angle RS, maybe they will raffle off the winning ticket if they can locate in their McSafe . Kinda of like their Monopoly game they had a while back.

Hell, I'd buy a happy meal for a crack at that kind of dough.

Reply #12

RedStang — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:27:06 GMT

The lotto frenzy has fried her brain. There's millions suffering from this. I also believe it's all a strategic plan by Mcdonalds to boost sales while taking advantage of free advertising.

Reply #11

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:05:29 GMT

What a naughty girl she might be!

Alway's great for the attorney's however, they need to put food on the table to.

Reply #10

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:56:18 GMT

Good points CD. She never did actually speak at the press conference with her attorney however. The day or two before, she did blab a few comments

to a reporter who was camped out on her lawn.

Still cannot understand even now, what possible purpose this press conference had. If anything just mixed things up all the more.