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To: combjelly who wrote (353329)	10/2/2007 9:28:54 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1576322

thks to brumur. Insulting Clarence Thomas <I like that he has honored the grandfather that raised him. Sounds like a great man. Rich Lowry: IF Clarence Thomas weren't a black conservative, his new memoir, "My Grandfather's Son," would be hailed as a kind of classic - a powerful, moving tale of a black man's ascent from bone-crushing poverty to the pinnacle of the American system of government. But Thomas has a unique lot in life. On top of the discrimination, insults and condescension he has experienced simply as a black man have come the outrage, insults and condescension he has experienced as a black man who broke with liberal orthodoxy. In his view, all this culminated in his Supreme Court confirmation hearings, when liberal interest groups revived the old smear of the sexually rapacious black man in the guise of Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment. The final section of the book dealing with the hearings is getting the most attention, and Thomas is being portrayed as the aggressor. He "lashes out," according to a headline in The Washington Post. Those pages do indeed pulse with anger, but how could it be otherwise when Thomas contends - persuasively - that he did Hill a favor by hiring her to work for him in the federal government, he had never mistreated her, and her accusations were a brutal instance of the politics of personal destruction? Thomas survived, of course, and if his opponents had been able to read this book they would have known he would. "My Grandfather's Son" is a tale of pride, determination and independence - from the constraints of discrimination and the deadening influence of group-think. Thomas was abandoned by his father and didn't even meet him until he was 9 years old. He was raised in segregated Savannah, Ga., by his grandmother and his grandfather, a steely disciplinarian determined to keep Thomas and his brother out of trouble through sheer hard work. "Old Man Can't is dead - I helped bury him," his barely literate grandfather used to say. He sent Thomas and his brother to a Catholic school where the nuns were nearly as strict as his grandfather. Missing school wasn't an option. His grandfather warned us, Thomas writes, "that if we died, he'd take our bodies to school for three days to make sure we weren't faking." Thomas remembers, years later, watching his grandfather dote on Thomas' own son and wondering why he hadn't been so tender with him when he was growing up. "Because you were my responsibility," his grandfather replied. Thomas' upbringing was a triumph of mind over matter, of will and discipline over social injustice and economic deprivation. ... The book is really about what his grandfather did to make him a man. I have always respected Clarence Thomas and thought he was grossly mistreated by Democrats. That mistreatment continues to this day as the NY Times trots out Miss "Victim" herself, Anita Hill, to slander him once again. I listened to Rush Limbaugh's interview with Thomas, and found myself liking him even more. It also became clear why he rejected the charge that he was the product of affirmative action. It is why I still think affirmative action is an insult to black achievers and stigmatizes them as unqualified. Liberals will probably not read the book, but that will be their loss. POSTED BY MERV prairiepundit.blogspot.com

To: combjelly who wrote (353329)	10/2/2007 10:10:01 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576322

Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit against Bureau of Land Management to Obtain Records Related to Senator Reid’s Role in Coyote Springs Development Project Sep 18, 2007 Contact: Press Office 202-646-5188 Did Reid Peddle Influence in Exchange for Campaign Contributions, Favors? (Washington, DC) -- Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed an open records lawsuit on September 5 against the Bureau of Land Management as part of its investigation of Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and his role in a massive real estate development project in Coyote Springs, Nevada. At the heart of Judicial Watch’s investigation is whether or not Senator Reid improperly used his influence on Capitol Hill to pave the way for the development project in exchange for campaign contributions and other favors from lobbyist and long-time friend, Harvey Whittemore. According to the Los Angeles Times: “Helping make Coyote Springs come alive was an alliance between a multimillionaire developer and one of the highest-ranking members of Congress: Nevada Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate minority leader and a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee…Over the last four years, Reid has used his influence in Washington to help the developer, Nevada super-lobbyist Whittemore, clear obstacles from Coyote Springs' path…As the project advanced, Reid received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Whittemore. The contributions not only went to Reid's Senate campaigns, but also to his leadership fund, which he used to help bankroll the campaigns of Democratic colleagues.” In addition to donating more than $45,000 to Senator Reid’s campaigns and political action committees, Whittemore has also reportedly helped to advance the careers of Reid’s two sons. One of the two, Leif Reid, has served as Whittemore’s personal lawyer and has represented the lobbyist and developer in negotiations with federal officials. Leif Reid even reportedly called his father’s office to discuss obtaining the proper permits for the project. Judicial Watch originally filed its Freedom of Information Act Request on March 9, 2007. The Bureau of Land Management had 20 days to produce records, deny their existence, or claim exemptions. After more than six months, the Bureau has failed to respond. Judicial Watch seeks any and all “contacts and communications” related to the land deal between the Bureau of Land Management and Senator Reid (D-NV), Senator John Ensign (R-NV) and then Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-NV), who now serves as Governor of Nevada. Ensign and Gibbons both supported the Coyote Springs project at key stages, and also received campaign contributions from Whittemore. “The Bureau of Land Management should release all documents pertaining to this deal so the American people can know the truth about Senator Reid’s involvement,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “If Senator Reid sold his public office to advance a development project that would financially benefit his friend and a member of his own family, he should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.” ### Click (http://www.judicialwatch.org/6413.shtml) to read Judicial Watch’s complaint. judicialwatch.org