From: http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/wag.html ABC NEWS NEW YORK, Sept. 17 <Snip> An Arkansas Grudge By Josh Gerstein Whom does President Clinton blame for the ongoing effort to strip him of his law license? The media. But the Beltway press corps needn’t brace itself for another onslaught from the occupant of the Oval Office. He lays this one squarely at the doors of Little Rock’s daily newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. In an interview last month with the Washington Post, Mr. Clinton made clear that he believes that the decision an Arkansas Supreme Court committee made in May to seek his disbarment was the product of his political enemies at the Democrat-Gazette. “They basically intimidated all the good people off that committee,” Clinton said. In February, the paper reported that five of the 14 people eligible for the panel that would handle Clinton’s case had donated money to one of Clinton’s campaigns or to other Democratic efforts. The Democrat-Gazette ran a few more stories as panelists recused themselves. About eight people ended up stepping aside. In the end, a group of six Arkansas citizens concluded that Clinton’s conduct in the Paula Jones civil case violated bar rules and that he should be disbarred. Within hours after the decision was made, White House aides suggested to reporters that those who remained on the committee were biased. One Senate Democrat called the panel a “kangaroo court.” (The paper later reported that four of the six who considered Clinton’s case had voted Democratic in recent elections.) Clinton said the owners of the Democrat-Gazette had it in for him long before they drove the Gannett-owned Arkansas Gazette under and bought its assets in 1991. The president complained to Post reporter John Harris that the Democrat and its successor “was in a tirade daily against us.” The Democrat-Gazette’s editorial page has certainly not minced words about its position. “Disbar the shyster,” read the headline on one in a series of withering editorials the newspaper has published on the subject. So it’s understandable that Clinton waxes nostalgic for the old Gazette. “It was one of the great progressive newspapers in America for decades,” he said. “Arkansas, I believe, was hurt by the fact that the Arkansas Gazette couldn’t go on.” (In its article based on the interview, the Post indicated that Clinton believed that members of the committee had been “hectored into recusing themselves,” but the story didn’t say that the president blamed the Democrat-Gazette for the pressure. The full transcript of the interview was released on Thursday by the White House.) Josh Gerstein has covered the White House for ABCNEWS since 1997. Copyright ©2000 ABC News Internet Ventures. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
