|
|
Confirmation Watch:
Democrat Memogate: As the Wagons
Circle
On April 19, Jonathan Groner
published a brief piece in Legal Times. The lead sentence read: "The
Virginia State Bar has rejected an ethics complaint filed last December against
Elaine Jones, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund."
Further in the piece, David Kendall, Ms. Jones' lead attorney, was quoted as
saying, "Ms. Jones is guilty of being a dynamic civil rights leader, but that's
hardly the basis for a bar complaint. Her 34-year record as a member of the
Virginia State Bar remains unblemished."
Well, well, well. That would be the same David Kendall who, in a brief defending
Ms. Jones' attempt to have Senator Kennedy stack the judicial deck in her
pending legal case, complained that the Center for Individual Freedom was not
abiding by the confidentiality request of the Virginia State Bar.
To read more,
click here.
Donate:
Help Keep the Heat on Senator Teddy
Kennedy!
Earlier this week, the Center for
Individual Freedom sent an e-mail requesting support for our efforts to end the
corruption and manipulation of the judicial confirmation process. We thank those
of you who have already sent contributions, as your support has brought us that
much closer to our goal of raising $22,500 from online donations in the next two
weeks.
If you have not yet responded to our appeal, please remember that the Center's
ad campaigns, legal activities and advocacy are expensive. We need your support
to bring honesty and integrity back to our government -- traits Senator Teddy
Kenney's office forgot long ago, as demonstrated by his former staff when they
sought to manipulate and influence the University of Michigan affirmative action
cases.
To contribute online,
click here.
To forward the Centers
fundraising appeal to your friends and colleagues,
click here.
Freedom Line:
Beam Me Up, Kofi!
The United Nations has long been a
bastion of hope for the naive idealists who seek a Star Trek-like nirvana under
a benevolent global government.
But recent stories revealing widespread corruption in its Iraqi Oil-for-Food
program demonstrate that the U.N. is little better than a third-rate banana
republic where bureaucrats line their own pockets and bribery, kickbacks and
pay-offs are the order of the day.
To read more,
click here.
State Issues:
Importing Liability
Governor Jim Doyle needs to take a
basic course in the American tort system. As he leaps onboard the prescription
drug importation bandwagon -- touting "savings" for Wisconsinites and the
state's red-inked budget -- Doyle is turning a blind eye to the legal
consequences of his plan, not to mention its real monetary cost. Wisconsin is
not just importing prescription drugs but legal liability, too.
Wisconsin will be liable when one of its citizens is hospitalized or even
dies after taking an unsafe medication purchased from a Canadian pharmacy
"featured" on his state's Prescription Drug Resource Center website. And when --
not if -- that happens, the taxpayers will be left holding the bill for the
state's legal expenses and the plaintiff's verdict, as well.
To read more,
click here.
CFIF
History & Civics Quiz:
Question of the Week
Who was not a member of the Constitutional Convention that debated and
drafted the U.S. Constitution?
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) James Madison
(d) Benjamin Franklin
For the correct answer,
click here.
Jester's Courtroom: Tales Stranger Than Fiction
Featuring bizarre and sometimes humorous real
life stories from the courtroom.
Playboy Model Wrestles With Her
Image, In Court
Kitana Baker, one of the models who
gained fame by mud wrestling over whether Miller Lite "tastes great" or is "less
filling" in the beer's "Catfight Girl" television advertisements, is now suing a
Los Angeles entertainment company for ruining her reputation.
Baker alleges that Backyard Wrestling, Inc., used her image to promote
"offensive" video games after tricking her into signing a broad talent release
for her appearance in one of the company's videos.
In her lawsuit, Baker claims she agreed to appear in a "Backyard Wrestling
Babes" video after being assured the video would be done "in a high-class manner
and would not be in any way graphic." She also claims that, while she agreed to
perform a "Playboy style" striptease, she "would not under any circumstances ...
engage in any wrestling."
Since then, Baker, a Playboy Lingerie Model of the Year, alleges Backyard
Wrestling has ruined her reputation by using her likeness as a wrestler in its
X-rated video games. Baker, who says she was outraged by the unauthorized
depiction, has demanded $1 million in damages and an order stopping the video
company from using her image in an upcoming sequel to the game.
According to its website, Backyard Wrestling is principally engaged in producing
videos that "highlight the most outrageous, violent, shocking and sexy footage
from real backyard wrestling matches all across America." The company did not
comment on Baker's lawsuit.
Source: Reuters
To read more,
click here.
Since many of these gems do not attain national attention, the Jester welcomes
you to share with us your favorite wacky stories from a courtroom near you!
Please be sure to provide the source. You may e-mail us at
mailto:info@cfif.org
Notable Quotes:
Quote of the Week
Manuel Miranda, Who Recently
Resigned as Counsel to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, on Having Read the
Democratic Judiciary Committee Memos:
"I do admit that reading these documents on an unprotected server to help
defend the president's embattled nominees was political hardball, and I have
learned that one shouldn't play political hardball with limpwristed teammates."
For more Notable Quotes,
click here.
Do
you have a notable quote you'd like to share with the Center, e-mail it to
mailto:info@cfif.org
Be sure to provide us the source of the quote.
Ray's Cartoon Corner:
Ray's
Cartoon Corner
Visit "Ray's Cartoon Corner,"
the lighter side of CFIF's website. The Corner is a good place for freedom
lovers and free market advocates to go to catch up on the latest social,
economic and political issues affecting individual freedoms and rights through
the humorous medium of editorial cartooning. The cartoons are drawn by Ray
Gardner, a self described free market conservative and thirty-something
cartoonist who lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona.
To view Ray's latest
cartoons,
click here.
As a non-profit,
501(c)(4) corporation, the Center for Individual Freedom relies upon the
generous private financial support of individuals, associations, foundations
and corporations. Please consider becoming a proud supporter of the Center
today. To donate online, please
click here.
You may cancel your subscription at any
time by visiting here.
|
