-Caveat Lector- THE REVIEW LIST Things that John Danforth, Clarence Thomas, and Ralston Purina have in common -- DANFORTH hired THOMAS out of law school as an assistant attorney general in Missouri. -- DANFORTH brought THOMAS to Washington as a legislative assistant when elected to the Senate. -- DANFORTH helped THOMAS get appointed to the Reagan transition team, the Department of Education, and the EEOC. -- DANFORTH helped THOMAS get appointed to the US Court of Appeals, calling him my "personal friend." -- DANFORTH played a crucial role in getting THOMAS appointed to the Supreme Court. -- DANFORTH, during the time in question, owned RALSTON PURINA stock worth more than $7.5 million. -- Two brothers of DANFORTH were on the board of directors of RALSTON PURINA -- One brother of DANFORTH was a member of the board of trustees of Washington University, which had large holdings in RALSTON PURINA. -- Alpo and RALSTON PURINA were sued on charges of false advertising. -- US District Judge Stanley Sporkin fond both companies in the wrong, but found that RALSTON PURINA alone had acted willfully in having "perpetrated a cruel hoax" on dog owners in its claims that it dog food could cure a serious ailment. He assessed a $10 million fine against RALSTON PURINA. -- A few weeks after being confirmed, THOMAS heard the RALSTON PURINA appeal. He wrote an opinion for the court overturning the $10 million fine against RALSTON PURINA. -- This was good news for his friend DANFORTH and his $7.5 million in RALSTON PURINA stock, but appears to be a clear violation of 28 USC 455 which requires a federal judge to disqualify himself in proceedings in which the judge's impartiality "might" reasonably be questioned. [This information appeared in the August 24, 1991, edition of Legal Times in an article by Monroe Freedman, professor of legal ethics at Hofstra University Law School. Freedman wrote that "Thomas showed no regard for his ethical obligations as a judge and no respect for the statutory mandate that he recuse himself. On both counts, Thomas is unfit to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States." The media, more interested in stray hairs on Coke cans, ignored the story.] DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections 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, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== 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
