-Caveat Lector- Tuesday Jan. 2, 2000; 10:09 a.m. EST Facts Belie Dems' Race Smear Against Ashcroft It's testimony to the power of the liberal media that it took this long for some of the relevant facts about the civil rights record of Bush attorney general pick John Ashcroft's to emerge. But after two solid weeks of Democrats smearing him as a racist because he opposed President Clinton's appointment of soft-on-crime judge Ronnie White to the federal bench, Kris W. Kobach, professor of Constitutional Law and Legislation at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, has stepped into the breach. Writing in the New York Post, Kobach reports that Ashcroft: * Signed into law the state's Martin Luther King Holiday as Missouri's governor. * Led the fight to save Lincoln University, an institution that was founded by African-American soldiers. * Named eight African-Americans to state judgeships, including the first minority on the Missuori court of appeals. * Also put three African-Americans into his cabinet. * As senator voted to confirm 26 of the 28 African-American judges nominated by Clinton. Surely this information should put an end to the relentless campaign to portray Ashcroft as a closet Ku Klux Klan member. But as long as the press continues to ignore the Missouri senator's real record, it won't. Printer Friendly Version All Rights Reserved � NewsMax.com <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
