Brian, you especially will love this... The Dull & Stoned Skull And Bones are ready for primetime. Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! had a 50 minute program yesterday dedicated to secret societies, including the Federalist, as well. Check this out... a reporter from the New York Observer taped the iniation ceremony with night-vision equipment!! He mentions a story on Dateline (of all places!). People might start understanding!! P. Webpage with other links, and details: http://www.webactive.com/webactive/pacifica/demnow.html Link for audio: http://stream.realimpact.org/rihurl.ram? file=webactive/demnow/dn20010419.ra&start="7:18.9" April 19, 2001 on Democracy NOW! [listen to the entire program at 14.4] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- [click to hear any story] NEWS HEADLINES Story: SKULL AND BONES: A CONVERSATION WITH THE FIRST OUTSIDER TO WITNESS THE CLANDESTINE INITIATION CEREMONY OF THE YALE SECRET SOCIETY THAT PRODUCED TWO PRESIDENTS NAMED BUSH "It's the primal scene of American power, of Bush family values. For two centuries, the initiation rite of Skull and Bones has shaped the character of the men who have shaped the American character, including two Presidents named Bush. Last Saturday, for the first time ever, that long-secret rite was witnessed by a team of outsiders." That's the opening of reporter Ron Rosenbaum's front-page piece in this week's New York Observer. He is the first to do an expose on the most influential secret society in the nation. It's a part of Yale University, which this weekend celebrates its 300 anniversary with among others, former Presidents Bush and Clinton. On April 14, the New York Observer team used high-tech night-vision video equipment able to peer through the gloom into the inner courtyard of the Skull and Bones "Tomb" in New Haven. Among other things, the Observer team witnessed privileged Skull and Bones members mocking the assault on Abner Louima by crying out repeatedly, "Take that plunger out of my ass!", and members hurling obscene sexual insults at initiates as they were forced to kneel and kiss a skull at the feet of the initiators. Guest: Ron Rosenbaum, reporter for the New York Observer and author of The Secret Parts of Fortune, Random House. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Related link: New York Observer Story: THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY: THE RIGHT-WING LEGAL GROUP BOASTS SOME OF THE HIGHEST OFFICIALS OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION The Federalist Society, a right-wing legal group, entered the radar screens of many Democrats and Progressives around the time of the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton. Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel who led the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations, was active in the group, as well as many lawyers in his office and the lawyers who worked on the Paula Jones sexual harassment case. But under the Bush Administration, the group has risen to unprecedented levels of power. Three Cabinet secretaries are active supporters of the Federalist Society -- John D. Ashcroft at Justice, Gale A. Norton at Interior and Spencer Abraham at Energy. During the first 100 days of his presidency, President Bush has dismantled workplace safety standards, reversed a campaign pledge on imposing new carbon dioxide emission standards, and says he plans to open up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Members of the Federalist Society have also gained considerable influence in the legal arm of the administration. Ted Olson, the head of the group's Washington chapter, argued the Bush case in the Florida battle for the presidency last fall. He is now solicitor general. And other members of the society -- including Larry D. Thompson, the deputy attorney general -- are playing a central role in a 15-member special White House-Justice Department committee picking candidates to fill openings in the federal district and appeals courts. The Society won a major victory a few weeks ago, when President Bush stripped the American Bar Association of its role in rating judicial candidates. Since 1996, the society has published "ABA Watch," documenting the ABA's liberal stands on abortion, the death penalty and gun control. The Federalist Society was formed 20 years ago by a handful of conservative law students who felt they were a beleaguered minority at their elite schools, isolated and disdained in a liberal intellectual environment. For years, small chapters of the Society met on college campuses, trying to inject their right-wing ideas into the mainstream. Now, with a membership of 25,000, the organization has chapters in 60 cities, along with student chapters at 150 of the nation's 182 accredited law schools. Major supporters include conservative foundations, including the John M. Olin Foundation ($376,000), the Sarah Scaife Foundation ($ 175,000) and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation ($ 135,000). Guest: AL ROSS, Director of the Institute for Democracy Studies, former head of the International and National Research for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Related link: Institute for Democracy Studies ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> <FONT COLOR="#000099">ClubMom is the first free organization dedicated to rewarding and celebrating Moms! 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