Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: McMillan Ends Job With Paula Jones > LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Susan Carpenter McMillan, the > sharp-tongued conservative activist who stepped in to > spruce up Paula Jones' public image, is bowing out as > her spokeswoman. > > Mrs. McMillan said this week she will head the campaign > of a conservative women's group to export California's > chemical castration law for repeat child molesters to > other states. > > Mrs. Jones' appeal of a judge's ruling throwing out her > sexual harassment lawsuit against President Clinton was > Mrs. McMillan's cue to return to her work with the > Women's Coalition, which deals with family and > children's issues in California. > > ``I'm trying to wind down from this,'' Mrs. McMillan > said in an interview Wednesday from her home in Santa > Monica, Calif. ``Unless it's overturned and Paula goes > to trial, there's really nothing much more that I can > do.'' > > Mrs. McMillan and Mrs. Jones were friends and > confidantes before Mrs. McMillan became her > spokeswoman. > > She first spoke for Mrs. Jones on the day the Supreme > Court unanimously voted to allow the lawsuit to go > forward. She described Mrs. Jones' reaction to the > ruling this way: ``In her cute little way, she said, > `Susie, can you believe it? Can you believe it?''' > > She also headed Mrs. Jones' legal fund before the > conservative Rutherford Institute began bankrolling the > court battle. She frequently appeared on national > broadcasts as Mrs. Jones' spokeswoman. > > Last fall, she was accused of causing a rift between > Mrs. Jones and her lawyers at the time, Joseph > Cammarata and Gilbert Davis, who quit over what they > said were differences over the direction of the case. > > Mrs. McMillan denied the allegation but criticized the > two lawyers' handling of the case, including their > proposal for a settlement involving payment of $700,000 > to her and a vague statement of regret from Clinton. > > When Mrs. Jones and her husband were audited by the > IRS, Mrs. McMillan accused a ``very Nixonite'' Clinton > administration of harassment. When lawyers began > delving into Mrs. Jones' sexual past, she suggested > that Clinton was addicted to sex. > > The frequency of her public pronouncements waned as > Mrs. Jones' new attorneys took firmer grip of her case. -- Two rules in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know. 2. Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
