Monday, November 17. 2003
Another Political Screed Making the Rounds, Unchecked
I intercepted a political screed coming into our email that has been making the rounds for years, in different forms. It is mostly false, but is passed on as truth. Interestingly, it is attributed to Paul Harvey. I even found someone who posted it to a webboard and said they "found it on Paul Harvey's Site". But I find no such column on Paul Harvey's site - I can't even find transcripts, only the ability to actually listen to the broadcasts. But it appeared years ago atributed to John McCaslin of The Washington Post, and Neal Boortz is also mentioned as the author.I'ts titled "THIS WILL OPEN YOUR EYES. By Paul Harvey" and I've copied it in it's entirety in the extended entry. DO NOT pass it on - but tell people to follow This Link to find it.
This stuff is malicious, and when it is stated as truth, is damaging to the whole political process, not just the target.
For more information, see The Urban Legend Zeitgeist, Snopes, Trend Micro, and Arachnophiliac.
<Malicious Screed>
THIS WILL OPEN YOUR EYES. By Paul Harvey -
Conveniently Forgotten Facts
Back in 1969 a group of Black Panthers decided that
a fellow black panther named... Alex Rackley needed to
die. Rackley was suspected of disloyalty.
Rackley was first tied to a chair. Once safely
immobilized, his friends tortured him for hours by,
among other things, pouring boiling water on him.
When they got tired of torturing Rackley, Black
Panther member, Warren Kimbo took Rackley outside and
put a bullet in his head. Rackley's body was later
found floating in a river about 25 miles north of New
Haven, Conn.
Perhaps at this point you're curious as to what
happened to these Black Panthers.
In 1977, that's only eight years later, only one of
the killers was still in jail. The shooter, Warren
Kimbro, managed to get a scholarship to Harvard and
became good friends with none other than Al Gore. He
later became an assistant dean at Eastern
Connecticut State College... Isn't that something?
As a '60s radical you can pump a bullet into
someone's head, and a few years later, in the same
state, you can become an assistant college dean!
Only in America!
Erica Huggins was the lady who served the Panthers
by boiling the water for Mr. Rackley's torture. Some
years later Ms.Huggins was elected to a California
School Board.
How in the world do you think these killers got off
so easy?
Maybe it was in some part due to the efforts of two
people who came to the defense of the Panthers. These
two people actually went so far as to shut down Yale
University with demonstrations in defense of the
accused Black Panthers during their trial.
One of these people was none other than Bill Lan
Lee. Mr. Lee, or Mr.Lan Lee, as the case may be, isn't
a college dean. He's not a member of a California
School Board. He is now head of the US
Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, appointed
by none other than Bill Clinton.
O.K., so who was the other Panther defender?
Is this other notable Panther defender now a school
board member?
Is this other Panther apologist now an assistant
college dean? No, neither!
The other Panther defender was, like Lee, a radical
law student at Yale University at the time. She is
now known as The "smartest woman in the world"
She is none other than the Democratic senator from
the State of New York----our former First Lady, the
incredible Hillary Rodham Clinton.
And now, as Paul Harvey said; You know "the rest of
the story."
Pass this on! This deserves the widest possible press.
Also remember it, if and when she runs for President
</Malicious Screed>
THIS WILL OPEN YOUR EYES. By Paul Harvey -
Conveniently Forgotten Facts
Back in 1969 a group of Black Panthers decided that
a fellow black panther named... Alex Rackley needed to
die. Rackley was suspected of disloyalty.
Rackley was first tied to a chair. Once safely
immobilized, his friends tortured him for hours by,
among other things, pouring boiling water on him.
When they got tired of torturing Rackley, Black
Panther member, Warren Kimbo took Rackley outside and
put a bullet in his head. Rackley's body was later
found floating in a river about 25 miles north of New
Haven, Conn.
Perhaps at this point you're curious as to what
happened to these Black Panthers.
In 1977, that's only eight years later, only one of
the killers was still in jail. The shooter, Warren
Kimbro, managed to get a scholarship to Harvard and
became good friends with none other than Al Gore. He
later became an assistant dean at Eastern
Connecticut State College... Isn't that something?
As a '60s radical you can pump a bullet into
someone's head, and a few years later, in the same
state, you can become an assistant college dean!
Only in America!
Erica Huggins was the lady who served the Panthers
by boiling the water for Mr. Rackley's torture. Some
years later Ms.Huggins was elected to a California
School Board.
How in the world do you think these killers got off
so easy?
Maybe it was in some part due to the efforts of two
people who came to the defense of the Panthers. These
two people actually went so far as to shut down Yale
University with demonstrations in defense of the
accused Black Panthers during their trial.
One of these people was none other than Bill Lan
Lee. Mr. Lee, or Mr.Lan Lee, as the case may be, isn't
a college dean. He's not a member of a California
School Board. He is now head of the US
Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, appointed
by none other than Bill Clinton.
O.K., so who was the other Panther defender?
Is this other notable Panther defender now a school
board member?
Is this other Panther apologist now an assistant
college dean? No, neither!
The other Panther defender was, like Lee, a radical
law student at Yale University at the time. She is
now known as The "smartest woman in the world"
She is none other than the Democratic senator from
the State of New York----our former First Lady, the
incredible Hillary Rodham Clinton.
And now, as Paul Harvey said; You know "the rest of
the story."
Pass this on! This deserves the widest possible press.
Also remember it, if and when she runs for President
</Malicious Screed>
I intercepted a political screed coming into our email that has been making the rounds for years, in different forms. It is mostly false, but is passed on as truth. Interest
Tracked: Nov 17, 12:41