Posted on 12/03/2005 10:24:16 AM PST by cgk
Saturday, August 6, 2005
A White House council on volunteerism said Friday it's taking another look at how the President's Call to Service Award -- accompanied by a laudatory letter from President Bush -- was issued to Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a California Death Row inmate who has written a series of books warning young people against the gang life.
A spokesman for the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation said that neither the council nor Bush had any way of knowing that the person they were honoring was a condemned multiple murderer.
"We're reviewing the case," said the spokesman, Sandy Scott. "We're looking at who he is, how he got the award and what the organization is that certified him for the award.
"We've never had anything like this before," Scott said.
....The presidential citation, which arrived last week, was a lifetime award for more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service. Williams was nominated by William Harrison, an archbishop in the Old Catholic Orthodox Church in West Monroe, La.
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Oy freaking veh!
"Tookie" needs to gurney on up to the Juice Bar.
Ohmigosh, I like the way you said that.
death row conversions are not a reason to commute a sentence.
the woman in Texas was executed while Bush was Governor under similar circumstances.
if you make this a valid reason for clemency, everyone will claim to be converted and born again.
our justice system determines guilt or innocence on this Earth, God can decide on the bigger picture.
I'll bet he'll just die if they take the award back.
My guess is that you haven't followed this story closely. Am I right?
California penal officials at San Quentin indicate that Williams is still directing the Crips from his prison cell.
Also, Schwarzenegger and "Tookie" used to lift weight together many years ago, Mark and others say. Prison guards tell Mark and listerners that "Tookie" is still one mean, dangerous SOB who has never been anything but high-risk, unlike most death row prisoners.
We'll be lucky if the Governor doesn't free the con. The Governor's hearing is closed to the public. So much for that pesky California "sunshine" law.
Maybe the Bush White House knows something.
Dubya was so good at watching his #41's back, who is watching his, it is like all of these incidents are done on purpose
Turned out the "church" was simply one of several thousand churches that were on a mailing list (put there because they sent something to the White House) and later every church on the mailing list was sent the same card by the White House.
Well I am sure. Being on death row should disqualify someone for getting any award and should certainly disqualify them for a presidential award FCOL. You get the stupidest post of the month award. Of course we are only two days into.
"You get the stupidest post of the month award."
And this being from the stupidest person of the month...
"You get the stupidest post of the month award."
And this being from the stupidest person of the month...
http://netministries.org/see/churches/ch27481
Welcome to Cathedral of St. Moses the Black
P.O. Box 1050
West Monroe, LA 71294-1050
About Us...
The Cathedral of St. Moses the Black is a faith community of the Old Catholic Orthodox Church (OCOC). We are a family of committed Christians, not under the jurisdictionof Rome (however, we are in loving unity with are sister church), who are committed to Our Lord, Jesus Christ and His teachings.
Stupid and confused is no way to go through life, son.
Yes, that is sarcasm.
Haven't seen you post in a while. Merry Christmas. :)
Well perhaps you're just a contrarian and like to throw out stupid statements to get a reaction. But if you were serious, then you're an embarrassment for 60 then to be unable to reason why a Death Row convict should be an automatic exclusion for a presidential award.
You're right of course..they should have searched more. But it just goes to show that the people the nominated him purposely LEFT OUT his murderous past knowing that he awards like this are given fairly easily. They KNEW that getting an award like this would bolster their case...
I just noticed--they don't even have a church location. They meet at 307 Natchitoches Street. According to google, that is either an art gallery called "A Strange Brew" or a dog groomer called "Groomingdales".
http://www.netministries.org/see/churches.exe/ch27481?frame=n
Worship Location...
We are meeting at: 307 Natchitoches Street West Monroe, Louisiana 71291 (* Historic Antique Alley, off Trenton Street)
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