Posted on 11/08/2010 4:57:29 PM PST by AustralianConservative
Was John Ashcroft really a malicious Bush-era puritan covering naked statues? In his latest blog post, San Jose-based academic David Friedman defends the much maligned Republican, under the headline, “Clothing Naked Statues: An Instructional Fable.” He writes:
Curious, I did a quick Google, and located the relevant information on Wikipedia. The fact on which the story is based involves not statues of women with naked boobies but one statue of one woman with one naked boobie, a representation of the spirit of justice located in the headquarters of the Department of Justice. It was veiled not with clothing but with curtains that could be used to block the view of the statue during speeches, when it would otherwise have been a feature of the background. The curtains were initially installed not by Ashcroft but by, or at least during the tenure of, his predecessor, although the installation was made permanent under Ashcroft.
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My best memory of John Ascroft was when he was asked:
“What do you think about Islam?” He said: “Islam is a religion that sends their sons out to die for their God; Christianity is a faith that their God sent His Son down to die for us.”
Remember When Jesus was brought before Pilate, Pilate said this after He had questioned and examined our Saviour.
“I find no fault in Him.” (John 18:38 and John 19:4)
“I find no fault in this Man.” Maybe the greatest understatement of all ages!
Powerful quote. Thanks for that.
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