“Brave Sons and Daughters True” Part One
In case you missed this March 28, 2006 news story:A federal appeals court ruled that Rep. Jim McDermott, Wheaton Class of 1958, violated federal law by turning over an illegally taped telephone call to reporters nearly a decade ago.
In a 2-1 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court ruling that McDermott violated the rights of House Majority Leader John Boehner, who was heard on the 1996 call speaking to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
The lower court had ordered McDermott to pay Boehner more than $700,000 for leaking the taped conversation. The figure includes $60,000 in damages and at least $600,000 in legal costs.
McDermott, D-Wash., leaked to The New York Times and other news organizations a tape of a 1996 cell phone call. The call included a discussion by Gingrich, R-Ga., and other House GOP leaders about a House ethics committee investigation of Gingrich. Boehner, R-Ohio, was a Gingrich lieutenant at the time and is now House majority leader.
A lawyer for McDermott had argued that his actions were allowed under the First Amendment,
and lawyers for 18 news organizations including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, The Associated Press, The New York Times and The Washington Post filed a brief backing McDermott.But Boehner's lawyers said McDermott's actions were clearly illegal.
A spokesman for McDermott said the congressman had just received the ruling and was studying it.
Also you might remember that our fair congressman from King County visited Baghdad for private consultations with Saddam Hussein during the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Alma Mater is curiously quiet about this, one of its more illustrious, alum.
posted by Yakimaniac at 8:30 PM
14 Comments:
Dear Mr. Yak,
I just want to thank you for righting a wrong that we Democrats from Alma Mater have been suffering for so many years! You would think that no democrat worth his salt ever graduated from that grand institution! It's about time you told of one who has the courage to stand up for the truth even though it might cost him! You must be so proud to have him as your congressman! Thanks you again!
By the way, where did you get that great picture of the pirate flag flying over Blanchard? It's really brilliant!
Our son called one day recently to inform us that a Pirate flag was proudly waving over Blanchard Tower. Seems one of his friends had some spare time on his hands....
Say, wonder what GRAHAM was doing that day?
Mrs. Yak
When my dad was a student there, some guys took a cow up to the top of Blanchard Tower. As you all know, a cow can go up stairs but cannot go down. So they had to hire a crane to lift the poor bovine out with a cradle! Shocking, wouldn't you say?
Then there was the Tower-bound sheep that got away. I still feel guilty about that window I broke making my escape.
Dear Og,
Here is how I have been telling the story of this legendary episode:
Setting:
It is the middle of the night. On a darkened street in a small college town, a young small college prankster encounters a police car.
Small college-town police officer:
"What are you doing son?"
Small college prankster:
"Oh just walking my ram, officer!"
I hope this is correct.
When I was at Alma Mater the director of the developement office told me that the Congressman wrote the college and asked that his name be removed from the mailing list. Like shaking the dust off his sandals, so to speak.
who is YB of Yak, this whole thing is getting way too complicated, i think using real names is cool too, but i understand none of you want to actually admit you are blogging
Dear ys of yb of smokingChristian of y chromozone of yd of Swedan of the World,
YB of Yak is the younger brother of the Yakimaniac, also a graduate of the Harvard of Christian Evangelicalism, Class of 1980. He could also technically be a Yakimaniac since he lives in Yukimoo (not to be confused with a Yukimooney who only occasionally visits). I hope this helps.
We do not use our real names because Dean Nelson of the H of CE has been released from the asylum and might remember that we are all still on double-secret probation.
Now you guys have me rolling on the floor in hysterics! For crying out loud, my name is at the top of my blog! I'm not sure Dean Nelson could navigate the web any better than the SC but if he wanted to, he could find me! Oh my gosh, what am I saying? How can I get my name off the blog!
It may be too late!
"Let us pray..."
I find it almost funny that the person commenting about our usage of nom de plums is itself using a title of nondisclosure. Is this not like the poodle calling the cocker spaniel black?
Speaking of nom de plumes, was Dean Nelson the one we called Chrome dome?
One and the same!
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