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Thursday, October 2nd 1997: Okay, I'm not exactly happy with what I'm about to write. I just have to. It'll probably cost me a few subscribers, maybe even a syndication. But frankly, Paula Jones is getting on my nerves, testing my loyalty to the women's movement, and generally making me puke.
Susan Carpenter McMillan - Retro-bimbo or amazing grace?
Her recent acquisition of Susan Carpenter McMillan -- the kind of retro-babe you see lined up at Saks Fifth Avenue cosmetic counters (when they're having a sale) -- was bad enough. The appointment of Carpenter's husband as her. ...what was it, third or fourth attorney... was pathetic enough. But her latest lawyer switcheroo -- to attorney Donovan "Don" Campbell of Dallas -- a proud homosexual hunter-- coupled with the announcement that something called the "Rutherford Institute" would be paying her "expenses" is just, well, over the top.
If you want to know more about the Rutherford Institute, call Press Contact, Nisha Mohammed (804) 978-3888, a Rutherford staffer, or visit its web site at http://www.rutherford.org. You'll be amused.
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Ms. Mohammed issued the following press release yesterday:
RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE NOW ASSISTING PAULA JONES IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON
"The Rutherford Institute is based on the truth that no person is above the law," says President John Whitehead.
Washington, D.C.ÑThe Rutherford Institute is participating in an of-counsel capacity in the defense of Paula Jones' claims in her sexual harassment and sex discrimination suit against President Clinton. Working with The Rutherford Institute is the law firm of Rader, Campbell, Fisher & Pyke, located in Dallas.
"Our involvement in Paula Jones' case stems from the fundamental principle that no personÑnot even the President of the United StatesÑis above the law," said John Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute. "This basic truth must be protected for our democratic society to remain viable."
Whitehead received his law degree from the University of Arkansas in the early 1970s and founded The Rutherford Institute in 1982 to protect the rights of the oppressed. Whitehead and the Institute have handled constitutional cases for over 20 years.
"This case is not about politics," said Whitehead. "It is about protecting the guiding philosophy of this country that all people are equal before the law."
The Rutherford Institute is an international, nonprofit civil liberties organization specializing in the defense of human rights.
Would you buy a constitution or a used bible from this guy?
Here's a note I wrote this morning to John Whitehead, President of the "Institute":
Dear John:
Are you expanding your horizons to include any woman that says she was propositioned - or are you simply looking for publicity?
I think your involvement here is ill-advised and may speak volumes about your past, your hometown, and your political agenda which could very well threaten your tax exempt status and certainly your support base.
I think some of the cases you take are worthwhile. To risk your foundation and its reputation for the likes of Paula, is disheartening at best.
Best Regards
Coincidently, Whitehead is from Arkansas. And he gets his institute involved in some pretty strange cases. For instance Rutherford lawyers, who Whitehead claims are underpaid, went to the defense of an elementary school child in what Rutherford called the "Rush Limbaugh Case." It seemed the kid was bringing Limbaugh's newsletter to school and displaying Limbaugh bumper stickers and political pins in the classroom. Whitehead went to his defense and won a judgement against Montvale Elementary.
To be fair, Rutherford also sticks its legal nose into other -- more important cases -- like defending teens who wear rosaries around high school campuses. School officials, concerned that the rosaries smacked of gang-style jewelry asked the kids to stop, but Whitehead got a judgement based on religious "freedom arguments" instead.
Whitehead and his boys also attack this and other nation's "abuse of religious freedom." They've been in the forefront urging President Clinton not to undercut trendy religious freedom laws now circulating in Washington and state capitols and have recently put Boris Yeltsin on notice that they won't tolerate religious persecution in Russia.
Laudable? Maybe, but what's all this have to do with Paula Jones?
One might guess that the Rutherford Institute which claims it's ". . . an international legal and educational organization that has distinguished itself in the defense of religious freedom, family autonomy and the sanctity of human life..." might have better things to do than pay for Jones' expenses. Besides, what's Paula Jones link to Rush Limbaugh or , religious freedom and banning abortion -- two of Rutherford's top agenda items.
Well, little, except that the institute is named for a prehistoric anti-monarchy activist. I guess Whitehead sees Bill Clinton as a king.
The Rutherford Institute once had a state chapter network - including one in Dallas, where Donovan Campbell, Jones' new lawyer, was president - but Mr. Whitehead said it closed those to concentrate its resources on legal fights rather than office expenses.
I spoke to Nisha Mohammed of Rutherford this morning. She said the institute was not paying Jones legal fees, but was paying her "expenses." - whatever that means.
But what galls me, is that Whitehead and his Institute are waging their religious crusades at my expense. They're a non-profit corporation using my tax dollars to harass doctors who perform abortions and chase down President merely to feather their own nest.
And why isn't anyone asking the most obvious question about the Paula Jones /BIll Clinton circus?
Who'd go out of his way to proposition Paula Jones?
I mean, look, we've all "dated" a lot of guys an gals in our lives. Hanging around bars, lonely, nothing to do -- Many of us have awakened the next morning next to someone who we wouldn't write home about. Paula wants us to believe -- that the governor of the State of Arkansas picked her, out of a guaranteed line-up of bimbo groupies sadly available to any elected official.
Paula Jones pondering - "Did I make the right decision?"
Jones, admittedly not a front-runner for the cover of Vogue, might be hard-pressed to convince the jury she demands, that Bill Clinton, let alone many of us, would select her for his gubernatorial dalliances. If she does go to trial, a "to each his own" strategy is definitely called for.
Clinton lawyer Bob Bennett must be shaking in his boots
Clinton attorney Robert Bennett said Donovan "Don" Campbell called him yesterday to "tell him that he would be Jones' new attorney." Bennett said that it is his understanding that Campbell is the only attorney now representing Jones in her lawsuit.
Who Donovan Campbell is, and what his relationships to Whitehead, McMillan and Jones are remains less of a mystery today. A story in today's Dallas Morning News may reveal "Don" Campbell's true colors -- a homophobe Christian who's more into the Bible than the law.
Mr. Campbell has been involved in a number of conservative fights, such as an attempt to restore the Texas sodomy law after it was found unconstitutional and picketing performances of the gay-themed Torch Song Trilogy at the Dallas Theater Center.
Mr. Whitehead, of Rutherford, said, that he believed that Campbell would collect a contingency fee in the case of a court victory or settlement against the President, but said that Campbell didn't take the case for the money.
Really?
Whitehead described Mr. Campbell's law firm as "very able" and said it had "cooperated" with the institute on other cases over the years. I'll bet, and all in the name of Jesus.
Luckily for Don Campbell, he wasn't born gay
Attorney Campbell has a long history with "conservative" legal and social issues.
In 1991, he represented members of a girls basketball team at Duncanville High School, Texas after the American Civil Liberties Union had sued Duncanville schools seeking to stop the team from praying after games. It made some team members uncomfortable.
In 1984, he protested the performance of the gay-themed Torch Song Trilogy at the Dallas Theater Center. At the time, Mr. Campbell was director of "Alert Citizens of Texas," which was described as a nonprofit organization interested in promoting "morality and decency."
Also in the early 1980s, Mr. Campbell was a driving force behind a group known as Dallas Doctors Against AIDS, which fought for reinstatement of a Texas law barring sodomy after it was struck down as being unconstitutional.
John Thomas, former executive director of the AIDS Resource Center in Dallas, told the Dallas Morning News that Mr. Campbell was behind or involved in a number of anti-gay activities and was once "a pretty regular speaker at City Hall whenever there would be issues involving gay people."
Mr. Thomas also said he was familiar with the Rutherford Institute.
Bingo!
Mr. Campbell said the only connection between the Jones case and others he has taken was the "constitutional issues" that they posed.
"That's about the only connection I can see," he said.
His buddy, Mr. Whitehead, said the case transcended politics.
Right. And Mother Theresa was a drug trafficker.
Jones and McMillan - separated at birth?
"I think there's a real basic human right involved here and that's the right of a woman to be free of sexual harassment in the workplace, especially by a high government official," Whitehead said. "Everybody's accountable to the law, even the president. That's an American principle."
The keys words there are "by a high government official."
Draw your own conclusions, I've certainly drawn mine. The Jones, McMillan, Whitehead, Rutherford, Campbell connection is all too clear. What's at stake is money and cheap media exposure. What's confused is the Bible and the Constitution. Poor, sweet , ill-advised Paula Jones is being used. All she wants is money. If she didn't she wouldn't ask. Now she'll get nothing.
But this isn't Paula's show anymore.Today she's wrapped herself in a sick cloak of bigotry and associated herself with folks who pervert the judeo-christian ethic, using God as an excuse for neo-conservative political action and abuse.
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