She gave to Al Gore's election campaign. She said that she wouldn't join the Federalist Society (an organization devoted to the principal of original intent) because it was political, but added that she didn't consider the NAACP to be a partisan political orgainization.
I wouldn't vote for her if she were running for dog catcher.
Look at the time line, that was virtually a generation ago. When she backed Gore, Gore was claiming to be ANTI abortion.
Those are easy, if one is inclined to be fair and accurate.
Her firm gave to Gore in 1988 when he was a self-announced, pro-life Democrat from the moderate-to-conservative South, who was running in the Dem primary against more radical Dems. The Al Gore of today, or even of 2000, is very little like the Al Gore her firm gave to.
When she declined to join the Federalists, it was a young organization whose intent may have appeared political to her from her early impressions of it. Later on she had numerous interactions and dealings with the Society and spoke well of it.
It is easy to quarrel with her expressed view that the NAACP was not a political organization. However, the purpose of the group from its founding until today has been the advancement of the cause of Black people in American society and it has claimed to be nonpartisan. There are Black Republicans who are also members of the NAACP. Jackie Robinson was a Black Republican and also a member.
But we know the horrible turn its leadership has taken. No doubt, with their hate towards President Bush, and Harriet's great esteem for him, for personal reasons if no other, she would have to admit that the stated purpose of the NAACP is far, far removed from the reality of today.
I take her joining in the context of how she intended it. She was naive, but she apparently believed in its stated purpose, and she had to know that people from differing political persuasions and parties were members.
Good that you wouldn't vote for her. She isn't running in any election.
Cheers.
By the way, you sure sound mean.
Sam Brownback....is that you?