Posted on 10/08/2001 8:28:01 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez
For Immediate Release
10/8/2001
Washington, D.C. Monday, October 8, 2001
Judicial Watch General Counsel, Mr. Larry Klayman, took a respite from his unceasing efforts to obliterate Osama bin Laden and the forces of world terrorism to announce the filing of Judicial Watch’s record-setting 2,000th frivolous lawsuit.
“Judicial Watch is the undisputed leader in the burgeoning field of frivolous litigation and we wanted to do something special for our 2,000th groundless action,” said Klayman. On behalf of the Babe Ruth and Roger Maris Estates, Litigious Larry is suing Major League Baseball for allowing San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds, St. Louis Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire and Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa to diminish the single season home run record.
The Judicial Watch suit alleges collusion among the various ball clubs to dilute the accomplishments of Ruth and Maris. “Ruth’s 60 home runs stood unequalled until 1961 when the addition of eight games to the schedule helped Roger Maris hit 61 home runs. Ruth’s record stood for 34 years and Maris’ mark stood for another 37 years before McGwire and Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa shattered the record with 70 and 65 home runs respectively in 1998. Now, just three years later, Bonds comes along to top McGwire’s mark. This home run explosion is the result of uncontrolled expansion, smaller ball parks and a juiced-up baseball,” fumed Klayman.
“Barry Bond’s recent home run orgy underscores our commitment to restore integrity to America’s national pastime,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “With this unprecedented lawsuit, we hope to share in the limelight and teach all these overpaid athletes that no one is above the risk of a frivolous lawsuit.”
“The suit against Barry Bonds is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Klayman. Apparently, Judicial Watch is also going after U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist as well as the estates of several deceased justices who participated in the decision in the early 70s to grant major league baseball an exemption from the antitrust laws.
“We are determined to maximize publicity and media exposure from our first suit against Major League baseball,” said Fitton. “Our contributions from disgruntled conservatives have pretty much dried up since Al Gore’s defeat. We hoped that bringing frivolous lawsuits against John Ashcroft and the Bush administration would attract disgruntled liberals to help offset projected revenue losses. But we badly underestimated how stingy liberals are when it comes to parting with their money. Now we’re trying to identify new income sources to redress our serious cash flow problems. Disgruntled sports fans is an obvious and, for us, untapped revenue source,” Fitton said.
Klayman and Fitton scoff at conservative critics’ claims that, notwithstanding all the lawsuits and publicity-seeking stunts, Judicial Watch has yet to win an actual case. “Nonsense,” says Larry, “Judicial Watch has won a number of important victories. For instance, I recently peeled off a Pull ‘n Play sticker from a Burger King sandwich and won a BK Double Whopper Jr. That wasn’t just a fluke either: Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton won a large order of french fries the same day,” Klayman boasted.
Judicial Watch isn’t resting on its laurels following its triumphant victory against Burger King, Fitton declared. A few days later, Judicial Watch earned an unprecedented appellate victory against Macy’s Department Store, which initially refused to let Klayman return a men’s cotton dress shirt without a receipt. However, Klayman took the matter up with a store supervisor who agreed to give Larry a store credit for the shirt. “This was a fantastic victory for Judicial Watch,” said Fitton.
In another stunning victory, Judicial Watch recently received a personal letter from Ed McMahon, informing them that they may have already won $78 million in the Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes. “Some contestants overlook the extra prize sticker which gives several extra chances to win, but our diligent and capable staff successfully completed those tricky forms to maximize our chances,” said President Tom Fitton.
Meanwhile, Judicial Watch’s war against terrorism continues to strike back at America’s foes. “It’s no coincidence that President Bush ordered military strikes against Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad just a few days after Judical Watch’s threatened actions against the terrorists responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks,” said Klayman. “Clearly the United States government supports Judicial Watch’s war against bin Laden,” said Larry.
Bonds, who hit his 73rd home run last night, could not be reached for comment.
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Is your problem with JW the fact that they weren't accomplishing anything with the lawsuits (patent: "the proof was not in the pudding")? Or that you didn't think they should have proceeded with the lawsuits in the first place?
Admittedly I am no expert on all things JW but here is my take on them from what I have seen in the news. 1.) They sue public officials under the law when it appears that the law has not been adhered to by them. 2.) No one else seems to do this.
So as you can understand the fact that they are Not Always Successful is kind of low on my list of priorities. I mean even if they are never successful: is that a commentary on them? or on the corruptness of the judicial/political system?
Now, of course, there can be another complaint against them, which could be that (say) they waste money or do something fraudulent. But no one seems to exjplicitly come out and make that complaint; instead they just complain that JW "never succeeds" - which is not the same complaint, now, is it?
I dunno. You guys tell me, what am I missing?
He's just been going nuts in recent times, you know?
(Washington, DC) Judicial watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and abuse, reacted with disbelief to The Wall Street Journal report of yesterday that George H.W. Bush , the father of President Bush, works for the bin Laden family business in Saudi Arabia through the Carlyle group
That's the biggest crock and deliberate spin on a news item that I have seen since Bill and Hill left the WH....Larry should be ashamed of himself.
Read the WSJ piece and tell me where it says that.
I dunno. You guys tell me, what am I missing?To be honest I don't really get into the pro-JW v. anti-JW debates. I kind of leave it alone. If you like them, support them. There have been plenty of flame wars here on the issue and its just not high enough on my list that I want to dive in.
As for my view, I guess it could be summed up by saying they just aren't my style, and really have never been my style. If you like them I don't have a problem with that.
patent
If a publicly traded company behaved this way, the SEC would shut them down and the US Attorney's Office would prosecute its officers. SOP for NFPs.
In another stunning victory, Judicial Watch recently received a personal letter from Ed McMahon, informing them that they may have already won $78 million in the Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes. “Some contestants overlook the extra prize sticker which gives several extra chances to win, but our diligent and capable staff successfully completed those tricky forms to maximize our chances,” said President Tom Fitton.
ROTFLMAO!
Luckily someone posted it on an FR thread about the JW "release".
The evidence seems to assemble from the article, as follows:
1. "the well-heeled Saudi Arabian clan -- which says it is estranged from Osama -- is an investor in a fund established by Carlyle Group" (this JW therefore considers a "bin Laden family business")
2. "In recent years, former President Bush, ex-Secretary of State James Baker and ex-Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci have made the pilgrimage to the bin Laden family's headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." (Interesting, but not quite proof that he "works for" them yet...)
3. "Mr. Bush makes speeches on behalf of Carlyle Group and is senior adviser to its Asian Partners fund," (Well gee, is that considered "working for" them now?)
Found this in just the first three paragraphs. In summary, the Carlyle group is (in a manner of speaking) a "bin Laden family business" (one of many), and Bush "works for" them. And you can't exactly say that "Bush just works for the Carlyle group; that the bin Ladens are also investors is just a coincidence", given the fact that Bush has visited the family. So, what's the problem?
Now look, I realize that it has been spun in a particularly nasty way. But still. We are constantly being told how this will be a "new kind of war" against terrorism, that will involve puncturing their funding networks, etc etc. And this Carlyle group definitely seems connected to some bin Ladens, who, though not implicated in anything, are having some bank records subpoenaed.
So what's wrong with embarrassing the elder Bush over this association and trying to persuade him to resign, due to conflict of interest or even appearance of impropriety?
Is it really just because you fear this would cause political damage to his son W? Cuz I've got news for you: anyone who would be swayed by news like this to hate W already hates W, and is already convinced that "the Bush crime family" is business partners with all sorts of nasty people and controls the world's drug trade through the elder Bush's CIA background and are seeking a Freemasonic/Illuminati New World Order and all that jazz.
Would you rather not know anything whatsoever about these business associations? Even if they are innocuous (and you and I and everyone here knows that anyone in a mutual fund is innocuously "involved" with all sorts of businesses they may not approve of...), what's the harm in bringing the association to light? What are you afraid of?
I will admit that I do also have some kind of vague general conviction that something like Judicial Watch, at least, is sorely needed in politics. Even if Judicial Watch ain't perfect. I mean, if not they, then who exactly will even try to keep politicians honest?
Other politicians?
Look how well that's worked.... :)
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