JUSTICE COVERS 'NUDE' STATUES

DRUDGE ^ | 01/28/02

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Fed up with having his picture taken during events in the Justice Department's Great Hall in front of semi-nude statues, Attorney General John Ashcroft has reportedly ordered massive draperies to conceal the offending figures -- which have been displayed since the 1930s!

The draperies were installed last week at a cost of just over $8,000, reports ABCNEWS.com's Beverley Lumpkin.

At the center of the controversy: two enormous and stylized but largely naked aluminum statues.

The female figure represents the Spirit of Justice; the male on the right is the Majesty of Justice. The male is clad in only a cloth draped over his essential parts; the female wears a sort of toga-style garment, but one breast is entirely exposed.

Last November, during a press conference announcing new challenges of fighting terrorism, Ashcroft was photographed with the naked breast right over his shoulder!

The snap ran in major papers.

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[philman_36]

You're lucky TC...500+ replies. I seem to have killed John's thread on the same topic.

[JohnHuang2]

I seem to have killed John's thread on the same topic.

And deservedly so -- ya beat me by a whole day =^)

[sneakypete]

I guess he's taking another little time-out.Maybe he's been bounced forever? His screen name doesn't show up.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

My interest in number of posts is nil (obviously it's better to receive some responses), I'm more concerned about spelling... I do find it fascinating when people become alarmed at the fact that either their topic was posted 3 minutes sooner and deserves equestrian rights, or theirs was posted under a different title and the same rights apply. When they post their "feelings" and a link to the proper topic, I normally endorse their wishes.

[philman_36]

My isn't your reply filled with subtleties. Pardon my intrusion onto your thread.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

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[The_Expatriate]

Boy, you certainly milked that metaphor for all it's worth! LOL

[Rain-maker]

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