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JUSTICE COVERS 'NUDE' STATUES
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| 01/28/02
Posted on 01/28/2002 6:14:04 AM PST by 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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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: filth; garbage; perversion; porn; pornography; trash
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection; JohnHuang2
You're lucky TC...500+ replies. I seem to have killed
John's thread on the same topic.
To: philman_36
I seem to have killed John's thread on the same topic.And deservedly so -- ya beat me by a whole day =^)
To: Deb
I guess he's taking another little time-out.Maybe he's been bounced forever? His screen name doesn't show up.
To: philman_36
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.
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
My isn't your reply filled with subtleties. Pardon my intrusion onto your thread.
To: philman_36
#1: No change in interest rates
1 posted on 1/30/02 11:18 AM Pacific by Tumbleweed_Connection
Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
#1 posted on 1/30/02 11:24 AM Pacific by careyb
To: Central Scrutiniser
Boy, you certainly milked that metaphor for all it's worth! LOL
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
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