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Oh what tangled webs we weave... Or File this under stolen glory ?
1 posted on 01/19/2003 10:35:58 AM PST by jokar
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2 posted on 01/19/2003 10:36:29 AM PST by mhking
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Looks like Al Davis diasappeared another player from history.
4 posted on 01/19/2003 10:39:12 AM PST by jokar (Well that his story and he's sticking to it.)
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But Dawson is not the man the governor and senators think they have come to know in recent months, the man Crapo said he wanted to get to know to better appreciate the African-American experience.

Hang a sign on yourself saying: "I want to be conned" and sure enough, up pops a con man.

7 posted on 01/19/2003 10:40:49 AM PST by per loin
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Greetings jokar, FReepers, et al:
Mr. Dawson, seems like you have the perfect resume for Chicago Alderman.
9 posted on 01/19/2003 10:44:14 AM PST by OneLoyalAmerican ((1) Ramsey Clark is a: (A) Sleazy lawyer. (B) Seditious sock puppet. (C) Traitor. (D) All are true.)
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Sounds like the perfect candidate for the NAACP (National Association of Criminal People).
10 posted on 01/19/2003 10:45:32 AM PST by T. Jefferson
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From the Idaho Statesman Editor in regards to the story:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/story.asp?ID=30795
From the Editor


We started working on this story three weeks ago, intending to do a profile of the new president of the local NAACP. He had just played an important public role, advising Sen. Craig and Sen. Crapo as they debated the Trent Lott controversy.
Dan Popkey did a long interview with Wade Dawson at his home. Dan thought it was cool that Dawson said he played for the Oakland Raiders and the University of Michigan. Dan spent a year on fellowship at Michigan and wanted to share stories.

But Dawson was vague. He said the Raiders had erased him from team history. He wouldn´t answer some of Dan´s questions. It was odd enough that Dan told me about it, but we proceeded with the profile.

Dan took the same steps he would on any profile, calling people who knew Dawson. It seemed obvious to call the Raiders and Michigan.

We were confused when they said he had never been there. We asked them to check again. We just couldn´t believe it.

We decided then to look deeper. It is not unusual to check court records for stories like this; that´s where we went next. The surprises grew.

Over these weeks, we took measures to make sure we could not be mistaken. We waited until we had court records in hand from Iowa, Illinois and Idaho. We cross checked Social Security numbers and dates of birth. We made lists of facts we knew and the records from which we knew them, to check again.

We finished on Thursday, and we were sure. We had to decide when to publish our story, when we would call NAACP board members, the senators and the governor. We intended to wait until next week, to avoid hurting people on the Martin Luther King holiday.

Dan talked with Dawson twice Thursday. Dawson said he might come by The Statesman to talk.

He answered a few questions. He said “´most everybody who knows me here in Idaho” knew about his full record. But we knew he´d been telling people he was playing football in the years we knew he was in prison.

Dan begged him to clear the record if there was something we didn´t understand. Dan waited until 11:30 p.m., but Dawson didn´t come.

Imagine our shock when we saw Dawson on television, in front of the Black History Museum, “coming forward” with his prison time in Idaho and asking people to focus on the Wade Dawson of today.

But the Wade Dawson of today continues to try to influence public officials at the same time he continues to mislead about his past, “coming forward” with as little truth as he can.

Wade Dawson has hurt the NAACP, detracting from its good works. We hurt for them and for our community.

-- Carolyn Washburn, Executive Editor


Edition Date: 01-18-2003


11 posted on 01/19/2003 10:49:17 AM PST by jokar (Come on Bucs and Raiders let's finish this off.)
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Hah hah!


12 posted on 01/19/2003 11:00:43 AM PST by July 4th
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see also Past Comes Back To Bite Local NAACP President which has some more info.
13 posted on 01/19/2003 11:03:15 AM PST by chance33_98
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In a letter to the commission requesting parole, dated February 2000, Dawson said he wanted to be “the best Christian that I can be, as well as a good husband and one day father.”

But Dawson already had children. According to 1981 Illinois Department of Corrections records, Dawson had five children.

Yes, but according to Hillary, the ends justify the means.

What matters to Democrats is not the color of a person's skin, but not the content of their character. Democrats = organized crime.

How Leftists Play the Race Card Against Conservatives - DNC/'community leaders' had little children so frightened they cried when Pres. Bush won in 2000 - believing that the 'evil Republican' would turn them into slaves.
Knock and Drag: Ryan Lizza reveals how Dems. got out the black vote

15 posted on 01/19/2003 11:13:36 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl (F.R. Made possible through the generous donations of regular people like you.)
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Two potatoes standing on a street corner. How do you identify the one that's the prostitute?

The one that's marked "Idaho".

16 posted on 01/19/2003 11:15:08 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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He should ask Jessie Jackson for a job. Sounds like Jessie's kind of guy. And, Bill Clinton would slobber all over him, perhaps he can get in on Hillary's adminstration in 2008.
17 posted on 01/19/2003 11:19:07 AM PST by Flint
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Happy Wade Dawson Day.
19 posted on 01/19/2003 11:22:23 AM PST by Old Professer
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What Dawson didn´t admit was that between 1976 and 1992, he was imprisoned in four states for forgery, falsifying documents for financial gain, and grand theft; only the most recent prison time was in Idaho.
 

Silly me. I would think this would make him over-qualified to head an NAACP chapter....

 

 

20 posted on 01/19/2003 11:26:42 AM PST by Fintan
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Give this guy the Benjamin Chavis Distinguished Fraud Award!

"Although the 88-year-old NAACP is the oldest civil-rights organization in the country, it is still recovering from the events between 1989 and 1994. During that period, the NAACP was rocked by a number of revelations involving the misconduct and spending of top officials. Benjamin Chavis, the NAACP's national president, was fired after he spent $300,000 to settle a sexual-harassment suit. He also spent $25,000 on personal items and $100,000 for limousines used for work. A former chairman, William Gibson, ran up $111,930 in 'questioned expenses,' including hotel suites and tuxedos."

23 posted on 01/19/2003 11:57:09 AM PST by martin_fierro
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His credentials make him the perfect person for the job. What more could they want in a leader?

Lying bas*ard!

Typical radical, socialist, piece 'o s**t.

24 posted on 01/19/2003 12:13:24 PM PST by lawdude
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On my "journey" I've not found myself in a prison for felonies. Why are there so many thugs in black "leadership"? The great majority of blacks, like any other race, are decent people. We all want the same things in life. Why aren't the decent people in leadership?
25 posted on 01/19/2003 12:17:33 PM PST by doug from upland (May the Clintons live their remaining days in orange jumpsuits)
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Why didn't he say that he was a weapons inspector in Iraq while he was at it? As if it would be easy to check whether he played college and pro football. What a fool.

I wonder if Will Pitt will put on his resume that he was a regular guest on Aaron Brown's show. :)

27 posted on 01/19/2003 12:22:24 PM PST by doug from upland (May the Clintons live their remaining days in orange jumpsuits)
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"Warren said he´s not sure whether he still has confidence in Dawson´s ability to continue serving as president."

After reading the article, I think Dawson is ideally suited to NAACP leadership. I hope they leave him right where he is -- but we all know they won't because he broke their cardinal rule, ie. Don't Get Caught. Anybody making odds on how much Dawson embezzled from NAACP funds?

28 posted on 01/19/2003 12:52:26 PM PST by Bonaparte
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according to Michigan... University Registrar Paul Robinson said there is no record that Dawson ever attended.

Why not? He'd have gotten 20 points just for applying...

31 posted on 01/19/2003 2:55:01 PM PST by ItsJeff
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