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>I found the Kangas piece quite fascinating. Mysteries >have a timeless quality about them, don't you think? >As to waiting for anniversaries to write about them -- >well, I suspect it has to do with a paper's sense of >obligation to revist such things at such times. >Really, though, a good story is a good story. > >Referring to your own message, I see that you judge >intelligence based on someone's ability to spell. You >probably don't know that Hemingway had trouble >spelling. I guess he couldn't write either. > >I don't judge that way. I don't even judge >intelligence by the ability to punctuate correctly. If >I did, what would I make of the way you punctuated >"fodder" in your own message? > >And in another of your postings, you call yourself a >jerk. I must admit you nailed that one. And a >small-minded one, at that. By the way, how do you feel >about people who wash their hands every 15 minutes or >so? > > > >>I don't really understand how it is that people want >>to have serious conversations on this forum, and >>riddle their comments with errors -- and then expect >>to be taken seriously. You do realize that part of a >>journalist's job is to be able to construct a >>sentence, don't you? I'm sorry, but I happen to judge >>intelligence based on someone's ability to spell. So >>you can call me whatever you want. Your opinion isn't >>really breaking my heart right now. You can't even >>write. >>And, as far as your "fodder", you basically >>cut-and-copied an old post, and bring nothing new to >>the discussion. If you think there's something going >>on, well, then. Assuming you work at a newspaper, why >>don't you just do a story about it, whatever you >>determine "it" is. >>P.S.: God, I hope you misspelled "faltering" on >>purpose. Or that you're posting from England. >> >>>Yeah, I also wrote "10 years since the anniversary." >>>Sorry I don't have my own Trib Kiddie to proofread >for >>>me. >>> >>>But I can handle your takedown. What bothers me is >>>that I gave you all that fodder and your retort is >>>concerned with a stupid misspelling. >>> >>>No wonder papers are faultering -too many reporters >>>like you waiting in the wings to hang your comrades >>>for goofy infractions instead of doing something of >>>substance. >>> >>>It's been 10 years since Kangas died. Duggan's and >his >>>suspicious deaths have all but been forgotten. Scaife >>>is still at the helm of the biggest propaganda >machine >>>in history. And you, Mr. Reporter, are making >pathetic >>>grammar school jokes about a stupid mistake. >>> >>> >>>>Ah, if only someone was more diligent about his >>>>spelling. Homocide? Are you trying to accuse Scaife >>of >>>>something you'd like to share with the class? >>>> >>>>>It's been 10 years since the anniversary of Steve >>>>>Kangas's death, perhaps suicide, perhaps homocide. >>>>>Kangas ran a liberal website, critical of >>>>>conservatives, including Dick Scaife. Interesting >>man >>>>>and story. >>>>> >>>>>Just throwing this out there since I don't recall >>>many >>>>>follow ups except for a post on this site from >2005: >>>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>>>href="http://www.seeingtheforest.com/archives/2005/ >1 >>1 >>>/ >>>>s >>>>>teve_kangas_st_1.htm">http://www.seeingtheforest.co >m >>/ >>>a >>>>r >>>>>chives/2005/11/steve_kangas_st_1.htm</a> Perhaps >an >>>>>enterprising soul may be interested in having their >>>>>paper do a follow up. >>>>> >>>>>Kangas's body was found, sitting slumped on a >toilet >>>>>with a gunshot wound to the head, on the 39th >floor, >>>>>60 ft. from the door of the Pittsburgh offices of >>>none >>>>>other than Dick Scaife. No above ambient gun powder >>>>>residue was found on his hands. Deputy Police Chief >>>>>Charles Moffett said the suicide/homocide was >"under >>>>>investigation in the homicide section," at the >time. >>>>> >>>>>"This isn't the first time Scaife has been linked >to >>>a >>>>>strange suicide: in 1973 former mentor and close >>>>>friend Pittsburgh District Attorney Robert Duggan, >>>>>under Federal investigation for Mob payoffs, was >>>found >>>>>shot to death with a shotgun bearing no >>>fingerprints." >>>>>He "shot himself on his hidden farm property on the >>>>>day the grand jury returned the indictment for >>>>>corruption." "Scaife had cut all ties with Duggan, >>>who >>>>>had married Scaife's sister Cordelia shortly before >>>>>his death." -Chris Potter, Managin Editor, of the >>>>>Pittsburgh City Paper, 1999 >>>>> >>>>>Really interesting story by PG's John Craig on >>>Sunday, >>>>>March 28, 1999 with the sub-head: >>>>>Dick Scaife couldn't keep his probe of Kangas a >>>secret >>>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>>>href="http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/19990328edc >r >>a >>>i >>>>g >>>>>4.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/19990328ed >c >>r >>>a >>>>i >>>>>g4.asp</a> >>>>> >>>>>Interesting also is a summary of Scaife's scandals >>on >>>>>Kangas's website from -well, from 1999 or prior to >>>>>1999. Interesting that it is still online. >>>>>Head lined with -Myth: There’s no "vast right wing >>>>>conspiracy" to get Clinton. >>>>>Fact: Richard Mellon Scaife and the Republican >>>>>Establishment have poured millions into the effort. >>>>>(some excepts) >>>>>In 1997, Scaife donated $550,000 to Judicial Watch, >>>>>whose director, Larry Klayman, has filed 18 >lawsuits >>>>>against the Clinton Administration. (10) >>>>> >>>>>Scaife also assigned one of his newspaper’s >>>reporters, >>>>>Christopher Ruddy, to a full-time, ongoing >>>>>investigation into the deaths of Vince Foster and >>Ron >>>>>Brown, trying to find evidence that the Clintons >>>>>murdered them. >>>>> >>>>>Scaife also gave $2.4 million to American Spectator >>>>>magazine. This money went to create the "Arkansas >>>>>Project," a massive investigation trying to dig up >>>>>dirt on Clinton’s past. The Arkansas Project gained >>>>>notoriety when it was revealed that David Hale, the >>>>>only Whitewater witness who claimed personal >>>knowledge >>>>>of Clinton’s wrong-doing, had been paid at least >>>>>$5,000 by Parker Dozhier, one of operatives of the >>>>>Arkansas Project. Parker’s girlfriend and her >>17-year >>>>>old son both claim they saw Parker give >Scaife-money >>>>>to Hale on numerous occasions. When reporters >>>>>confronted Parker, he warned that the 17-year old >>son >>>>>"was destined to become a chalk outline somewhere." >>>>>Alarmed by such threats and prospects of witness >>>>>tampering, the Justice Department has ordered an >>>>>investigation, the results of which are yet to be >>>>>revealed. >>>>> >>>>>Scaife has also given $450,000 over three years to >>>the >>>>>Independent Women’s Forum. (13) This is a >>>>>media-booking agency that heavily seeds female >>>>>conservative pundits into the media. (This is an >>>>>attempt to reduce the "gender gap" that Democrats >>>>>enjoy in the polls.) The IWF has given generous >>>public >>>>>support to Paula Jones in her lawsuit. In fact, one >>>>>IWF pundit, Ann Coulter, heard at least one of the >>>>>Linda Tripp tapes before it even reached Ken Starr. >>>>>This proved that she was deeply involved with the >>>>>Paula Jones’ camp (who received the tapes first), >>>even >>>>>though she was pretending to be an objective >>>>>commentator on the scandal in the media. >>>>> >>>>>But perhaps most alarming is Scaife’s ties to >>>>>independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr. Starr’s >>>>>conflicts of interest are almost too numerous to >>>>>mention. Early on, Starr had been given an >>open-ended >>>>>job offer as the dean of Pepperdine University’s >>>>>Schools of Law and Public Policy. At first, Starr >>>>>planned to accept the job after finishing his >>>>>investigation. But it turns out this school is a >>>heavy >>>>>recipient of Scaife money, and the resulting media >>>>>scandal finally convinced Starr to refuse the job. >>>But >>>>>the appearance of Scaife attempting to pay off >Starr >>>>>for getting Clinton lingers. >>>>> >>>>>There are many other connections between the two >>men. >>>>>Between 1988 and 1996, Scaife gave $3 million to >the >>>>>conservative Washington Legal Foundation, where >>Starr >>>>>sits on the board. Scaife also gave $920,000 to the >>>>>Federalist Society, a conservative legal >>organization >>>>>where Starr is a member. Scaife donated $650,000 to >>>>>the Landmark Legal Foundation between 1992 and >1996; >>>>>Starr has done work for this organization, which >has >>>>>helped Paula Jones in her lawsuit. (15) Starr also >>>>>prepared a legal brief for the Paula Jones lawsuit >>on >>>>>behalf of the Independent Women’s Forum, which is >>>>>substantially funded by Scaife. >>>>> >>>>>Scaife’s personality profile is similarly >>>interesting. >>>>> >>>>>Pat Minarcin knows Scaife well, after serving as >one >>>>>of his magazine editors. "He [Scaife] has the >>>>>emotional maturity of a very angry 12-year-old, and >>>he >>>>>has all this money and he can do whatever he wants >>>>>with it," says Minarcin. While the magazine was >>>>>operating, "[Scaife] presented a list of people who >>>he >>>>>wanted the magazine to attack, a kind of enemies >>>>>list." Minarcin eventually resigned. >>>>>(Kiddies -still want to argue that the Trib is >>>>>non-biased with no direct control of content by >>>>>Scaife?) >>>>> >>>>>It’s also well-known that Scaife is obsessed with >>>>>proving that Vince Foster’s suicide was actually a >>>>>murder. He goes so far as to call his death "the >>>>>Rosetta Stone of the Clinton administration." But >>>why? >>>>>Scaife’s history is revealing. In the 1960s, he >>>>>financially supported Robert Duggan as a candidate >>>for >>>>>district attorney. The two men angrily parted >>company >>>>>after Duggan came under investigation for >>corruption. >>>>>To make matters worse, Duggan then eloped with >>>>>Scaife’s sister, Cordelia. A few months later, >>Duggan >>>>>was found dead, apparently by suicide. But the >>>shotgun >>>>>used was found several feet away from Duggan’s >body, >>>>>and it had no fingerprints. >>>>> >>>>>Another interesting site: >>>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>>>href="http://www.spiritone.com/~gdy52150/steve.htm" >> >>h >>>t >>>>t >>>>>p://www.spiritone.com/~gdy52150/steve.htm</a>

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