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>Well, you sure told me. You guys crack me up. >Lemme ask you: Two resumes. One has the word >"homicide" misspelled. The other doesn't. What do you >do? What do you do? >I guess you cut them a break. > >>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.c >o >>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/19990328ed >c >>r >>>a >>>>i >>>>>g >>>>>>4.asp">http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/19990328e >d >>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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