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‘Political Hit Job’: Harlan Crow Refutes Accusations, Speaks Out OnHarlan Crow slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into a scandal, telling The Dallas Morning News on Monday it was a “political hit job.” ProPublica’s first report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, sparked attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told the Dallas Morning News. Harlan Crow said media reports on his friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are “factually incorrect” and part of a “political hit job” in an interview Monday with The Dallas Morning News. Crow said it’s possible for people to simply be friends without having an “angle” and slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into something it’s not. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told The Dallas Morning News. (RELATED: ‘Big Breathless Nothingburger’: Conservative Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Blast ‘Partisan’ Justice Thomas Report) A ProPublica report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, launched attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “What they’ve done is not truthful,” Crow continued. “It lacks integrity. They’ve done a pretty good job in the last week or two of unfairly slamming me and more importantly than that, unfairly slamming Justice Thomas.” The two have “different points of view” on certain issues, Crow said, highlighting the fact that he is pro-choice and Thomas takes the opposite position. “Do you think I would try to influence him about my point of view on that matter? No, of course not. That’s insane,” he said. “We have different points of view on that and probably other issues.” Thomas wrote a strong concurring opinion for last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade. The conservative justice has frequently been the subject of attacks, sometimes directly stemming from his opinions, such as student protests over his teaching at George Washington University following the Dobbs decision, sometimes not, like Democratic lawmakers criticizing his wife’s political activism. The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2017. – President Donald Trump was poised Tuesday to unveil his pick for the US Supreme Court, a crucial appointment that could tilt the bench to conservatives on deeply divisive issues such as abortion and gun control. Trump’s choice aims to fill a vacancy left by the sudden death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, which left the highest US court with four conservative and four liberal justices. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Addressing the more recent ProPublica report on his purchase of the home Thomas’ mother lives in, Crow said he bought it because he believed Thomas has “an amazing American life story.” Crow previously told ProPublica he intended to turn the house, where Thomas spent part of his childhood living, into a public museum telling his life story. “Clarence Thomas is one of the most honorable people I’ve ever met in my life,” Crow told the outlet. “He’s a man of incredibly high personal and moral standards.” He added that he did not know what kind of reporting a judge must do “legally or morally.” Additionally, Crow took issue with how media has characterized him as a “GOP megadonor” and used his love of collecting historical artifacts to insinuate he is sympathetic to Nazism. Many outlets drew attention to the fact that he owned a signed copy of Mein Kampf and two of Hitler’s paintings, along with other related items, while The Nation justice correspondent Elie Mystal outright called him a “Nazi sympathizer.” “I don’t know what megadonor means,” he said, adding that he gives a small amount of money away compared to other individuals. “I have been a donor to moderate Republican individuals running for office, as well as groups that are involved in that kind of world to support more moderate Republican stuff.” Regarding his collection of books, manuscripts and artifacts, Crow said he collects “pretty much anything that relates to American history,” including a few things about the “bad guys.” “So yeah, World War II was a fairly big event in American history,” he told the outlet. “We have a bunch of stuff about World War II, including some of our enemies… For somebody to say that I like those guys would be a weird conclusion, but that’s been in the press recently.” ProPublica editor Stephen Engelberg told the Dallas Morning News “none of the facts” they reported were disputed by Crow in the answers he provided at their request. 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‘Political Hit Job’: Harlan Crow Refutes Accusations, Speaks Out OnHarlan Crow slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into a scandal, telling The Dallas Morning News on Monday it was a “political hit job.” ProPublica’s first report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, sparked attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told the Dallas Morning News. Harlan Crow said media reports on his friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are “factually incorrect” and part of a “political hit job” in an interview Monday with The Dallas Morning News. Crow said it’s possible for people to simply be friends without having an “angle” and slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into something it’s not. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told The Dallas Morning News. (RELATED: ‘Big Breathless Nothingburger’: Conservative Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Blast ‘Partisan’ Justice Thomas Report) A ProPublica report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, launched attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “What they’ve done is not truthful,” Crow continued. “It lacks integrity. They’ve done a pretty good job in the last week or two of unfairly slamming me and more importantly than that, unfairly slamming Justice Thomas.” The two have “different points of view” on certain issues, Crow said, highlighting the fact that he is pro-choice and Thomas takes the opposite position. “Do you think I would try to influence him about my point of view on that matter? No, of course not. That’s insane,” he said. “We have different points of view on that and probably other issues.” Thomas wrote a strong concurring opinion for last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade. The conservative justice has frequently been the subject of attacks, sometimes directly stemming from his opinions, such as student protests over his teaching at George Washington University following the Dobbs decision, sometimes not, like Democratic lawmakers criticizing his wife’s political activism. The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2017. – President Donald Trump was poised Tuesday to unveil his pick for the US Supreme Court, a crucial appointment that could tilt the bench to conservatives on deeply divisive issues such as abortion and gun control. Trump’s choice aims to fill a vacancy left by the sudden death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, which left the highest US court with four conservative and four liberal justices. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Addressing the more recent ProPublica report on his purchase of the home Thomas’ mother lives in, Crow said he bought it because he believed Thomas has “an amazing American life story.” Crow previously told ProPublica he intended to turn the house, where Thomas spent part of his childhood living, into a public museum telling his life story. “Clarence Thomas is one of the most honorable people I’ve ever met in my life,” Crow told the outlet. “He’s a man of incredibly high personal and moral standards.” He added that he did not know what kind of reporting a judge must do “legally or morally.” Additionally, Crow took issue with how media has characterized him as a “GOP megadonor” and used his love of collecting historical artifacts to insinuate he is sympathetic to Nazism. Many outlets drew attention to the fact that he owned a signed copy of Mein Kampf and two of Hitler’s paintings, along with other related items, while The Nation justice correspondent Elie Mystal outright called him a “Nazi sympathizer.” “I don’t know what megadonor means,” he said, adding that he gives a small amount of money away compared to other individuals. “I have been a donor to moderate Republican individuals running for office, as well as groups that are involved in that kind of world to support more moderate Republican stuff.” Regarding his collection of books, manuscripts and artifacts, Crow said he collects “pretty much anything that relates to American history,” including a few things about the “bad guys.” “So yeah, World War II was a fairly big event in American history,” he told the outlet. “We have a bunch of stuff about World War II, including some of our enemies… For somebody to say that I like those guys would be a weird conclusion, but that’s been in the press recently.” ProPublica editor Stephen Engelberg told the Dallas Morning News “none of the facts” they reported were disputed by Crow in the answers he provided at their request. Clarence Thomas Attacks

Harlan Crow slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into a scandal, telling The Dallas Morning News on Monday it was a “political hit job.” ProPublica’s…

Continue Reading ‘Political Hit Job’: Harlan Crow Refutes Accusations, Speaks Out OnHarlan Crow slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into a scandal, telling The Dallas Morning News on Monday it was a “political hit job.” ProPublica’s first report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, sparked attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told the Dallas Morning News. Harlan Crow said media reports on his friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are “factually incorrect” and part of a “political hit job” in an interview Monday with The Dallas Morning News. Crow said it’s possible for people to simply be friends without having an “angle” and slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into something it’s not. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told The Dallas Morning News. (RELATED: ‘Big Breathless Nothingburger’: Conservative Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Blast ‘Partisan’ Justice Thomas Report) A ProPublica report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, launched attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “What they’ve done is not truthful,” Crow continued. “It lacks integrity. They’ve done a pretty good job in the last week or two of unfairly slamming me and more importantly than that, unfairly slamming Justice Thomas.” The two have “different points of view” on certain issues, Crow said, highlighting the fact that he is pro-choice and Thomas takes the opposite position. “Do you think I would try to influence him about my point of view on that matter? No, of course not. That’s insane,” he said. “We have different points of view on that and probably other issues.” Thomas wrote a strong concurring opinion for last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade. The conservative justice has frequently been the subject of attacks, sometimes directly stemming from his opinions, such as student protests over his teaching at George Washington University following the Dobbs decision, sometimes not, like Democratic lawmakers criticizing his wife’s political activism. The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2017. – President Donald Trump was poised Tuesday to unveil his pick for the US Supreme Court, a crucial appointment that could tilt the bench to conservatives on deeply divisive issues such as abortion and gun control. Trump’s choice aims to fill a vacancy left by the sudden death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, which left the highest US court with four conservative and four liberal justices. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Addressing the more recent ProPublica report on his purchase of the home Thomas’ mother lives in, Crow said he bought it because he believed Thomas has “an amazing American life story.” Crow previously told ProPublica he intended to turn the house, where Thomas spent part of his childhood living, into a public museum telling his life story. “Clarence Thomas is one of the most honorable people I’ve ever met in my life,” Crow told the outlet. “He’s a man of incredibly high personal and moral standards.” He added that he did not know what kind of reporting a judge must do “legally or morally.” Additionally, Crow took issue with how media has characterized him as a “GOP megadonor” and used his love of collecting historical artifacts to insinuate he is sympathetic to Nazism. Many outlets drew attention to the fact that he owned a signed copy of Mein Kampf and two of Hitler’s paintings, along with other related items, while The Nation justice correspondent Elie Mystal outright called him a “Nazi sympathizer.” “I don’t know what megadonor means,” he said, adding that he gives a small amount of money away compared to other individuals. “I have been a donor to moderate Republican individuals running for office, as well as groups that are involved in that kind of world to support more moderate Republican stuff.” Regarding his collection of books, manuscripts and artifacts, Crow said he collects “pretty much anything that relates to American history,” including a few things about the “bad guys.” “So yeah, World War II was a fairly big event in American history,” he told the outlet. “We have a bunch of stuff about World War II, including some of our enemies… For somebody to say that I like those guys would be a weird conclusion, but that’s been in the press recently.” ProPublica editor Stephen Engelberg told the Dallas Morning News “none of the facts” they reported were disputed by Crow in the answers he provided at their request. Clarence Thomas Attacks
‘Political Hit Job’: Harlan Crow Refutes Accusations, Speaks Out OnHarlan Crow slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into a scandal, telling The Dallas Morning News on Monday it was a “political hit job.” ProPublica’s first report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, sparked attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told the Dallas Morning News. Harlan Crow said media reports on his friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are “factually incorrect” and part of a “political hit job” in an interview Monday with The Dallas Morning News. Crow said it’s possible for people to simply be friends without having an “angle” and slammed the media for attempting to spin his friendship with Thomas into something it’s not. “I think that the media, and this ProPublica group in particular, funded by leftists, has an agenda to destabilize the [Supreme] Court,” Crow told The Dallas Morning News. (RELATED: ‘Big Breathless Nothingburger’: Conservative Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Blast ‘Partisan’ Justice Thomas Report) A ProPublica report on Thomas’ acceptance of expense-paid vacations from Crow, which Thomas said colleagues told him were “not reportable” under ethics rules, launched attacks from Democratic lawmakers and calls for his resignation. “What they’ve done is not truthful,” Crow continued. “It lacks integrity. They’ve done a pretty good job in the last week or two of unfairly slamming me and more importantly than that, unfairly slamming Justice Thomas.” The two have “different points of view” on certain issues, Crow said, highlighting the fact that he is pro-choice and Thomas takes the opposite position. “Do you think I would try to influence him about my point of view on that matter? No, of course not. That’s insane,” he said. “We have different points of view on that and probably other issues.” Thomas wrote a strong concurring opinion for last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade. The conservative justice has frequently been the subject of attacks, sometimes directly stemming from his opinions, such as student protests over his teaching at George Washington University following the Dobbs decision, sometimes not, like Democratic lawmakers criticizing his wife’s political activism. The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2017. – President Donald Trump was poised Tuesday to unveil his pick for the US Supreme Court, a crucial appointment that could tilt the bench to conservatives on deeply divisive issues such as abortion and gun control. Trump’s choice aims to fill a vacancy left by the sudden death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, which left the highest US court with four conservative and four liberal justices. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Addressing the more recent ProPublica report on his purchase of the home Thomas’ mother lives in, Crow said he bought it because he believed Thomas has “an amazing American life story.” Crow previously told ProPublica he intended to turn the house, where Thomas spent part of his childhood living, into a public museum telling his life story. “Clarence Thomas is one of the most honorable people I’ve ever met in my life,” Crow told the outlet. “He’s a man of incredibly high personal and moral standards.” He added that he did not know what kind of reporting a judge must do “legally or morally.” Additionally, Crow took issue with how media has characterized him as a “GOP megadonor” and used his love of collecting historical artifacts to insinuate he is sympathetic to Nazism. Many outlets drew attention to the fact that he owned a signed copy of Mein Kampf and two of Hitler’s paintings, along with other related items, while The Nation justice correspondent Elie Mystal outright called him a “Nazi sympathizer.” “I don’t know what megadonor means,” he said, adding that he gives a small amount of money away compared to other individuals. “I have been a donor to moderate Republican individuals running for office, as well as groups that are involved in that kind of world to support more moderate Republican stuff.” Regarding his collection of books, manuscripts and artifacts, Crow said he collects “pretty much anything that relates to American history,” including a few things about the “bad guys.” “So yeah, World War II was a fairly big event in American history,” he told the outlet. “We have a bunch of stuff about World War II, including some of our enemies… For somebody to say that I like those guys would be a weird conclusion, but that’s been in the press recently.” ProPublica editor Stephen Engelberg told the Dallas Morning News “none of the facts” they reported were disputed by Crow in the answers he provided at their request. 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MIKE MCKENNA: 2024’s Frontrunners Need To Give America An Optimistic Vision, Not NegativityThe 2024 campaign for president started in earnest last week, as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided not to run, Sen. Tim Scott launched an exploratory committee to run and former President Donald Trump went negative on Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is not yet running. For whatever reason, Team Trump decided that now would be an optimal moment to launch an attack on Mr. DeSantis for having the temerity to question the underlying economic assumptions about Social Security, Medicare, and the (current) retirement age.  For those who may have lost the thread, Medicare is projected to be insolvent in five years; Social Security might make it to 2033 before becoming insolvent. So, some concern is probably in order. (RELATED: BENJAMIN KHOSHBIN: GOP’s Energy Package Is Dead In The Water Without Dem Support. Here’s A Possible Way Forward) Let’s leave aside the very real questions of increased government spending under Mr. Trump’s watch, or his own lack of attention to the looming problems in Social Security and other entitlements, or that he started and helped spread the COVID lockdowns which exacerbated both problems. The larger lesson from the unfortunate and ill-timed attack is that this campaign is likely to be dominated by negativity.  The Republican frontrunner is all about his personal grievances with the process, with the opposition, and even with his fellow Republicans who he views as insufficiently supportive of him. Hence, the attack on Mr. DeSantis. The Democratic frontrunner is no better. He prefers to emphasize mostly mythical threats to democracy from the right, while ignoring actual threats to democracy posed by the actions of governmental institutions (think the FBI) or by the actions of his own family members. If money from communist China did filter into the Biden family or its allies — through whatever mechanism, including the Biden Center at the University of Pennsylvania — it is safe to say that most Americans would consider that a clear and present danger to our nation. The general rancor of the two senescent, overripe frontrunners is emblematic of what is likely to be the pervasive problem of this campaign — its relentlessly destructive tone. Most Americans are aspirational.  They want good things for themselves, their families, and their country. As importantly, they want to do good things, and their families to do good things, and their country to do good things.  In short, even at this late date in the Republic, most people want to live consequential, meaningful and happy lives that help improve the lives of others as well. Most Americans are also optimistic.  For good or ill, we are a nation about the future, which means that optimism and confidence are defining national characteristics. Americans either believe or want to believe what former President Ronald Reagan once said:  “I know in my heart that man is good.  That what is right will always eventually triumph.  And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life.” As recently as 10 years ago, most national politicians understood this fundamental fact about voters. Whether you cared for their particular policies or not, former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Reagan and even George W. Bush understood that they needed to appeal to the aspirational, optimistic nature of Americans. In this cycle, while Sen. Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy are going to try to capture some of that, the unhappy truth is that every campaign seems to be prepared to list towards the negative. The candidates, especially the frontrunners, need to do a better job of explaining their positive and optimistic vision for a nation and a people who have been triumphed over much worse than our current moment and whose best days remain ahead. The voters deserve that vision, and the nation absolutely requires it. Michael McKenna is the president of MWR Strategies. He was most recently a deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House. The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The 2024 campaign for president started in earnest last week, as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided not to run, Sen. Tim Scott launched an exploratory committee to run…

Continue Reading MIKE MCKENNA: 2024’s Frontrunners Need To Give America An Optimistic Vision, Not NegativityThe 2024 campaign for president started in earnest last week, as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided not to run, Sen. Tim Scott launched an exploratory committee to run and former President Donald Trump went negative on Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is not yet running. For whatever reason, Team Trump decided that now would be an optimal moment to launch an attack on Mr. DeSantis for having the temerity to question the underlying economic assumptions about Social Security, Medicare, and the (current) retirement age.  For those who may have lost the thread, Medicare is projected to be insolvent in five years; Social Security might make it to 2033 before becoming insolvent. So, some concern is probably in order. (RELATED: BENJAMIN KHOSHBIN: GOP’s Energy Package Is Dead In The Water Without Dem Support. Here’s A Possible Way Forward) Let’s leave aside the very real questions of increased government spending under Mr. Trump’s watch, or his own lack of attention to the looming problems in Social Security and other entitlements, or that he started and helped spread the COVID lockdowns which exacerbated both problems. The larger lesson from the unfortunate and ill-timed attack is that this campaign is likely to be dominated by negativity.  The Republican frontrunner is all about his personal grievances with the process, with the opposition, and even with his fellow Republicans who he views as insufficiently supportive of him. Hence, the attack on Mr. DeSantis. The Democratic frontrunner is no better. He prefers to emphasize mostly mythical threats to democracy from the right, while ignoring actual threats to democracy posed by the actions of governmental institutions (think the FBI) or by the actions of his own family members. If money from communist China did filter into the Biden family or its allies — through whatever mechanism, including the Biden Center at the University of Pennsylvania — it is safe to say that most Americans would consider that a clear and present danger to our nation. The general rancor of the two senescent, overripe frontrunners is emblematic of what is likely to be the pervasive problem of this campaign — its relentlessly destructive tone. Most Americans are aspirational.  They want good things for themselves, their families, and their country. As importantly, they want to do good things, and their families to do good things, and their country to do good things.  In short, even at this late date in the Republic, most people want to live consequential, meaningful and happy lives that help improve the lives of others as well. Most Americans are also optimistic.  For good or ill, we are a nation about the future, which means that optimism and confidence are defining national characteristics. Americans either believe or want to believe what former President Ronald Reagan once said:  “I know in my heart that man is good.  That what is right will always eventually triumph.  And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life.” As recently as 10 years ago, most national politicians understood this fundamental fact about voters. Whether you cared for their particular policies or not, former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Reagan and even George W. Bush understood that they needed to appeal to the aspirational, optimistic nature of Americans. In this cycle, while Sen. Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy are going to try to capture some of that, the unhappy truth is that every campaign seems to be prepared to list towards the negative. The candidates, especially the frontrunners, need to do a better job of explaining their positive and optimistic vision for a nation and a people who have been triumphed over much worse than our current moment and whose best days remain ahead. The voters deserve that vision, and the nation absolutely requires it. Michael McKenna is the president of MWR Strategies. He was most recently a deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House. The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation.