Charles Brown
>>> James Farmelant <farmelantj at juno.com> 08/03/99 01:14PM >>>
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999 10:25:16 -0400 Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
writes:
>God, the CPUSA's adoration of Democrats knows no bounds. The July 31
>issue of People's Weekly World has a memorial to John-John by Jarvis
>Tyner. Some choice excerpts:
I have long wondered what the CPUSA gets in return for its shameless boosting of the Democrats. During the time of the Clinton impeachment they pulled out all stops to back Clnton. Question, what (if anything) does Clinton do for them in return?
Jim Farmelant
>
>"The entire nation is truly in a state of mourning.... [W]hat is
>politically m ost important is that this tragedy has also brought
>forward the liberal legacy of the Kennedy family and the fact that
>John Jr in his own way [!] was a continuation of that legacy....
>While he was born into great wealth, JFK Jr is perceived [!] by
>masses of working people as a having [sic] rejected th e life of a
>spoiled rich kid. He is seen, instead, as an influential figure who
>sincerely cared about the plight of those trapped in poverty and
>victimized by racism and discrimination. His father was a capitalist
>politician, yes, but he was murdered by government-connected,
>right-wing extremists because he was too liberal for some powerful
>ruling class circles.... The Republican tax cut con job has already
>been unleashed. The fascist danger continues...."
>
>Inspiring stuff.
>
>Doug
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