Summers' memo

[JKSCHW at aol.com]

You know, in court we get people trying to explain away embarassing remarks as jokes all the time. Oh, that statement that we don't hire any colored around here; I was just joking. My threat that X firm has to pay $50,000 to to get me to vote for the variance at City Council? just a joke, haha. --jks

<< >Didn't Summers claim that he had meant it as a joke?  He admitted
>authorship, I think.

We went around the track concerning this story on the list before, last year 
I believe.  I don't see how Summers' saying he intended his "Africa is 
underpolluted" remarks as a joke changes anything at all.  If Summers 
believes comments like that are funny, that says all you really need to know 
about the man's sensibilities.

Carl
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