December 7, 2004
ENDING ANOTHER ENTITLEMENT:
Bush Replaces Outspoken Civil Rights Chair (TERENCE HUNT, AP)
President Bush on Monday moved to replace Mary Frances Berry, the outspoken chairwoman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission who has argued with every president since Jimmy Carter appointed her to the panel a quarter century ago.But Berry balked at leaving now, arguing through a spokesman that she and vice chairman Cruz Reynoso, who also is being replaced, have terms that run until midnight Jan. 21, 2005. The White House maintained that their six-year terms expired Sunday and that Berry and Reynoso had been replaced. [...]
The newly named commissioners are Gerald A. Reynolds, former assistant secretary for the office of civil rights in the Education Department, and attorney Ashley L. Taylor of Richmond, Va. Bush intends to designate Reynolds the commission chairman, succeeding Berry, and to name Abigail Thernstrom, already a commission member, as vice chairperson.
It's probably too much to hope to see her led away in cuffs. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 7, 2004 12:00 AM
Just change the locks and office staff, and enjoy watching Berry throw a temper tantrum.
Posted by: jd watson at December 7, 2004 2:13 AMIf she wants to stick around, just hand her a mop and a water bucket.
Posted by: Bart at December 7, 2004 6:26 AMJD:
Excellent idea. Film at 11, I hope.
Ms. Berry and Julian Bond are the poster couple for the Bush Derangement Syndrome wing of the media-designated African-American leadership of the country. If you're black and under the age of 50, I would think it's hard to look at their words and actions and not cringe with embarassment and/or anger that your supposed "leaders" are behaiving like that (which ties into the same feeling mentioned in the thread above about late Boomers being associated with the assinine actions of their early Boomer cohorts).
Posted by: John at December 7, 2004 9:04 AM