Re: In defence of Krugman and against Alexander Cockburn: choice of targets

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

andie nachgeborenen wrote:

> Silverstein might bother to learn something about the
> law before he starts to mouth off at lawyers who
> aren't doing what he thinks they ought. Postconviction
> capital defense is noble, but totally gruelling,
> emotionally exhausting, and extremely expensive.

Ken knows what he's talking about; don't patronize him in absentia.
He specifically contrasted the non-action of Dees with the work of
Stephen Bright <http://www.schr.org/>, who has little money to work
with, but who has pursued capital cases nonetheless. Dees has oodles
of money, and won't.

> As to the rest of SPLC's work, I am quite happy that
> they are shutting down the KKK and Ayran Nations.

Ken also argued that there was almost nothing left of the Klan, in
either money or membership, when Dees was going after them. He did it
because it plays well with northern liberals, who write him big
checks.

Doug