LA TIMES pub. is RW "hatchet man" with ties to Judge Roberts and Ken Starr [View All]

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New LA TIMES publisher is a Right Wing Hatchet man with ties to Judge Roberts and Ken Starr

By: John Amato on Friday, October 6th, 2006 at 4:32 PM - PDT Submit or Digg this Post

Last night David Hiller, from the Chicago Tribune came into town to replace Jeffrey Johnson and Times Editor Dean Baquet because they "publicly opposed a corporate demand for a stringent cost-cutting plan last month," In other words they were fired. Johnson would not bow down to the right wing Chicago Tribune. Read this piece in the LA Times. about Hiller:

Hiller is known for an exceptional sense of humor and a predilection for singing in public. "He's a bit of a ham," said one close acquaintance. Hiller allows that his favorite genre is show tunes, although he says that among his proudest performing moments are several occasions on which he sang the national anthem to open Cubs games at Chicago's Wrigley Field. (The Cubs are owned by Tribune Co.)

They do add this nugget in:

His background has been varied, including a stint as law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, two years at the Reagan Justice Department (where his colleagues included current Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani…

Hiller worked with the new Chief Justice and for Reagan's DOJ back in the '80's, but what did he actually do with them outside of auditioning for Broadway? Ever hear about the Reese Memorandum? This document is written with the views of conservative professor Reese and put forth some of Ronald Reagan's most conservative agenda. Here's the document from the DOJ archives. It's a little tricky to read, but fascinating.

Page 3 of the additional memorandum is entitled subject headed: "Areas in which various conservative groups have suggested that the Justice Department take action." March 15 1982. Tax credits, schools having powers removed plus above mentioned subjects - essentially the entire social agenda of the Reagan Administration is contained herein. It is written by John Roberts, what follows is a segment on stripping the courts of its powers and a whole bunch of other issues. (document)

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