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Scandal: Justice Department pays $8,000 for Drapes (Original Post)
itsrobert
Apr 2018
OP
I was thinking that at least they had driven a hard bargain, as the price had not gone up. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2018
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,464 posts)1. To hide the nude statues, I hope.
By CBSNEWS.COM STAFF CBSNEWS.COM STAFF CBS January 29, 2002, 1:18 PM
Cover-Up At Justice Department
No longer will the attorney general be photographed in front of two partially nude statues in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice.
The department spent $8,000 on blue drapes that hide the two giant, aluminum art deco statues. For aesthetic reasons the drapes were occasionally hung in front of the statues before formal events. The department used to rent the drapes, but has now purchased them and left them hanging.
Justice Department spokeswoman Barbara Comstock said the decision to install the curtains was made by Attorney General John Ashcroft's aide who handles advance work. "It was done for TV aesthetics," she said.
ABC News reported that Ashcroft ordered the statues covered because he didn't like being photographed in front of them.
Cover-Up At Justice Department
No longer will the attorney general be photographed in front of two partially nude statues in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice.
The department spent $8,000 on blue drapes that hide the two giant, aluminum art deco statues. For aesthetic reasons the drapes were occasionally hung in front of the statues before formal events. The department used to rent the drapes, but has now purchased them and left them hanging.
Justice Department spokeswoman Barbara Comstock said the decision to install the curtains was made by Attorney General John Ashcroft's aide who handles advance work. "It was done for TV aesthetics," she said.
ABC News reported that Ashcroft ordered the statues covered because he didn't like being photographed in front of them.
Spirit of Justice
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Spirit of Justice and the Attorneys General
In 1986, the statue was seen behind then-attorney general Edwin Meese III as he discussed a report on pornography.
In 2002, under John Ashcroft, curtains were installed blocking the statue from view during speeches. The curtains were first used on a rental basis during the administration of Dick Thornburgh. Justice officials long insisted that the curtains were put up to improve the room's use as a television backdrop and that Ashcroft had nothing to do with it. Ashcroft's successor, Alberto Gonzales, removed the curtains in June 2005.
On May 7, 2007, National Journal's "Inside Washington" column reported that it was Monica Goodling who ordered drapes to be placed over the partially nude Spirit of Justice statues during Ashcroft's tenure as Attorney General. At the time, the department spent $8,000 on blue drapes to hide the two aluminum statues, according to spokesman Shane Hix.
....
Spirit of Justice and the Attorneys General
In 1986, the statue was seen behind then-attorney general Edwin Meese III as he discussed a report on pornography.
In 2002, under John Ashcroft, curtains were installed blocking the statue from view during speeches. The curtains were first used on a rental basis during the administration of Dick Thornburgh. Justice officials long insisted that the curtains were put up to improve the room's use as a television backdrop and that Ashcroft had nothing to do with it. Ashcroft's successor, Alberto Gonzales, removed the curtains in June 2005.
On May 7, 2007, National Journal's "Inside Washington" column reported that it was Monica Goodling who ordered drapes to be placed over the partially nude Spirit of Justice statues during Ashcroft's tenure as Attorney General. At the time, the department spent $8,000 on blue drapes to hide the two aluminum statues, according to spokesman Shane Hix.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)2. Please...a story from 2002?
Yeah, Ashcroft was an ass, but we have more pressing issues 16 years later.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,464 posts)3. I was thinking that at least they had driven a hard bargain, as the price had not gone up. NT
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)5. You missed...
"foreshadowing President Pence"
This is relevant.
You are not the arbiter of this board.
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