"F. George McDuffee" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:02:08 GMT, Gunner Asch
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http://www.heritage.org/Research/Pol...ophy/hl619.cfm

A scholarly look at the Kerner Commision report and background behind
the race riots of 1960s.

Its interesting to see how much, and how little things have changed.


Did Kerner write this before, during or after his stay in federal
prison?
see: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/okerner.htm


Kerner was a Democrat, a lawyer (and member of the American Bar
Association), an Illinois politician (the Governor of Illinois, no less),
and a delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois. Is it any
wonder that Kerner was found guilty in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery,
conspiracy, perjury, and related charges. He was just living up to the
standards of his profession and political party.

And, yes, this is germane to the credibility of the Kerner Commission Report
in as much as the report is, in essence, a Liberal regurgitation of the
Communist Manifesto. From the Heritage Foundation article:

"The [Kerner Commission] report also concludes that a massive redistribution
of income had to take place to remedy this problem [of racial discord and
urban unrest]. It also suggests the addition of 1 million government-created
jobs, the institution of a higher minimum wage, significantly increasing
welfare benefits, spending more money on education and housing, and so on."

Does that make the connection between Kerner's corruption and the commission
report a little clearer?