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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
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Subject: Re: Fuzzy headed liberal
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Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 09:59:24 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 29 09:59:24 1984
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[Actually this is about the Congressional Record]

     The point about the editing power of congress is well taken.
There was an incident in the mid 70s in which an unknown
(fortunately) congressional aide took advantage of this to
insert his own versions of two congressional speeches.
One was by a Nebraska representative named Landgrebe (sp?)
who was the diehard Nixon supporter who declared his willingness
to stand by Nixon to the bitter end, even if that end were a
firing squad.  The bogus speech had him saying that many of
his constituents had written him urging just that course of
action.
       The other speech was (I think) by Chiles and had him
lauding the respect of the Chilean government for human rights.
       All of congress was deeply outraged over the incident
(at least in public).

                         
"I can't help it if my     Ethan Vishniac
    knee jerks"         {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan
                           Department of Astronomy
                           University of Texas
                           Austin, Texas 78712