They used to "love" Claude Allen

Posted by Jan Frel at 12:00 AM on March 13, 2006.

Conservative moralists are quiet now about the felon shoplifter who was one of Bush's top domestic policy advisors, but they sure praised him in the past.

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Disgraced White House domestic advisor Claude Allen was, once upon a time, an object of adoration for conservative moralists.

Max Blumenthal went back and found praise from Focus on the Family's James Dobson last August:

DOBSON: I just said how much I love and appreciate you, and it comes directly from my heart.

ALLEN: It is such a privilege to be on your program. You too have been just dear to me and my family, and so we're very grateful for that. And thank you for your leadership on so many issues that are important to the family and our nation.

And Blumenthal found that creep magazine, Human Events speculating on what it was that made Claude Allen resign before his theiving became public knowledge:

We’ll probably never know the real reason [why Allen resigned], but that’s what makes speculation so fun. In any case, Allen will be missed. He won widespread praise when he was given the job. And while some of the initiatives that came up under his watch (Social Security being the biggest) didn’t go his way, at least he was rooted in conservative thought.

Jan Frel is an AlterNet staff writer.

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What's the Deal? [Report this comment] Posted by: douglashoyt on Mar 13, 2006 4:00 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] This guy is a distraction. The criminals are still in the WH. George Bush, Dicky, Rummy-these individuals are mass murdering, thieving liars. Allen must be a lawyer, however, because he did the shop lifting in a complicated manner, one could say with style. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Black Like Claude [Report this comment] Posted by: dlf on Mar 13, 2006 7:24 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Claude Allen is now between a rock and a hard spot. As a Republican who towed the party line denying the existence of racism, he cannot now say he is a victim of racism (even if he is). And if he is guilty he gets little support from the Black community ( where all Blacks come back when they fall from grace). So he is in the worst position possible where only those who share his "values" will welcome him back either way it would be a hellish existence for me. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] The Contemporary Conservative In Action [Report this comment] Posted by: picaresque on Mar 13, 2006 10:02 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] at least he was rooted in conservative thought. Hahahaha.... He is indeed rooted in contemporary conservative thought, publicly moralizing, while privately swindling. It's no shocker that Dobson loves him so. Or maybe loved him so. Oh, well, no tears for Claude Allen. Like William Bennett, he's sure to land a cushy gig after doing his community service. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Don't get bent with this one... [Report this comment] Posted by: Plenum on Mar 13, 2006 10:37 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] I agree with the previous post. The msmedia and spin-docs may use this advisor as a fall-guy, a release valve for what should be focused at the top - bush, cheney, rumsfeld, etc. He's small change. The magnification of the issue begins by those around Bush saying he was "enfuriated" that the advisor committed shoplifting (possibly credit-card fraud) Some may see this exaggerated reaction as "liberal" press, but I see it as psy-ops, an intended type of release of emotion that has origins further up. I wish i were a psychologist. I used to know a more precise term. If Iwas pissed about something and energy to burn back in my college days, I used to go play a good game of tennis against this guy I didn't like much for the most part, and he had a game maybe better than me. I usually beat the hell out of him when angry, and the odd thing was I temporarily liked him better, we laughed so much afterwards, just because I got to wup him good. Same sort of mental "trick". [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] One More Down [Report this comment] Posted by: TKO on Mar 13, 2006 10:52 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Allen was just implementing Bush's domestic policy. Go into hock up to your eyeballs and then steal to make ends meet. When you get caught lie. Allen should come out now and say Target and Hechts are unpatriotic and are aiding the enemy. Working in the White House, he was able to more closely follow the example set by our misleader. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] They just can't stop stealing [Report this comment] Posted by: rollo on Mar 13, 2006 4:14 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The Democrats should point out that this is one more example that the people in power are simply addicted to crime, whether Abramoff-sized scandal or petty chickenshit like shoplifting, and that every good Republican voter should be fed up with this too. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] It's not nice to be trickled on. [Report this comment] Posted by: monkeywrench on Mar 13, 2006 9:03 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] This case is a perfect example of the conservatives' real "trickle down" theory in practice: the tacit "permsission" to engage in illegalities has trickled down from the criminal White House to underlings throughout government. If it is O.K. for Fearless Leader to break the law, then it must be O.K. for everyone else in office as well. (Or, bush & Co. are just really talented at appointing crooks to office...) Of course, we already know what Bush & Co. thinks "trickle down" means in relation to the rest of us economically: basically, it means: "pss on you." [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] A thief by any other name. . .* [Report this comment] Posted by: monkeywrench on Mar 13, 2006 9:08 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Was Allen thinking conservatively when he was availing himself of the "five-finger discount?" Yep...and thinking like a neoCON, too. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: A thief by any other name. . . Posted by: dlf

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