What's Paxton doing now?
(Okay, here goes nothing; blog-rookie attempts mult-media post!).
Some background -
The US Justice Dept has a number of statues incorporated into its infrasctructure. Including the now-infamous breast of one statue known as "Minnie Lou". In 2002, however, conservative US Atty General John Ashcroft decided that he would no longer give briefings at the USJD in front of a naked statue. As a result, he ordered curtains be used to cover the offending anatomical feature.
Media reports indicate that the art deco statues date from the 1930s when the Great Hall in the Justice Department was built as a grand, two-story room to be used for department events and ceremonies. Two enormous statues are sited at the opposite end of the hall. On the left, a female figure represents the Spirit of Justice and, to the right, the male is the Majesty of Justice. The male statue is clad with a strategically-draped cloth while the female statue wears a sort of toga that reveals one breast.
According to one writer "For Mr Ashcroft, the decision of the sculptor not to chose a more modest piece of clothing, was, in his opinion, obviously something of a boob."
ABC Television reported: Mr Ashcroft decided enough is enough and drapes were installed at a cost of more than $8,000. Mr Ashcroft's officials claimed it was been done for "aesthetic purposes".
So what's all this have to do with the class we're taking? Today, we were wondering if Tom Paxton had transitioned from the 60's and Vietnam to the current follies...here's the lyrics from a piece he penned a few years back:
First, the WORDS ---
JOHN ASHCROFT AND THE 'SPIRIT OF JUSTICE'By Tom Paxton
John Ashcroft went to meet the press,
He faced the microphones.
His heart was full of righteousness
His voice like God's trombones.
But then he saw the statue that was set behind him there.
She was 'The Spirit of Justice'
Yes, but one of her breasts was bare.
John Ashcroft looked with horror at this gleaming marble globe.
It thrust itself upon him
From a loosely falling robe.
It was so hard to concentrate on those he there accused
With that marble breast behind him,
Poor John Ashcroft got confused.
Each time he saw that marble breast the poor man was appalled,
He quickly gave the order
And a curtain was installed.
Now when he makes a statement
You can see him on the tube
He has curtained off the statue
But you'll still see one big boob.
Now the MUSIC
and finally, the IMAGE:
Some background -
The US Justice Dept has a number of statues incorporated into its infrasctructure. Including the now-infamous breast of one statue known as "Minnie Lou". In 2002, however, conservative US Atty General John Ashcroft decided that he would no longer give briefings at the USJD in front of a naked statue. As a result, he ordered curtains be used to cover the offending anatomical feature.
Media reports indicate that the art deco statues date from the 1930s when the Great Hall in the Justice Department was built as a grand, two-story room to be used for department events and ceremonies. Two enormous statues are sited at the opposite end of the hall. On the left, a female figure represents the Spirit of Justice and, to the right, the male is the Majesty of Justice. The male statue is clad with a strategically-draped cloth while the female statue wears a sort of toga that reveals one breast.
According to one writer "For Mr Ashcroft, the decision of the sculptor not to chose a more modest piece of clothing, was, in his opinion, obviously something of a boob."
ABC Television reported: Mr Ashcroft decided enough is enough and drapes were installed at a cost of more than $8,000. Mr Ashcroft's officials claimed it was been done for "aesthetic purposes".
So what's all this have to do with the class we're taking? Today, we were wondering if Tom Paxton had transitioned from the 60's and Vietnam to the current follies...here's the lyrics from a piece he penned a few years back:
First, the WORDS ---
JOHN ASHCROFT AND THE 'SPIRIT OF JUSTICE'By Tom Paxton
John Ashcroft went to meet the press,
He faced the microphones.
His heart was full of righteousness
His voice like God's trombones.
But then he saw the statue that was set behind him there.
She was 'The Spirit of Justice'
Yes, but one of her breasts was bare.
John Ashcroft looked with horror at this gleaming marble globe.
It thrust itself upon him
From a loosely falling robe.
It was so hard to concentrate on those he there accused
With that marble breast behind him,
Poor John Ashcroft got confused.
Each time he saw that marble breast the poor man was appalled,
He quickly gave the order
And a curtain was installed.
Now when he makes a statement
You can see him on the tube
He has curtained off the statue
But you'll still see one big boob.
Now the MUSIC
and finally, the IMAGE:
posted by Anonymous at 9:42 PM
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