Who remembers Paul Sanford?

[Octafish]

8. Thank you, nadinbrzezinski!

The guy was one of the good ones:

Lawyer falls to death at hotel

Topic: Current Events 9:56 am EST, Dec 29, 2006

In what police describe as a "probable" suicide leap, a prominent Monterey Bay Area attorney fell at least nine floors to his death at the Embassy Suites Hotel Monterey Bay in Seaside the morning before Christmas.

Sanford was active in the national arena. He appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004 beside Elk Grove resident Michael Newdow when he argued unsuccessfully that the words "under God" should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance.

A passionate believer in "a dynamic Constitution," Sanford always carried a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his pocket, Mills said.

"He was a champion of the downtrodden, he represented homeless people in Santa Cruz, and fought for free speech," Mills said.

Mills said Sanford decided in recent years to add journalism to his many occupations.

Almost immediately, he caused a stir after he joined the White House Press Corps in 2005, making waves as the first reporter to ask then-White House press secretary Scott McClellan whether the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plame's name might be considered an act of treason.

SOURCE: http://www.memestreams.net/users/decius/blogid10317294/

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PS: Thank you for grokking, nadin. The pentagon is pointing its powers at their biggest threat -- We the People who oppose wars for profit.

PPS: Have we any reports on Michael Hastings' final hours? It seems that a lot of the focus has been on his reportage, but what were the circumstances of his driving around Hollywood at 4:30 a.m.? How come he was out and about at that hour? Who had he been with? Where was he? If we learn that, we'll be a lot closer to learning why he died.