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Mirengoff gets censored, quits Powerline blog |
2011-02-01 |
![]() Mirengoff's post was not an attack on American Indians, the Yaqui tribe, or the participation of the tribal leader in a tribal prayer. The point of the post quite clearly was on the absurdity of not having a Christian prayer said for Christian victims. The lack of a Christian (or Jewish) prayer was commented on and criticized by a lot of people, and I agree with that criticism. The American Indian leader was welcome to participate with a traditional prayer, but if you were going to have a memorial service, why not also pay religious respect to the people you were mourning? But that was not good enough for one of Mirengoff's law partners, James Meggesto, who issued a sanctimonious statement saying he was "shocked, appalled and embarrassed" by Mirengoff's "insensitive" "web posting" (emphasis mine): |
Posted by:badanov |
#2 One wonders whether the Stalinist handling by Akin Gump will prove to be in its long term interest. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-02-01 17:52 |
#1 Mirengoff's law firm has Indian Tribal clients. His senior partners forced an apology from him and his withdrawal from PowerLine? Says a lot about DC law firms.... |
Posted by: tipover 2011-02-01 10:54 |