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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
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Subject: Re: Senator William Proxmire and The Golden Fleece Awards
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Date: Tue, 24-Jul-84 20:14:53 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 24 20:14:53 1984
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    >While some of the Fleeces were
    >quite justified, he has also ridiculed a number of researchers and their
    >work just because he can't understand what they are doing.
    >One such maligned soul (I do not recall who) sued Proxmire for slander
    >and won.
    >
    >Clyde W. Hoover @ Univ. of Texas Computation Center; Austin, Texas  
    >(Shouter-To-Dead-Parrots)

"Won" is a hollow term in this case -- although a court of law ruled that
the poor guy had indeed been slandered by Proxmire, and awarded him $$ in
compensation, Honorable Willy has hidden behind his congressional immunity
and refused to pay up.  This, of course, sets a good example for us all.

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                                 Ed Nather
                                 {allegra,ihnp4}!{ut-sally,noao}!utastro!nather
                                 Astronomy Dept., U. of Texas, Austin