I'll probably have to give up visiting MA&D for the holidays because of a compromised immune system, but here are some links to a couple of sites singing his praises, followed by another that affords some extensive factual reporting:
http://www.jbs.org/blog/ernie5776-defends-the-late-rabbi-meir-kahane.html>Further, I think it is noteworthy that the man who relies on FBI documents and the views of the storied FBI director J. Edgar Hoover to influence people against Welch, Skousen and the JBS clearly regards affiliation with the FBI to be shameful. In contrast, the JBS has always respected and cooperated with law enforcement, and has made no secret of the fact that a number of its members worked as FBI informants, helping to bring criminal elements within the Ku Klux Klan to justice.
Anyone who wishes to do some footwork, please see if there are further facts available on JBS'sers (I'll try to be respectful of those initials but it's tough) helping Hoover's men to infiltrate the KKK... Seriously... Just make sure it didn't come from the fiction section of the library...
And here's some more stuff from one of his champions... Hey, damn those anti-Christian Darwinists, anyway... Not to mention the guy who brought us CNN and TBS...
http://www.latterdayconservative.com/articles/w-cleon-skousen/w-cleon-skousen-is-asked-to-write-the-naked-communist>Are There Still Powerful Anti-American Capitalists Among Us Today?
>Talk of the wealthy power-broker types as outlined in "The Naked Communist" and "The Naked Capitalist" seems to some to be decades old and may not have quite the applicability in today’s settings. All you have to do is pick up the September 1998 issue of the Reader’s Digest and read the Special Feature section on Ted Turner, owner of CNN, the Atlanta Braves, and controlling interest in many other opinion-molding corporations in this nation. Space will not permit a complete review of this article, but today’s Ted Turner can certainly be included in the “Naked Capitalist Profile” which continues to describe some super wealthy since the days of Andrew Carnegie. Here are some identifying characteristics of this profile which are nearly always present in their beliefs and actions:
>1. They reject Christianity and the Ten Commandments.
>2. They embrace Darwin’s evolutionary theory.
>3. They have lost faith in America’s freedom formula which made them rich.
>4. They criticize America while embracing anti-American ideas of socialism.
>5. They hold America’s middle class in disdain and consider themselves our intellectual superiors who must use the power of government to force their superior ideas upon the stupid masses.
And Skousen's own site giving a bit of bio details...
http://www.wcleonskousen.com/about-w-cleon-skousen>Dr. Skousen served in the FBI for 16 years (1935-1951), and worked closely with J. Edgar Hoover. In 1956 he was asked to serve as Chief of Police of Salt Lake City.
Hmmm, Dave... No mention of Skousen's removal as Salt Lake police chief... I know it happened; I've got a bit of primary evindence in my files in the form of a note from Brack Lee to my grandfather...
I yield the floor to Ernie...
http://a-albionic.com/topic/192/t/FBI-Analysis-of-Cleon-Skousen-39-s-Writings-.html>FBI Analysis of Cleon Skousen's Writings
>After termination as Police Chief, Skousen then ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Utah and his campaign literature included the phrase, "Served his country in the FBI 16 years, 4 of them as Administrative Assistant to J. Edgar Hoover during World War II, a top assignment." [HQ 67-69602, #287; Bureau file copy notation on outgoing 1/12/61 letter to Mrs. Norman Hartnett, Bakersfield CA mentions his campaign literature.]
>J. Edgar Hoover received numerous inquiries about Skousen's description of himself. His replies declared that: "For your information, Mr. Skousen did not have the title 'Administrative Assistant' while in the FBI" and "In response to your inquiry, I wish to advise that there is no such position in the FBI entitled Administrative Assistant to the Director". [Extensive footnoting]
>The John Birch Society inflated Skousen's credentials even further. The January 1968 issue of the John Birch Society Bulletin, page 1, described Skousen as "for many years a top aide to J. Edgar Hoover".
>During my debates with JBS members and sympathizers, some have even claimed that Skousen was "third in command" inside the FBI or that he was an "Assistant Director" - both of which are falsehoods.
>Nor is there one particle of evidence in his FBI records to suggest that he was a "top aide" to Hoover. He had a supervisory position within the Communications Section but he had no direct contact with Hoover. The names of Bureau employees who actually were "top aides" to Hoover, appeared on Bureau route slips and they also were stamped on internal memos and correspondence so that important material could be routed to them for review and comment. Skousen's name does NOT appear on either the route slips or the stamped list of names.
>In August 1968, the Bureau received an inquiry concerning the description of Skousen which appeared in the aforementioned JBS Bulletin. A Bureau memo discussing the matter declares: "He has been making numerous speeches around the country in which he describes himself as a former 'top aide' to the Director. He did not hold such a position and it is felt we should set the record straight to those inquiring that he was not a 'top aide' " [HQ 94-47468, #88; 8/22/68 memo from G.E. Malmfeldt to Mr. Bishop, captioned Former Special Agent Now Representing Himself As Former 'Top Aide' to the Director.]
J. Bracken Lee was the former two term governor of Utah from 1948-56 and later served as mayor of Salt Lake City from 1960-68. Those who were around then--I actually met him around 1978--knew he was as conservative as anyone. William F. Buckley, Jr. sang his praises in the "National Review" while speaking scathingly of the John Birch Society.
From this same site:
>In August 1960, Mayor Lee wrote a letter to Mrs. Elizabeth Laine of Arcadia, CA in which he made the following comments:
>"To further explain my position, let me say this, that while Mr. Skousen has written a book and talks against Communism, actually he conducted his office as Chief of Police in exactly the same manner in which the Communists operate their government. The man is also a master of half-truths. In at least three instances I have proved him to be a liar before the City Commissioners and the newspaper reporters. To me, he is a very dangerous man because he preaches one thing, practices another, does not tell the truth, and cannot be relied upon. He also was one of the greatest spenders of public funds of anyone who ever served in any capacity in Salt Lake City government." [HQ 67-69602, #286; 8/8/60 letter from J. Bracken Lee to Mrs. Elizabeth Laine, Arcadia CA]
>When the Educational News Service of Fullerton, CA ran a favorable article about Skousen in its March 31, 1960 issue, Mayor Lee sent them a blistering 3-page response (with copies to 13 other individuals who served on the Board of Directors of the News Service). Among the accusations made by Lee are the following comments concerning Skousen's 1958 book, The Naked Communist:
>"Your article further states that my charge that Mr. Skousen had been using City Police secretarial assistance in the writing of this book was without foundation. The records will show to the satisfaction of anyone that he did use City Policemen and secretaries both to compile, typewrite, and assemble his notes on this book. While I certainly do not object to the writing of a book in opposition to Communism, I do not think it is right that City funds and personnel be used to write a book which resulted in personal gain to that writer." [HQ 67-69602, #290; 8/16/60 letter by J. Bracken Lee to Mr. Edward T. Price, President, Education Information Inc of Fullerton CA.]
'Nuff...