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Podesta, WaPo article, photos of naked teens on the walls
By Jon Rappoport
Illegal? Immoral? Insane?
Much is being made of a "buried, suddenly removed" 2004
Washington Post article about Podesta and photos of naked teenagers on
his walls at home.
First of all, the article is about Tony Podesta, not John
Podesta. John is Hillary's campaign chairman. Tony is John's brother.
Tony is also a political mover and shaker in Washington.
Married, With Art
Tony and Heather Podesta Are a Study in Power Collecting
By Jessica Dawson
Special to The Washington Post
Thursday, September 23, 2004; Page C01
"The collection started almost by accident. It was 1980, and
Tony Podesta was bidding adieu to co-workers from Sen. Ted Kennedy's
just-failed bid for the presidential nomination. On their way out the
door, staff members were handed whatever goodies remained -- among them a
tube of limited-edition prints donated to the campaign by the likes of
Warhol and Rauschenberg."
"A quarter-century later, those prints are history, but
Podesta is counted among the nation's most important contemporary art
collectors. Inside the elite Chelsea galleries, he and his wife,
Heather, are gossiped about, deferred to and ushered toward the choicest
works. All the art stars know their names."
Skipping down, we get to this:
"Political candidates eagerly tap [Tony]
Podesta's mojo, too: He spearheaded President Clinton's successful 1996
Pennsylvania campaign, and Sen. John Kerry has hired him to work the
same magic for him in the Keystone State this year [2004]. [Wife]
Heather, 26 years his junior and several shades greener, carved a career
aiding Reps. Robert Matsui and Earl Pomeroy; she joined Blank Rome's
law and government relations firm this spring."
Tony has been very active politically, on behalf of Democrats.
The WaPo article eventually presents a shocker:
"'At political events [at Tony's home], there's an inevitable
awkwardness', former Clinton administration official Sally Katzen said
at a Women's Campaign Fund dinner at the Podestas' home this summer.
'The art is an ice-breaker. It puts people at ease'."
"Not always. Folks attending a house tour in the Lake
Barcroft neighborhood in Falls Church earlier this year got an eyeful
when they walked into a bedroom at the Podesta residence hung with
multiple color pictures by Katy Grannan, a photographer known for
documentary-style pictures of naked teenagers in their parents' suburban
homes."
"'They were horrified', Heather recalls, a grin spreading across her face."
---end of WaPo excerpt---
Tony Podesta: big-time art collector and patron of the arts;
big-time mover and shaker in Washington; big-time campaign consultant
for Democratic candidates; pictures of naked teenagers on his walls. In a
bedroom.
Does anyone stop to ask how permission was obtained to shoot
those photos in the first place? And then to print them, sell them, show
them publicly? The parents of the children gave their consent? The kids
gave their consent? On what basis does anyone allow teenagers to make
that kind of decision for themselves---or think that teenagers have the
capacity to make such a decision? Technically, the whole operation may
fall within the law (although I don't see how), but on every other level
it's insane. And it's child endangerment.
And a major political operative in Washington, Tony Podesta,
sees no problem with it. He has the photos on his walls at home. He
displays them for his Washington insider pals and donors. They may
blush, but they look. And none of them raises a public objection. They
keep their mouths shut, because this is Tony Podesta, and he's a power
player.
In the sewer called Washington DC.
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Jon Rappoport
The
author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM
THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX, Jon was a candidate for a US
Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a
consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the
expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he
has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles
on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin
Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and
Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics,
health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world.
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