[CanYoAssDigIt] Donna Rice Hughes - Stranger than fiction

Which is harder to believe - the conspiracy theory or the official
story? I'll start with the conspiracy theory, then I'll let Enough is
Enough tell their own story. They neglect to mention the event that
made Donna Rice a (temporary) household name.

Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 8 Num. 19
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("Quid coniuratio est?")

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WHO IS DONNA RICE HUGHES?
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Following the recent much-cheered ruling by 3 federal judges
which, for the moment anyway, has over-ruled the Clinton law
against "indecency" on the Internet, I noticed a woman named
Donna Rice Hughes appearing on the TV networks. She was said to
be with a group called "Enough is Enough", said to be organized
to protect children against pornographers supposedly lurking
everywhere in cyberspace.

Donna Rice Hughes. Take away the "Hughes" and what do you get?
You get "Donna Rice", nemesis to 1988 Democratic Party
presidential candidate Gary Hart. You may remember how Hart,
looking strong as the potential candidate, was sunk by
allegations of his shocking (as in "I am shocked... *shocked*")
affair with "party girl" Donna Rice. Seems pretty tame, compared
with Lothario Bill Clinton's escapades, but for "some reason" the
mainstream press really sat up and took notice, playing up the
affair for the couch potatoes in TV land.

So *if* this is the same Donna Rice, one wonders if she has "got
religion" or if the CIA has merely given her a new assignment:
working to shut down freedom of speech under the guise of saving
our children from pornography. (You remember "saving our
children", don't you? Like with President Nixon in 1969 saying
he wants to "save our children" from drugs?)

Reading in the recent book by Dr. Roger Morris, *Partners in
Power*, one finds further background on former candidate Hart.
On March 27, 1987, Billy Clinton is sucking up to Hollywood types
on the west coast. At an exclusive dinner, King Clinton dines
with, among others, Don Henley, formerly of the Eagles rock band.
Close friend to Henley is Donna Rice, who is at about that time
boarding a yacht called the *Monkey Business*.

Young Senator Hart had been on the Church committee which
investigated the CIA and its ties to organized crime. After
that, he was on the Senate Intelligence Oversight Committee
where, says Morris, he continued a relentless effort to uncover
CIA hanky-panky. Hart strongly opposed the Nicaraguan Contra war
and was skeptical of the official "Oswald did it" version of the
JFK assassination. Mobster Santos Trafficante is alleged to have
stated, regarding Hart: "We need to get rid of the son of a
bitch."

Hart seems to have been set up, says Morris, and gives evidence
to back up the claim. Readers of Conspiracy Nation are most
likely well-aware as to how CIA/Mafia have often used "party
girls" to compromise and/or ruin politicians. Was Donna Rice
just a "party girl", or was she more than that? And just who
*is* this person called "Donna Rice Hughes" of an organization
called "Enough is Enough"? Did "somebody" get a promotion?

*****

Donna Rice Hughes
Volunteer President of Enough Is Enough

Donna Rice Hughes is an internationally known Internet safety expert
and advocate. She currently serves as the volunteer President of
Enough Is Enough, a national non-profit educational organization whose
mission is to make the Internet safer for children and families
(www.enough.org). Her book, Kids Online: Protecting Your Children In
Cyberspace (Revell, September 1998), was heralded by the media,
parent's groups, industry leaders, and Congress as a "powerful tool
for parents." In response to the worldwide interest in the topic of
Internet safety, the book has been translated into Spanish and Korean.

Donna is frequently sought out by the media, educators, policy makers,
law enforcement officials, and industry leaders for her expertise on
solutions for ensuring that children have a safe and rewarding
experience online. Steve Case, Chairman of America Online, applauds
Donna as a "leader" and "effective advocate on behalf of children's
online safety" and credits her with helping build the Internet into a
"medium we can all be proud of." To help promote Internet safety to
the target online audience, Donna also created the Internet safety
website,www.protectkids.com. Recently, Donna assisted the Japanese
Ministry of Education in developing child safety online programs and
provided expertise and resources for their report, "Children and the
Internet." She was also the recipient of the 2004 Media Impact Award
from the National Abstinence Clearinghouse and the 2005 Lifetime Child
Protector Award from WiredSafety.org.

Donna has been interviewed on most of the leading national news
broadcasts as an acknowledged expert on Internet safety issues. She
has given over 3,000 media interviews and is a regular commentator on
Internet safety issues on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. She has been a
featured guest on Dateline, The Today Show, Oprah and 20/20. She
co-wrote the story for the May 2000 season finale episode of Touched
By An Angel that brought the message of Internet dangers and online
safety to prime time television and won the Nielson ratings for it's
time slot during the May sweeps period. Her views have been featured
in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times,
The Washington Post, USA Today, The San Francisco Chronicle, The San
Jose Mercury News and People Magazine. Additionally, she has authored
numerous articles and editorials that have been published in USA
Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and McCall's
Magazine.

Donna has also spoken extensively on the subject of Internet safety in
educational and professional forums across the country, including
Johns Hopkins University, MIT, American University, University of
Houston Law School, The Freedom Forum, and The National Press Club.
She has testified before the United States Congress, both House and
Senate, on the issues surrounding Internet dangers and safety
solutions. Her presentation at the Federal Prosecutors' Obscenity
Symposium was applauded as a "highlight" of the 2002 meeting by Andrew
Oosterbaan, chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section,
where Donna served as the Department's only non-lawyer/non-law
enforcement instructor.

In 1999, while serving as an EIE advisory board member, Donna received
a Congressional appointment from Senator Trent Lott to the Child
Online Protection Act (COPA) Commission formed to examine
technological solutions to protect children online. In July 2000, she
served as co-chair of the COPA Hearings on filtering/ratings/labeling
technologies. In 2002, she received the National Law Center for
Children and Families Annual Appreciation Award and the coveted
"Protector of Children Award" from the National Abstinence
Clearinghouse.

From 1994 until July of 1999, Donna served as Communications Director
and Vice President of Enough Is Enough where she played a pioneering
role in the national effort to make the Internet safe for children and
families. In 1995, she developed and launched a three-pronged strategy
that involves the public, the technology industry and law enforcement
sharing the responsibility to protect children on the Internet. This
approach has been adopted by many industry and government leaders.

Donna served on the steering committee for the Internet Online Summit:
Focus on Children in December of 1997. She proposed and led the
Summit's adoption of an industry "ZERO Tolerance" policy against child
pornography, which was endorsed by the White House and the Justice
Department. She currently serves on the advisory board for the Get Net
Wise initiative.

Donna received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of
South Carolina and graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

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