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John Ashcroft thinks Calico Cats are linked to Satan
Guess what? The "Attorney General John Ashcroft believes calico cats are a sign of the devil! This claim began with a 20 November 2001 article by Democratic Party treasurer and financial writer Andrew Tobias, www.andrewtobias.com/newcolumns/011127.html in which he wrote:
"Shortly after becoming Attorney General, John Ashcroft was headed abroad. An advance team showed up at the American embassy in the Hague to check out the digs, saw cats in residence, and got nervous. They were worried there might be a calico cat. No, they were told, no calicos. Visible relief. Their boss, they explained, believes calico cats are signs of the devil. (The advance team also spied a statue of a naked woman in the courtyard and discussed the possibility of its being covered for the visit, though that request was not ultimately made.)"
As unusual as this passage may sound, note that the parenthetical comment was written a full two months before ABC News reported that Attorney General Ashcroft had ordered the Spirit of Justice and Majesty of Law statues in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice be covered because he didn't like being photographed in front of them. (The Spirit of Justice statue is a female figure with one exposed breast.)
A week later, Tobias' column explained where he had obtained the information at:
www.andrewtobias.com/newcolumns/011127.html
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