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...Crimson reported in May 1965 that Kennedy had been an Owl member while an undergrad. That fact came to light again last week after Kennedy lambasted Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. for having once joined a conservative group called Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP...
Kennedy’s affiliation with the Harvard final club drew national attention after the senator criticized Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. for having once joined Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP), which opposed the integration of women at Alito’s alma mater...
...Washington Times on Thursday morning first drew attention to Kennedy’s Owl Club ties. Later that day, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said on his broadcast: “Do you remember what the Owl Club was? Exactly what [Kennedy] was trying to make people think that CAP was at Princeton: a bunch of rich white kids who only wanted to associate with themselves...
...question Senator Kennedy's lifelong commitment to fighting for civil rights, equality and justice,” the spokeswoman wrote. “And it is absolutely absurd to compare this social organization with CAP, a political organization established to keep women and minorities out of Princeton," she added...
...Alito now says that the anti-female and racist views of CAP are "antithetical" to his personal beliefs. Maybe so. But being part of CAP was consistent with his opposition to affirmative action and easy to remember back when it suited him. That Alito's name did not turn up in a search of CAP papers demanded by Ted Kennedy has been seen as vindication for the judge-a sign that Democrats were overreaching on this minor matter. The hearing's ?biggest bang? on Wednesday, writes the Washington Post, thus ended in a whimper...