Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. letter to Mr. L., August 22, 2000

ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR. Согщгейз of tf)c (Mniteb States Щои$г of Eepresentattoes MaSfjmgton, ©£ 20515-2002 August 22, 2000 COMMERCE COMMITTEE ASSISTANT DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIP Dear I Thank you for contacting me regarding Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez’s (D-CA) proposed fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion. I appreciate knowing your views. When Congresswoman Sanchez first announced she was holding a fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion, home of Playboy-founder Hugh Hefner, fellow Democrats, wishing to gain to some moral footing, denounced the event. In condemning the proposed fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion, however, Democrats, including Vice-President A1 Gore, had to admit they have received financial contributions from Hugh Hefner and his family. Rep. Sanchez eventually acquiesced to this political pressure and changed the venue. Not surprisingly, however, liberal Democrats and their friends in the national media dismissed this glaring and embarrassing inconsistency in favor of the false portrayal that the Clinton-Gore Administration has some semblance of ethics or morals. While I agree with you that this was a good opportunity to (once again) point out the two-faces of the Democrat party, I have always thought that political conventions should be the one-time when a political party can celebrate and nominate its candidate without enduring partisan attacks from the other side. As you may know, it has been my style to point out policy differences and debates issues with liberal Democrats, rather than pontificate on character or personality issues. Furthermore, I strongly support Presidential-candidate George W. Bush’s call for running a positive campaign. Accordingly, I did not feel the need to point out the obvious to media outlets that either do not care or simply disregard blatant hypocrisy by Democrats as not being newsworthy. Once again, thank you for sharing your views with me. If I can be of assistance to you in the future, please do not hesitate to call me. Very truly yours, RobertL. Ehrlich, Jr. Member of Congress