GRIFFIN EXPOSED AS SPEECHWRITER FOR GENERAL LEMAY!
Published 2008 August 3 by G. Edward Griffin

Of all the things I have done over the years of pursuing a restoration of our Constitutional Republic, the one I least expected to have to defend was my decision in 1968 to volunteer as an unpaid speech writer for General Curtis LeMay, who was the Vice Presidential candidate for the American Independent Party. At the ripe old age of 37, I had lots to learn about politics and even more about the hidden agendas of those in high places, but it was already clear to me that the foreign policy of the two major political parties was dedicated to building a New World Order. My motivation for supporting the American Independent Party (even though I was a registered Republican at the time) was to throw a roadblock in the path of global collectivism.

I did, in fact, travel with LeMay’s campaign team for about two weeks and I did prepare two short speeches that emphasized the virtues of a strong America (not an aggressive one) and national sovereignty. I worked hard on those policy statements, hoping that their essence would, somehow, be absorbed by the General as he spoke the words, but this was not to be the case. My speeches were never delivered.

LeMay had a very short temper, and the press knew this. Every time he appeared at a press conference, a reporter would ask a question, not about his stand on policy issues but about his racism. To the best of my knowledge, he was not a racist in any way, but because the front-runner of the American Independent Party was Alabama Governor George Wallace who was widely perceived as a Southern racist, that is the issue that interested the press. So, before LeMay had a chance to make his prepared statement, a reporter typically would shout out:“General, is it true that you are a racist?”The trap never failed. LeMay’s face would flush with anger, and he would launch into a 20-minute tirade on every topic under the sun except those I had prepared. The evening headlines would read: “LeMay denies he is a racist,”and the message of freedom was lost. After two weeks of this performance, I resigned from the campaign team.

I never expected that this brief experience would surface in later years to haunt me, but that is what happened a few days ago in response to my agreement to be a speaker at a 9/11 Truth conference in Los Angeles. This triggered a protest from a lady who felt that I should be removed from the list of speakers because I had been a speech writer for Curtis Lemay who, not only was a racist, but who launched the firebombing of Tokyo at the end of World War II. She sent emails to other participants of the program urging them not to share the platform with me.

The truth is that, in 1968, I had no knowledge of LeMay’s specific role in planning or executing military strategy. All I knew was that he was a famous general who had been head of the U.S. Strategic Air Command – and that he was running on a political party ticket other than Republicrat. However, if I HAD known about his role in the firebombing of Tokyo or if I had realized that it was under his command that the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, I doubt that it would have made much difference. One must re-set one’s mind back to 1968 when it was seldom questioned that using weapons of mass destruction was a humane act because it brought the war to an end sooner and, by so doing, actually reduced the number of war casualties, particularly among Americans.

LeMay was not alone in this operation. All major military moves, including firebombing and A-bombing, were approved by the Commander-in-Chief, Harry Truman. I doubt if this lady would have been filled with indignation if I had been a speech writer for President Truman.

It is not my intent to defend Curtis Lemay or Harry Truman. I stand on my own record and character, not those with whom I may find common cause or those whom I have attempted to influence. When I speak and write, I do so as an expression of my own thoughts and ideals. I invite anyone who is curious about those to visit our web site at www.freedom-force.org and join in a movement to unite our forces, not splinter them.

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