Remembering Al Gore’s Uncle

By Kleinheider Posted on March 31, 2009 at 11:32 pm

Tom Humphrey recalls his encounters with Whit LaFon:

I called Judge LaFon back when he was accused of drug trafficking and various other misdeeds by World Net Daily as part of a curious smear campaign that, rightfully I suspect, never got any traction in mainstream media. But it was a big deal among the right-wing radio clan.

The allegations were so sensational, I gave him a call just to see if he’d say anything. (The Gore gang wasn’t.) He answered the phone, but declined any comment on the record. I left that one lay.

I saw him some time later at an event honoring veterans at the state capitol. He was a frail old gentleman wearing one of those American Legion hats and a name tag. Introduced myself, chatted a moment, and mentioned the effort to contact him earlier.

He said Al had told him to be quiet about that “pile of (animal excrement),” but that it was absurd conjecture and had made him madder than anything he had ever experienced — and he was really like to vent about it sometime. I gave him a card with my phone number. He never called.

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Al Gore’s Uncle Dies

By Kleinheider Posted on March 30, 2009 at 6:10 pm

From the Jackson Sun:

Former Judge Whit Simpson LaFon has died at age 91 of declining health following a stroke. His nephew, Tom LaFon, of Park City, Utah, said that visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 4 at the George A. Smith’s Funeral Home North Chapel. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. April 4 at Hollywood Cemetery.

(FT: Mr. Turnbow)

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