Audiotape of St. Tammany Parish Republican Pol Proves Perilous; Trump and Christians Attacked, P-rn Promoted, ALA Protected - CENSORED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

In breaking news, here is a transcript of, and audio recording by, former St. Tammany Parish Library Board of Control member William (Bill) R. McHugh, III, speaking with St. Tammany Parish Council District 13 Councilman Jeff Corbin, pictured top right.  This recording was intended for use in a lawsuit Mr. McHugh just lost big as described here:

• "ALA Loses in Louisiana US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Parr v Cougle," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 11 February 2025. 

The recording was discussed in local media here:

• "After Dustup Between Republicans, St. Tammany Council Elects Jeff Corbin as Vice Chair," by Willie Swett, NOLA.com, 7 December 2024.

And here is the telephone conversation and its politically-charged nature discussed by Citizens for a New Louisiana on 19 November 2024:

My personal favorite parts of the conversation are where they talk about a law defunding the American Library Association.  Love that!  And it's going to happen more and more now that the US Department of Education exposed the "book ban" hoax and DEI is dead.  And they tell themselves they aren't "gr[00]ming" children.  We all wish it were that simple.

Now, below is the transcript and here is the transcript and full recording synched together for your listening and re-listening pleasure: TRANSCRIPT AND RECORDING BY BILL McHUGH OF JEFF CORBIN HERE [CENSORED PER ORDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON — ST. TAMMANY PARISHES, CIVIL DIVISION, 214954 KOOP DR, 2G, MANDEVILLE LA 70471]. 

It's very rare to see a politician, Republican, no less, and a library board member so interested in keeping kids exposed to inappropriate material that they feel people must serve on and stay on library boards to keep out the Christians and the Trump supporters who oppose harming children per American Library Association's 60 years of effort.  But there it is, res ipsa loquitur.  

It happens all the time, it's just rare that it got recorded, reported, and we get to see it.  Sad.  Were I residing there, I know for whom I wouldn't vote, nor for any of their supporters or supporting library "alliances," especially not the one ALA created.

TRANSCRIPT:

[CENSORED PER ORDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON — ST. TAMMANY PARISHES, CIVIL DIVISION, 214954 KOOP DR, 2G, MANDEVILLE LA 70471]

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NOTE ADDED 5 MARCH 2025:

Apparently I'm such a good investigative reporter that I have been ordered to censor my report.  So I did.  

Once ALA wanted me to remove something I published, but I didn't, so go read what Chicago's ALA wanted censored and doesn't want you to read:

• "Gay Hate @ Your Library," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 27 July 2014.

This time the censorship request comes from a legitimate source and for a legitimate-sounding reason, as opposed to ALA trying to hide its own internalized homophobia, that is still has, by the way.  I don't believe I've distributed this material past an email or so to governmental leaders in the Parishes and this publication, and I'm deleting the text and any associated links from this post.  I will not provide the transcript/audio to anyone even if asked.  I'm aiming to fully comply with the cease and desist letter posted below. And I wish all parties and all sides well.

CENSORED PER ORDER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON — ST. TAMMANY PARISHES, CIVIL DIVISION, 214954 KOOP DR, 2G, MANDEVILLE LA 70471

Given the following, I'll be publishing the censorship order in full: "Any e-mail may be construed as a public document, and may be subject to a public records request.  The contents of this e-mail reflect the opinion of the writer, and are not necessarily the opinion or policy of the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office or St. Tammany Parish Government."

Cease and Desist Letter

J. Collin Sims

District Attorney 

22nd Judicial District

Washington – St. Tammany Parishes

ALA Loses in Louisiana US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Parr v Cougle

American Library Association has lost another case in the courts, this time in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:

• Parr v. Cougle, No. 24-30523 (5th Cir. 2025).
• https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca5/24-30523/24-30523-2025-02-10.html

Yes, ALA was not directly involved.  But the local group that sued or was supporting the plaintiffs was stood up by ALA, something I've proven and reported, and ALA created hundreds of local groups to sue in this fashion:

• "How Chicago's ALA Co-Opts Local Governments: St. Tammany Parish Louisiana," by Dan Kleinman, SafeLibraries, 29 December 2024.
• https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2024/12/how-chicagos-ala-co-opts-local.html

Here are choice quotes from the Parr v. Cougle case:

Their substantive-due-process claim is based upon alleged reputational injuries they suffered because of “false  charges” that “they are liberal, activist, members of a political conspiracy to s[*]xualize children.”  But Plaintiffs’ alleged injuries are insufficient to establish standing because (A) their speech-related injuries are not particularized and (B) their reputational injuries are neither fairly traceable to Defendants’ conduct nor redressable by a favorable decision. 

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Plaintiffs attempt to draw a distinction, arguing that they suffered these injuries in their personal capacities, not as Board members.  But any distinction here is too faint to make a difference.  Indeed, the Article III question whether Plaintiffs have suffered a “particularized” injury necessarily precedes any First Amendment issue raised by Plaintiffs.  

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At its core, this case is not about viewpoint discrimination, free speech, retaliation, or substantive due process.  Plaintiffs lost their Board positions and thereby lost the power to wield the levers of influence over St. Tammany’s libraries—and they want that control back.  But rather than pursue that aim through the political process, they have “dragged that fight into federal court by tricking it out in [constitutional] colors.”  Jones, 121 F.4th at 537 (citation and quotation marks omitted). 

Here's my take.  People who follow ALA advice and create a local group to say and do what ALA wants get burned in the end, so why expose yourselves to this?  ALA's biggest loss was United States v. American Library Association that allowed libraries to use Internet filtering software.  ALA sought to allow children unfettered access.  ALA lost $1.5M in that fruitless effort.  

ALA lost against me when it had some library employee sue me for defamation ten years ago and lost, twice.  She ultimately lost her beloved job at her library since they lost confidence in her, besides her homophobia that ALA funded and promoted.  ALA even helped fund raise for her.  Meanwhile, she was photographed vacationing in Florida with her family at a beach, so she clearly didn't need the funding.  See her vacationing here:

• "Orland Park Library’s Bridget Bittman begs on GoFundMe – Vacations in Florida," by John Kraft and Kirk Allen, Illinois Leaks, 12 April 2015.
• https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2015/04/orland-park-librarys-bridget-bittman-begs-on-gofundme-vacations-in-florida/

Now in this St. Tammany Library Alliance case they got told by the 5th Circuit:

Plaintiffs lost their Board positions and thereby lost the power to wield the levers of influence over St. Tammany's libraries—and they want that control back.  But rather than pursue that aim through the political process, they have "dragged that fight into federal court by tricking it out in [constitutional] colors."

That's brutal.

Don't let ALA convince you to file losing lawsuits that trick out minor cases in constitutional colors.

And, to show how devoted this ALA-created local group is to ALA goals, even in the face of a brutal loss, they lie about it, using language that could have come straight from ALA:

February 11, 2025

Joint statement of Anthony Parr, Rebeca Taylor, and Bill McHugh:

We are disappointed that the appeals court ordered our case dismissed on jurisdictional grounds and did not resolve the claims of legislative privilege raised by defendants.  Defendants asserted legislative privilege in this case to hide evidence that demonstrates the merits of plaintiff's case.  Plaintiffs lost their positions on the St. Tammany Parish Library Board because members of the Parish Council disfavored their views on certain library materials.

This outcome is a loss for libraries and the communities they serve.  Library board members must be allowed to perform their roles without fear of retaliation and discrimination for defending the public's right to read and access information.

You see, these people have completely lost the plot.  The Courts of Appeals spoke directly against what they are saying here, but they are so blinded by ALA-colored glasses that that can't see what they said is completely false.  Instead, they decry the loss of the "public's right to read and access information."  That has absolutely zero to do with this case.  The Court said, "At its core, this case is not about viewpoint discrimination, free speech, retaliation, or substantive due process."  "But rather than pursue that aim through the political process, they have 'dragged that fight into federal court by tricking it out in [constitutional] colors.'"

People, don't listen to ALA.  ALA gives bad advice.  ALA gives loser advice that leads to losing.  Groups ALA starts don't even see it because they completely believe the ALA propaganda hook, line, and sinker.

By the way, now that US Department of Education has exposed ALA's "book ban" hoax, these ALA-engendered cases are only going to become faster losers than they would have been initially.  My advice is to stay away from ALA's advice.  Your pocketbook and your brain will thank you.

NOTE ADDED 12 FEBRUARY 2025:

Others have written about this matter and the excuses of those pushing the ALA agenda:

• "Federal Appeals Court Throws Out St. Tammany Library Cuckoos," by Michael Lunsford, New Louisiana, 12 February 2025.
  • https://www.newlouisiana.org/federal-appeals-court-throws-out-st-tammany-library-cuckoos/

• "Another Win for Common Sense," by Gretchen Garrity, Right to Win Ozarks, 12 February 2025.
• https://righttowinozarks.blogspot.com/2025/02/another-win-for-common-sense.html
• This post by Gretchen Garrity quoted and linked to this post of my own.

"Lawsuit by St. Tammany Parish Library Board Dismissed" by @SulaKimNOLA @wdsu@sttammanylib @STPGOV https://t.co/mN2m0rjLJS

— Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries® (@SexHarassed) February 13, 2025

In light of the total loss by the ALA astroturfers, it's interesting to look back at their claims and how media portrayed them essentially uncritically and with loaded language:

• "St. Tammany Library Board Members Sue Over Removal; Members Charge Parish Violated Their First Amendment Rights Over Refusal to Ban Books," by Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator, 20 May 2024.
• https://lailluminator.com/2024/05/20/st-tammany-library-board-members-sue-over-removal/

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