I've got it!
Posted on 01/24/2006 7:56:57 AM PST by ConservativeGadfly
Democrats don't need hearings Jan 23, 2006 by Kay Daly
Judging from the microseconds between President Bush’s announcement of Samuel Alito to be the next Supreme Court Justice and the hysterical howls from the multitude of leftist organizations in the quickly formed anti-Alito chorus, it is clear that no matter how Judge Alito performed in the hearings, the Left would not be remotely interested in a fair confirmation process. It has been this way since the beginning of the Bush administration.
President Bush’s hand was barely off the Bible in his first term when liberal legal activists, such as Abner Mikva questioned the legitimacy of the Bush presidency and therefore his ability to nominate federal judges. Ralph Neas, president of People for the American Way (PFAW) dramatically declared a “Judicial Armageddon.”
The left quickly discovered that the judicial nominations issue was a fundraising cash cow. Alliance for Justice, a leftist coalition led by Nan Aron, grew dramatically in budget and staff members, starting the Coalition for a Fair and Independent Judiciary and Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary under the watchful leadership of their friends at PFAW. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights’ Wade Henderson, not to be outdone, started the “Save Our Courts” organization. Armed with shiny new organization names, fistfuls of fundraising cash from Theresa Heinz Kerry and George Soros and a sense of outrage at the outcome of the 2000 presidential elections, they set off on a course of obstruction that continues today.
It has never mattered who President Bush nominated to the courts, only that it was President Bush who nominated them. Faced with devastating electoral losses, but flush with near record-breaking numbers of judges appointed by President Clinton, these leftist organizations had long depended upon activist courts to enact their radical agenda.
In fact, PFAW has filed amicus briefs or lawsuits to stop minority children from having access to prayer, any kind of Bible or an outstanding education via school choice, while at the same time ensuring that these children would have access to all forms of pornography whether delivered by television, phone line, computer or postal carrier. While the sheer number of legal briefs filed by PFAW to support pornographers, strip club owners and public school union bosses is staggering, so is the deafening silence from the media who should be objectively covering this activity instead of financially supporting it.
According to a recent PFAW Annual Report, the donor list includes prominent media outlets or owners of media outlets, such as America Online, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, NBC, New York Times Company, Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Sony Corporation of America, Time Inc., Time Warner, USA Networks Inc., Viacom, Warner Bros., and the Walt Disney Company, among many others. Surely, Walt Disney would spin in his grave before he would support a child pornographer’s free reign on the Internet. Instead of covering the activities and supporters of the organizations who seek to obstruct President Bush’s judges, the media leaps on any innuendo thrown out by these extremists. So far, Ralph Neas has opposed Robert Bork, William Rehnquist, John Ashcroft (Attorney General), Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, William Lucas (USDOJ Civil Rights Division), among many others. Ralph Neas is so liberal, he opposed David Souter and ran for Constance Morella’s congressional seat.
With Neas’ orchestration, the current anti-Alito coalition came out against Judge Alito practically before the President’s press conference nominating Alito to the Supreme Court was over:
-- Judge Alito “must not be confirmed to the Supreme Court.” People for the American Way, --“You name it, we'll do it” to oppose Alito. Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, USA Today, November 1, 2005 -- “Alliance for Justice opposes the nomination of Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.” Alliance for Justice, --“NOW is strongly opposed to the elevation of Judge Alito and will activate our members in communities nationwide to defeat his nomination to the High Court.” Statement of National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy, October 31, 2005 -- “Tell your Senators to oppose” Judge Alito. NARAL,
At least several of the senators destined to vote on Alito’s confirmation waited until the hearing week to hear what Judge Alito has to say. Unfortunately, many of the senators were more interested in listening to themselves talk. Senator Joe Biden holds the record for asking the longest questions of the entire hearing, and that’s saying something. In one thirty-minute session, Biden spoke for 24 minutes and Alito gave a six minute answer. He might as well have said, “Enough about me, now, what did YOU think of my last question?” Biden also may hold some kind of record for referring to himself once every 12 seconds, five times each minute, for a grand total of 360 times in 70 minutes of questioning.
Clearly, Judge Alito is a patient man, given the overwhelming assault he has endured over the past few months from well-funded leftist organizations. Without hearing a peep from the nominee, these organizations have pored over every sentence written or uttered by him during his lifetime—a scrutiny few could withstand. The job of these organizations has not been to learn about Alito’s judicial philosophy or even his political philosophy. Rather, it has been a search-and-destroy mission in an effort to find that one “gotcha” quote or incident to sink the nomination.
Interestingly, PFAW donations have been concentrated in recent years to senators on the Democratic side of the aisle of the Judiciary Committee. In fact, between 1998 and 2004, PFAW Voters Alliance gave $478,711 (99.3%) to Democrats and $3,500 (0.7%) to Republicans. With all that PFAW and their leftist friends have invested in the judicial nominations issue, it is clear that they will not let any Bush Administration nominee onto the Supreme Court without a fight—hearings or no hearings.
Kay Daly is President of the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
You are EXACTLY right!
And the best part is THEY STILL LOST!!!!!!!!! But by all means lefties please continue to donate. Hahahahahahaha
"Judging from the microseconds between President Bush’s announcement of Samuel Alito to be the next Supreme Court Justice and the hysterical howls from the multitude of leftist organizations in the quickly formed anti-Alito chorus, it is clear that no matter how Judge Alito performed in the hearings, the Left would not be remotely interested in a fair confirmation process."
I think that sums it all up quite nicely. Such sad and sorry excuses are representing real states. The "anti-Alito chorus" is much more interested in hearing their own voice reverberate throughout the Senate Floor.
He passed 10 to 7 with one more RAT to deliver his talking points. So here we go, looks like 10 to 8. This will be a heck of a floor vote.
Still talking, but the 10 to 8 still seems to be holding.
All would be forgiven if Bush would convert to Communism and join the Democratic Party.
..after watching his speech and how he handled himself yesterday...that ain't gonna happen...LOL...but even more important is to watch the democratic party starting to fall apart because the American people realize the far left has aligned itself with America's enemy.
Now that is really darling - meaning 'good' in man-talk!!
Yup -
Looks good -
Peppermint Patty could be the cheerleader - or protestor - or
Very flexible on FR many threads
These are all a tad large on one line & I downsized them a bit with HTML - which can distort .gifs
After animations I'll make L-M-S sizes so they are easier & faster to post
I love seeing mega-millions of lib money go up in flames.
"America Online, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, NBC, New York Times Company, Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Sony Corporation of America, Time Inc., Time Warner, USA Networks Inc., Viacom, Warner Bros., and the Walt Disney Company"--you might as well torch your donations to PFAW, because PFAW is gonna burn through your money and the SC will become MORE conservative on your dime.
Hehehe.
OMG! LOL!!!
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I love the post, Strawberry Blonde.
And, the graphic is great, devolve!
You two work very well together, too! ;o)
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