Gephardt Issues Order Making Himself President

scrappleface ^ | June 24, 2003 | Scott Ott

[amused]

Scrappleface is definitely going to get a Best of the Web nod today.

[Lunatic Fringe]

It's funny, but in the future please do not post parodies in "breaking news."

[Veracious Poet]

"This guy is spooky. Look, E.T. is calling home. Doesn't he look like E.T.?"

You always go by looks?

Sounds like Kindergarten time to me...

[dead]

What does Barbara Bush have to do with this discussion?

[glock rocks]

she bribed the mods with a case of viking kitty food.

[Quilla]

That'll just p!ss off the penguins.

[miloklancy]

Too funny. For people who like to call the president an idiot, the Dems running for President seem to be seriously ignorant on a number of basic issues regarding civics. This started out with John Kerrey's regime change remark. Now Gephardt and his idiotic remark about the Supreme Court. What is even scarier in Gephardt's case, is there was a time when he could have been speaker of the house. With his disgraceful ignorance of civics that would've put him way too far up in the line of succession to the presidency for my tastes.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Would you rather I have posted this in breaking news? Same story, but not quite as fun, but hey, who says FR is supposed to be fun?

Democrats pledge support for affirmative action Mixed ruling from the Supreme Court
Monday, June 23, 2003 Posted: 11:42 AM EDT (1542 GMT)

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopefuls say they will continue to promote affirmative action regardless of the Supreme Court ruling in the case challenging the constitutionality of programs to help minorities in college admissions.

On Monday, the court ruled that minority applicants may be given an edge when applying for admissions to universities, but limited how much a factor race can play in the selection of students. A closely divided court upheld the University of Michigan law school program that sought a "critical mass" of minorities by a 5-4 vote. The court split 6-3 in finding the undergraduate program unconstitutional.

The case was a main topic of discussion Sunday at a candidate forum sponsored by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.

"When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," said Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri.

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich also made a pledge to put affirmative action into federal law as president.

"If this president doesn't want to let us be one nation, then it's time to elect a president who will let us be one nation," Kucinich said.

President Bush opposes the University of Michigan's policies, and several candidates cited his position as a reason he should be voted out of office next year.

"The president has divided us," former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said. "He's divided us by race by using the word 'quotas.' There's no such thing as a quota at the University of Michigan, never has been."

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry said: "We deserve a president of the United States who doesn't call fairness for minorities special preferences and then turn around and give special preferences to Halliburton or to Enron to write the energy policy."

Kerry said he was committed to have minorities in positions of power in his administration, and pointed to diversity in his campaign staff.

Al Sharpton said Democrats shouldn't be talking about getting more blacks in high places, but getting the right blacks.

"If we doubt that, just look at (Supreme Court Justice) Clarence Thomas," he said. "Clarence Thomas is my color, but he's not my kind."

Seven of the nine Democratic candidates attended the forum. Sens. John Edwards of North Carolina and Bob Graham of Florida said they couldn't make it because of scheduling conflicts.

The candidates discussed a broad range of issues of importance to the mostly black audience, including education, the criminal justice system, tax cuts and health care.

They pledged to address disparities in Internet access between the poor and more affluent Americans and to work to overturn the Federal Communication Commission's decision to relax limits on how media companies can merge and grow.

Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman said the decision would particularly affect minority-owned media, but predicted it "will be temporary."

"It is wrong; it is un-American," he said.

There. Is that better Sir Gawain? good grief.

[Veracious Poet]

Now that is funny. ;-)

[mombonn]

LOL - . . . another one bites the dust.

What a maroon. I was just reading another thread about this, and the thread about Dr. Dean giving himself a lethal injection.

Go Sharpton!

[Teacup]

Some times. Why? Are you related to Gephardt?

[Yaelle]

If Geppy was in full pander mode, as you suggest, then besides the fact that he is unfit for office, what does that say about the Democrats' relation to that demographic (I believe they were speaking to a liberal black audience)?

"You can't make it without our help!"

How can any self-respecting black people lap that up?

And if the black Demo voters are just "using" the pandering fools in the Democrat party to take easy roads to success, that is as unfair as racism is.

[scan58]

Maybe...but satire is almost expected from you.

[Squantos]

Fine job .......bookmarked for use later. I'm positive this will haunt that POS right out of politics......much less the hopes he had to be president.

Stay Safe !!

[Registered]

I work on images and get 20 replies, you post this and get 50. I'm throwing in the towel...

[Reaganwuzthebest]

That'll just p!ss off the penguins.

LOl. He'll just promise them a fish on every plate.

[Sir Gawain]

Would you rather I have posted this in breaking news?

No, I would rather you observe the forum rules like the rest of us are required to do.

[Veracious Poet]

"Some times. Why? Are you related to Gephardt?"

Nope, I just find most politicians to be kinda funny looking...I go by actions, not looks and especially not words (they ALL lie).

Personally, I think the culture is a little too vain to elect the right people for office...

[mountaineer]

Do you have a problem with George Washington? At least he grasped the constitutional limits of government, unlike Dickie Gephardt.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Yes, but honestly, most of these replies are in response to a Gephardt quote that is nearly impossible to just ignore.

The rest are whines from Sir Gawain, the breaking news expert.