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Kennedy Calls Bush Minority Nominees 'Neanderthals'
NewsMax.com ^
| 11/14/03
| Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
Posted on 11/14/2003 2:59:53 PM PST by kattracks
Sen. Ted Kennedy called President Bush's judicial nominees "Neanderthals" on Friday, a group that includes Hispanic lawyer Miguel Estrada and African-American Judge Janice Rogers Brown. Boasting of his party's resolve in the face of GOP attempts to stop their filibuster, Kennedy told the Senate, "What has not ended is the resolution and the determination of the members of the United States Senate to continue to resist any Neanderthal that is nominated by this president of the United States for any court, federal court in the United States."
Kennedy's overtly racist language stunned even liberal CNN correspondent Jonathan Karl, who reported, "Strong words from Ted Kennedy suggesting that some of these nominees are Neanderthals."
Karl said Kennedy's harsh tone was "exactly what Republicans point to when they say it is the Democrats that have been the extremists on this."
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KEYWORDS: fatdrunkstupid; judicialnominees; kennedy; neanderthals; pc; slur; tedkennedy; whitesneanderthals
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To: kattracks
Save for all time
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:26:27 PM PST
by
UB355
To: facedown
And the people of MA still say: "EMK, in Thee do we ETERNALLY believe. The dream goes on!"
To: kattracks
The real Neanderthals are the head-chopping savages of the Kosovo "Liberation" Army and of the "Bosnian" islamist army (for example, Nasir Oric) whom Kennedy and Kerry supported!!!!
To: mhking
Kennedy's overtly racist language stunned even liberal CNN correspondent Jonathan Karl, who reported, "Strong words from Ted Kennedy suggesting that some of these nominees are Neanderthals." Oh please, just imagine if a Republican had said that.
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:43:10 PM PST
by
Victoria Delsoul
(I love the smell of winning, the taste of victory, and the joy of each glorious triumph)
To: kattracks
Where is the media outrage?
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:46:02 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Flush steaming fecal mass Kennedy bump!
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:46:06 PM PST
by
friendly
(Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.)
To: kattracks
It is the judiciary's obligation to be conservative, not to rule from the bench.
227
posted on
11/14/2003 7:46:43 PM PST
by
Henchman
(I Hench, therefore I am!)
To: Spunky
Ping for later.
228
posted on
11/14/2003 7:48:03 PM PST
by
Spunky
(This little tag just keeps following me where ever I go.)
To: kattracks
Kennedy's brain is so pickled and fermented he has gone absolutely stark raving mad. He needs medical treatment fast and re-education camp combined.
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:48:57 PM PST
by
harpo11
To: metalboy
Hate Speech Spewed from the Jowls of Acholism.
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:51:03 PM PST
by
harpo11
To: HIDEK6
I guess you didn't notice the sarcasm dripping off of my post....
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:52:27 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
({Your favorite RAT's name here} is a steaming turd.)
To: Timesink
"Anyone know offhand when the last time was someone collapsed and died on the floor of the Senate? I half-expect that to happen to Ol' Teddy. Some "evil" Republican is going to say something that pisses him off, and then he's going to launch into some semi-coherent tirade and cause an aneurysm to burst in his brain, live on C-SPAN" Now THERE's a video people would pay mucho dinero to have in their private collection!
To: Cicero
What would happen if a Republican politician labeled a black and a Hispanic neanderthals?The media/liberals would lynch (oops, sorry Zell) hang them from the tallest tree.
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:58:55 PM PST
by
auboy
(I'm out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight–American Soldier–Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon)
To: TaxRelief
Actually, I think it's part of Carl Rove's overall stategy and the Dems are walking right into it.
234
posted on
11/14/2003 8:02:34 PM PST
by
Mercat
To: wimpycat
Ted Kenendy must have been drunk on the floor of the Senate.
Surprise, surprise...
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posted on
11/14/2003 8:10:43 PM PST
by
hchutch
("I don't see what the big deal is, I really don't." - Major Vic Deakins, USAF (ret.))
To: isthisnickcool
Yes, the senior blimp from Mass has outdone himself again. The drunk who couldn't locate the door handle on a '68 Buick thinks he's capable of making good confirmation decisions on federal judges. The comedy continues in D.C.
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posted on
11/14/2003 8:12:27 PM PST
by
carl in alaska
(Ye shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.)
To: Argus
I believe that Teddy has Fitzgerald (fis-Gerald, or, in French, son of Gerald) blood. Thus, his Celtic blood, which was probably vitiated by the rape of his forefathers by Welsh soldiery, has been further contaminated by FRENCH blood.
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posted on
11/14/2003 8:13:40 PM PST
by
gaspar
To: harpo11
It could also be some post-traumatic stress disorder from having so many family members meet an untimely demise. He's clearly losing his grip on reality.
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posted on
11/14/2003 8:16:09 PM PST
by
carl in alaska
(Ye shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.)
To: MattAMiller
Kennedy's overtly racist language Racist? No, even worse, it was speciest!
Neaderthals were a different species than Homo Sapiens. PETA should be upset.
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posted on
11/14/2003 8:17:35 PM PST
by
glorgau
To: dead
Well, maybe a tad unfair. But when two out of the three candidates are minorities, and the third is a woman, it's not nice to call them Neanderthals. No Republican would get away with it.
No, of course he didn't mean it as a racist comment, he wouldn't want to offend his base. But Democrats are licensed to be insulting and careless in a way no Republican would be permitted by the media.
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posted on
11/14/2003 8:17:38 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
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