Anti-Abortion Advocacy of Wife of Court Nominee Draws Interest

The New York Times ^ | July 23, 2005 | LYNETTE CLEMETSON and ROBIN TONER

[msrngtp2002]

Judge John G. Roberts has left little hard evidence of his views on abortion in recent years and is widely expected to try to avoid the issue in his coming confirmation hearings.

But there is little mystery about the views of his wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, a Roman Catholic lawyer from the Bronx whose pro bono work for Feminists for Life is drawing intense interest in the ideologically charged environment of a Supreme Court confirmation debate.

[msrngtp2002]

I imagine the activities of their Children will also be under scrutiny. I can not recall EVER having read about a Supreme Court opinion that was written, edited or contributed to by the spouse of one of the Justices.

What a crock!

[Paisan]

A Roman Catholic lawyer...

Does this mean she is employed by the Catholic church or, is this just a means of 'piling on'?

If so, they missed the opportunity to add WHITE CONSERVATIVE Roman Catholic lawyer.

[OpusatFR]

Think Catholic as Jewish at one time and you will start getting the drift.

[Timeout]

It's the old "deeply held personal beliefs" form of attack.

It's stunning when I think of the headway the securlarists have made. Who would've ever thought we'd live in a country where being "religious" is controversial.

[6SJ7]

And, and, and what about the views of Roberts second cousin twice-removed?!! The Left has really come loose from their moorings.

[anniegetyourgun]

"Catholic" = libspeak code for unacceptable and ineligible to participate in the public square. IOW, "must be silenced."

[JohnLongIsland]

i guess in the twisted thinking of the left the only good catholic is a homosexual child abusing priest

[freeangel]

Just imagine what the libs would say about "free speech" if an liberal activist nominees spouse(think ginsberg) was under such scrutiny.

[Arrowhead1952]

Stupid howie dean is all afret about the "pro life" crowd.

Dean Urges Dems to Court Pro-Life Voters

Can everyone say HYPOCRITE together???

[sgtbono2002]

The policy of personal destruction is being used on a nominees wife now. Nothing is too low for the slimes.

Keep this crap up Dims, real people are about tired of it.

[linkinpunk]

Did the NYT also think it was controversial that Ross Perot's wife was a board member of Planned Parenthood, the largest chain of abortion clinics in the world?

[madprof98]

Who would've ever thought we'd live in a country where being "religious" is controversial.

But being irreligious, to the point of being truly Satanic, is just par for the course. After all, that's the position of the editorial board of the New York Times.

[OXENinFLA]

Flip on C-span. Roberts is the topic and I think I've heard about 4 callers mention how much they don't like his wife.


Seminar callers.

[conservativehistorian]

The New York Times has been a vicious anti-Catholic and anti-Christian newspaper for years. It enjoys its status as the secular bible, and mirrors the accelerating anti-religious fervor of the secularists. The nomination of John Roberts will bring out the hatred of these groups; it will be both coded and overt.

Hugh Hewitt excellently referenced this yesterday.

[Peach]

What? Have they ever even heard Roberts wife speak? How could they possibly dislike her?

[xzins]

I've heard that all but 2 of the current SCOTUS justices are Catholic.

If true, then Scalia is the only one I know to be a consistent Catholic. (Thomas might be one of the non-Catholics, so that leaves only Rehnquist as the only other potentially consistent Catholic out of 7....if the numbers I've cited are accurate.)

[OXENinFLA]

How could they possibly dislike her?

They read the LA times?

And/or are just spouting dem talking points.

[Unam Sanctam]

Was there any scrutiny of the views of the spouses of Ginsburg or Breyer?

[jackbill]

I believe that Clarence Thomas is Catholic.