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Roberts'Gay Bias Case Role Debated(some on FR being played like a fiddle by the LA Times)
LA Times ^ | 8/05/04 | Maura reynolds

Posted on 08/05/2005 9:26:55 AM PDT by Dane

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To: Dane

Levin orginally approved Roberts unconditionally and openly disagreed with Coulter's analysis.

Last night he said Roberts pro bono work on that homosexual case sent up a "small red flag".

I don't think the Counrty could take another Souter on the bench and we certainly deserve better than another Souter from a Prsident we have so loyally supported.

We need to keep a close watch on this.


61 posted on 08/05/2005 10:39:21 AM PDT by ZULU (Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
It only means that Bush lied to us and nothing more.

Are you from the Democratic Underground?
How could it possibly be in President Bush's best interest to LIE to YOU?
Do you honestly think it his goal to put a liberal on the Court?
Do you think he did not learn the Sununu/Souter Lesson?
Do you think he does not have a least one or two people on his staff smart enough to find a confirmable conservative Judge to put on the court?

62 posted on 08/05/2005 10:39:23 AM PDT by msnimje
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To: Dane
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Roberts spent less than 10 hours on the case

This doesn't dispute any of the facts we know about Roberts' work on the case. "Just 10 hours" is 10 hours too many, IMHO. This case was utterly nefarious and he should have avoided it like the plague.
63 posted on 08/05/2005 10:41:21 AM PDT by Antoninus (Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!)
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To: Soul Seeker

What is that they say about opinions? Everyone's got one.. :-)


64 posted on 08/05/2005 10:41:26 AM PDT by k2blader (Hic sunt dracones..)
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To: ZULU

Thank you very much for the info. I need to find a stream for his show.


65 posted on 08/05/2005 10:42:19 AM PDT by k2blader (Hic sunt dracones..)
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To: Antoninus
This case was utterly nefarious and he should have avoided it like the plague.

Well said.

66 posted on 08/05/2005 10:43:19 AM PDT by k2blader (Hic sunt dracones..)
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To: Dane

No social conservative would EVER work to promote such a morally evil cause as to protect homosexual "rights." And certainly not pro bono.

I hope Souter enjoys Roberts' company on the court.


67 posted on 08/05/2005 10:45:51 AM PDT by Elpasser
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To: gopwinsin04
Thanks -- you didn't specify that you meant 1:00 EASTERN time......now I've missed it. Thanks!
68 posted on 08/05/2005 10:47:23 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: linkinpunk; xzins; blue-duncan; jude24
Ten hours of advice on how to argue a case before the Supreme Court?

You have to realize that these are "billable hours" (or timesheet hours) many of which are flat rate billing for reviewing of documents and research and review of letters and sigining of letters and other time for which there is a minimum billing. I would tend to think that 10 hours of Billable (or timesheet) hours probably translates into about 4 or 5 hours of ACTUAL time.

A lawyer died and arrived at the pearly gates. To his dismay, there were thousands of people ahead of him in line to see St. Peter. But, to his surprise, St. Peter left his desk at the gate and came down the long line to where the lawyer was standing. St. Peter greeted him warmly. Then St. Peter and one of his assistants took the lawyer by the hands and guided him up to the front of the line into a comfortable chair by his desk.

The lawyer said, "I don't mind all this attention, but what makes me so special?"

St. Peter replied, "Well, I've added up all the hours for which you billed your clients, and by my calculation you must be about 193 years old!"

69 posted on 08/05/2005 10:48:08 AM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: ZULU
Last night he said Roberts pro bono work on that homosexual case sent up a "small red flag".

Exactly. That's precisely how I feel about the nomination. I'm hopeful Roberts is the real deal, but now I'm more than a little worried. I'm feeling a little like a Cubs fan in September with them leading the division...
70 posted on 08/05/2005 10:49:25 AM PDT by Antoninus (Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!)
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To: linkinpunk
Ten hours of advice on how to argue a case before the Supreme Court? Call me naive, but I don't think this is all the Coulters want to make of it.

For those who make the argument that he was just being a good lawyer doing his job. If he had volunteered to help out a pro-abortion group in a similar circumstance, would that have been okay too?

71 posted on 08/05/2005 10:50:40 AM PDT by Jim_Curtis
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To: Elpasser
No social conservative would EVER work to promote such a morally evil cause as to protect homosexual "rights." And certainly not pro bono.

I hope Souter enjoys Roberts' company on the court.

Yeah that liberal Roberts working with Ken Starr is conservative heresy.

Do you all look for something to be miffed about everyday, such as if GW Bush has a hangnail.

With Starr, Roberts Pushed Reagan Agenda

72 posted on 08/05/2005 10:53:12 AM PDT by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: k2blader

He's on WABC in the east between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM EST.


73 posted on 08/05/2005 10:54:16 AM PDT by ZULU (Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: P-Marlowe

Some of the elaborate justifications for a conservative doing voluntary work for a leftist cause are truly fascinating..


74 posted on 08/05/2005 10:54:24 AM PDT by k2blader (Hic sunt dracones..)
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To: ZULU

Thanks again!


75 posted on 08/05/2005 10:55:05 AM PDT by k2blader (Hic sunt dracones..)
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To: k2blader
Some of the elaborate justifications for a conservative doing voluntary work for a leftist cause are truly fascinating..

And some "conservatives" taking the LA Times as the word of God, is equally fascinating.

76 posted on 08/05/2005 10:56:36 AM PDT by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Dane

Divide and conquer.
One day Judge Roberts is a far right wing-nut, the next day he is a leftie gay activist.
The NY Slimes going after his little children's adoption records is despicable. More despicable is the reason: they are blond. Not Hispanic enough.
Roberts will sail through with the usual blustering on the left and will be a formidable CONSERVATIVE Justice.


77 posted on 08/05/2005 10:57:39 AM PDT by Cincinna (BEWARE HILLARY and her HINO)
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To: Paradox

Intriguing ring.
Translation of inscription,please.


78 posted on 08/05/2005 10:58:50 AM PDT by Cincinna (BEWARE HILLARY and her HINO)
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To: hipaatwo

You're not supposed to post Daily Kos stuff here - not my rule.


79 posted on 08/05/2005 10:59:02 AM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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To: OldFriend

A "pox" on them???
Hannity, Limbaugh, Levin and Coulter all have solid conservative track records, all supported Bush strongly and all apparently are anxious about ROberts.

Roberts is an unknown quantity. I trust the former four more than I trust Roberts, or even Bush, who gave us Gonzales, Minetta, Tennet, Freeh, Whitman, Powell, Ridge,
and Tom Kean (9-11 Commission Chairman).


80 posted on 08/05/2005 10:59:20 AM PDT by ZULU (Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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