Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-13]~Day Two

Senate Judiciary ^ | 9-13-05 | Senate Judiciary Committee

[OXENinFLA]

Q&A with Roberts to Start
On Tuesday, the eighteen members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte. begin questioning Chief Justice nominee John Roberts. This will take all day, with the senators asking their questions, up to a half-hour for each member, in order of seniority, alternating by party.

The Schedule (media advisory)


Tentative Schedule for the Hearing: Schedule is subject to change

Tuesday, Sept. 13

9:30 am Chairman Specter begins 30 minute round of questioning (Round 1)

1:00 pm Break for lunch

2:00 pm Resume questioning

6:00 pm Break for dinner

7:00 pm Resume questioning

8:30 pm Round 1 questioning ends

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The Dem playbook

The Hill newspaper gives us a peek at the Democratic playbook for the Roberts hearings. Below are the attack assignments for the Democratic members of the Committee:

Kennedy -- civil rights

Leahy -- Bybee torture memo

Biden -- privacy, personal autonomyand the 9th Amendment

Kohl -- Property rights and civil liberties

Feinstein -- "judicial activism" and Roe vs. Wade

Feingold -- limits of executive powers

Schumer and Durbin have wisely refused to show their hand.

Via FromTheBleachers

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LIVE LINKS

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Senate Judiciary Committee webcast.

[bitt]

'Samadams knows someone in the business who confirmed that Crissy's last day is Friday.'
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Rumors abound that Chris Matthews (spit) will be leaving us on Friday. Laura Ingraham will be deeply disturbed.../s

[Bush gal in LA]

Post #2432 is where I saw it.

[Mo1]

NO NOTES! He's familiar with all the cases they have addressed with NO NOTES!

Not only that .. he doesn't jot things/notes down about the questions being asked

This guy is amazing

[Common Tator]

Chuckie seems UPSET that we don't agree with him either! And, of course, he alone has the RIGHT viewpoint.

What we got today was proof that the Democrats did not come up with a single approach or a single question not anticipated by Roberts. It must have frustrated the Democrats beyond belief. Time after time they tried what they thought were clever attempts to trap him.. Each time they totally failed.

If you were watching on TV most of the the Democrats were reading carefully scripted comments and questions designed to trap Roberts.

You can tell the Democrats have been out foxed when after asking just a question or two on a subject they say something to the effect... "uhhh lets move on to another subject..." They go to a new subject because the paper the Democrat Senator was reading from said, "If you let Roberts go where he is going, Roberts is going to have your rump. Try a new attack"

There were a number of hands folded by the Democrats today. And Roberts never once was at a loss for words or lacked a preplanned response to their questions.

It must be tough to be a Kennedy or a Schumer and learn that Roberts had out thought all your high paid Democratic lawyers.

[Chuck54]

NO NOTES! He's familiar with all the cases they have addressed with NO NOTES!

Not only that .. he doesn't jot things/notes down about the questions being asked

This guy is amazing

Most people take notes in order to keep their story straight and not get caught in a lie. If everything you tell is the truth, it's the same at 9:00 or 5:00.

No need for notes.

[Common Tator]

Rumors abound that Chris Matthews

Last year Chris signed a 10 year contract. He will get paid if he is on the air or not.

If he is being canned it is because his ratings suck or advertisers will not buy his show or both.

[MinuteGal]

If I recall correctly, Jim Wright wrote and published a book which he unloaded by the case-loads to union bosses, etc. at inflated prices.....considering that the book was nothing more that a slim collection of Wright's old speeches, hah.

He was forced to resign or face charges of illegal campaign contributions.

I may be off on some details, but I think generally this is correct. This happened to Fort Worthless Jim a loooong time ago.

Leni

[conservativebabe]

They didn't, we can be sure of that. They have their minds already made up. They just like the sound of their own voices.

[ShowMeMom]

I really don't care if he's on that network that nobody watches or not. I don't care if he gets paid or not. I'm just savoring the rumors....he he he

[Soaring Feather]

bump

[Bush gal in LA]

Thanks so much for the link, I finally got my stupid computer to work and saw a bunch of people standing around and shooting the breeze. Are they on a dinner break now?

[Bush gal in LA]

Just my luck. Thanks again!

[Mo1]

Most people take notes in order to keep their story straight and not get caught in a lie. If everything you tell is the truth, it's the same at 9:00 or 5:00.

Oh I didn't mean it like that

Some of those Senators asked him a number of questions all at once

He kept track of it all and answered them with no problem

[bitt]

The sooner the better. And I want a lot of hoopla with it, too. I want the MSM to mourn another of their nutwings getting knocked off for spouting unpopular and often deceitful slanders and innuendo. Let them cry, like when we ousted Whoopie...in record time.

[shield]

Same with Anderson Cooper.

Now that guy has an evil look about him.

[puroresu]

They should give Michelle Malkin the Chrissy time slot. Wouldn't that be awesome?

[puroresu]

####I would have wrung the neck of Biden for sure.####


Freddie Blassie would have called Biden a "pencil-necked geek"!