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Laura Bush says sexism possible in Miers criticism
Reuters ^ | Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:46 AM ET | By Tabassum Zakaria

Posted on 10/11/2005 6:14:59 AM PDT by Sometimes A River

COVINGTON, Louisiana (Reuters) - First lady Laura Bush joined her husband in defending his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday and said it was possible some critics were being sexist in their opposition to Harriet Miers.

"That's possible, I think that's possible," Mrs. Bush said when asked on NBC's "Today Show" whether criticism that Miers lacked intellectual heft were sexist in nature. She said Miers' accomplishments as a lawyer were a role model to young women.

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Mrs. Bush, who had publicly supported the nomination of a woman to the high court, noted that Miers had been president of the Texas Bar Association.

"I know Harriet well, I know how accomplished she is, I know how many times she's broken the glass ceiling herself. She is a role model for young women around our country," she said.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: character; crappyjournalism; deathscreammedia; firstlady; goodpoints; laurabush; miers; shutupandbakecookies
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To: Acts 2:38

Was that a kitchen sink that just went whizzing by my head?

This is desperation...


61 posted on 10/11/2005 6:45:34 AM PDT by oblomov
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To: Acts 2:38
Neither of the Bushes are conservatives. Laura's a lib and George is a compassionate one, which means he's a lib. Liberal logic just tags them for what they are.

They'd use Rev. Al and Jesse to attack us if Miers were black, I guess.

62 posted on 10/11/2005 6:45:38 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: Acts 2:38
"I know Harriet well, I know how accomplished she is, I know how many times she's broken the glass ceiling herself. She is a role model for young women around our country," she said.

Just what in the hell were O'Connor and Ginsburg, if not glass ceiling breakers and role models to young women?

63 posted on 10/11/2005 6:45:57 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: GarySpFc
Please don't take this personally, but your attempt to analogize John Marshall to Harriet Miers is just absurd.

While Marshall may have only studied the law "briefly," that was the common practice at the time. Moreover, he was trained from day one to become a lawyer. In addition, his formal legal training was at the hands of Founding Fathers.

Marshall was also very active politically, leading the Federalists in VA, and was in the House of Delegates when they were debating the adoption of the Constitution. In fact, he made a famous speech during this time regarding the importance of a strong judiciary.

Of course, he was never the head of the VA bar.....

64 posted on 10/11/2005 6:46:21 AM PDT by ContemptofCourt
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To: wideawake

No more elections so no reason for them to lie to us anymore. They can take off their masks. Surprise!


65 posted on 10/11/2005 6:46:29 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: Howlin
Beyond anything I've seen.

You guys haven't seen anything yet. More stupidity like this out of the White House and you will be spending some very lonely election eves for some time to go.

Your best bet is to call the White House yourself and beg them to shut up. They aren't helping.

Oh, BTW, your purple lips are flattering.
66 posted on 10/11/2005 6:47:31 AM PDT by safisoft (Give me Torah!)
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To: Howlin
Beyond anything I've seen.

You guys haven't seen anything yet. More stupidity like this out of the White House and you will be spending some very lonely election eves for some time to go.

Your best bet is to call the White House yourself and beg them to shut up. They aren't helping.

Oh, BTW, your purple lips are flattering.
67 posted on 10/11/2005 6:47:32 AM PDT by safisoft (Give me Torah!)
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To: TommyDale
I think is some cases, it could very well be that sexism is a reason for criticizing Harriet Miers' nomination.

Perhaps some. But i would imagine about 99.9% of the people who are concerned would have supported Janice Rogers Brown in a heartbeat. It is almost entirely questions of Harriet's ideology.

68 posted on 10/11/2005 6:47:35 AM PDT by Always Right
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To: claudiustg

Laura Bush thrashes people who disagree with her husband's choice by making a ridiculous charge like this one. And you want nobody to object to her false charges, do you?


69 posted on 10/11/2005 6:47:37 AM PDT by indcons (Let the Arabs take care of their jihadi brothers this time around (re: Paki earthquake))
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To: jla
Ask Laura to explain the strong support for Janice Rogers-Brown, Priscilla Owen, and Karen Williams.

She thinks like a liberal because she's a liberal. Don't ask her to explain her stupid remarks. It just confuses her-- like with everyone at DU.

70 posted on 10/11/2005 6:48:07 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: Acts 2:38

Are you saying that "absolutely, positively everyone who has criticized Miers is NOT sexist"? I know several people who are. I don't care if the nominee is a man or a woman, I just want someone I know I can trust! But there HAVE been some sexist comments.


71 posted on 10/11/2005 6:48:17 AM PDT by TommyDale
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To: Owen
The sheer genius of the Bush Rove team is mind boggling.

I'm glad one of you 'Bush/Rove/genius' believers posted as I have a question:

if "genius" is a predominate trait among Team Bush then how is it they beat Al Gore by only several hundred votes, and had all they could handle from John Kerry?
One would think that a campaign ran at the genius level would've been able to achieve numbers like those of the 1980-84 G.O.P. candidate.

72 posted on 10/11/2005 6:48:23 AM PDT by jla
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To: Dog
"No we just think it was a bad pick."

I have learned that we are now a buch of elitists, sexists, and pretty much are regarded as the scum of the earth for questioning or opposing this nomination. Ted Kennedy probably gets more respect around FR than Ann Coulter from what I have seen in the past couple of days.

73 posted on 10/11/2005 6:48:53 AM PDT by Panerai
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To: Acts 2:38

I think trashing any and everybody who doesn't tow the extreme conservative line pretty much sucks.

You all demand to have your opinions count while trying to shout down all others.


74 posted on 10/11/2005 6:48:56 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Always Right

How could one determine that such a thing is not possible, what evidence would you use? Of course it is possible, but because a thing is possible does not mean it is likely. The question is frivolous.


75 posted on 10/11/2005 6:49:02 AM PDT by Old North State
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To: stevio
I'm starting to see a pattern here when a Bush gets in high office.

Just don't forget the lesson when George P. runs, I guess.

76 posted on 10/11/2005 6:49:54 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: safisoft

Is that supppose to pass for intelligent discourse?


77 posted on 10/11/2005 6:49:59 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: safisoft

YOU wake up. Read my comment again with the emphasis on "possible". Hey, ANYTHING is possible with some of the critics.


78 posted on 10/11/2005 6:50:58 AM PDT by TommyDale
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To: Howlin
Is that supppose to pass for intelligent discourse?

Pot, meet kettle.
79 posted on 10/11/2005 6:51:09 AM PDT by safisoft (Give me Torah!)
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To: Howlin

Funny to hear you say that Howlin. You have been at the forefront of bashing people who disagree with the Miers choice and have even gone to the extent of trying to recategorize threads because the subject didn't appeal to your biases. Give us a break.....please.


80 posted on 10/11/2005 6:51:39 AM PDT by indcons (Let the Arabs take care of their jihadi brothers this time around (re: Paki earthquake))
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