Laura Bush says sexism possible in Miers criticism

Reuters ^ | Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:46 AM ET | By Tabassum Zakaria

[oblomov]

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

This is desperation...

[GraniteStateConservative]

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.

[DCPatriot]

"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?

[ContemptofCourt]

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.....

[GraniteStateConservative]

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

[safisoft]

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.

[safisoft]

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.

[Always Right]

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.

[indcons]

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?

[GraniteStateConservative]

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.

[TommyDale]

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.

[jla]

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.

[Panerai]

"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.

[Howlin]

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.

[Old North State]

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.

[GraniteStateConservative]

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.

[Howlin]

Is that supppose to pass for intelligent discourse?

[TommyDale]

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

[safisoft]

Is that supppose to pass for intelligent discourse?

Pot, meet kettle.

[indcons]

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.