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Laura Bush: Harriet Miers' Critics Sexist
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| Tuesday, Oct 11, 2005
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Posted on 10/11/2005 8:00:17 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
I am still undecided on this nomination, but I know that Laura and Barbara Bush are not prolife.
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posted on
10/11/2005 8:37:11 AM PDT
by
rushmom
To: linkinpunk
As post #29 says, Laura didn't stop with "its possible."
She went on and on spouting feminist rhetoric about the glass ceiling, first woman here, first woman there, role model for women, etc, etc.
So she didn't just say that it was possible.
If Newsmax is as bad as WND, then is Laura Bush as bad as Hillary Clinton when it comes to spouting feminist rhetoric?
To: Chunga
Mrs. Bush didn't say Miers' critics were sexist. She said sexism was a possible explanation for the attacks.Does anyone see the difference?
Only the difference between "possible" and "certain." A person making the attack is known as a critic, so the question remaining is, "What is the motivation for the criticism?"
I guess another way to parse the difference would be "all" critics v. "some."
Sexist, elitist conservatives ... Unite!
43
posted on
10/11/2005 8:37:55 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: dmc8576
No the WH is not attacking you guys, geez. Name one example please. And using this as an example will not count. For one Laura is responding to a question. And two her response is such as to not be an attack. And yes its possible SOME people are going to be sexist. I have yet to hear an elitist attack come from the WH, please point that out, with sources for my reading pleasure.
44
posted on
10/11/2005 8:39:07 AM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
You're not helping, Mrs. Bush...
45
posted on
10/11/2005 8:39:07 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
(The greatest gifts parents can give their children are siblings.)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
I expected more from Laura Bush than unsupportable charges of sexism or racism when she doesn't get what she wants. She sounds like Ted Kennedy. The Bush's are really showing their true colors this term.
46
posted on
10/11/2005 8:39:11 AM PDT
by
Texas Federalist
(qualified to serve on the United States Supreme Court)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
The White House is attempting to mislead and confuse the casual observer as to the issues weighing on conservatives regarding this nominee. "Sexism", "Elitism", etc., are terms employed to damage the credibility of those criticizing Miers, without having to substantively address the serious issues surrounding her nomination.
This is usually a strategy utilized by liberals arguing on the side of indefensible positions.
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
She was pointing out her accomplishments ,as a woman, the fact that you find insult in that is very telling.
48
posted on
10/11/2005 8:41:23 AM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
To: OpusatFR
There is certainly some sexist element to SOME of the attacks against Miers. Just yesterday I encountered posters right here who claimed that because she's never married but has had a long-term friendship/romance with Hecht that she is a slut, which makes her unqualified to sit on the Supreme Court.
That's extreme, but there've been people who have downplayed her "first woman to" accomplishments by suggesting those are the ONLY reasons she's been considered for the Court, which has never been suggested by the President.
Then there's the people who refer to the "dried up old maid" when opposing the nomination.
Oh, and then there's Coulter, who referred to her as "the cleaning lady."
49
posted on
10/11/2005 8:42:04 AM PDT
by
alnick
To: dc-zoo
Asked by NBC "Today Show" host Matt Lauer if sexism was behind the attacks on Miers, Mrs. Bush said: "That's possible. I think that's possible."
Just in case you didn't notice....."That's possible. I think that's possible" was Laura Bush's comment. She could have definitely answered in the negative but chose not to. So according to her, any conservative who opposes her husband's crony apointment is now a sexist or worse. Yes, you ought to be ashamed....but not of FReepers. You need to be ashamed of politicians who win their elections and then desert their base. If that's not enough, they follow up on their disloyalty with a good old dose of loaded suggestions.
50
posted on
10/11/2005 8:43:35 AM PDT
by
indcons
(Let the Arabs take care of their jihadi brothers this time around (re: Paki earthquake))
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
she rambled on for two more paragraphs about glass ceilings, first woman here, first woman there, role model for young women, etc... Without seeing anything specific, I see no problem with Laura's statement.
My daughter is 16. She is thinking of entering a field that is dominated with men. I would like her to know that all options are open for her.
And Harriet Meirs is a good role model, especially if we can get her confirmed.
To: dc-zoo
So Laura Bush didn't respond to Matt Lauer's comment(question?) with a comment of her own: "That's possible. I think that's possible."?
To: Between the Lines
And just so what if some of them are sexist??? Is there a law against that? Of course there's no law against it. No one has suggested there is. It is, however, a stupid attitude to take.
53
posted on
10/11/2005 8:45:13 AM PDT
by
alnick
To: indcons
Just in case you didnt notice she did not say every conservative who doesnt support her, as you have asserted by saying "So according to her, any conservative who opposes her husband's crony apointment is now a sexist or worse.", thats pretty dang libelous, thank goodness she is in the public realm and is therefore open to such attacks.
54
posted on
10/11/2005 8:46:46 AM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
To: elli1
So smart people tend to rise to prominence in political journalism? I never would have guessed.
Incedentally, all of these people would have been overjoyed at a Janice Rodgers Brown (University of CA - Sacramento / UCLA) or Batchelder (University of Akron Law School) appointment. Your charges of elitism are so Ted Kennedy like. But I understand why you resort to red herring arguments. Because there is nothing substantive you can say to defend this nomination. Even Dan Coats seems legitimately stumped.
55
posted on
10/11/2005 8:47:02 AM PDT
by
Texas Federalist
(qualified to serve on the United States Supreme Court)
To: Texas Federalist
I expected more from Laura Bush than unsupportable charges of sexism or racism when she doesn't get what she wants. She sounds like Ted Kennedy. The Bush's are really showing their true colors this term. Agree.
56
posted on
10/11/2005 8:47:30 AM PDT
by
Black Tooth
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: Chunga
Mrs. Bush didn't say Miers' critics were sexist. She said sexism was a possible explanation for the attacks. Does anyone see the difference?
This is a distinction without a difference.
I have enormous respect for Mrs. Bush, but she's just wrong here, no matter how one chooses to parse her statement.
57
posted on
10/11/2005 8:48:28 AM PDT
by
jpl
To: aft_lizard
Parallel to my first thought...possible? Almost anything is "possible".
This reflects on NewsMax as a "news" source, methinks.
58
posted on
10/11/2005 8:52:24 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(lex orandi, lex credendi)
To: linkinpunk
NEWSMAX: HELPING THE RIGHT IMPLODE SINCE 1996
59
posted on
10/11/2005 8:53:22 AM PDT
by
Chunga
(Mock The Left)
To: AgThorn
Talk about speaking before thinking. You whiners haven't even given Miers a chance to have her hearing. Instead you've been trashing her non-stop for a week. And to think we used to call the looney left "shameless".
60
posted on
10/11/2005 8:53:38 AM PDT
by
dc-zoo
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