Posted on 10/19/2005 7:09:41 PM PDT by Cautor
TRANSCRIPT FROM TUCKER CARLSON SHOW:
Adding to the sexism, elitism, faith, and threat cards in the White House arsenal, comes the "far right" card.
Speaking in support of Harriet Miers on Tucker Carlson's MSNBC show last night was Brad Blakeman, described by Carlson as "a former deputy assistant to President Bush [who] shared an office with Harriet Miers for three years."
I'm posting the entire transcript of the Blakeman interview below. Go to the parts in bold to see the "far right" business. CARLSON: ...today one of the many questions regarding Harriet Miers has been answered, in part, anyway, in a questionnaire Miers filled out while running for the Dallas city council in 1989. She clearly indicated, or seemed to, that she's opposed to abortion, unless the mother's life was in danger.
Some conservatives are not satisfied with that, but one who appears to be, joins us now from Washington. He is Brad Blakeman. He's a former deputy assistant to President Bush. He shared an office with Harriet Miers for three years.
Mr. Blakeman, thanks for coming on. [SNIP]
BLAKEMAN: No. I think, Tucker, the president could have put forth Mother Teresa, and there were some on the far right that said, "Well, you know, she's not really religious enough for me."
CARLSON: That's totally not true. You know that that's not true.
BLAKEMAN: No, it is true. The fact of the matter is, the far right...
CARLSON: Hold on. Wait. Hold on. Slow down.
BLAKEMAN: The far right thinks that...
I award you the "Best Post of Thread". Take a bow.
"No. I think, Tucker, the president could have put forth Mother Teresa, and there were some on the far right that said, "Well, you know, she's not really religious enough for me."
I agree. She was always helping sick people and such. I never saw her going to church with a Bible in her hand like Bill Clinton. I think you could argue Mother Teresa wasn't religious enough. OTOH, I suspect she would have declined Bush's offer to put her on the SCOTUS.
"Was Harriet Miers by any chance your "Writing & Composition" teacher?"
Ouch!
The Stayskal and Oliphant ones are the best!!! "Miers I and Miers II"---ROTFLMAO!
"Does it matter, is this being graded? Do I care?"
That's what they all say when the teacher hands them back their compositions with all those red marks on them.
snicker
It just doesn't pay to hide one's English capabilities and speak on a liberals level to promote the support of liberals does it.
It's all perspective.
That's a good one too!
"I think the "kitten killing" completes the rant nicely."
I think you may have gone one step beyond the penultimate insult Miers' supporters like to hurl at true conservatives. You are to be congratulated.
Um no, besides that I did very well in Eng Comp, 95%. I do not need to be lectured on it. If a man thinks hios best resort is to attack a mans writing(on the internet of all place, lol) then he has already lost the battle.
No doubt the in todays political system Founding Fathers would be immediately jailed and tried as revolutionaries, and labeled as unappeasable wackos!
I dont know Hamilton did believe in deficit economics
You don't know?? Ah tell yea Honey, they were a bunch of commies those foundin fathers were!
As a Florida resident I think Jeb is a TRUE conservative and has courageously defended those values. But his brother has so disgraced himself in that regard that I'm sure there will be a "carry over" effect on Jeb. In any case I think we've all had enough of dynastic politics. Bring in some fresh faces and let the games begin!!
Why dont you read the post she is referring to instead of calling her a kool-aid drinker.
Great toons.....
Now, now! Take this discussion no more seriously than GW takes vettings for his Supreme Court nominations, and you won't get so upset!
"IWWT."
I don't recognize the acronym. Does it have something to do with the WWF?
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