Women and Courage (The second 1993 Meirs speech)

Washington Post ^ | 1993 | Harriet Miers

[hocndoc]

"Those who would be leaders must be willing to steadfastly hold to principles they believe right regardless of public reaction and acceptance.

"This is the courage of a true leader. And we should each strive to become this kind of leader. That we do not receive acclamation or maybe lose an election is not a finding we were wrong. It simply means we lost. Our position may be in fact exactly right and maybe next year we will be able to prove it. Courage is lacking in would-be leaders many times today. Doing the political thing rather than the right thing is accepted as how the game is played. This should not be."

[hocndoc]

Here's part of the second speech by Miers that WaPo has posted. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/25/AR2005102502038.html

Both appear to be transcripts of oral remarks or a poor copy of another document with tons of typos. This one has "renown" instead of "renowned." the other has several, but I can only remember the "its" instead of "it's."

The section above begins with, "Today politicians too frequently do not have ideas – they take polls and then all too often their strands are the platform resulting from analysis of what the polls indicate the public they want to lead desires. Why should we be surprised that the ideas frequently cannot work? Leadership takes study and knowledge of the facts, a decision of a correct course and commitment to the course despite possibly its lack of acceptance or popularity. In short, it takes courage."

She goes on to say, "We need intolerance of politicians who put getting elected higher on their scale than integrity. We should not as a public respond to politicians whose behavior demonstrates a lack of conviction even though they seem to have a capacity for getting elected."

[hocndoc]

These are the words I would expect from someone nominated by the President.

[flashbunny]

"something wicked this way comes" ping.

[Killborn]

WSJ ENDORSED THE DARTH VADER!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flashbunny]

"Those who would be leaders must be willing to steadfastly hold to principles they believe right regardless of public reaction and acceptance"

Strikes me as exactly the opposite thing harriet "stealth" miers has done for the past 35 years.

[sinkspur]

Thanks for posting this speech. This woman has been abused on this website since her nomination was announced.

[hocndoc]

Let's just say that for the last few weeks, I've been constantly surprised - and never know who's going to surprise me next.

[Kryptonite]

Let's see what the demonrats attempt to do with this speech.

[N3WBI3]

So saying someone is not qualified for the supreme court is abuse? nobody here has said they wish her ill, they question her positions and her qualifications...

Yesh considering that to be abuse is something I would expect from a liberal college professor, not a freeper..

[tallhappy]

It would seem she thinks televisions control us.

[sinkspur]

So saying someone is not qualified for the supreme court is abuse?

Calling Miers a "cleaning lady" (Coulter), a "paper stapler" (Levin), "too dumb to tie her own shoelaces" and "a waste of a human being" (some cretinous FReepers) are instances of abuse, yes. I've seen others, too numerous to mention.

The arguments against her qualifications have descended into personal attacks, now that the anti-Miers brigade think they've got the whip hand.

I've never seen this kind of venom spewed at a nominee of a president of our own party, and it's something I never thought I'd see on this forum.

[Killborn]

Most recently, variations of butt kisser and this novel term (unless its sarcasm) "Bushkisser."

[phelanw]

This woman has been abused on this website since her nomination was announced.

Looks to me like it's the English language that's being abused. One more speech by her and it's dead.

[hocndoc]

Forgot to ping you, Cicero.

Wonder why WaPo didn't excerpt this speech?

It's also a wonder why WaPo says that Mrs. Miers is "defending" the courts.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/25/AR2005102502038.html


It appears to me that her focus is the politicians.


WaPo just doesn't get it.

[sinkspur]

"Brown-noser" and "buttnoser" are two others I saw just today.

Truly sophomoric.

[sinkspur]

Looks to me like it's the English language that's being abused. One more speech by her and it's dead.

You can feel all superior now, can't you?

[TAdams8591]

"Those who would be leaders must be willing to steadfastly hold to principles they believe right regardless of public reaction and acceptance."

Which specific principles does Harriet want to hold on to? The ones she espoused in the other 1993 speech?

[hocndoc]

She's saying that television - well, actually, the polls - control politicians.

[TAdams8591]

Ping to the above reply.

[JCEccles]

If you want to read something that will really turn your stomach, read Miers' preachy paen to liberalism, her praise of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her snappy salute to Barbra Streisand, her fervent plea for affirmative action, and her sappy self-righteous demand for social engineering and wealth redistribution that lead this post.

Have a bucket nearby to vomit in.