called Dobson the 'antichrist'.
We report, you decide.
Posted on 10/27/2005 11:02:09 AM PDT by jdhljc169
Focus Action founder believes president was right to accept her withdrawal as SCOTUS nominee. Colorado Springs, Colo.
-- Focus on the Family Action founder and chairman Dr. James C. Dobson issued the following statement today in response to Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers' decision to withdraw her name from consideration:
"I believe the president has made a wise decision in accepting Harriet Miers' withdrawal as a nominee to the Supreme Court.
"In recent days I have grown increasingly concerned about her conservative credentials, and I was dismayed to learn this week about her speech in 1993, in which she sounded pro-abortion themes, and expressed so much praise for left-wing feminist leaders.
"When the president announced this nominee, I expressed my tentative support, based on what I was able to discover about her. But I also said I would await the hearings to learn more about her judicial philosophy. Based on what we now know about Miss Miers, it appears that we would not have been able to support her candidacy. Thankfully, that difficult evaluation is no longer necessary."
..so I will shut up.
I have confidence in Dr.Dobson...and have for over 20 years.
I can think for myself, and often do....:^
..but I trust this man very much.....
..Now I will quietly slip away and stop arguing this...
..except to say it really didn't help our President fo so called conservative folks--in the media-- to publicly slap him down on a daily basis.
There....I'm through.
..you surely don't know James Dobson very well.
Why not take his statement at face value?
Dr. Dobson was abused by WH spin machine and unlike Armstrong Williams, he did not receive remuneration.
Wow and to think Dr. Dobson was a sexist, elitist DU troll after all this time...
;-)
And he WOULD have been against her, and thats why she was pulled. Without the Christian right, there was no backing for this worth counting on.
I do take his statement as face value.
And I think he is stong to admit a mistake.
How does that conflict with what I said about Moonwalking?
He is now backtracking after public support of Miers
is he not?
I just hope he's learned his lesson.
Which of his contradictory statements should we take at face value?
"When you know some of the things that I know — that I probably shouldn't know — you will understand why I have said ... that I believe Harriet Miers will be a good justice"
or
"In recent days I have grown increasingly concerned about her conservative credentials, and I was dismayed to learn this week about her speech in 1993, in which she sounded pro-abortion themes, and expressed so much praise for left-wing feminist leaders. "
It looks like Dobson is finally learning what I learned years ago. NEVER trust a politician who says 'trust me'.
I appreciate Dobson (I appreciate Roberston and Falwell too), but he speaks a bit too much at times.
For example, I thought it was inappropriate to say that he knew something "he wasn't supposed to know".
That comment was about to get him subpeonaed to the Senate.
A little silly.
That appears to be accurate. I'm afraid that many were confused about who Harriet Miers really was. On the other hand, I doubt that President Bush was confused about it.
Dobson leads with his chin. It's a good way to get slammed, I've found. I think he should stick to religion.
You're sure loyal. I'll say that.
He gets into trouble when it comes to things outside of his area of expertise (the Bible) because he doesn't have the inclination and/or time to study those issues independently. Rove took advantage of him, knowing this, and I hope Dobson gives Rove an earful.
Yep, Rove should be ashamed of himself for taking advantage of a genuinely nice old man who Rove knew could be conned.
Dobson's initial statement, on October 3, was far from an unqualified endorsement:
"We welcome the president's nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court. He pledged emphatically during his campaign to appoint judges who will interpret the law rather than create it. He also promised to select competent judges who will 'not use the bench to write social policy.'(1) To this point, President Bush's appointments to the federal bench appear to have been remarkably consistent with that stated philosophy. Based on the information known generally about Harriet Miers, and President Bush's personal knowledge of her, we believe that she will not prove to be a lone exception."On the other hand, one cannot know absolutely about matters of integrity and philosophy until a jurist is given the tremendous power and influence of their position. As Lord Acton said: 'Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Sadly, that seems to have happened to Justices Souter and Kennedy. All we can say now is that Harriet Miers appears to be an outstanding nominee for the Supreme Court.
"We look forward to learning more about her at the confirmation hearings."
And then within days, the good doctor was admitting that he wasn't absolutely assured about her, in keeping with what he'd already said. Within a week, he pretty fully explained both the reasons for and limitations of his qualified approval.
So now you know how offbase your smarmy little slander of this good man was, you'll be retracting and apologizing, right? Because all you care about is facts and truth, right? You don't have issues with Dobson or what he represents, do you?
Ri-i-i-ight.
Dan
I'm greived for your tagline, you're going to have an eternity unfortunately to find out you were wrong.
Dan
the thread on her 93 speech is very telling - alot of freepers were changing their minds in real time last night on that one.
she was stopped just in time, she would have flipped.
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