They Said It!: Sens. Kennedy (D-MA), Lautenberg (D-NJ), And Bradley (D-NJ) On Samuel Alito (In 1990)

Republican National Committee ^ | October 31, 2005

[RWR8189]

They Said It!: Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), And Former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) On Samuel Alito
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SEN. TED KENNEDY (D-MA): “You Have Obviously Had A Very Distinguished Record, And I Certainly Commend You For Long Service In The Public Interest. I Think It Is A Very Commendable Career And I Am Sure You Will Have A Successful One As A Judge.” (Sen. Ted Kennedy, Committee On The Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 4/5/90)

SEN. FRANK LAUTENBERG (D-NJ): “I Believe Mr. Alito Has The Experience And The Skills To Be The Kind Of Judge The Public Deserves – One Who Is Impartial, Thoughtful, And Fair. I Urge The Senate To Confirm His Nomination.” (Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Congressional Record, 4/27/90, p. S5281)

FORMER SEN. BILL BRADLEY (D-NJ): “[T]he Confirmation Of Sam Alito As U.S. Attorney For New Jersey Is Testimony To The Commitment He Has Shown And The Success Of His Efforts As A Law Enforcement Official. I Am Confident That He Will Continue To Do All He Can To Uphold The Laws Of This Nation With The Kind Of Determination And Vigor That Has Been His Trademark In The Past.” (Sen. Bill Bradley, Congressional Record, 12/8/87, p. S17427)

[caver]

"I heard Cornyn on Fox about an half ago repeating Lautenberg's statements."

Great! That's good to hear.

[gakrak]

No, No, No, I was misquoted and taken out of context. Besides I was having a bad hair day. LOL. Amen.

[WI Conservative 4 Bush]

Can I say something? I just love Free Republic. I'm already hearing from my lefty friends about 'Scalito.' These quotes make for the perfect comeback!!

Fregards!

[You Dirty Rats]

None of those statements will mean a thing, unfortunately. The 'Rats will have a whole lists of opinions he has written since then that they will scream bloody murder about -- beginning with Casey. Remember, everyone though prior to confirmation that Souter was a conservative who would be the fifth vote to overturn Roe - it didn't quite turn out that way.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

LOL!

[Onelifetogive]

m already hearing from my lefty friends about 'Scalito.'

...and they think that's gonna hurt him???

[spokeshave]

Tag line for rent....

[kjam22]

There you go... the only thing more factual than what you read on the internet... is an internet "tagline". :)

[cubreporter]

I really care less about what ole teddeeee thinks. He's so old hat anymore...so 60's...soooo kennedeee. I can't stand looking at him he is such a disgrace to our country

[george76]

Ted Kennedy on Alito, from 1990


Alito has “a distinguished record” ... “[w]e look forward to supporting you.”

http://bench.nationalreview.com/archives/081293.asp

[kennedy]

Well yeah, but that was then, this is now. Most of the Democrats who supported Alito in 1990 have taken a dozen different positions on every issue since then.

[caver]

Wow! Was he really confirmed 100-0?

Do you happen to have the date?

[onyx]

I think we'll needs drinks before this is over...lol.
The fifth RC. Love it, Mo1.

[FourtySeven]

EXCELLENT! I think I may bump this throughout the day.

[shield]

Doesn't matter...today they'll all say 'we've watched him for 15 yrs on the bench, and we've changed our minds, we don't like him now.'

This will be/is the dembos spin, talking points in today's environment. I've already heard 'em saying this. Since, 1990 these dembos in 2005 have a totally different play book...I think they've taken it out of the Communist Manifesto.

[prairiebreeze]

My treat.

[The Electrician]

If you really want them to bunch up their panties, inform them that Scalia himself was confirmed by the Senate in 1986 by a 98-0 vote, when the Democrats held a 55-45 majority.

(I believe those numbers are correct - after a quick Google and Wikipedia search, but YMMV)

[TexasGreg]

Meaningless.
The Dems will still "Obstruct and Dissent"
The RINOs will still betray the President by not supporting him with the Nuke option.
We're about to see WHY Bush originally tried to choose a stealth candidate -- i.e., Bush can't get a conservative through a supposedly Republican Senate.

I sure hope I'm wrong ... but I'm not.

[Just A Nobody]

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on February 20, 1990, to a seat vacated by John Joseph Gibbons;
Confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990.

[FourtySeven]

Bump!