Posted on 01/11/2006 3:19:12 PM PST by bulldozer
Concerned Women for America (CWA) says that Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) is displaying the depth of his desperation to sink the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court by linking him to the alleged discriminatory policies of the Conservative Alumni of Princeton (CAP), an organization that disbanded nearly 20 years ago.
“Kennedy will fail to discredit Alito, however, because reasonable people will never believe this good man would discriminate against anybody,” said Jan LaRue, CWA’s Chief Counsel.
Judge Alito has repeated in two days of questioning, “I wasn’t a member of CAP,” and “I don’t have any recollection of having any involvement with CAP.” He repeatedly said that he would never knowingly involve himself with a discriminatory organization.
“Kennedy repeatedly asked Judge Alito whether he had read specific articles about CAP and he said he hadn’t,” said Jan LaRue. “I’d like to ask Kennedy if he read his favorite newspaper, The New York Times, when it reported last November that it had examined the records of CAP and there’s virtually nothing there to tie Alito to CAP. Kennedy is sinking to a new low trying to defame Alito, distort his record and deceive the public. It’s disgusting,” LaRue concluded.
The New York Times reported on November 27, 2005: “[M]emorandum and other records of Concerned Alumni are contained at the Library of Congress in the papers of William A. Rusher, a leader of the group and a former publisher of National Review. Those records and others at Mudd Library at Princeton give no indication that Judge Alito … was among the group’s major donors. He was not an active leader of the group, and two of his classmates who were involved and Mr. Rusher said they did not remember his playing a role.”
“Sen. Kennedy’s demand that papers that have already been reviewed be subpoenaed from the Library of Congress is shameless grandstanding,” stated Wendy Wright, CWA’s Executive Vice President. “Kennedy fails to realize that his questioning of Judge Alito’s exemplary ethics naturally causes people to reflect upon Kennedy’s own less-than-stellar ethics.”
I doubt the MSMorons are picking up on any of the water metaphors being thrown around.
Good catch---that went right over my head ! Oooops !
"Say, Sen. Kennedy, didn't you get into Harvard as a legacy? Yeah, you did, your grades weren't good enough on your own... and didn't you belong to a similar exclusive club called "Fox Club" or something? Weren't you also expelled for paying someone to take a Spanish exam for you? Yes, that was it... let's ask Mary Jo what she thinks of YOUR record... oh, that's right, my mistake."
"“Kennedy fails to realize that his questioning of Judge Alito’s exemplary ethics naturally causes people to reflect upon Kennedy’s own less-than-stellar ethics.”
I'd be asking Alito if he'd make sure to recuse himself from any case involving issues for which National Review (the parent) and National Review Online have made famous.
Those would include death penalty situations. After all, few of us can forget the efforts made by NR interests to the freeing of rape-killer Edgar Smith.
I'm sure Chucky would not understand my concern. After all, he loves convicted murderers as much as he hates innocent babies. Teddy would, of course "relate" to Smith~!
At least they haven't dug up some psychotic stalker to allege the nominee put pubic hairs on her coke can.
subtle
YET!
This clown is up for re-election in November, ya think Massachusetts would finally send him packing but I wouldn't bet the rent money on it, they love their big fat Teddy.
I find Kennedy's explanations of a certain car crash of a bridge an Nantucket to troubling and I don't think they add up.
today after watching the hearings the dems have gone to A NEW LOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I didn't know we in America are quilty by association. I think maybe Kennedy, Binden, schumer and others need to ask one Senator Byrd of a group he use to belong to!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oops I forgot Dems get a pass
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