Maddow, Guest Revise History to Smear Sen. Sessions and other GOP Opposition to Sotomayor

NewsBusters ^ | July 11, 2009 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

As the confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court appointee Sonia Sotomayor are upon us, the left-wing attack machine had to take a few last shots ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Republican Sen. Jeff Session, Ala., and the Republican Party as a whole.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained the junior Alabama senator would take over the spot after Sen. Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic Party on her July 10 program, suggesting his selection to the post was part of some rebranding by the GOP.

"Republicans have also decided to have Senator Jeff Sessions lead this battle for them," Maddow said. "When Arlen Specter defected to the Democratic Party, the Republicans had a choice of who should be their top senator on the Judiciary Committee. They overtly chose Jeff Sessions of Alabama to be that top Republican."

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[Rufus2007]

Let the games begin. I suspect we'll be seeing more and more of these attacks throughout the coming weeks.

[cranked]

MSNBC = Barry’s brownshirt, love affair media = nuff’ said.

[timestax]

Yeah BUT. has Maddow paid all her Federal and State, and Local taxes? Like, man, why do these Liberal thugs think they are exempt from paying taxes?!

[vaudine]

Sessions is up to the task. He has an awesome group of aides. They need to start digging up the dirt and let a little truth see the light of day. He has been maligned before--when he was up for a judgeship.

vaudine