FOX NEWS REPORTS PENDING SHOWDOWN BETWEEN WHITE HOUSE AND MARY FRANCES BERRY

Fox News | The Fox News All-Stars (Brit Hume and panel)

[Howlin]

Brit Hume reports that Mary Frances Berry, chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, is refusing to acknowledge the Bush White House's latest appointment to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

Ms. Berry sent a letter to the White House Counsel, Al Gonzales, saying that if they do intend to send the nominee to the meeting tomorrow, they best send along the U.S. Marshalls to seat him, as she will not allow it.

Fox reports that the term of one of the Democrats has expired and President Bush is exercising his right to appoint a member of his choice. The Panel on Hume's show said that this has NEVER been done before; that when someone is appointed to fill a term that hasn't been expired, when the term expires, the person leaves the committe. They also report that the woman who is being removed from the commmittee plans to show up tomorrow with a civil rights attorney and claim that she should get a full six year term, not just complete somebody else's.

Ms. Berry contends that the person leaving the committee was appointed for six years, not just to fulfill the term of a member who either died or left the commission (I can't remember which!)

CAUTION: this is typed from memory. Nothing on the news site yet.

[Norb2569]

Time to quash this liberal, PARTISAN, commie!

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Damn, we thought we could get by with it, but you are way too smart for us. We already have the domestic tribunals in place, waiting for the go ahead nod of our leader, John Ashcroft.

Our goal is a one party, VRWC America. If you are suspected of being or hiding liberals/democrats in the attack you will be brought before a tribunal and shot in the back of the head before you even answer. Because of course, if you are asked how dod you plead, you know it is only for show.

But alas! You foiled our plan.

[pray boy]

Whats up with the picture of Lou Rawls?

[wny]

Can GW fire this puke?

[lavaroise]

MAybe she's doing because she knows she can. Liberals know they do not have to have any repent.

[lavaroise]

Even if she has to step down as commission chairwoman, Berry can remain on the commission as a commissioner until 2004.

So she is threatening not to step down in 2004? Who cares? I guess she hedges her bets and is making a provocation to try to trap Bush.

[csvset]

...they best send along the U.S. Marshalls to seat him, as she will not allow it.

Perhaps it will be featured on a future episode of "COPS".

[yoe]

Are these two Clinton appointees?

I agree that Bush ought to get rid of them, terms or no terms to finish. This is the disruptive liberal activist we don't need. Hillary's hands in here somewhere?

[martin gibson]

How many times does it take to convert you from calling them DemocRats? They are DegeneRats and you know it.

Uh, they are properly called neo-Stalinists.

I am getting real tired of posting this...

[Howlin]

You're absolutely one of the best researchers on this board. There's another one due to leave this month. I see his plan; and I see why she's fighting tooth and nail to hang on to Victoria Wilson, who works for the company that will be publishing Bill's book.

[GWfan]

ROTFL! I would pay to see that!

[rottweiller_inc]

Mr. Bush nominated Mr. Kirsanow to replace Victoria Wilson, who was appointed by President Clinton on Jan. 13, 2000, to fill an unexpired, six-year term that ended Nov. 29. Washinton Times

seems like another political landmine, set by Clinton before leaving office, going off.

[Texbob]

Bush is a patsy, he will give this wild Liberal what she wants, he might even allow her to be president if she bitched loud enough.

[kachina]

Mr. Dog:

When you find the letter, and I'm sure you will, please give me a ping.

Respectfully yours,
kachina

[Howlin]

You seem to be a little out of the loop. Bush a patsy? Tell it to OBL.

[malakhi]

I have a better idea than canning Berry. How about abolishing the Commission entirely?

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

From the Washington Times article :

Chairman Mary Frances Berry told White House Counsel Al Gonzales that she would defy the president by refusing to swear in his nominee, Peter Kirsanow, a Cleveland lawyer and former chairman of the Center for New Black Leadership, Mr. Gonzales said.

Since Mr. Kirsanow is black, this cannot be used as a race issue by marion berry. She is desperate. It should be a good show.

[katana]

This is HUGE. HUGE. Bush better NOT back down on this one!

But he will...

Doubtful he'll cave. GW inherited his mom's temper and Ms. Berry has gone out of her way to piss him off. It should be interesting. Personally, I hope it goes to a federal court and the cow ends up in a cell for contempt.

[Dog]

Hi Howlin... will see if this letter has been posted somewhere....will post it if I find it...

When is this hearing??