Kennedy Calls Bush Minority Nominees 'Neanderthals'

NewsMax.com ^ | 11/14/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

Sen. Ted Kennedy called President Bush's judicial nominees "Neanderthals" on Friday, a group that includes Hispanic lawyer Miguel Estrada and African-American Judge Janice Rogers Brown.

Boasting of his party's resolve in the face of GOP attempts to stop their filibuster, Kennedy told the Senate, "What has not ended is the resolution and the determination of the members of the United States Senate to continue to resist any Neanderthal that is nominated by this president of the United States for any court, federal court in the United States."

Kennedy's overtly racist language stunned even liberal CNN correspondent Jonathan Karl, who reported, "Strong words from Ted Kennedy suggesting that some of these nominees are Neanderthals."

Karl said Kennedy's harsh tone was "exactly what Republicans point to when they say it is the Democrats that have been the extremists on this."

[FITZ]

That almost makes me want to sign up for cable television.

[Political Junkie Too]

Do you notice how the Left is willing to jump on semantic distinctions like saying that "neanderthal" is not racist because neanderthals aren't a race, yet they insist that Bush declared Iraq an imminent threat when Bush only used the word "imminent" in a sentence to convey the opposite meaning that we can't wait for the threat to be imminent?

-PJ

[republicofdavis]

"crying "racism" is no less than what the Dems would have done if one of our Senators called their judges Neanderthals."

Which is why we souldn't do it. We're the ones who say that accusations of racism should only be leveled against those actions that are really racist. We play into, and give credence to, their tactics when we engage in the same.

[Wheee The People]

Kennedy needs to resign and get into detox.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I propose...

Orka vs the Neanderthal of his choice...

My money ain't gonna be on the whale.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

and fat, fat ass and fat, fat, even fatter beer belly

[republicofdavis]

"Well, monkeys are not a race either; but who was it that said a ball player was like a 'little monkey'; and that was his last day at work. . ."

It was Howard Cosell and it wasn't his last day at work

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Part of the reason he used 'Neanderthal' was to show Reps that he could get away with it, while they know that they could not.

Yet another "F-you" from Democrats.

Yet another "That's not right" from Republicans.

[muawiyah]

Neanderthals a race? Well, at least different in some ways from Kennedy ~ probably kindler, gentler, smarter, and undoubtedly THEIR parents bothered to get married.

[PISANO]

Mort was on Fox defending Kennedy.

He said, "Kennedy defines NEANDRATHALS as staunch throwbacks.....you know like conservatives". Nothing to do with racism. Unbelievable!!

[winker]

Ok! "Teddy Bare" we all know the Kettle is black but it ain't nice to talk that way about "YOUR FAMILY"... Cave Dweller reprobates!

[NYC GOP Chick]

[PISANO]

Howard Cosell was a LIBERAL albeit an OUTSPOKEN one. His career was not threatened.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I was thinking...

Sorry Mort, when I think Neanderthal, I think about the alleged evolutionary chart. A bit closer to the monkeys than are we.

[NYC GOP Chick]

[ridesthemiles]

Orin ought to get his friend a bottle of cheap whiskey and a hooker with the clap

And what makes any of us think that would be the FIRST hooker with the clap?

I am really starting to feel sorry for Maria Schriver Schwarzenegger. This POS is her uncle. And she can't make him shut up or go away. Sure makes Arnold look classier and classier every minute of the day.

Wonder if Maria will ever change her voter registration to the Publicans?????

[w1andsodidwe]

Let's put our umbrage where it truly belongs - ON OUR WUSSY GOP LEADERSHIP, RIGHT, DR. FRIST?

Don't blame the instigators, blame the victims. Wonderful logical thought process you have going there.

[hellinahandcart]

Jeez Louise, his boobs are bigger than mine.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Hell, they're bigger than *mine*!

[Dan from Michigan]

Ted Kennedy is a disgrace to Celts everywhere.

At least Reagan was one of us.