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."

[UB355]

Save for all time

[Theodore R.]

And the people of MA still say: "EMK, in Thee do we ETERNALLY believe. The dream goes on!"

[Honorary Serb]

The real Neanderthals are the head-chopping savages of the Kosovo "Liberation" Army and of the "Bosnian" islamist army (for example, Nasir Oric) whom Kennedy and Kerry supported!!!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

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."

Oh please, just imagine if a Republican had said that.

[Salvation]

Where is the media outrage?

[friendly]

Flush steaming fecal mass Kennedy bump!

[Henchman]

It is the judiciary's obligation to be conservative, not to rule from the bench.

[Spunky]

Ping for later.

[harpo11]

Kennedy's brain is so pickled and fermented he has gone absolutely stark raving mad. He needs medical treatment fast and re-education camp combined.

[harpo11]

Hate Speech Spewed from the Jowls of Acholism.

[clintonh8r]

I guess you didn't notice the sarcasm dripping off of my post....

[karen999]

"Anyone know offhand when the last time was someone collapsed and died on the floor of the Senate? I half-expect that to happen to Ol' Teddy. Some "evil" Republican is going to say something that pisses him off, and then he's going to launch into some semi-coherent tirade and cause an aneurysm to burst in his brain, live on C-SPAN"

Now THERE's a video people would pay mucho dinero to have in their private collection!

[auboy]

What would happen if a Republican politician labeled a black and a Hispanic neanderthals?

The media/liberals would lynch (oops, sorry Zell) hang them from the tallest tree.

[Mercat]

Actually, I think it's part of Carl Rove's overall stategy and the Dems are walking right into it.

[hchutch]

Ted Kenendy must have been drunk on the floor of the Senate.

Surprise, surprise...

[carl in alaska]

Yes, the senior blimp from Mass has outdone himself again. The drunk who couldn't locate the door handle on a '68 Buick thinks he's capable of making good confirmation decisions on federal judges. The comedy continues in D.C.

[gaspar]

I believe that Teddy has Fitzgerald (fis-Gerald, or, in French, son of Gerald) blood. Thus, his Celtic blood, which was probably vitiated by the rape of his forefathers by Welsh soldiery, has been further contaminated by FRENCH blood.

[carl in alaska]

It could also be some post-traumatic stress disorder from having so many family members meet an untimely demise. He's clearly losing his grip on reality.

[glorgau]

Kennedy's overtly racist language

Racist? No, even worse, it was speciest!

Neaderthals were a different species than Homo Sapiens. PETA should be upset.

[Cicero]

Well, maybe a tad unfair. But when two out of the three candidates are minorities, and the third is a woman, it's not nice to call them Neanderthals. No Republican would get away with it.

No, of course he didn't mean it as a racist comment, he wouldn't want to offend his base. But Democrats are licensed to be insulting and careless in a way no Republican would be permitted by the media.