Pickerings can't be choosers - Democratic Underground

funky_bug

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Fri Jan-16-04 04:42 PM
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Pickerings can't be choosers

Edited on Fri Jan-16-04 05:19 PM by Wife_of_a_Wes_Freak

but if I were choosing ANYTHING stupid for Bush the Lesser to do or say today, it would be the installment of Pickering.

Talk about handing the dems the election on a silver platter. Thank you for alienating all women voters as well as minority voters!

Can you smell the White House? Can't wait for our candidates to take a stab at this one. Oh Sharpton? Ready to play?

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DevilsAdvocate2

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Fri Jan-16-04 04:50 PM
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1. Can someone tell me...

Where can i view Pickering's record? Or what is controversial about his record? I'm not familiar with his rulings, only that his nomination was denied.

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anti-bush

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Fri Jan-16-04 05:09 PM
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3. I posted this on another thread

Here's what Salonsays about Pickering's past:

The new evidence, housed at the University of Mississippi Library, shows that Pickering's decision to defect to the Republicans -- a key turning point in his public career -- came at the strong urging of Gartin, who as lieutenant governor from 1956 to 1960 and again from 1964 until his sudden death in 1966 was a leading member of Mississippi's notoriously racist Sovereignty Commission. Gartin's papers -- including his personal letters, memos, press releases and other private documents, plus news clippings from the time -- also confirm, in more detail than ever before, that Pickering became a Republican in 1964 to protest the national Democratic Party's support for civil rights and its attacks on segregation -- a motive the judge refused to acknowledge in his testimony last year.

Read on for more damning info...

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lovedems

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Fri Jan-16-04 04:54 PM
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2. Not only that, they are probably desperate to get some judges on the

federal appeals court that will withstand all of these bogus laws the administration has been creating or breaking at their convenience.

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JNelson6563

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Fri Jan-16-04 05:11 PM
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4. Taking this opportunity tonote

I agree with every word in your post!

More proof that anything is possible! :toast:

Julie

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jsw_81

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Fri Jan-16-04 05:17 PM
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5. Agreed

Today's appointment was all about Bush sending a message to his racist, right-wing fundy base. The message was: "Ignore all my compassionate conservative BS; that's just a trick to attract moderate voters. I'm really on your side and I need you in November."

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beaconess

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Fri Jan-16-04 08:52 PM
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6. Bingo!!!!

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