Memos of special interest on Hill

Washington Times ^ | 11/15/03 | Charles Hurt

[kattracks]

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have worked in close concert with outside special-interest groups to defeat President Bush's judicial nominees, according to internal Democratic staff memos.

In one memo to Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois obtained by The Washington Times, Washington lawyer Miguel A. Estrada is singled out as "especially dangerous" because "he is Latino." Mr. Estrada, born in Honduras, withdrew his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in September after being filibustered for eight months.

[kayak]

MemoGate II?

[doug from upland]

Bingo.

[Timesink]

Looks like this might be worth a BC ping ... possibly more just on the need to spread the word about these scum in general.

[Timesink]

Looks like this might be worth a BC ping ... possibly more just on the need to spread the word about these scum in general.

(sorry Kattracks, didn't mean to ping you a second ago, I forgot to change the "To:" line)

[MamaLucci]

In one memo to Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois obtained by The Washington Times, Washington lawyer Miguel A. Estrada is singled out as "especially dangerous" because "he is Latino."

Being a long suffering Illinois resident, I am SOOOO loving this.
Think of the campaign commercials with a close-up of this
racist memo with senator Dustbin's fat face beside it,
then one with Ted the Swimmer calling women (one of whom is black)
nominated by the President to sit on the federal bench "Neanderthals".
Priceless. :)

[MamaLucci]

WoooHooo! It looks like the dems have a serial leaker.

[Sloth]

Durbin spokesman Joe Shoemaker said the memo has been taken out of context. "That's a list of what the groups saw as dangerous positives," Mr. Shoemaker said. "In their opinion, Miguel Estrada was especially dangerous from a political standpoint for Democrats because they wouldn't want to vote against him for those very reasons."

That would be plausible, IF that was the only factor listed. But look at the memo context: "They also identified Miguel Estrada (D.C. Circuit) as especially dangerous, because he has a minimal paper trail, he is Latino, and the White House seems to be grooming him for a Supreme Court appointment."

How would having a "minimal paper trail" and appearing to be groomed for SCOTUS make Democrats scared to vote against him?

[BackSlidenDemocrat]

Damn....if dem rascally republicans don't stop steal'en dem democrat's stuff, de merican public jusmite fine out de trufh wha we's ben dowan awl de's years.

Can't wait to hear old Rush's voice!!

[July 4th]

Just confirming what we knew all along - it's the Democrats who are the racist bastards.

[piasa]

psst... the DNC says a Latino judge is dangerous. Pass it on.

[adam_az]

The other memo is already forgotten by the news.

It's the weekend now, this won't make next weeks news cycle. :(

[MHGinTN]

I just hope Rush doesn't waste the whole three Monday hours on the leftists' efforts to get him and his recovery. Things are poppin'!

[Richard Axtell]

Ah, the devastating "Avalanche of Memos". "Revenge of the Memos". Memos, memos, memos! Soon, Democrat politicians will be having nightmares about MEMOS! Memos burying them up to their corrupt eyebrows, and more and more keep coming! They can't deny them fast enough, they keep on coming! MEMOS!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! The Democrat leaders will be waking up in a cold sweat, fearing what new revelation of their corruption and perfidy will be exposed in today's NEXT Memo?!

In the old days, it was "hey no problem" ... a phone call or three to the News Media heads, and they would look past a leaked memo or two. But, these are the new and very DANGEROUS days of the "Alternative Conservative Media". These leaked memos, about Durbin, Kennedy and the Democrat Filibuster's lies, about Rockefeller's treasonous plan to use classified intel to destroy Bush, and the memo proving that Al Qaida was working hand in glove with Saddam, or vice-a-versa, are going to be electronically blogged all over the internet. Fox News will hit the Cable with coverage of all these memos, and Rush has MUCHO materiel for a triumphant return to the radio airwaves on Monday. Daschle must be deeply saddened. If not yet... he soon will be.

VIVA LA MEMO DE LAS VERTIAS!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I heard about this today. Conservatives need to turn up the volume on this revelation! The good news is that, as rush predicted, being out of power, the Dims are going out of their minds, getting more shrill than ever, and they are starting to make significant blunders.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

WoooHooo! It looks like the dems have a serial leaker.

This could be an "old school" Democrat, ala Miller, who has become aphalled at the current state of the Party. Let's pray that more conscientious Democrats come forward. We all need to drive the disruptors from power asap.

[nutmeg]

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[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

In leaked memos Veritas? Perhaps. LOL!

[PhiKapMom]

Senators Feinstein, Durbin, and Edwards sit on both committees. Any guesses which one?