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Lindsey Graham interviewed on Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher Show - partial transcript ^ | 05/24/2005 | self

Posted on 05/24/2005 11:18:01 AM PDT by AFPhys

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Passing his words along without further commentary.

Sorry about the disjointed phrases.

If a transcript comes up somewhere, please post at least parts of it.

Thanks.

1 posted on 05/24/2005 11:18:09 AM PDT by AFPhys
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To: AFPhys

Lindsey, where I come from, if you're hanging out with Hillary Clinton, you're up to no good...


2 posted on 05/24/2005 11:19:38 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drooling moron since 1998...)
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We've already got the campaign stickers for any opponent willing to challenge Sen. Graham in the primary right out of his own mouth. "Republican by day; Democrat by night!"


3 posted on 05/24/2005 11:21:50 AM PDT by MarcusTulliusCicero
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Lindsey, where I come from, if you're hanging out with Hillary Clinton, you're up to no good.
And your feet stink, and your mama dresses you funny...


4 posted on 05/24/2005 11:22:58 AM PDT by Colorado Mike
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To: AFPhys
The dems are playing to their base, the repubs are showing the middle finger to their base. Not too smart.

He's just playing that to his base

5 posted on 05/24/2005 11:22:59 AM PDT by DManA
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To: AFPhys

Someone call up and tell him to burn in hell and switch parties.


6 posted on 05/24/2005 11:23:00 AM PDT by Ol' Sparky
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To: AFPhys

Too bad the backstabber didnt' work his heart out to convince the NOs to support our President and honor all those who worked so hard to get the President re-elected.


7 posted on 05/24/2005 11:23:06 AM PDT by OldFriend (MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
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To: DManA

We (libs and conservatives alike) are all so concerned about how appellate and Supreme Ct. justices will rule concerning legislation--legislation passed by freely elected US and state legislators. Yet, there is NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING in the US constitution giving federal judges the authority to overturn legislation passed by such legislators. The judiciary (under Chief Justice Marshall) essentially seized this power in a constitutional coup in the seminal case Marbury vs. Madison. What we conservatives should be debating is whether the institution of judicial review should even exist in this day and age. Most representative republics don't have it. A law passed by a freely elected parliament is assumed to be constitutional. That is how it is in Britain and most of Europe. American legislators and executives swear an oath to uphold and defend the US constitution. It is thus unthinkable that they would introuduce, let alone pass legislation violating our Constitution. I know this seems quixotic, but if we press our allies in the Federalist society and in Congress, we may, someday, be able to push through a constituional amendment eliminating the odious doctrine of judicial review.


8 posted on 05/24/2005 11:23:14 AM PDT by sawdust ("Justice Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it"--Pres. Andrew Jackson)
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To: dirtboy
The problem is that the Republicans still have a lot of people who remember when they were the dog under the table eating only the scraps the Dems threw at them. As such they always are saying , what will happen when they are in the majority again.
These people need to realize that the electorate is moving in the Republican direction and not the New York Times/MSM direction and get some backbone or retire.
9 posted on 05/24/2005 11:24:58 AM PDT by Wooly
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To: AFPhys

The Bible says we will be known by our "Fruits" and since Graham hangs with the group he has chosen to vote for. That says more than the mere words he used to spin his position.


10 posted on 05/24/2005 11:25:05 AM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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AFPHys, Thanks for taking the time to write all this down and post it!
Sounds like Graham (& DeWine) are not planning to forgoe votes for the constitutional option after all, despite what the agreement says.


11 posted on 05/24/2005 11:25:33 AM PDT by MillardFillmore (blah-blah-blah)
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D's said they would not filibuster unless "exceptional circumstances" - and that's not a wide open phrase

Sure. I believe that.

12 posted on 05/24/2005 11:25:42 AM PDT by Air Conditioned Gypsy
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- I am a YES vote - a solid YES - for the Constitutional Option - if the D's resume filibustering.

If should be WHEN.

13 posted on 05/24/2005 11:25:50 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Not that there's anything wrong with it...


14 posted on 05/24/2005 11:26:08 AM PDT by Clemenza (Vader 2008: In your heart, you know he's right)
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To: steveegg; Txsleuth
Pryor, Brown, Owens will be confirmed real soon.

Does he know this? As I said before, I'm optimistic.

15 posted on 05/24/2005 11:26:59 AM PDT by TheBigB (These aren't the droids you're looking for...)
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To: AFPhys
A few comments on this point:

Maybe - but don't forget that they have now put "Neanderthals" (Kennedy/ Reid's words) to be judges, and so these are not "too conservative" to be on the bench.

Certainly, if the Dems try to fillibuster another judge, Lindsey can say, "Well, this guy is no more Conservative than the other three you approved". Unfortunately, such a response is likley to carry little weight with the Dems or the MSM. They will just plow forward. The whole idea that the Dems have to even try to be consistent is the fallacy in the logic. Just look at Peach's list of Dem quotes from the late 90's if you don't believe me.

16 posted on 05/24/2005 11:27:00 AM PDT by Pete
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He's just been duped by McCain. McCain needs to be the first to pay for this fiasco. We must get him out of power. Then we can move on to the others.


17 posted on 05/24/2005 11:27:48 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: Air Conditioned Gypsy

"Exceptional circumstances" to the Dems will be in a Bush nominee is breathing.


18 posted on 05/24/2005 11:28:54 AM PDT by Fledermaus (Nothing in this RINO deal guarantees Brown, Owen and Pryor will be CONFIRMED!)
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To: AFPhys

I pray that someone will tell this sissy, that he should NEVER EVER think for one second that he has any hope to be President. His voice shows how little of a man he is. He is a squirrelly, girlie man. Lindsey, you are pathetic wimp. You have NOTHING to offer this country. I would give anything to tell this to his face. My God, this man just help do great damage to our Republic.


19 posted on 05/24/2005 11:30:09 AM PDT by liberty2004
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The real big problem I had is "what happens if the Constitutional option failed?" There are FIVE SOLID NOs against the Constitutional option. There are 4 or 5 unknown. This was too close. Failure would be a disaster and really cause problems.

Lindsey and I are/were on the same page. The nuclear/Constitutional option was not a slam-dunk, and losing would have meant a persistence of the status quo. Getting the three most "extreme" judges a vote and likely confirmation, plus the restraint of making a judicial filibuster radioactive (pardon the metaphor) for the Dems:

this is a win, folks. The status quo has been altered in significant favor of the Republicans.

20 posted on 05/24/2005 11:30:18 AM PDT by cogitator
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