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Who Is Harriet Miers?
ABC News ^ | Oct. 3, 2005 | ABC News

Posted on 10/03/2005 5:19:55 AM PDT by Former Military Chick

Oct. 3, 2005 — Harriet Ellan Miers is White House counsel and was formerly President Bush's personal lawyer in Texas. She first served in the White House as staff secretary and was deputy chief of staff before she was named counsel upon Alberto Gonzales' transition to attorney general.

When he was the governor of Texas, Bush once publicly introduced Miers as a "pit bull in size 6 shoes."

Born and raised in Dallas, Miers earned her undergraduate degree in mathematics and her law degree from Southern Methodist University. In addition to her legal career, she served one term on the Dallas City Council.

Miers, 60, broke barriers for women throughout her career. She reportedly was the first woman hired by the prestigious Dallas law firm Locke Purnell Boren Laney & Neely, where she became a successful commercial litigator. She also became the first female president of the Dallas Bar Association in 1985 and was the first woman elected president of the Texas Bar Association in 1992.

Miers met Bush in the 1980s, according to published reports, and she was counsel for his 1994 campaign for governor. He appointed her chair of the Texas Lottery Commission in 1995.

Miers then was president of Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell and co-managing partner of Locke Liddell & Sapp before she joined the White House in 2001.

In addition, Miers was named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Lawyers by the National Law Journal in 1998, and she received numerous other awards from groups including the Dallas Women Lawyers Association, the Anti-Defamation League and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.


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To: newzjunkey
She apparently was on the board of Exodus Ministries, the convert-the-homos group.

She also did some work for the YWCA, which is anti-gun (read that anti-2nd Amendment).

61 posted on 10/03/2005 5:48:35 AM PDT by DocH (Gun-grabbers, you can HAVE my guns... lead first.)
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To: Former Military Chick
Maybe this is just Rove's Rope-A-Dope, let the dims assault her for being an old white women with no judicial experience, then replace her with Janice R. Brown.

Then let the dims filibuster her.

62 posted on 10/03/2005 5:48:39 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: RWR8189

I'm starting to suspect that Bush only pandered to the pro-life base..his real loyalty is to the coporate wing of this party...


63 posted on 10/03/2005 5:48:39 AM PDT by Moderate right-winger (complacency brings doom!)
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To: newzjunkey

http://www.exodusministriesinc.com/objective.htm

WHAT IS EXODUS MINISTRY?



Exodus Ministry is a non-denominational Christian organization established to assist ex-offenders and their families become productive members of society by meeting both their spiritual and physical needs.

The Exodus program has the following 3 primary objectives:

1) to decrease the number of ex-offenders who become homeless and unemployed, eventually committing new crimes and returning to prison.

2) to assist ex-offenders in obtaining employment and managing their finances so they can re-establish a positive self-sufficient lifestyle.

3) to reunite ex-offenders with their families and teach them the life-skills necessary for daily living through counseling and training services.

Through the 7-month residential program, Exodus provides the participants with the following:

HOUSING SERVICES

Fully furnished single family apartments and all basic living needs at no cost.

CHILDCARE SERVICES

Pre-school day-care, after-school tutoring, and summer camps.

EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Job readiness, job search, job placement, GED and Literacy training.

PERSONAL COUNSELING

Bible studies, mentoring, one-on-one meetings, life management, and parenting skills.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Family budgeting, financial planning, and banking techniques.


64 posted on 10/03/2005 5:48:42 AM PDT by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: Barney Gumble

What do you know about this woman that makes you dislike this pick?


65 posted on 10/03/2005 5:49:02 AM PDT by Peach (Go Yankees!)
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To: Peach

Hutchinson is so easy to listen to. Quiet, calm, a Texas lady.

If she is saying good things about Miers, that makes me feel good, too.

I wonder what my uncle, who's a very liberal lawyer in Ft. Worth, thinks about her....


66 posted on 10/03/2005 5:49:47 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: RWR8189

George just permanently sunk Jeb's career.

I agree with you 100%. This nominee is bullocks.


67 posted on 10/03/2005 5:49:52 AM PDT by Barney Gumble (Even the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.)
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To: Moderate right-winger
I'm starting to suspect that Bush only pandered to the pro-life base..his real loyalty is to the coporate wing of this party.

You're kidding, right? What planet are you on, anyway?

68 posted on 10/03/2005 5:49:53 AM PDT by Peach (Go Yankees!)
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To: Peach

I live in Tenn. and I voted for Gore twice because he was pro-life and pro gun.


69 posted on 10/03/2005 5:49:56 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: newzjunkey
The AP says, Miers is leading the White House effort to help Bush choose a nominee to the Supreme Court...

So, is she happy with Bush's choice?

70 posted on 10/03/2005 5:50:50 AM PDT by DumpsterDiver
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To: RWR8189

Brown was picked by Allbaugh, he became deputy director and then was elevated when Allbaugh left.

Roberts was an intellectual heavyweight.

Bush never had even met Roberts.

This cronyism can't be used when the dems recommended her.


71 posted on 10/03/2005 5:50:52 AM PDT by johnmecainrino
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To: Moderate right-winger

he's a country club Republican deep within..the faith is not really deep although he's still a saint compared to any Dem


72 posted on 10/03/2005 5:50:54 AM PDT by Moderate right-winger (complacency brings doom!)
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To: Miss Marple
And you, once again, are being much too logical!!!

And by the way. Good morning!

73 posted on 10/03/2005 5:51:09 AM PDT by OldFriend (One Man With Courage Makes a Majority ~ Andrew Jackson)
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To: thegreatbeast

Good call! The ABA is a bunch of liberals, unbeknownst to many Americans.


74 posted on 10/03/2005 5:51:13 AM PDT by Barney Gumble (Even the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.)
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To: metmom
Gives me the impression he might have made a decent choice if the MSM is already trying to sway the issue.

Could be right. In fact, the Democrats might be so desperate on this one that they are trying to divide conservatives on this issue and trying to plant into conservative minds that this candidate is not conservative and the base should abandon Bush and Miers.

We will see. It will be interesting to see what Bush does to assure conservatives that this is the RIGHT choice.

75 posted on 10/03/2005 5:51:40 AM PDT by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: Moderate right-winger
The social sciences are susceptible to manipulation in order to get a desired outcome. Think of psychology's removing homosexuality from the disorder list, or the "self-esteem" fad we have been subjected to over the last few years.sciences, particularly mathematics, are not subject to "interpretation." Mathematics requires a disciplined mind.
76 posted on 10/03/2005 5:51:48 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)
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To: Congressman Billybob

finally, common sense prevails on a post here. This man knows who she is, better than anyone else here obviously. He also knows what the base wants him to nominate, I think I will give him the benefit of the doubt for now and wait to learn more for myself. President Bush knows the stakes here, he knows how important this decision is and I think he will be the one with the little smirk on his face when all is said and done.


77 posted on 10/03/2005 5:51:51 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
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To: RWR8189

Man, you don't do much homework. She was on the board of Exodus International, which is no pro-gay group. That speaks volumes to me.


78 posted on 10/03/2005 5:51:52 AM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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To: Tennessean4Bush

I guess that we can count on your vote for Harold Ford Jr. then??????????


79 posted on 10/03/2005 5:51:53 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: AlaskaErik

Just pray Greenspan doesn't die. I'd hate to see Bush's favorite bank teller put in there.


80 posted on 10/03/2005 5:52:11 AM PDT by FreeInWV
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