Posted on 05/14/2010 7:53:53 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Want to Talk to Kagan’s Family? Permission Denied By SHARON OTTERMAN Kagan
White Houses traditionally put a muzzle on their Supreme Court nominees, to keep them from saying anything that might jeopardize Senate confirmation. But the Obama White House has taken it one step further. It is limiting, if not blocking, access to the nominee’s family.
The New York Times received permission on Tuesday from Hunter College High School in Manhattan, Elena Kagan’s alma mater, to observe a constitutional law class there taught by her brother Irving. We thought it would be intriguing to watch the give and take between Mr. Kagan, who is known as a passionate and interactive educator, and his students on his first day back after witnessing his sister’s nomination in Washington.
Mr. Kagan, who is also a Hunter alumnus, did not have a problem with the idea, a school spokeswoman said, but she added that all media requests now had to be given final approval by the White House. The times were tentatively set: there was either an 8:52 a.m. class or a 9:36 a.m. class on Wednesday. “I thought it would have been great,” said the spokeswoman, Meredith Halpern.
But when presented with the idea, the White House balked.
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My sister is a liberal moron. I wouldn’t want to be judged on her actions .... ever.
Yep - I was gonna say “the most transparent administration in history.”
FUBO
Since when does the WH decide who get interviewed by the press? Her family is fair game. Maybe it will get out that she is a “red diaper” baby.
Hide the commie SC candidate, that’s the plan.
I guess she like bammy actually have no known friends or schoolmates. You know, normal people this Manchurians.
Obama’s own family shut the f*** up about the Indonesian raised relative headed to the White House.
Shades of the Kenyan government’s pressure on the media.
Each passing day brings us closer to a Venezuela and Cuba mirror image! How can one man imprison a whole nation?...I don’t get it!! We should have had a holy revolution by now and kick the evil bastard out of our HOUSE!! Now we are in the process of sitting a socialist lesbian to the highest court in the land! American is over the cliff and hanging by it’s finger nails for dear life...THE JOKER and his demon hordes are about to cut those nails off!! Please dear Lord cast off these evil men from office!
Am I the only one who thinks she looks like actor Kevin James? Coming soon to a Supreme Court near you - Paul Blart Supreme Court Justice!
Before Obama was elected, I prayed and prayed that he would not win. I really believe Obama is God’s punishment on America and it will get worse. We brought it on ourselves when we allowed God to be kicked out of America.
hmmm....even the NY Slimes is beginning to chafe under The Regime’s press controls....this is getting interesting
I used to have two liberal brothers - sadly, only one now. He is still called a “yellow dog cur” of the family.
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