Lois Lerner: The Face of Liberalism

RUSH: You know, I know as an adult and as a decent, nice person, I know as a person with manners and sense of propriety that you're not supposed to comment on the way people look. In fact, I'll tell you a little story for those of you who are listening here but never had a chance to hear my mother call this program or in other ways be involved in my life. She passed away in 2000.

Early on in this program's history, likely the first sixmonths of the program in 1988, somehow we ended up discussing the most unattractive presidential daughters. I think a caller brought it up or something, and I engaged. I accepted the premise and began talking about it, and I offered a name. It doesn't matter who I said. So I finished the program, I went home, and I called my mother every day. So I called her, and she just read me the riot act.

She said, "Son, you can't do that. You just can't make fun of the way people look. They can't help it. You're never gonna last. You're never gonna go anywhere if that's the way -- I mean, to talk about the most unattractive presidential daughter, that's just not something you should do. Besides, you forgot Margaret Truman." (laughing) I just busted up. I could not stop laughing. After reading me the riot act, she gave me her opinion.

Anyway, when I look at this Lois Lerner, IRS babe, I see somebody who is miserable, mean, vindictive, unhappy, and vengeful. The woman just encapsulates all of that just in her facial expression. This is the woman who led the IRS effort to essentially disenfranchise the Tea Party. This is the woman at the IRS who was

Milberg Counsel William Taylor III: The Day After

By Alison FrankelAll Articles

The American Lawyer
June 18, 2008

In the end, says William Taylor III, the lawyer who defended the Milberg firm for more than four years, he had no choice: If Milberg was to survive as a law firm, it had to reach a deal to avoid a guilty plea or conviction in the federal probe of kickbacks to lead plaintiffs in securities class actions. Taylor declined to comment on reports that Milberg had asked spin-off firm Coughlin Stoia to contribute to Milberg’s $75 million payment of fines. Coughlin Stoia was never indicted in the kickback case.

http://www.alm.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422346201&Milberg_Counsel_William_Taylor_III_The_Day_After#ixzz2v9DuEvgH

Hmmmm ..?? I wrote the following email to FOX this morning before Rush came on the air. I was totally shocked when he basically agreed with everything I said.

Email: “Jon and Jenna,

You totally flubbed the hearing explanation by not really seeing what was going on.

(Preface: The opening statements had already been given and the next item in the hearing is the questions. When Issa asked Cummings if he had any questions; what Cummings did was try to give another statement - he never did ask her any questions). Therefore, Issa shut down the hearing - because it was pointless to allow Cummings to act as if he was running the hearing.)

I’m going to give you my interpretation – and maybe you can see what was really going on.

First of all, the video of Lois Lerner entering the hearing room was stunning .. she had this look of complete arrogance; sneering at the room, while appearing to not notice anybody. It was obvious to me she was going to plead the 5th. NOBODY has noticed this.

Secondly, during the proceedings, first you have opening statements, and then you have “questions”. When Issa began (because he’s Chairman), and it became obvious that Ms. Lerner was not going to be answering any questions (from Issa), he asked Cummings if he had questions; Cummings began with a rebuttal statement and kept going on and on .. so Issa shut him down .. we were already at the “question” stage .. and because of how Lerner had reacted to Issa’s questions, there was no need to proceed.

But, as usual, Cummings threw a tantrum .. and it was not necessary. The hearing was over. Lerner was not going to testify so there was no need to continue with the charade.

Cummings was only mad because he wasn’t allowed to “bloviate” all over the TV. Issa was well within his rights, as Chairman, to shut the hearing down. It really bothered me that neither of you recognized what Cummings was up to .. Cummings wanted the opportunity to drag the repubs all over the floor for even holding this hearing, and for the repubs trying to insinuate that the WH was responsible for the failures of the IRS.

The dems are in big, big trouble in November .. and this was just another attempt to try to look relevant .. as well as disparage Issa (and all other repubs) to the public.

In an attempt to be “fair and balanced” FOX seems to be racing toward the left at every opportune moment (and you thought we didn’t notice).”

I have not, nor do I expect to hear a reply. Don’t care .. at least they have been forced to see what their public is seeing. Most of FOX is ok .. but I do usually DVR the programs I like so I don’t have to sit through the radical liberals on the programs.

But, it is rather scary to see the likes of Bill Press and James Carville becoming part of FOX.

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