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Dobbs responds to suggestion that Obama would nominate a woman by asking if that would be "the death of meritocracy on the court"

May 01, 2009 8:20 pm ET

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    • Author by jjamele2880 (May 01, 2009 8:37 pm ET)
         

      A "Woman," not a "Women." 

      And yes, Lou, it would, because 

      A.  Every President always picks the Most Qualified person to fill a vacancy on the court.  It never has to do with ideology or politics.  Ever. And..

      B.  The Most Qualified person could never, EVER be a woman.  I mean, the very thought is just hysterical.  Which I guess explains the stupid grin on Dobbs's face.

       <end sarcasm>

       

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      • Author by NiceguyEddie (May 04, 2009 12:49 pm ET)
           
        And these nimrods wonder why they're accused of sexism, and why (in Limbaugh's case, for example) women hate them. Idiots. Personally I think the network media's conservative leanings have undermined the meritocracy of the profession of journalism.
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    • Author by 1st Republic 14th Star (May 01, 2009 9:30 pm ET)
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      Sure, Lou. Clarence Thomas got his appointment strictly on merit. Sam Alito and John Roberts being doctrinaire talking points spitting Republican ideologists had nothing to do with their appointments. The Bush vs. Gore decision was based strictly on the law and had nothing to do with politics.

      Honestly -- how is this uninformed, ignorant jackass still on the air?
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      • Author by Craig (May 01, 2009 10:10 pm ET)
           
        The death of meritocracy in the news media happened quite awhile ago.
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    • Author by ewl94232 (May 03, 2009 10:41 pm ET)
         

      What an insightful set of responses! No sirree! We're not going to be fooled by any dumb old Conservatives are we? Picking one supposedly qualified nominee over another because of their race or gender ... there's nothing wrong with that is there?

      Whomever he picks, (I mean after all, this is Obama we're talking about), has got to be better than any of those intellectually deficient ignoramuses that voted 9-0 to overturn the Florida Supreme Court for accepting Al Gore's appeal to have only those districts in which the odds were that if any new votes were added they would tend to accumulate in his favor by a rate of 2 - 1. As long as they agree with the audience of MMFA and always vote in favor of the Leftwing point of view, no matter what the law may say they'll be the best picks ... right?
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