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King reports unsourced claims that some Dems think Sotomayor not one of "the intellectual firebrands that the president had on his list"

May 26, 2009 11:02 am ET

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    • Author by nerzog (May 26, 2009 11:06 am ET)
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      Well, we can be grateful for one thing. All this Republican kvetching and whining will knock Darth Cheney and his Defending-Torture Whirlwind Tour out of the headlines.
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      • Author by seeryer (May 26, 2009 11:10 am ET)
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        That will be the next line of attack from the right wing noise machine. How vetted is this lady? How much time did Obama spend on this pick? Did he rush it to knock Cheney out of the headlines and change the Gitmo subject? Hannity's people are copying and pasting this into the opening monologue as we speak.
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      • Author by snoopy (May 26, 2009 11:11 am ET)
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        I wouldn't count on it just yet. While I've yet to see a right winger multi-task with any degree of skill I'm betting if they just focus on hate they can do it.
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        • Author by nerzog (May 26, 2009 12:22 pm ET)
             
          DOH! Don't look now, but General Petraeus just came out in favor of closing Gitmo! Watch as the Troglodytes scurry away from that debate and pile on Sotomayor.
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          • Author by magnolialover (May 26, 2009 12:40 pm ET)
               
            And I wonder how long it will be before talk radio starts hammering Gen. Patraeus on this one? It will be quite the turn around from when Congress issued a formal rebuke against freedom of speech when the General Betray-us ad came out. Just for the record, I'm a fan of Patraeus, and think him the best commander we have in the military currently serving.

            But, you're probably correct. They'll just latch onto this to harp about until after she's confirmed.
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    • Author by seeryer (May 26, 2009 11:14 am ET)
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      King is either a conservative or he bends over backwards to parrot thei talking points. He is unbearable on Sunday mornings. Here is what I don't get about CNN. They claim to play it down the middle. Why do they claim this? Who are they attracting? Conservatives think they are liberals dressed up as journalists and liberals see them for the spineless right wing appeasers they are. CNN would rather appear right wing than be right if being right causes them to make a stand that could be described as liberal. That is why they are irrelevant.
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      • Author by pauldeman (May 26, 2009 12:10 pm ET)
           
        I couldn't agree with u more. It was sweet to see Sen. Boxer call him out several times yesterday for his unique brand of partial-quote journalism, the type that Hannity revels in. He and his wife have been bashing Pelosi as if the speaker was solely responsible for the torture program that they implicitly embrace. I suppose the Human Events audience is high among King's priorities. Great marketing tool, CNN.

        This latest offense is not surprising. King is just getting started. For the foreseeable future, we will likely more of the same: unchallenged dubious claims and one-sided smears from conservative interest groups, Huckabee GOPS and other memes right out of the GOP playbook. Don't disappoint us John. Rush and Cheney will be monitoring you, making sure u fall in line.

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    • Author by snoopy (May 26, 2009 11:18 am ET)
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      Here's a good article detailing the cottage industry attack machine and how the right will try to slander Sotomayor. I've already seen three out of the four on this site alone!
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      • Author by pointofview (May 26, 2009 12:22 pm ET)
           
        Interesting Snoopy.

        Also interesting is how you fail to point out how the author talks about the far left doing this as well as the right, and how he condems what happened to Roberts and Alito.
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        • Author by nerzog (May 26, 2009 12:25 pm ET)
             
          What happened to Roberts and Alito? As I remember it, the Democrats only offered token resistance to those two corporate lackeys.
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          • Author by pointofview (May 26, 2009 12:31 pm ET)
               
            your memory is lacking
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            • Author by magnolialover (May 26, 2009 12:42 pm ET)
                 
              And yet, somehow, they still made it to the court. They were so abused. I'm sure know you'll start telling us how that mean old Teddy Kennedy made someone cry.

              Also, you call out Snoop for not noting that it talks about the far left, and yet, he posted the article. And it's not the far right doing this, it's ALL of the right wingers. See the difference? Yeah, probably not.
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            • Author by nerzog (May 26, 2009 12:46 pm ET)
                 
              Did the Democrats filibuster?
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            • Author by magnolialover (May 26, 2009 12:48 pm ET)
                 
              Just to refresh yours:

              Alito Vote:
              http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00002#position

              Roberts Vote:
              http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00245#position

              So it seems that Alito got less democratic votes, but still got some, and Roberts got a vast majority of democratic votes. So yes, token resistance, in other words, symbolic resistance to Bush's Alito nomination, and as I mentioned before, he was still confirmed pretty easily.
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        • Author by solon (May 26, 2009 1:05 pm ET)
             
          He cited and LINKED to the article. Its not like he was trying to hide anything. I dont know what more you could want. He cited the cottage industry he didnt call it a RIGHTWING cottage industry. What exactly is your criticism?
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    • Author by right-winger (May 26, 2009 12:41 pm ET)
         
      I SEE RIGHT-WING KING DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO MAKE SURE IT GOT OUT THAT SOME DEMS WERE AGAINST THIS PICK TOO. YOU KNOW HOW KING,DOBBS, BASH AND WOLF ARE GOING TO PLAY THIS STORY THE DEMS ARE THE REASON WHY SHE DIDN'T GET ON THE COURT.AND YOU NO WHICH DEMS HE LOVE TO TALK TOO. THOSE REAGAN DEMS FROM THE SOUTH.
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