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Monday, June 28, 2010

Law The real Elena Kagan

Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Since the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan seems likely to be one of the day's top stories, here's a useful sourced list from Media Matters debunking some of the favorite myths about Kagan propagated by her enemies. Beginning with her supposed ban of military recruiters from Harvard.

While you're at Media Matters, you might take a look at its B.S. detector on the phony Fox line — repeated by commenters here — that the federal Jones Act has prevented foreign flagged vessels from particapting in the Gulf cleanup. It hasn't and they are participating.

Tags: Elena Kagan, U.S. Supreme Court, Jones Act, Gulf oil disaster

        
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"Fox line...commenter here"..truthiness. Hahahaha.

We don't need no stinkin facts, man.

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Posted by eLwood on June 28, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Why, I think there is some profound confusion here. Conservatives just luuuuuuuve Elena, baby! She is the cat's meow to all of us rabid, right wingers. I have it on good authority that she had a picture of William F. Buckley Jr. hanging about her bed. Isn't that just marve? Yes, we are salivating at the prospect of this legal giant assuming the judicial throne. Kagan, Kagan,Kagan roars the crowd at National Review. My palpitating heart longs for the moment when she utters those immortal words when she is sworn in! When she shows up for the swearing in packing heat we will all know where her true allegiance is.

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Posted by Harvey on June 28, 2010 at 6:30 PM

And here are the cards of faith-based racism, anti-semitism and homophobia (Kagan may be a closet lesbian) the GOP is already playing in her SCOTUS nomination.

http://www.salon.com/news/elena_kagan/inde…

This isn't "conservatism." It's plain old backward faith-based bigoty appealing to backward faith-based bigots. Or do they learn their bigotry someplace else I'm unaware of?

That's the GOP base. "God's Own Party," their convention t-shirts read.

Then again, faith-based bigots are apparently the backbone of America, so . . . .

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Posted by Norma Bates on June 29, 2010 at 12:39 AM

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