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2005/5/12-13 [Politics/Domestic/President/Clinton, Politics/Domestic/RepublicanMedia] UID:37658 Activity:nil
5/12    http://mediamatters.org/items/200505100002
        "Fox News general assignment correspondent Major Garrett quoted
        Republicans who asserted that Texas Supreme Court justice Priscilla
        Owen, nominated by President Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
        5th Circuit, is the first judicial nominee to be filibustered who
        received a unanimous well-qualified ("WQ") rating from the American Bar
        Association (ABA). But Garrett failed to note that blocking WQ-rated
        judicial nominees is hardly new."
        So the correspondent correctly notes the historicity of the filibuster,
        and Media Matters criticizes him for not mentioning "blocking" of
        candidates.  Yeah, real solid criticism there.
        \_ Why are you cutting the quote?
           "... is hardly new.  Republicans blocked 10 of President Clinton's
           appeals court nominees who received unanimous WQs.  Denied even
           hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, these nominations
           never left the committee for full Senate consideration."
           Oh yeah!  You == The Stupid.  http://Mediamatters.org == Got it Right.
           \_ No, media matters apparently doesn't understand the difference
              between "filibuster" and blocked in committee.
              \_ Do you accept or not accept the observation below:
                 One can state a standalone fact without further context and,
                 while not lying, be misleading.
                 \_ Of course that's possible.  Proving intent is harder.
                    At any rate, in this particular case, FN has addressed the
                    filibuster vs. committee issue at length (at least on the
                    one FN show I watch).
                    \_ Do you accept or not accept the observation below:
                       One can make a factual statement that is misleading,
                       even when not intending to mislead.
        \_ Is the filibuster the only tool used to block appointees out of
           sheer partisan venom? If not, then why focus solely on the
           filibuster?
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well-qualified PDF file ("WQ") rating from the American Bar Associat ion (ABA). But Garrett failed to note that blocking WQ-rated judicial no minees is hardly new. Republicans blocked 10 of President Clinton's appe als court nominees who received unanimous WQs. received PDF file a unanimous "well-qualified" by the A BA, received a committee hearing but was granted neither a committee vot e nor full Senate consideration. he American Bar Association voted unanimously to give Owen its highes t rating, "well-qualified." Republicans say she is the first nominee so rated ever blocked by a judicial filibuster. Tho mas website, check the civilian box, select 105 or 106 Congress and ente r the name in the box under "Word/Phrase/Name," and then click the "sear ch" button to the right.
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