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prosecutor and going on to be selected by president george herbert walker bush to serve in the federal judiciary and then promoted by president bill clinton a rare occurrence of that someone receives a bipartisan support for their judicial service which she had. and each time as those facts are recounted i watched her mother nodding. recalling what her daughter had achieved. what a great story is for america. when a great star is that president obama would give us a chance to consider judge sotomayor to serve as the first hispanic woman on that u.s. supreme court. for many who opposed judge sotomayor her life and achievements of her judicial record are just not good enough. after poring over 3,000 court decisions and hundreds of for speeches judge sotomayor's critics focused their opposition primarily not exclusively but primarily on one case, the ricci case, and on one senses from one speech.
prosecutor and going on to be selected by president george herbert walker bush to serve in the federal judiciary and then promoted by president bill clinton a rare occurrence of that someone receives a bipartisan support for their judicial service which she had. and each time as those facts are recounted i watched her mother nodding. recalling what her daughter had achieved. what a great story is for america. when a great star is that president obama would give us a chance to consider judge...
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obama won, i think the very fact that it was a strong contrast between barack hussein obama and george walker bushhosen by the same electorate that the world could see this is a real democracy and we care about opportunity here. >> let's raise the vote. another president speaks to the subject. >> it was bill clinton who most sharply said why this 233- year-old nation of ours is so independent, so different. because without it, and only it, the world cannot land. >> america stands alone as the world's indispensable nation. >> there you are. we are indispensable to the world. you are going to defend that statement? >> i don't think the world wants to do without us. you look at how they turn to us for leadership. >> in what sense does the world depend on us? >> look at, for example, the european nations criticizing iran while we have been a little more guarded in that, because we know the world expects us to do something. >> john -- >> hold on, eleanor. >> when he talked about the indispensable nation, that was a phrase that was filtered through a prizm of liberal internationalism that ran right thro
obama won, i think the very fact that it was a strong contrast between barack hussein obama and george walker bushhosen by the same electorate that the world could see this is a real democracy and we care about opportunity here. >> let's raise the vote. another president speaks to the subject. >> it was bill clinton who most sharply said why this 233- year-old nation of ours is so independent, so different. because without it, and only it, the world cannot land. >> america...
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the energetic grandmother said she got the idea to skydive, after seeing president george herbert walker bushake a jump just a few weeks ago on his 80th birthday. she figured if he did it, she could, too. you go, girl. (announcer) tired of nighttime breathing problems? (sniffy/congested noises) ("whish, whish") here's the solution. (applause) is it a bandage you ask? no! it's famous, drug free breathe right. (squeaky noise) ingenious flexible strips that fit your nose to gently open your nasal passages... (free air/deep breath) ...for up to 31% more airflow. (female) wow! (announcer) you'll breathe better so you'll sleep better! small strip. big relief. bright idea! breathe better. sleep better. breathe right. >>> that is our report for tonight. be sure sure to watch eyewitness news morning edition. starting at 8:00 a.m. for bob and stan, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching. csi new york is next. enjoy tomorrow. it's going to be a beautiful day. good night. larry dunby: the topic on every new yorker's mind?
the energetic grandmother said she got the idea to skydive, after seeing president george herbert walker bushake a jump just a few weeks ago on his 80th birthday. she figured if he did it, she could, too. you go, girl. (announcer) tired of nighttime breathing problems? (sniffy/congested noises) ("whish, whish") here's the solution. (applause) is it a bandage you ask? no! it's famous, drug free breathe right. (squeaky noise) ingenious flexible strips that fit your nose to gently open...
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george bush -- w. bush and his father, president george herbert walker bush, both being there for the signing of the a.d.a. act amendments. so thanks to that legislation of last year, people who were denied coverage under the a.d.a. will now be covered. so as we celebrate the 19th anniversary of this great civil rights law, it's remark to believe think that many young people with disabilities have grown up taking advantages of these changes. and, you know, they really have no memory of the way things used to be before the law was passed. i remember recently i had -- as we want to do as senators, i had my picture taken out here with a group of young people, one of whom was using a wheelchair, and i was talking about the upcoming anniversary of the americans with disacts act, and i had pointed to the curb cuts so that someone could come up and use a wheelchair and i said, you know, those weren't there before 1990. to which this young person in the wheelchair was astounded to find this out. they'd just assumed that they'd always been able to move around freely. so as we look around after 19 years, we see a l
george bush -- w. bush and his father, president george herbert walker bush, both being there for the signing of the a.d.a. act amendments. so thanks to that legislation of last year, people who were denied coverage under the a.d.a. will now be covered. so as we celebrate the 19th anniversary of this great civil rights law, it's remark to believe think that many young people with disabilities have grown up taking advantages of these changes. and, you know, they really have no memory of the way...
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she is a retrained and moderate jurist who was put on the bench by george herber walker bush and promoted by president clinton. she's an exceptional person. let me tell you george, give her high marks. she's met face-to-face with 89 senators. answered all of their questions. i think she's done an exceptional job. >> we'll go straight to "the roundtable" as the panelists take their seats. take a look at these moments from confirmation hearings. >> i'm not going to be pregnant anymore. >> this is a circus, it's a national disgrace, and from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i'm concerned, it say high-tech lynching. >> no hints, no forecasts, no previews. >> i have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic background, because of religion or because of gender. >> and with that, let me bring in "the roundtable," i'm joined by george will, donna brazile, walk woodward of the "washington post," sam donaldson and cokie roberts. george, we just heard senator kyl talk about the republican strategy right there. he had surprising numbers th
she is a retrained and moderate jurist who was put on the bench by george herber walker bush and promoted by president clinton. she's an exceptional person. let me tell you george, give her high marks. she's met face-to-face with 89 senators. answered all of their questions. i think she's done an exceptional job. >> we'll go straight to "the roundtable" as the panelists take their seats. take a look at these moments from confirmation hearings. >> i'm not going to be...
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>> i mean, george bush -- ronald reagan didn't endorse george herber walker bush until the year of the election. i mean, it's just way too early. i'm confident she would make a fine president. the question is what's the whole political scenario? >> do you think she's run? >> i don't know. i know she will play a major role. i know she has the ability to ignite our party and to galvanize us and get us going again and give us a strong, positive message. >> one more on this. your trusted advisor mike murphy wrote this week something very pointed. he wrote that governor sarah palin is the political train wreck that keeps on giving. first she was an awful choice for last year's john mccain's are an mate. an inexperienced governor of a small state, she lacked experience and brought nothing to the ticket. it was a centrality eejically awful choice. knowing everything you know now, would you pick her again? >> absolutely. in all due respect to those who like to kind of examine the entrails and look back washed, the fact is we were three points ahead on september 15th, and the stock market crash
>> i mean, george bush -- ronald reagan didn't endorse george herber walker bush until the year of the election. i mean, it's just way too early. i'm confident she would make a fine president. the question is what's the whole political scenario? >> do you think she's run? >> i don't know. i know she will play a major role. i know she has the ability to ignite our party and to galvanize us and get us going again and give us a strong, positive message. >> one more on this....
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george w. bush back in july of 2001. >> six months in. >> yeah, six months in. bill clinton back in july of 1993, he was at 48%. george herbert walker bush, 2 out of 3 americans gave him the thumbs up about six months into his presidency and ronald reagan, six out of ten approving of how he was doing as president back in july of 1981, fred. >> all right. and we'll have to check those numbers again in a month or two because we know they'll change again, right? >> they will. >> paul steinhauser, thanks so much. good to see you. >> thank you. >>> and then after four days of grilling, the president's supreme court pick might find out tuesday if she actually gets the job. if she is confirmed, sonia sotomayor would be the first latina supreme court justice in u.s. history. her chances look pretty good. three gop moderates including the party's senior senator richard luger of indiana were quick to throw their support behind her. >>> and one group watching the sotomayor confirmation process very closely, students who will be graduating from law school only about a year and a half from now. i sat down with four of them from emory and the uni
george w. bush back in july of 2001. >> six months in. >> yeah, six months in. bill clinton back in july of 1993, he was at 48%. george herbert walker bush, 2 out of 3 americans gave him the thumbs up about six months into his presidency and ronald reagan, six out of ten approving of how he was doing as president back in july of 1981, fred. >> all right. and we'll have to check those numbers again in a month or two because we know they'll change again, right? >> they...
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johnson, george herbert walker bush or george walker bush?, you get one of kathie lee's cds. >> all right. the san antonio spurs have won four nba championships. i've got a feeling you know this. that's more than any nba franchise. true or false? >> false. >> well, help him out a little. yes, way to go, amigo. >> tony! >> there you go, darling. >> the answer is only three teams have done better, boston, los angeles, and chicago bulls. okay. >> thank you, everybody. >> that was an excellent game of "who knew?" . kath, did you see up there there's a san antonio -- is that a spur up there? >> that's a horse. >> you don't know what you're going to find in our crowd. okay, you guys, we've got a lot coming up on this show. we are going to do our bit on the bull. all right we're going to try that. and we're also going to take you to a texas dude ranch. so buckle up, we got a lot happening from san antonio, texas, after these messages. >>> "today takes a vacation" is brought to you by expedia.com. >> it's beginning to heat up here in san antonio. >>i
johnson, george herbert walker bush or george walker bush?, you get one of kathie lee's cds. >> all right. the san antonio spurs have won four nba championships. i've got a feeling you know this. that's more than any nba franchise. true or false? >> false. >> well, help him out a little. yes, way to go, amigo. >> tony! >> there you go, darling. >> the answer is only three teams have done better, boston, los angeles, and chicago bulls. okay. >> thank...
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axelrod even acknowledges taxes may go up on the middle class, barack obama made a george herbert walker bush like statement. he said look, under my plan, no family making $250,000 is going to see their income tax go up, any form of tax increase, payroll tax, not any tax. is he on the verge of breaking a major promise now to the american people? >> well, look, he's already broken that promise. when they passed the tobacco bill, and i'm not an advocate for smoking, but they passed a tobacco bill earlier this year to raise the price for anybody that has that habit, and a lot of those people don't make $250,000 per year. if you look at their plans, whether it is their plan for taxing soft drinks or fast food, there's no way that you can walk up into a mcdonald's and say here's my income tax return i made less than $250,000 last year, so i don't need to pay your soft drink tax. who do they think they're kidding? the purpose behind this is to make it so expensive and to drive the deficit so far out of reach that the only result is people feel compelled to adjust themselves to having a big tax incr
axelrod even acknowledges taxes may go up on the middle class, barack obama made a george herbert walker bush like statement. he said look, under my plan, no family making $250,000 is going to see their income tax go up, any form of tax increase, payroll tax, not any tax. is he on the verge of breaking a major promise now to the american people? >> well, look, he's already broken that promise. when they passed the tobacco bill, and i'm not an advocate for smoking, but they passed a...
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axelrod even acknowledges taxes may go up on the middle class, barack obama made a george herbert walker bush like statement. he said look, under my plan, no family making $250,000 is going to see their income tax go up, any form of tax increase, payroll tax, not any tax. is he on the verge of breaking a major promise now to the american people? >> well, look, he's already broken that promise. when they passed the tobacco bill, and i'm not an advocate for smoking, but they passed a tobacco bill earlier this year to raise the price for anybody that has that habit, and a lot of those people don't make $250,000 per year. if you look at their plans, whether it is their plan for taxing soft drinks or fast food, there's no way that you can walk up into a mcdonald's and say here's my income tax return i made less than $250,000 last year, so i don't need to pay your soft drink tax. who do they think they're kidding? the purpose behind this is to make it so expensive and to drive the deficit so far out of reach that the only result is people feel compelled to adjust themselves to having a big tax incr
axelrod even acknowledges taxes may go up on the middle class, barack obama made a george herbert walker bush like statement. he said look, under my plan, no family making $250,000 is going to see their income tax go up, any form of tax increase, payroll tax, not any tax. is he on the verge of breaking a major promise now to the american people? >> well, look, he's already broken that promise. when they passed the tobacco bill, and i'm not an advocate for smoking, but they passed a...
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district court by president george herbert walker bush presiding over roughly 450 cases and earning a reputation as a tough, fairminded and thoughtful juryist. she would replace justice suitor as the only member on the court with trial experience. judge sotomayor has participateed in of 400 panel decisions with only 7 being brought up to the supreme court which reversed only three of those decisions two of which were closely divided. with confirmation judge sotomayor brings more experience than any judge in 100 years and more -- as a testament to judge sotomayor, many independent, national, legal and law enforcement groups have already endorsed her nomination including among them the aba giving her the highest rating of well qualified complimenting not only her intellect and rrd of deciding cases based upon the legal issues before her and following the law as it exists and that she has a healthy respect for the lented role of judges and the powers of lemming is lative and executive branches. and she has a healthy respect for the limited role of judges and the balance of pow er. the pr
district court by president george herbert walker bush presiding over roughly 450 cases and earning a reputation as a tough, fairminded and thoughtful juryist. she would replace justice suitor as the only member on the court with trial experience. judge sotomayor has participateed in of 400 panel decisions with only 7 being brought up to the supreme court which reversed only three of those decisions two of which were closely divided. with confirmation judge sotomayor brings more experience than...
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worked at the federal equal opportunity commission, and i was an appointee of president george herbert walker bush there and i went down to help produce a video on discrimination against people wearing certain type of religious articles of garb. glenn: did you find that they were open-minded? >> well, it was interesting. during the time i spent there, they had many questions about the protections that the federal government provides. and they walked me through the school, and i noticed on these world maps that they had in the classrooms, there was one country that was missing, israel. glenn: hmm. that's wierd. must have been an oversight. thank you very much. we will talk to you again and follow this story tomorrow and as long as we can unless we get mired in the sand and they don't do anything, like the government usually doesn't. a lot of people worried about president owe obama introducing a new fairness doctrine. it is not coming, but something is and i'll tell you about it, next. i never thought it could happen to me... a heart attack at 53. i had felt fine. but turns out... my cholesterol an
worked at the federal equal opportunity commission, and i was an appointee of president george herbert walker bush there and i went down to help produce a video on discrimination against people wearing certain type of religious articles of garb. glenn: did you find that they were open-minded? >> well, it was interesting. during the time i spent there, they had many questions about the protections that the federal government provides. and they walked me through the school, and i noticed on...
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. >> ronald reagan didn't endorse george herbert walker bush his own vice president until the year of the election. but it's just way too early but i'm confident she would make a fine president, question is, what's the whole political scenario? >> exactly smart and exactly right. our old friend departed bob teeter said you can't have a strategy until you can have a strategy. anybody that has a 2012 strategy before we see the outcome of the 2010 midterms and what happens with these ill-fated overreaches of this president is crazy. there's not a 2012 strategy right now. did he describe federalism better than most republicans? yes. does she have a good record on energy? yes. she'll be a big voice. i don't know anybody who will pick any 2012 nominee at this point. it would be goofy. >> as far as her running in 2012, a lot of democrats say, yeah, bring it on. we hope she runs. we heard that before and sometimes be careful what your wish for. >> i know this, somebody on cnn, i really wish for. i think she's utterly compelling. i did a class on the 2008 election and we probably talked about
. >> ronald reagan didn't endorse george herbert walker bush his own vice president until the year of the election. but it's just way too early but i'm confident she would make a fine president, question is, what's the whole political scenario? >> exactly smart and exactly right. our old friend departed bob teeter said you can't have a strategy until you can have a strategy. anybody that has a 2012 strategy before we see the outcome of the 2010 midterms and what happens with these...
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four presidents and even managed to persuade two of them, william jefferson clinton and george herbert walker bushmes >> it's very difficult to tell the president of the united states to sign something the way you want it. it's not a card show are you can go and ask pete rose to ask something and say will you sign this to jim or whom ever. the presidents are going to sign the way they want to sign. >> reporter: the most expensive cost him 50 grand, the one signed by our heaviest president, 300 pound william howard taft, who began a grand american tradition back in 1910. >> no other president had thrown out first pitch at a baseball game before. he was the first one to attend a baseball game and he was the first president to throw out a first pitch. >> reporter: so when obama throws out the first pitch this year, what are you going to be doing and thinking about? >> thinking i'd like to have that baseball. thinking i'd really like to have that baseball added to my collection. >> and he says he will never sell it, he will auction it when he passes away. there's a special provision in it for his kids
four presidents and even managed to persuade two of them, william jefferson clinton and george herbert walker bushmes >> it's very difficult to tell the president of the united states to sign something the way you want it. it's not a card show are you can go and ask pete rose to ask something and say will you sign this to jim or whom ever. the presidents are going to sign the way they want to sign. >> reporter: the most expensive cost him 50 grand, the one signed by our heaviest...
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president george herbert walker bush at the end of the cold war said nobody lost the cold war, we allwon it. and went out of his way not to show any kind of smug superiority or any kind of gloating over the situation. but then we tended to forget about it and we pursued things like making europe whole and pursued the kinds of things to make the world the way we would like. but in the process, we sort of forgot about russia. and their own feelings. and i think resetting the button and i would say to start we ought to do the nuclear business. because, after all, nuclear, especially nuclear weapons, is where the russians are still a superpower and we can restore their sense of importance and dignity by starting on the bilateral nuclear arms relationship, on proliferation, on how we can promote nuclear power safely together and so on. i think that's the place to start. >> rose: is it possible that we can have... we can eliminate nuclear weapons? >> well, i think it's possible, although i would doubt it. what we cannot eliminate is the knowledge of how to make nuclear weapons. and what i f
president george herbert walker bush at the end of the cold war said nobody lost the cold war, we allwon it. and went out of his way not to show any kind of smug superiority or any kind of gloating over the situation. but then we tended to forget about it and we pursued things like making europe whole and pursued the kinds of things to make the world the way we would like. but in the process, we sort of forgot about russia. and their own feelings. and i think resetting the button and i would...
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george w. bush back in july of 2001. bill clinton was at 48% back in july of 1993. george herbert walker bush at 66% way back in 1989.x out of ten americans gave ronald reagan a thumbs up six months into his presidency. >> paul, because he has been so popular, a lot of folks have been hesitant to come out and go against the president. the numbers dropping a little bit there. how much or how important will public support be in this whole health care debate for the president? >> reporter: public support is so crucial. the president's approval numbers matters because he's trying to get major legislation through health care, immigration. the more popular the president, the more clout he has as he deals with congress. if that number starts to slip that's troubling to the white house. >> paul, we'll be talking to you again this morning. thank you. we'll see you soon. for our viewers here, cnn wednesday night the moment of truth, live from times square. at 8:00 the premier of black america 2. first part of the series. it will be followed by president obama's press conference. at 10:00 black in america 2 continues. this is a
george w. bush back in july of 2001. bill clinton was at 48% back in july of 1993. george herbert walker bush at 66% way back in 1989.x out of ten americans gave ronald reagan a thumbs up six months into his presidency. >> paul, because he has been so popular, a lot of folks have been hesitant to come out and go against the president. the numbers dropping a little bit there. how much or how important will public support be in this whole health care debate for the president? >>...
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i voted for george walker bush in 2000. believe that we should be friends with russia, absolutely. we have a great deal we can share. an alliance between us might do the world a great deal of good. i am all for. cuba as well. many other countries. there are many problems we could work on together. by the way, i am very pleased that we have reached yet another milestone in this country's history. host: how would you define being friends? caller: you know, it is a relationship like between any two countries -- they are the other dominant power. host: if i want to be good friend with my neighbor i don't let my weeds grow into his yard -- give me an example of the same. caller: we have been putting missiles on their doorstep for decades. then they put missiles in cuba and we had a fit. i have never seen the fairness of that. back in vietnam in the days of the 1960's and 1970's. and never made sense to me that we would be upset by they're objecting to putting missiles in turkey or someplace, greece. host: let's move on to the li
i voted for george walker bush in 2000. believe that we should be friends with russia, absolutely. we have a great deal we can share. an alliance between us might do the world a great deal of good. i am all for. cuba as well. many other countries. there are many problems we could work on together. by the way, i am very pleased that we have reached yet another milestone in this country's history. host: how would you define being friends? caller: you know, it is a relationship like between any...
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put on the bench by george herbert walker bush and promoted by president clinton.she's advocated a view that suggests that your personal experience, even prejudices. she uses that word. it's expected that they would influence a decision you make, which is a blow, i think, at the very ideal of american justice. >> republicans are expected to focus on topics like discrimination, abortion, and gun rights. the democrats say they are confident that she'll be confirmed with a large majority. >>> 7,000 inquiries from families of those buried in the burr oaks cemetery in chicago. it's where remains were dug up. the reverend jesse jackson led a vigil at the cemetery. four workers are accused of reselling burial plots. >> when we finally buried them, they're at peace now. we can't even say they're at peace now because they dug up their remains and done who knows what? how heartless can people be? >> police say the owners are corporating and alerted them to the problem. >>> here's a shocker. sarah palin may support some democrats. she told "the washington times" that after sh
put on the bench by george herbert walker bush and promoted by president clinton.she's advocated a view that suggests that your personal experience, even prejudices. she uses that word. it's expected that they would influence a decision you make, which is a blow, i think, at the very ideal of american justice. >> republicans are expected to focus on topics like discrimination, abortion, and gun rights. the democrats say they are confident that she'll be confirmed with a large majority....
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george herbert walker bush, don't go wobbly on my, george, when she felt that he was not prepared toof saddam after he invaded and brutally treated people of kuwait. this was not a war, but this was an emergency situation. your threat is admitted. your threat was because you felt that there were clearly disaster if they went -- if they didn't go forward with it. after i -- one more thing i'd like to ask you to elaborate on that and how mr. cuomo came to give us the line he did. as i understand is had the mac clause been completely valid, had ken lewis renegotiated, had they agreed to new terms or to auto break-up, isn't it through that, in fact, we would have had a long period of time well noticed wsh statutory notice for stockholders and then a stockholder vote occurred? >> yes, there is -- if there had been a renegotiation, there would have been an extended period and there would have been a revote is my understanding. >> and isn't it that which is at the center of you why you issued the threat and why ken lewis ultimately decided that the damage from that period, even if he got a
george herbert walker bush, don't go wobbly on my, george, when she felt that he was not prepared toof saddam after he invaded and brutally treated people of kuwait. this was not a war, but this was an emergency situation. your threat is admitted. your threat was because you felt that there were clearly disaster if they went -- if they didn't go forward with it. after i -- one more thing i'd like to ask you to elaborate on that and how mr. cuomo came to give us the line he did. as i understand...
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district court by president george herbert walker bush, presiding over 450 cases and turning a reputation as a tough, fair minded, and thoughtful jurist. she would replace justice souter as the only member on the supreme court with trial experience. participated in over 3000 decisions, offering 400 published opinions, with only seven being brought up to the supreme court, reversing only three of them, two of which were closely divided. the confirmation brings more federal judicial experience than any justice in 100 years, more than any judicial experience in 70 years. as a testament, many independent, national, in legal law enforcement groups have already endorsed her nomination, including the aba, giving her the highest rating of well qualified formidable intellect and record of deciding cases based on the facts and legal issues before her, also -- also faithful in following the law in that she has a healthy respect for the limited role of judges and the balance of power for the executive and legislative branches. they also stated that she is a model turned out -- jurist, mindful of the
district court by president george herbert walker bush, presiding over 450 cases and turning a reputation as a tough, fair minded, and thoughtful jurist. she would replace justice souter as the only member on the supreme court with trial experience. participated in over 3000 decisions, offering 400 published opinions, with only seven being brought up to the supreme court, reversing only three of them, two of which were closely divided. the confirmation brings more federal judicial experience...
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district court to the southern district of new york by president george herbert walker bush, presidingr roughly 450 cases and earning a reputation as a tough, fair-minded and thoughtful jurist. she would replace justice souter as the only member on the supreme court with trial experience. at the appellate level, judge sotomayor has over 3,000 panel decisions, offering roughly 400 published opinions, with only seven being brought up to the supreme court, which reversed only three of those decisions, two of which were closely divided. with confirmation, judge sotomayor brings more federal judicial experience to the supreme court than any justice in 100 years, and more judicial experience than any justice confirmed in the court in 70 years. as a testament to judge sotomayor, many independent national legal and law enforcement groups have already endorsed her nomination, including among them, the aba, voting unanimously and giving her the highest rating of well qualified, complimenting not only her intellect but her mature legal mind and her record of deciding cases based on the precise fa
district court to the southern district of new york by president george herbert walker bush, presidingr roughly 450 cases and earning a reputation as a tough, fair-minded and thoughtful jurist. she would replace justice souter as the only member on the supreme court with trial experience. at the appellate level, judge sotomayor has over 3,000 panel decisions, offering roughly 400 published opinions, with only seven being brought up to the supreme court, which reversed only three of those...
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he feels he was following the lead of his dad, george herbert walker bush, who kept a very low profileoff the radar screen after he was defeated by bill clinton, and he kept out of the limelight and kept his phenoms himself for several years. host: from franklin, new jersey, on with mark knoller. independent line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, please. caller: thank you. i'm just cures on why we are not addressing the economy first. it is so important, the economy. because how are people going to pay for any health insurance? that's number one. number two, why are they not fixing medicare. it's a government-run agency. and i am on medicare. i'm on disability. and i just don't understand what the problem is that tanks -- medicare is going bankrupt. guest: well, president obama as recently as yesterday argued that his policies have helped the economy he says the financial markets, the credit markets, have been stablized on his watch. he pointed out how this week housing prices are up for the first time in three years. i know the gross domestic product figures were due out at 8:30,
he feels he was following the lead of his dad, george herbert walker bush, who kept a very low profileoff the radar screen after he was defeated by bill clinton, and he kept out of the limelight and kept his phenoms himself for several years. host: from franklin, new jersey, on with mark knoller. independent line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, please. caller: thank you. i'm just cures on why we are not addressing the economy first. it is so important, the economy. because how are people...
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was first nominated by a republican president to serve on the federal court: president george herbert walker bush. and then she was promoted to the next level court -- the circuit court -- by president clinton, a democratic president. bipartisan support, approval of the senate both times. and no one suggested that her views were radical or not in the mainstream of judicial thinking in america. so i think that when senator mcconnell raises this point, it reflects the fact that his view of campaign financing, his view of restrictions on contributions is in fact a minority position, one that the court has not approved of and most americans may not agree with. most americans believe we should keep a close eye on political contributions to make sure they don't corrupt our political process. we want to honor free speech. some believe that the decision in buckley versus valeo went to an extreme and argued that the expenditure of money in a political campaign was an exercise of free speech. that argument leads to the conclusion that a millionaire is entitled to more free speech than the common person who
was first nominated by a republican president to serve on the federal court: president george herbert walker bush. and then she was promoted to the next level court -- the circuit court -- by president clinton, a democratic president. bipartisan support, approval of the senate both times. and no one suggested that her views were radical or not in the mainstream of judicial thinking in america. so i think that when senator mcconnell raises this point, it reflects the fact that his view of...
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we let our corporate elite dictate to us and our government under george herbert walker bush took the easy way out. we acted like tiananmen square didn't count and we let the corporations to make a quick buck so they could give themselves big bonuses and in the end we were sending more jobs and more technology transfer and more capital investment to china, even though they had just slaughtered the democratic movement in tiananmen square. when we do something immoral, we come back and pay a price for it. and part of the reason we are in economic hardship today can be traced back to the immoral decision that i just mentioned. we permitted this china and author tarian totalitarian china to have an open free trade with the united states but it was only free trade one way and no liberalization going on. they shouldn't be given favored nation status and of course we look at it now, china has been given that. russia can't get anything. russia can't even get the jackson-vanik restrictions to be taken off. the tipping point came in 1991, which obviously caused a massive economic dislocation in
we let our corporate elite dictate to us and our government under george herbert walker bush took the easy way out. we acted like tiananmen square didn't count and we let the corporations to make a quick buck so they could give themselves big bonuses and in the end we were sending more jobs and more technology transfer and more capital investment to china, even though they had just slaughtered the democratic movement in tiananmen square. when we do something immoral, we come back and pay a...
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let me just say that sonia sotomayor was first appointed as a judge by george herbert walker bush.he was then appointed to the court of appeals by president clinton. she is not nominated to be an associate justice of the supreme court by president obama, three separate presidents. dorothy, as you pointed out, there is a record of her confirmation so that should provide additional insight to both senators and the public about her views. but i think what you are seeing now and in response to the questions and which you are likely to hear from the statements of both supporters but even division created by those who are critics, is that this is a woman who is extremely well rounded, respected by lawyers and judges alike, the highest rating of the american bar association, and someone whose qualifications are beyond question. so anyone -- and it is what i find it disturbing about -- not the comments this morning, but any means -- but some of the sidebar comments that somehow her qualifications don't really speak as important about her ability to do her job as many of us believe. i think
let me just say that sonia sotomayor was first appointed as a judge by george herbert walker bush.he was then appointed to the court of appeals by president clinton. she is not nominated to be an associate justice of the supreme court by president obama, three separate presidents. dorothy, as you pointed out, there is a record of her confirmation so that should provide additional insight to both senators and the public about her views. but i think what you are seeing now and in response to the...
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same at yale law school, the serving as a prosecutor, going on to be selected by president george herbert walker bush to serve in the federal judiciary and then promoted by president bill clinton, a rare occurrence that someone receives bipartisan support what a great story it is for america. what a great story it is the president obama would give us a chance to consider judge sotomayor to serve as the first hispanic woman on the united states supreme court. for many you upload -- who oppose her, after poring over 3000 court decisions and hundreds of first beaches, her critics focused their opposition primarily, not exclusively, on one case and on one sentence from one speech. i hope so was keeping track of how many times those three words of include wise latino woman" were recorded during this meeting. the astor what did you really really need -- me with those three words? -- someone asked her what did you really mean with those three words? we understand our decisions are often pose in an unfair fashion. if we vote in which it is controversial, we as the people be fair and the judges on a single vo
same at yale law school, the serving as a prosecutor, going on to be selected by president george herbert walker bush to serve in the federal judiciary and then promoted by president bill clinton, a rare occurrence that someone receives bipartisan support what a great story it is for america. what a great story it is the president obama would give us a chance to consider judge sotomayor to serve as the first hispanic woman on the united states supreme court. for many you upload -- who oppose...
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district court and the seventh district of new york by president george herbert walker bush presiding over roughly 450 cases and earning a reputation as a tough, fair minded and thoughtful jurist. he would replace justice souter as the only member on the supreme court with trial experience. at the appellate level, judge sotomayor has participated in number 3,000 panel decisions offering roughly 400 published opinions with only seven being brought up to the supreme court which reversed only three of those decisions, two of which were closely divided. with confirmation judge sotomayor three's more federal judicial experience to the supreme court than any justice in 100 years and more over judicial experience than any justice confirm to the court and 70 years. as a testament to judge sotomayor, many independent national, legal and law enforcement groups have already endorsed nomination. including among them the ada, voting unanimously and giving her the highest rating as well qualified, complementing not only her formidable intellect but her mature the goal line and her record of decidin
district court and the seventh district of new york by president george herbert walker bush presiding over roughly 450 cases and earning a reputation as a tough, fair minded and thoughtful jurist. he would replace justice souter as the only member on the supreme court with trial experience. at the appellate level, judge sotomayor has participated in number 3,000 panel decisions offering roughly 400 published opinions with only seven being brought up to the supreme court which reversed only...
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sonia sotomayor was first appointed as a judge by george herbert walker bush. she was then appointed to the court of appeals by president clinton. she has now been nominated to be an associate justice on the supreme court by president obama, three separate presidents. dorothy, as you point out there is a record for confirmation in both prior and essences of that should provide additional insight, both to senators and to the public about her views. but i think what you are seeing now in response to requests and and what you are likely to hear from the statements of those supporters and perhaps even division created by those who are critics is that this is a woman who is extremely well rounded, respected by lawyers and judges alike, the highest rating of the american bar association in someone whose qualifications are beyond question, so this is what i find it bit disturbing about some of the, not comments this morning by any means but some of the sidebar comments you hear in judiciary that somehow her qualifications don't really speak as importantly about her ab
sonia sotomayor was first appointed as a judge by george herbert walker bush. she was then appointed to the court of appeals by president clinton. she has now been nominated to be an associate justice on the supreme court by president obama, three separate presidents. dorothy, as you point out there is a record for confirmation in both prior and essences of that should provide additional insight, both to senators and to the public about her views. but i think what you are seeing now in response...
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in 1992, president bush george herbert walker bush committed us to a voluntary protocol in rio at what was called the earth summit. i went down there together with other senators here -- max baucus i think was there. frank lautenberg. then-senator larry pressler. john chafee. tim wirth, al gore. we went as a delegation. the president of the united states came and gave a speech there, and we committed to a voluntary framework to deal with global climate change in 1992. and here we are years later, it hasn't worked. during the 1990's, america's emissions went up -- excuse me. during the last eight years america's emissions of greenhouse gases went up four times faster than during the 1990's. we've gone backwards. we've absolutely gone backwards here. and while we're going backwards, the science is coming back more and more compelling by the day. the siberian shelf study just released a few months ago shows columns of methane rising on the ocean floor because the permafrost lid of the ocean floor is melting, as it is on dry land in alaska, where they have voted recently to move a village
in 1992, president bush george herbert walker bush committed us to a voluntary protocol in rio at what was called the earth summit. i went down there together with other senators here -- max baucus i think was there. frank lautenberg. then-senator larry pressler. john chafee. tim wirth, al gore. we went as a delegation. the president of the united states came and gave a speech there, and we committed to a voluntary framework to deal with global climate change in 1992. and here we are years...
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same at yale law school, the serving as a prosecutor, going on to be selected by president george herbert walker bush to serve in the federal judiciary and then promoted by president bill clinton, a rare occurrence that someone receives bipartisan support for their judicial service which she had, and each time as those facts are recounted i watched her mother nodding, recalling what her daughter had achieved. what a great story it is for america, and what a great story it is that president obama would give us a chance to consider judge sotomayor to serve as the first hispanic woman on the united states supreme court. for many who oppose judge sotomayor, her life achievements and her judicial record are just not good enough. after poring over 3,000 court decisions and hundreds of her speeches, judge sotomayor's critics focused their opposition primarily, not exclusively, but primarily on one case, the ricci case, and on one sentence from one speech. i hope someone was keeping track of how many times those three words wise latina woman were quoted during the course of this hearing. senator after senato
same at yale law school, the serving as a prosecutor, going on to be selected by president george herbert walker bush to serve in the federal judiciary and then promoted by president bill clinton, a rare occurrence that someone receives bipartisan support for their judicial service which she had, and each time as those facts are recounted i watched her mother nodding, recalling what her daughter had achieved. what a great story it is for america, and what a great story it is that president...
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now, the last administration, the george herbert walker bush, delisted north korea. they found there was no credible evidence of state-supported terrorism. we are a government of laws. our laws provide for a listing of countries that engage in terrorist activities or support terrorist activity. it does not provide for a listing of countries that no matter all of the other things that they do, which are so wrong, so bad, so objectionable to the international community, so justifiably producing sanctions and other kinds of diplomatic actions against them -- regardless of those activities, unless they are a supporter of terrorist acts, our laws do not provide that they be put on the terrorist list. that's our law. that's what the bush administration was applying when they delisted north korea. now, north korea is a country which engages in horrendous activities. that's not the issue. i don't know of anybody in this senate that does not believe that north korea engages in repressive, authoritarian activity. i don't know of anybody in this senate that does not believe tha
now, the last administration, the george herbert walker bush, delisted north korea. they found there was no credible evidence of state-supported terrorism. we are a government of laws. our laws provide for a listing of countries that engage in terrorist activities or support terrorist activity. it does not provide for a listing of countries that no matter all of the other things that they do, which are so wrong, so bad, so objectionable to the international community, so justifiably producing...
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th landnd yet, you're not t prararedo endorse heher no >> i ieaean,eorge bush -- ronald rereag d didt endorse george herbert walker unll the year o of e election. i me, , it's just way too earlr. i'm confident she e ululd ke a fine p presintnt the e esesti is what's the whole potiticascenario? >> doo you think she'll run? >> i don't know. i know she will play a m major role. i i owow s has the ability to ignite our parartyndnd t gaanize us and get us goining again n angigives a strong, positive message. >> one more ononhihis. your trustst a advor mike murphy wrote this week someththinvevery ininte he wtetes that governor sarah palin is the compmptete cll tran wreck that kepeps on givingng. first, s sheasas aawful choice for last year's john m mccais s nnnninmate. an i ixpxpernced governor of a all state, she lacked d experience and brougug n notng to the ticket. itit was rategicallywfwful choice. knowing everything youou knonono would you u pi h hergain? >> a aololuty. in all dueue resctcto those who like to kind of exexame e th enaiai ann look backckward,d,he fafa i iswe were t three points aheadnn september 15th
th landnd yet, you're not t prararedo endorse heher no >> i ieaean,eorge bush -- ronald rereag d didt endorse george herbert walker unll the year o of e election. i me, , it's just way too earlr. i'm confident she e ululd ke a fine p presintnt the e esesti is what's the whole potiticascenario? >> doo you think she'll run? >> i don't know. i know she will play a m major role. i i owow s has the ability to ignite our parartyndnd t gaanize us and get us goining again n angigives...