Author: Amy Ridenour

Dick Morris, Brainpower, and Harriet Miers

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It will come as no surprise to anyone to hear that I am not a member of the Harriet Miers confirmation team. That said, I think the column critical of Miers Dick Morris wrote for today's Hill newspaper, in which ...
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Miers Critics “Far Right,” Says Miers’s Ex-White House Officemate

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Adding to the sexism, elitism, faith, and threat cards in the White House arsenal, comes the "far right" card. Speaking in support of Harriet Miers on Tucker Carlson's MSNBC show last night was Brad Blakeman, described by Carlson as "a ...
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Specter and Leahy on Miers Today

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For those who may be interested, here's a PDF copy of the letter that Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy, respresenting the judiciary Committee, sent to Harriet Miers today, asking, in Specter's words, "many, many questions." To follow is a ...
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Congressional Action: Peter DeFazio on Taxes and Drowning

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On October 19 Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) addressed the House of Representatives: Madam Speaker, April Fool's Day has come early to the United States House of Representatives. The Republicans are in charge. They control everything, and in the last 5 ...
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Washington Post: The Conservative Machine and Miers

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The Washington Post, in an article by Peter Baker, takes a look today at "the conservative machine's" efforts (or lack thereof) on behalf of Harriet Miers. I agree with Baker's main thrust, but have some notes around the margins. Baker ...
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Right to Privacy; No Right to Privacy

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This just showed up in my in-box: Monday, October 17, 2005 Statement by William Reynolds Communications Director and Legal Counsel Senator Arlen Specter U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee "In their meeting this afternoon Sen. Specter thought Ms. Harriet Miers said she ...
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Congressional Action: Rebirthing Therapy Condemned

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On October 18, Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) introduced S. Res. 276, which subsequently was adopted. It read: Whereas "rebirthing" is the most dangerous form of attachment therapy, a controversial and scientifically unsupported form of therapy that claims to treat emotionally ...
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Global Warming Does Not Cause Earthquakes

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While trying to encourage two MSNBC guests, one described as having a degree in Russian and the other a high school diploma, to blame hurricanes on global warming, guest host Catherine Crier noted that "a quarter million people have been ...
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Rush Limbaugh on Conservatives and Miers

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From the Wall Street Journal Monday, commentary by Rush Limbaugh: The Miers nomination shows the strength of the conservative movement. This is no 'crackup.' It's a crackdown. We conservatives are unified in our objectives. And we are organized to advance ...
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Top Magazine Covers

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Commissar at The Politburo Diktat is showcasing some of his favorite magazine covers of the last 40 years, and linking to a display the top 40 magazine covers as selected by the American Society of Magazine Editors. Its clear when ...
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