Dr. Jerry Falwell Backing Harriet Miers For Supreme Court

[sabra]

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_73768.asp

Dr. Jerry Falwell Backing Harriet Miers For Supreme Court

Dr. Jerry Falwell, during an appearance in Chattanooga on Wednesday night, said he backs Harriet Miers for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Speaking to a gathering of Baptist ministers at the annual Southwide Baptist Fellowship at Highland Park Baptist Church, he said he stood behind President George W. Bush in supporting his second nominee to the Supreme Court.

Breaking with many of his conservative allies, he called Ms. Miers a "woman of great character, and a lover of Christ."

He said he spoke with the President about the nomination and was reassured that she will be a reliably conservative justice. Mr. Falwell also stated he trusts President Bush's judgment and will work for Miers' nomination against what he sees as the hard-line Democratic opposition in the Senate, consisting mainly of Sens. Hillary Clinton, Edward Kennedy, Chuck Schumer and Richard Durban, who "would vote no on Jesus."

[Danmel]

1. And what exactly would Jesus's qualifictions be for the Court?

What law school did He go to? What a buffoon.

[SpiralHawk]

2. I am shocked, shocked, shocked, I tell you

Who could have ever imagined ?

[Tesla]

4. Well then, she must be an Evangelical.........

We need to differenciate between Christians and Evangelicals....

Make it a bad term, like they do with "Liberals"

[TallahasseeGrannie]

3. Now we can all breathe easily.

Geez. Who told this guy he was important? Weasly little fat boy.

[asjr]

5. Well now, it is all settled. All you Repubs who are

concerned about her can relax. The prophet has spoken. All is well. I wish we could revoke his non-tax status. He is as much a politician as Karl Rove.

[arwalden]

6. Scary.

<< Breaking with many of his conservative allies, he called Ms. Miers a "woman of great character, and a lover of Christ." >>

Then I definitely oppose her. If Falwell is for it, then it's certainly something that I want nothing to do with.

A "lover-of-Christ"?? Oh brother! :eyes:

[saigon68]

16. Well in His eyes_____ she's isn't a lover of Beezelbub

WHO WOULD CHRIST KILL TODAY????


"ragheads" that's who.

[Dhalgren]

7. The "hard-line" opposition to Miers is not coming from the

Democrats, it's coming from the Republicans! But you see, fascists cannot speak out against the Leader's party, so the good fascist must pretend that the opposition is coming from the godless left or the atheists and communists. Our "press" is criminal. We not only have to bring down this fascist regime, we must also bring down practically the entire US media which is owned and operated by the fascist corporations. This is a mammoth task...

[Catchawave]

8. "America's Taliban"

[tularetom]

9. If I was a dem senator

this would tell me all I needed to know about which way to vote on miers.

[TroglodyteScholar]

10. He must be privy to the same information that Dobson...

..."isn't at liberty" to discuss.

In other words, like Cheney assured Rush he wouldn't be disappointed, someone has gone behind the scenes and assured all these fundamentalist leaders that Miers intends to stamp out abortion rights. This is really appalling.

[Arkansas Democrat]

11. Be careful

it's a trick! :)

[jobycom]

12. Dr. Falwell? Reminds me of Dr. Detroit, if anyone remembers him.

Same basic job.

[JuniperLea]

13. i'm so sick of that freak falwell!

would someone pullleeeeez find a skeleton in his closet???!!?!

[chelsea0011]

14. So he must be saying she is not a radical, lesbian feminist

[willing dwarf]

15. "the Falwell will always be with you"

What would Falwell and Pat Robertson ever do if the SCOTUS ever endorsed their agenda, and their ideas of "justice" became the law of the land?

They'd have nothing to complain about. No basis for drumming up further donations to their "greatly needed" projects & programs.

Falwell, Robertson: their God is Power/Money. They will never ever endorse a script that doesn't include a major role for the theatatrics they star in.

So, reading the tea leaves...I suspect that Miers will talk a strong anti-abortion line, but will maintain the status quo. The main thing is, she'll be sure her Georgie boy never needs to do hard time for his crimes.

[superconnected]

21. Wrong,

Fallwell and Robertson won't be happy until all there is a giant gay and ethnic cleansing in America (and possibly the world), and all americans join their cause, and they have billions in donations and 9 yo asian hookers - some boys.

[willing dwarf]

29. Quite possibly

I'd say your right...but I also believe that they will be more happy if they leave a few of us on the margins to be punching bags for their aggression and the cause celebre for their mass marketing.

Just because they are cynical twits, doesn't mean they haven't already caused a great deal of harm and will cause more.

SO I guess we're close to agereement. Yes?

[superconnected]

30. Yes, I agree

they have to have some people to keep around to maintian their us/them stance and rule their people by hatred.

[Geo55]

17. "He said he spoke with the President about the nomination "

first...NICE to have such "access" to the "king"
second...."yeah, Jer, she's under the radar....they won't KNOW what hit 'em"

[Fuzz]

18. Vote no on Jesus? What the?

Looks to me like these far right christian zealots voted 'no on Jesus' years ago. Jesus would likely turn over more than just the tables at these idiots places of worship.

[superconnected]

19. Now we know she IS all bad.

[FlaGranny]

22. Indeed, because I trust Bush too.

I trust that anything he does will be something that's not good for the country.

[myomy]

20. Welll now isn't that comforting..

...

[snooper2]

23. When the hell did he become a Dr.

WTF?

[onager]

25. "Doctor" of Divinity

Got a spare $50? You can be a D.D. too, courtesy of the Universal Life Church.

Now that I think about it, my mother should be called Doctor Of Divinity. She makes great white fudge. Eat enough of that stuff, and in no time you'll be LOOKING like Falwell, too!

[superconnected]

24. It's time the Fall-wells and Rob-ers-ons get a new name for their God.

I propose they call him Gawd! It's because leftwing Christians like me don't want our God who loves gays and believes in womens rights, to be confused with their Gawd who hates everyone.

I guess I should write my first letter to mr Fall-well...

[Arkana]

26. What are Jesus' qualifications for the SCOTUS?

Don't know, do ya Falwell?

[Demeter]

27. Dr. Of What? Bullshit?

[sofa king]

28. In other news, Falwell blames gays for impending WH indictments

[bmbmd]

31. I guess this means that

Reverend Moon approves of the nomination.