willstrickland Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 So much for the "life story" bit (emphasis mine): Source: anncoulter.com In Desperate Move, Kerry Adopts Puppy July 7, 2004 I guess with John Kerry's choice of John Edwards as his running mate, he really does want to stand up for all Americans, from those worth only $60 million to those worth in excess of $800 million. In one of the many stratagems Democrats have developed to avoid telling people what they believe, all Edwards wants to talk about is his cracker-barrel humble origins story. We're supposed to swoon over his "life story," as the flacks say, which apparently consists of the amazing fact that ... his father was a millworker! That's right up there with "Clinton's stepdad was a drunk" and "Ted Kennedy's dad was a womanizing bootlegger" on my inspirational life-stories meter. In fact, I'm immediately renouncing my university degrees and going to work for the post office just to give my future children a shot at having a "life story," should they decide to run for president someday. What is so amazing about Edwards' father being a millworker? That's at least an honorable occupation -- as opposed to being a trial lawyer. True, Edwards made more money than his father did. I assume strippers make more money than their alcoholic fathers who abandoned them did, too. This isn't a story of progress; it's a story of devolution. Despite the overwrought claims of Edwards' dazzling legal skills, winning jury verdicts in personal injury cases has nothing to do with legal talent and everything to do with getting the right cases -- unless "talent" is taken to mean "having absolutely no shame." Edwards specialized in babies with cerebral palsy whom he claimed would have been spared the affliction if only the doctors had immediately performed Caesarean sections. As a result of such lawsuits, there are now more than four times as many Caesarean sections as there were in 1970. But curiously, there has been no change in the rate of babies born with cerebral palsy. As The New York Times reported: "Studies indicate that in most cases, the disorder is caused by fetal brain injury long before labor begins." All those Caesareans have, however, increased the mother's risk of death, hemorrhage, infection, pulmonary embolism and Mendelson's syndrome. In addition, the "little guys" Edwards claims to represent are having a lot more trouble finding doctors to deliver their babies these days as obstetricians leave the practice rather than pay malpractice insurance in excess of $100,000 a year. In one of Edwards' silver-tongued arguments to the jury on behalf of a girl born with cerebral palsy, he claimed he was channeling the unborn baby girl, Jennifer Campbell, who was speaking to the jurors through him: "She said at 3, 'I'm fine.' She said at 4, 'I'm having a little trouble, but I'm doing OK.' Five, she said, 'I'm having problems.' At 5:30, she said, 'I need out.'" She's saying, "My lawyer needs a new Jaguar ... " "She speaks to you through me and I have to tell you right now -- I didn't plan to talk about this -- right now I feel her. I feel her presence. She's inside me, and she's talking to you." Well, tell her to pipe down, would you? I'm trying to hear the evidence in a malpractice lawsuit. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde on the death of Little Nell, one must have a heart of stone to read this without laughing. What is this guy, a tent-show preacher? An off-the-strip Las Vegas lounge psychic couldn't get away with this routine. Is Edwards able to channel any children right before an abortionist's fork is plunged into their tiny skulls? Why can't he hear those babies saying, "Let me live! Stop spraying this saline solution all over me!" Edwards must experience interference in channeling the voices of babies about to be aborted. Their liberal mothers' hands seem to muffle those voices. And may we ask what the pre-born Jennifer Campbell thinks about war with Iraq? North Korea? Marginal tax rates? If Miss Cleo here is going to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, I think the voters are entitled to know that. While making himself fabulously rich by taking a one-third cut of his multimillion-dollar verdicts coaxed out of juries with junk science and maudlin performances, Edwards has the audacity to claim, "I was more than just their lawyer; I cared about them. Their cause was my cause." If he cared so deeply, how about keeping just 10 percent of the multimillion-dollar jury awards, rather than a third? In fact, as long as these Democrats are so eager to raise the taxes of "the rich," how about a 90 percent tax on contingency fees? For someone who didn't care about the money, it's interesting that Edwards avoided cases in which the baby died during delivery. Evidently, jury awards average only about $500,000 when the babies die, and there is no disabled child to parade before the jury. Edwards was one of the leading opponents of a bill in the North Carolina Legislature that would have established a fund for all babies born with cerebral palsy. So instead of all disabled babies in North Carolina being compensated equitably, only a few will win the jury lottery -- one-third of which will go to trial lawyers like Edwards, who insists he doesn't care about the money. Despite the now-disproved junk science theory about C-sections preventing cerebral palsy that Edwards peddled in the channeling case, the jury awarded Edwards' client a record-breaking $6.5 million. This is the essence of the modern Democratic Party, polished to perfection by Bill Clinton: They are willing to insult the intelligence of 49 percent of the people if they think they can fool 51 percent of the people. So while Michael Moore, Al Franken, George Soros, Crazy Al Gore and the rest of the characters from the climactic devil-worshipping scene in "Rosemary's Baby" provide the muscle for the Kerry campaign, Kerry picks a pretty-boy milquetoast as his running mate, narrowly edging out a puppy for the spot. Just don't ask the Democrats what they believe. Edwards' father was a millworker, and that's all you need to know. Quote
Jim Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 This from the woman who calls a democratic opposition "Traitors". I'm glad she has found such an honerable profession. Quote
Greg_W Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 Kerry and Edwards are the Number 1 and Number 4 MOST LIBERAL voters in Congress; based on how they voted on bills put on the floor. Gee, that sounds mainstream. Quote
Double_E Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 hmmm... the Oval Office Dalliance that the media perhaps just never found out about? Quote
Ratboy Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 Ann Coulter. The person that said we should invade the middle east, kill their leaders and convert them all to christianity. The person that said she wished mcveigh had bombed the new york times instead of the federal building in oklahoma city. The person that says liberals are traitors that should be killed. The person who thinks the greatest person of the last century is joseph mccarthy. Anyone taking anything she says seriously has lost all ground for rational thought. Glad to see your got your republican talking points, Greg. Care to back up those assertions with unbiased facts? What votes exactly constitute a "liberal voting record"? Quote
Greg_W Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 The person who thinks the greatest person of the last century is joseph mccarthy. Yeah, what an idiot; it's obvious that George Wallace was the greatest person in the last century. Quote
Double_E Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 now these are too funny tho.. who woulda thunk she had a hippy past? Quote
Ratboy Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 The person who thinks the greatest person of the last century is joseph mccarthy. Yeah, what an idiot; it's obvious that George Wallace was the greatest person in the last century. You find me someone who says that he was and I'll call them an idiot as well. Still doesn't change the fact coulter's an idiot. Quote
cj001f Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 I find the whole "Edwards isn't qualified to be President" thread damn amusing, given W was in office for...6 years, before becoming President. If trial lawyers are bad, what are war profiteers? Quote
willstrickland Posted July 8, 2004 Author Posted July 8, 2004 And to add to cj's point, the Governor of Texas is a largely ceremonial post without the power or responsibility typical of the office of governor in other states. So the race is shaping up to be: An inept, ex-drunk, failed business man, daddy's coattail riding, simpleton, religious fanatic crusader, "elected" by a minority with no mandate; paired with a foul-mouthed, ex-corporate CEO, chickenhawk who dodged the draft, and awards lucrative contracts to his buddies with no competition. -VS- A flip flopping, no message, no realistic plans to address our problems, uber liberal, SUV driving, absurdly wealthy, long time senator with no sustantial legislation to his name; paired with a one term senator, ex-PI lawyer who got rich propagating our litgious society, driving up health care costs through increased malpractice premiums, using bunk science and exploiting his clients for 1/3 of their judgement. NIIICEEEE! They sounds like excellent examples of our current crop of politicians. Quote
assmonkey Posted July 8, 2004 Posted July 8, 2004 Kerry and Edwards are the Number 1 and Number 4 MOST LIBERAL voters in Congress; based on how they voted on bills put on the floor. Gee, that sounds mainstream. This is NOT TRUE. Please post data to back this up. The most liberal voters in congress--according to the most recent data I have seen--are Sen. Kennedy and Rep. Frank. - a s s m n k e y Quote
Double_E Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 Kerry and Edwards are the Number 1 and Number 4 MOST LIBERAL voters in Congress; based on how they voted on bills put on the floor. Gee, that sounds mainstream. This is NOT TRUE. Please post data to back this up. The most liberal voters in congress--according to the most recent data I have seen--are Sen. Kennedy and Rep. Frank. yeah totally. Not to mention Senators Murray, Byrd, and Leahy, etc... and Reps. Pelosi, McDermott ... (haven't personally done any metrics/analysis on their voting records, I'm just sayin'... thems the first that come to mind) Quote
cj001f Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 The National Journal is a paid subscription service, perhaps someone with a membership would post the original. Here's a link referencing the National Journal Report: http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040227-111241-3716r.htm The National Journal picked 62 votes that would give them the outcome they wanted. If Michael Moore did this your panty's would be all bunched up. Quote
cracked Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 It's panties. Why doesn't anyone know how to use an apostrophe? Quote
cj001f Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 It's panties. Why doesn't anyone know how to use an apostrophe? Wait until you finish engineering school. Then see if you know how to punctuate properly Quote
JayB Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 Every politician comes into office with favored constituences, and many of these more than likely attained the favored status by means of their campaign contributions. But in a world of flawed leaders I'd much rather have someone in office that looks after large businesses and small business owners than unions and trial lawyers.* Lose the former and the entire economy implodes. Lose the latter and... What would we ever do without $100K a year dockworkers with GEDs and class action lawsuits? *My general term for the sub-fraction of attorneys that make their living from class-action lawsuits in particular. Quote
johndavidjr Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 "All things considered, Sen. McCarthy's reputation would be hard to refurbish, but give Ms. Coulter credit for an all-out effort. The senator--who knew something about the art of outrage merchandising--would have understood the latest of his public advocates." ---from Dorothy Rabinowitz's review of "Treason" on Wall St. Journal editorial page. For those interested in a conservative heavy-hitter's view of book, see link to full review. http://www.opinionjournal.com/medialog/?id=110003713 ------------------------- Quote
cj001f Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 Every politician comes into office with favored constituences, and many of these more than likely attained the favored status by means of their campaign contributions. But in a world of flawed leaders I'd much rather have someone in office that looks after large businesses and small business owners than unions and trial lawyers.* Lose the former and the entire economy implodes. Lose the latter and... JayB- I agree with you that we need a President who is business friendly. Unfortunately or current President is "business" friendly the same way a drug dealer is "people" friendly. Too much emphasis on dead/dying/low growth industries, and not enough on the future of the developed world - high growth, high knowledge industries. To Whit: - Steel Tariffs to product a no growth, low value industry at the expense of higher value manufacturing jobs - Softwood Tariffs to "protect" lumber jobs while actually harming them - Increased Oil Drilling in Utah, protection of the right for Oil Drilling in California, ban in Florida because Jeb's Gov -Stemcell ban to hamper US biotech - Squandering US education resources on the absurd, unfunded standarized test regime that is the No Child Left Behind Act We need a President who will streamline government for business, and help them for the future (import/export law streamlining, customs clearance, international money transport, enviro regs, education funding, etc.) Not a Prez who spends his time courting dead industries for political gain. Quote
minx Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 Coulter is a lying sack of shit. yeah, but who cares she's hot, she can say anything she wants i for one am completely shocked that the DEMOCRATIC senators Kerry and Edwards have liberal voting records. shocked, absolutely stunned Quote
slothrop Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 But in a world of flawed leaders I'd much rather have someone in office that looks after large businesses and small business owners... Bush gutted the Small Business Association's loan programs. Unless by "small business owners" you mean the retired CEOs who now make millions doing consulting and living off their stock options, this single data point makes it hard to support your claim. Small business loans are a pretty fundamental program. http://www.asbanet.org/index.shtml http://www.alternet.org/election04/19001/ Even if you disregard the analysis on these pages as "liberal", the facts remain. Quote
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