Bush to announce his choice for SCOTUS tonight at 9PM EST

[zulchzulu]

Just heard on CNN Radio News...

Karl who?

[The Stranger]

1. In primetime. Almost reality television.

[hopein08]

21. Speaking of reality television...

does anyone know if CBS will be carrying it live? My cable was out last Saturday so I missed Big Brother 6 and I don't particularly want to miss it again, especially for the Chimp. And I suppose if CBS carries it, NBC will too, which will make me miss part of I Want To Be A Hilton!

[The Stranger]

26. CBS will be carrying "Big Brother 7" starring the "President"

Anyone know if he will take questions after the announcement? A good question re Rove would be perfect to spoil this little sideshow.

[Radio_Lady]

47. I think the answer is "no" on *'s taking questions.

[hopein08]

52. Or how about the question....

"Mr. President, do you deny that you are making this announcement in primetime at a date much earlier than expected in order to take attention of you recent flip-flopping on what would constitute firing a member of your administration regarding the CIA leak? And does that answer come in your own words or the words of Mr. Rove himself?"

I know...crazy, but I think it would be great.

[WillyT]

2. Boy... They Want This Rove Stuff Buried NOW !!!

Wonder if it will work.

:rofl:

[0007]

9. It might just add fuel to the fire...

[HereSince1628]

18. Press has little choice in the matter, the SC nomination is big news

And if the nominee is controversial enough the Democrats will be forced to react which will also be news. That story could dominate news for weeks.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

29. Be funny as hell if Rove leaked the nominee's name...

nt

[radfringe]

48. they flipped the coin earlier than I thought

exclusive peek at tomorrow's toon...

[imenja]

3. they pushed it up to knock the Rove story off the news

said David Gergen last night on MSNBC

[maddezmom]

4. and Scotty cancels his press briefing for today....

they can't take the heat

[thinkingwoman]

40. did the Clinton Admin cancel briefings

during the Lewinsky scandal? I honestly can't remember, but it seems like this is the weiniest bunch of whiners ever! :eyes:

[AlGore-08.com]

54. Yes, Clinton stopped having solo press conferences for about a year

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/19/clinton.presser/

Kosovo, China spying top Clinton's rare press conference
By Kathleen Hayden/AllPolitics

March 19, 1999
Web posted at: 7:03 p.m. EDT (1903 GMT)


WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, March 19) -- In his first solo news conference in nearly a year, President Bill Clinton faced questioning on the crisis in Kosovo and suspected Chinese espionage, as well as a host of domestic issues including fallout from the Monica Lewinsky matter.

(more... )

[thinkingwoman]

55. yeah, I knew that, but...

did the WH stop having daily press briefings?

[navvet]

5. Anyone know what is going On???

I have CBS radio news on but I can not get the straight of what is going on only that they have broken in to regular programing and are talking in general terms about the court???

[maddezmom]

6. CNN reporting Pres. to annouce nomination at 9pm ET tonight

that's all I've heard so far...besides the fact that Scotty cancelled his press briefing.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

10. Same thing...

... on MSNBC, some mealy mouthed reporter on the White House lawn getting wordy with things, then mentioning the "primetime" news conference tonight to announce the nominee. And then mentioning that Ms. Clement just happens to be in DC today.

[Oreo]

7. I didn't know

Bush stayed up that late. I thought storytime was at 8 and then lights out by 8:30

[Psephos]

15. LOL n/t

[WillyT]

24. Storytime... Did He Ever Get To Finish 'My Pet Goat' ???

I can't remember.

:rofl::evilgrin::rofl:

[maddezmom]

8. AP link: Bush to Announce Court Nominee Tonight

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
4 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - President Bush has made his decision about whom he plans to nominate to take Sandra Day O'Connor's place on the Supreme Court and will announce his pick to the nation in a prime-time address Tuesday night.


White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the Bush administration was asking television outlets to broadcast the speech live across the country. Bush's spokesman would not identify the president's choice. But there was intense speculation Tuesday that it would be Judge Edith Clement of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050719/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_bush_26

[MadisonProgressive]

11. Another link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8625492/

[NewInNewJ.]

12. Just heard Bob Franken

on CNN say that the Rove Story is such "old" news.

[paineinthearse]

13. CSPAN just flashed it at the bottom of their live shot of the House.

Unreality TV.

[Oreo]

14. Unprecedented?

Has a president ever made a live announcement of a SC nominee? What would be the purpose of doing this other than deflecting from Plamegate? This reminds me of his weak "speech" about stem cells before 9/11.

[Supersedeas]

17. sounds like a utter public diversion to me -- Press will take it hook line

and sinker

[QuettaKid]

20. seriously...IS this unprecedented?

anyone know?

[Norquist Nemesis]

16. Oh, goody! Maybe it will be a Press Conference!

That would be fun!

[Love Bug]

19. Sure it's a distraction but it doesn't matter

because the investigation goes on as before.

What gets me is all the recent talk from the WH about how Bush hadn't made up his mind yet re replacing O'Connor, he was getting input from both parties, yadda, yadda, yadda. I'm sure no one here believes Bush hasn't had his short list since 1999 if not before.

[ronnykmarshall]

22. What Neanderthal is he thawing out?

[second edition]

23. I wonder how much thought really went into this pick?

The careful review of records and interviewing seems to have gone by the wayside. It appears more like hurry up and change the news story.

[DanCa]

25. Damage control Damage control Damage Damage Control....

Hope its not Arnold or Hannity never know what the monkey will do.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

27. Edith Clement

from N'awlins is a top candidate.

"Edith Brown Clement, 57, is a judge on the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.


Judge Edith Brown Clement
Clement was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1991 and was elevated to her current post by the current President Bush in 2001.

Clement, a graduate of the University of Alabama and Tulane University Law School, worked as a lawyer in private practice in New Orleans for 16 years before beginning her tenure on the federal bench. She specialized in civil litigation involving maritime law, representing oil companies, insurance companies and the marine services industry in cases before federal courts. She is a member of the Federalist Society, an influential conservative legal organization.

As a district judge, Clement presided over such high-profile cases as the 2000 trials of former Louisiana governor Edwin W. Edwards (D) and former state insurance commissioner Jim Brown (D) on fraud charges. Edwards was acquitted; Brown was convicted of lying to the FBI and sentenced to six months in prison.

Lawyers who know Clement or have tried cases before her describe her as a judicial conservative who leans toward the defense in civil cases, and as a no-nonsense judge who is strict about deadlines and insists on professionalism from lawyers.

Analysts say Clement has not attracted attention for her judicial opinions, so it is unclear which of her decisions, if any, might become the focus of a confirmation battle."

wapo possibles list:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100756.html

DU thread on Edith
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1638067

[progressivebydesign]

39. What is it with Bush and women from Alabama (which is where she's from) NT

[Jax]

28. These jerks are totally transparent

and disgusting. Why the hell can't people see these liars and murders for who they really are. Trot out the nominee...hide the lies.

Like was said in the original post and replies above...karl who???

[Daphne08]

30. Gee, if he nominates a real right-winger, there will be

all manner of hair-pulling, arm-twisting, infighting, shirttail tousling, and in general, all-around speechifying in the aisles of the Senate...

on the TV and on the radio, too!



Valerie who? :eyes:

[AngryAmish]

31. Remember, we have to destroy this person

We have to put a marker down. Personally and professionally, this nominee must be crushed.

[mike923]

35. Amen*

[conservdem]

36. I find your suggestion offensive.

[Shakespeare]

41. Really?

I find your screen name "conservdem" offensive. "Democrat" and "conservative" are mutually exclusive.

[drfresh]

42. Isn't that what Rove said about Wilson

Repukes want us to foam at the mouth and look bad attacking this person till kingdom come, IMO. You know they already started running ads saying "Democrats will attack ANYONE the pResident nominates"... I'd hate to prove them right unless its a real scumbag.

Besides, Bush is going to get who he wants unless the person is absolute poison. We can at least wait to see who the nominee will be.

[DS1]

32. I thought he wasn't going to use the MEDIA like CLINTON did

which wasn't good for the image of the Office of the POTUS

Flip-Flop

[no_to_war_economy]

33. just look at how he will command the audience tonight

President Bush reacts to a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Australia's Prime Minister John Howard, in the East Room of the White House Tuesday, July 19, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

[The Jacobin]

34. Which branch of the military will be the background tonight?

Will he have the announcement on a nuclear missle submarine, in a Bradly fighting vehicle, or at the Air Force Academy?

[progressivebydesign]

37. No one really gives a shit.. it'll be his lowest ratings ever.

What a dork. Even to the most partisan it is obvious this is a smokescreen to divert from Bush's troubles with Karl. The only people who will be watching this are the religiously insane folks who are hoping to return America to its Christian roots and begin the witch trials or something...

[Theres-a]

38. Will there be BINGO?!

[Javaman]

43. All this is very amusing....

moron* mentioned just two days ago, that he would wait as long as october to nominate someone.

then the heat on puke face rove boils up then suddenly, moron* has to accelerate his schedule. Now he's going to name a person.

Funny how that works huh?

They are trying desperately to derail the rove investigation, I imagine he will nominate someone that will be very controversial so it takes up a lot of face time on the networks, thus distracting the sheeples attention. He will nominate this person, knowing full well they won't get approved. he will feign all sorts of surprise and indignation as to why the Democrats are giving him such a hard time etc., but in the end, he won't give a shit, it will do it's job. then the real nomination will come later this year. By which point, they hope, people will be looking at the rove case as old news. Problem is, the rove case is constantly being updated with new shit almost every day.

Unless, there is something truly controversial about his nomination, such as, this person approved ceremonial sacrifices, the rove news will continue to trump anything they put out.

[grumpy old fart]

44. Will there be a press conference with the announcement??

[grumpy old fart]

45. Nope.....never mind....

Bush was expected to speak for 10 minutes with the nominee at his side, but would take no questions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8625492/

[Neshanic]

46. Vanna White will fashionably turn the letters as Fundies screech.

[demo dutch]

49. Such timing! MSM will rush to STOP covering Plame

[cal04]

50. It helps take Rove off the front pages for a week/Republican strategist

Sources said the timing of an announcement had been moved up in part to deflect attention away from a CIA leak controversy that has engulfed Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove.

"It helps take Rove off the front pages for a week," one Republican strategist said.

http://today.reuters.com/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=uri:2005-07-19T183405Z_01_N19339683_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-BUSH-COURT-DC.XML

[CTyankee]

53. won't help for long

Once the investigation leads to indictments, it'll bubble right back up again.

[Triana]

51. Yea. Gotta get that spotlight off Rover...

...interesting timing, no?

[shantipriya]

56. Supreme Nominee

There is something inherently wrong with a system of appointing Supreme Court Justices wherein a jerk and a certified buffoon gets a chance to appoint people to such an important position and that too for life!!!!!

[Merrick]

57. Gives Dems more time to organize a resistance campaign

I was hearing Bush Co. would likely wait until August sometime to make the announcement to deprive the opposition time to organize against whomever, so thanks Karl Rove. Hopefully he still gets nailed as well and we have our cake and eat it too.