YEEEEHAAAAAAA. What a bunch of CRAP...

[rtwngAvngr]

Prouddem backtracks so much he wears his shoes backwards.

 

[archangel]

Prouddem backtracks so much he wears his shoes backwards.

is a 'girl'...at least I think that is what she said earlier... :huh:

 

[rtwngAvngr]

is a 'girl'...at least I think that is what she said earlier... :huh:

Oh yeah.

 

[archangel]

I'm talking about struggling financially. I really don't care to prove you wrong. It's okay if you don't agree with me.

for a fact he never struggled financially...humm are you his auditor?

 

[ProudDem]

Prouddem backtracks so much he wears his shoes backwards.

Where am I contradicting myself? I said that I think Roberts should be confirmed. If I didn't think he should be confirmed, that would indicate I didn't find him competent.

LOL I'm a woman.

 

[ProudDem]

for a fact he never struggled financially...humm are you his auditor?

I might be.

I do not know for a fact that he struggled financially. Archangel, I think it's reasonable to assume that a man who went to private schools all of his school years, then went on to Harvard (who no longer gives scholarships) and then Harvard Law School isn't doing too badly financially. The man is a millionaire now.

What is a concern of mine may not be a concern of yours, and that's okay.

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Where am I contradicting myself? I said that I think Roberts should be confirmed. If I didn't think he should be confirmed, that would indicate I didn't find him competent.

LOL I'm a woman.

So you're just CONCERNED then that he never struggled and doesn't have that perspective? Judges should have clear legal reasoning skills and an ability and willingness to faithfully interpret the law. Being a socialist warrior,"having the poor perspective" as you call it, is not his function.

 

[archangel]

I might be.

I do not know for a fact that he struggled financially. Archangel, I think it's reasonable to assume that a man who went to private schools all of his school years, then went on to Harvard (who no longer gives scholarships) and then Harvard Law School isn't doing too badly financially. The man is a millionaire now.

What is a concern of mine may not be a concern of yours, and that's okay.

John is fifty years old that means he went to "Harvard" some thirty years ago..
and they did offer full scholarships back in the day!

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Prouddem, now that we all understand this was merely a concern of yours rolleyes: ) , please tell us how you think this lopsidedness in life experience will manifest itself in bad decisions. What sorts of cases do you think will be affected?

 

[ProudDem]

John is fifty years old that means he went to "Harvard" some thirty years ago..
and they did offer full scholarships back in the day!

You are right! I made a boo boo. My father went there, and he was able to go there because of a scholarship. Oops! How could I forget that? I know that at the present time, they don't give them out.

Also, just some tidbit information, my father then worked in the admissions office at Harvard Law School and was there when Roberts was admitted.

 

[ProudDem]

Prouddem, now that we all understand this was merely a concern of yours rolleyes: ) , please tell us how you think this lopsidedness in life experience will manifest itself in bad decisions. What sorts of cases do you think will be affected?

Honestly, Avenger, I have no idea how it will manifest itself. Time will tell.

Love the rolling eyes face.

 

[archangel]

You are right! I made a boo boo. My father went there, and he was able to go there because of a scholarship. Oops! How could I forget that? I know that at the present time, they don't give them out.

Also, just some tidbit information, my father then worked in the admissions office at Harvard Law School and was there when Roberts was admitted.

did he receive a scholarship...or did mom and dad suffer hardship to pay his way?

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Honestly, Avenger, I have no idea how it will manifest itself. Time will tell.

Love the rolling eyes face.

I have ALWAYS been partial to the rolling eyes face.

 

[ProudDem]

did he receive a scholarship...or did mom and dad suffer hardship to pay his way?

I mentioned in the above paragraph that he received a scholarship. There was no way that his parents could have paid for it. My father was raised in Wyoming with not a lot of money (his mother had a debilitating disease). He came a long way, and I admire him tremendously.

 

[archangel]

I mentioned in the above paragraph that he received a scholarship. There was no way that his parents could have paid for it. My father was raised in Wyoming with not a lot of money (his mother had a debilitating disease). He came a long way, and I admire him tremendously.

I was referring to John Roberts though!

 

[Gem]

Dem,

So is your argument really with Roberts? Or with the system at large? I would argue that the vast majority of people in high political offices are people who have money.

Kerry isn't exactly a posterboy for struggling and hardship...and for all the talk about Edwards's hard childhood...the mans father was the manager of the plant he always talked about during elections...and his idea of an "underprivledged upbringing" was laughable considering how many Americans live lives truly effected by poverty. Yet I'm willing to bet that you voted for them...instead of Bush, who had a more "diverse" cabinet with a variety of people, many of whom have had "poor" beginnings.

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Dem,

So is your argument really with Roberts? Or with the system at large? I would argue that the vast majority of people in high political offices are people who have money.

Kerry isn't exactly a posterboy for struggling and hardship...and for all the talk about Edwards's hard childhood...the mans father was the manager of the plant he always talked about during elections...and his idea of an "underprivledged upbringing" was laughable considering how many Americans live lives truly effected by poverty. Yet I'm willing to bet that you voted for them...instead of Bush, who had a more "diverse" cabinet with a variety of people, many of whom have had "poor" beginnings.

Biff! Pow!

Gem gets a set of tights!

And it's just a concern she has, though she's not sure what sorts of cases will be impacted, which makes me question the validity of her concern, frankly.

 

[ProudDem]

I was referring to John Roberts though!

Ha ha ha. Oops again. I am not sure if he received a scholarship.

 

[archangel]

Ha ha ha. Oops again. I am not sure if he received a scholarship.

then don't fall into the mantra of condemming someone before all the facts are in!

 

[ProudDem]

Dem,

So is your argument really with Roberts? Or with the system at large? I would argue that the vast majority of people in high political offices are people who have money.

Kerry isn't exactly a posterboy for struggling and hardship...and for all the talk about Edwards's hard childhood...the mans father was the manager of the plant he always talked about during elections...and his idea of an "underprivledged upbringing" was laughable considering how many Americans live lives truly effected by poverty. Yet I'm willing to bet that you voted for them...instead of Bush, who had a more "diverse" cabinet with a variety of people, many of whom have had "poor" beginnings.

I hadn't thought of applying my "concern" to a president or a presidential candidate. I read 2 articles that raised the issue of Roberts's privileged life and I agreed with the concerns expresed in the articles.

I don't choose for whom I am going to vote for based on whether they struggled or not or whether their cabinet had poor beginnings.

Avenger, you think she hit the nail on the head? LOL