Untruths, Distortions, And Fear Mongering Characterize
Liberal Attacks Against Judge Alito
By Rev. Louis P. Sheldon
Washington, DC ? On January 24, Republican and Democrat
Senators on the Judiciary Committee spent three hours giving their
final thoughts as to why they would oppose or support Judge Samuel
Alito for the Supreme Court.
In listening to the eight Democrats (mostly liberal or far left)
give their reasons why they would vote no to confirm Judge Alito, I
was struck by how amazingly similar each statement was?and how
inaccurate. The Democrat statements appeared to have been written
by the same person ? or persons ? using the same badly researched
information on Alito?s record.
Perhaps the similarity in misstatements of fact exist because
the Democrats on the committee all apparently consult with the same
radical leftist organizations such as the Alliance for Justice,
Center for American Progress and People for the American Way. These
groups crank out their ?talking points? memos and ?studies? that
purportedly describe Judge Alito?s record?yet they all are
consistently inaccurate and present a sadly distorted picture of
Alito.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has exposed this network
of puppet masters and their exploitation of U.S. Senators on the
judiciary committee in their report, ?Puppet Politics:
Values Edition.? This report clearly reveals that the
supposedly left-leaning, independent-minded Democrat Senators on
the committee are simply willing pawns in the hands of these
radical groups?groups that are far out of the mainstream of
American values.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) in his
opening statements on the Senate floor on the day the debates
began on Judge Alito lamented the fact that Judge Alito?s character
and record had been so badly distorted by the liberals on the
committee. He observed: ?I remain profoundly disappointed in the
unfair and unseemly treatment of Judge Alito during this process.
His judicial record has been distorted and mischaracterized.
He has been labeled as ?non-responsive? during the hearings ?
despite providing candid and articulate answers to more than 650
questions in over 18 hours of testimony, far more than many,
perhaps any Supreme Court nominee in the past. And most sadly, he
has been the victim of a calculated, but unsuccessful, campaign to
smear his character, integrity, and credibility.?
They can continue to distort his record, but the truth is
getting out through C-SPAN, the Internet, bloggers, Fox News, and
other media outlets that still value facts and truth seeking.
Judge Samuel Alito, as his former colleagues who served with him on
the Third Circuit Court of Appeals have said, is a fair-minded,
balanced, and cautious jurist who will act honorably as an
Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The radical left
groups will eventually fail in stopping Alito, but they will
undoubtedly continue doing what they always do when the next
Supreme Court vacancy comes. Fortunately, the truth seekers will be
ready again to expose their untruths, distortions, and smear
tactics. In the end, the truth will prevail, no matter what Ralph
Neas or Nan Aron say.
Rev. Louis P. Sheldon is author of
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