Hatch distances himself from right-wing attack ad on Sotomayor.
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 16th, 2009 4:36 am by HL
Hatch distances himself from right-wing attack ad on Sotomayor.
Earlier today, Think Progress pointed out that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) was present at a fundraiser for the right-wing Committee for Justice, a the group that is now sliming Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a terrorist. We wondered whether Republican senators are willing to defend CFJ’s ad. Huffington Post’s Sam Stein asked Hatch’s office, which responded […]
Earlier today, Think Progress pointed out that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) was present at a fundraiser for the right-wing Committee for Justice, a the group that is now sliming Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a terrorist. We wondered whether Republican senators are willing to defend CFJ’s ad. Huffington Post’s Sam Stein asked Hatch’s office, which responded by distancing itself from CFJ:
Asked if he agreed with the ad pushed by the group for which he once raised money, the senator’s spokesperson, Andrea Saul, relayed the following message from Hatch himself: “I haven’t seen the ad, but it sounds pretty harsh. Not the type of ad I would run.”
Is Jeff Sessions prepared to follow Hatch’s lead?
Bush Department of Justice blacklisted applicants from LGBT, immigrant advocacy groups.
The Washington Blade reports that, during the Bush administration, “applicants for Justice Department internships and honors programs may have been rejected based on their membership in LGBT” and immigrant advocacy groups. Pro-immigrant groups reportedly made up 25 percent of the list. Some other blacklisted organizations: The Blade recently learned that among the blacklisted groups was Immigration […]
The Washington Blade reports that, during the Bush administration, “applicants for Justice Department internships and honors programs may have been rejected based on their membership in LGBT” and immigrant advocacy groups. Pro-immigrant groups reportedly made up 25 percent of the list. Some other blacklisted organizations:
The Blade recently learned that among the blacklisted groups was Immigration Equality, which focuses on LGBT-related immigration issues.
Also blacklisted was the immigration project for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis. […]
Rachel Tiven, Immigration Equality’s executive director, said in a statement that her organization was “proud to be the only national LGBT organization included in the Bush Justice Department’s list of dangerous organizations” and that “opponents of equality and justice are right to fear us.”
A 2008 report by the Justice Department concluded that former Bush loyalists at the DoJ broke the law by allowing politics to influence hiring decisions. The Justice Department’s screening process was headed by Monica Goodling, a graduate of Pat Robertson’s Regent University who acknowledged that she “crossed the line of the civil service rules.” Goodling blocked the hiring of someone she viewed as a “liberal,” and she frequently checked the backgrounds of candidates for their views on “abortion” and “homosexuality.”
