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| Congressional Black Caucus in pie fight with Valerie Jarrett |
| 2014-02-07 |
| [THEHILL] A feud between President B.O. and black politicians over racial diversity among judges escalated Wednesday. Valerie Jarrett ...Chicago political hack, now senior advisor to President B.O.... , the president's closest adviser, met with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members and refused to back down over controversial nominees despite a growing storm of criticism. Many CBC members say Obama hasn't fought hard enough to fill the federal bench with the Democrats' preferred picks, leaving some states with nominees who lack the ethnic diversity of the population they would oversee. In a closed-door meeting with a handful of CBC leaders, Jarrett brushed back the criticism, saying Obama had a "commitment to diversity" and an "outstanding" record in placing minority judges, she said afterward. Asked if the White House would consider replacing any of its choices, Jarrett's answer was a terse, "No." The message was not well received. CBC members have criticized the nominees who they say champion policies that discriminate against minorities. Georgia Rep. David Scott (D), said he approached Jarrett about two nominees in particular: one who once supported a state bill to keep the Confederate battle emblem a part of Georgia's flag, and another who led the defense of the state's photo ID law, which Scott claims is a statute designed "to keep black folks, as much as possible, from voting." "I asked her specifically that they should be [withdrawn]. She just didn't say anything," said Scott, who did not attend the briefing on nominees but was present at a later meeting with Jarrett and the full CBC. "Do you think George Bush would have been able to do this, or any white president would have been able to do this? No," Scott said. "The president should have said, 'There's absolutely no way I want to go down in history as putting these kinds of people into federal court nominations against my own African-American [people]' ... It's a tragedy." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 If there were justice, Valajar would be swinging from a noose. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-02-07 23:02 |
| #13 Val-Jar is by far the best hidden power center in this government despite being at the center of every aspect of decision making and being deemed worthy of her own SS detail, an unheard-of privilege. Yet she is virtually invisible to the media, and her meetings with the crony capitalists never mentioned, travel never noted, opinions never mentioned. That silence is deafening, and speaks of both power and fear. Her departure from the levers of an increasingly "weaponized" government and its ability to punish those in opposition should make for some interesting reading some day. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2014-02-07 18:24 |
| #12 Val-Jar and the CBC, going head to head ... my, it's just a pity that both of them can't loose. Yeah, the problem is that almost always one of them remains standing. Maybe we could tase that one? |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-02-07 14:37 |
| #11 Val-Jar and the CBC, going head to head ... my, it's just a pity that both of them can't loose. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2014-02-07 13:22 |
| #10 Maybe they would like Alcee Hasting back on the bench. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-02-07 11:53 |
| #9 it's the color of their skin. Nothing else matters. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." -- MLK Yeah, good luck with that, Marty. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-02-07 11:48 |
| #8 Must be some discreet, civilized solution to this unfortunate row. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-07 11:45 |
| #7 Korrect CF, and the long-range, ten day forecast indicates no significant change. Looks like much more of the same. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-07 10:25 |
| #6 This shows that the primary and overwhelming consideration for the CBC isn't the judge's integrity or honesty or how they will apply the law - it's the color of their skin. Nothing else matters. No Racism there. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-02-07 10:21 |
| #5 ...yes, they're at least perceptive to identify the 'center of gravity' in the organization. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-02-07 09:47 |
| #4 skipped arguing with the puppet and went right to the puppeteer, did they? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-02-07 08:10 |
| #3 A new grand vazier is due? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-07 06:32 |
#2  |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-07 04:40 |
| #1 Uh, uh, OH THE PIE-MANITY??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-02-07 01:10 |