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[solarbird]

Oops. Accidental posting. Sorry!

But since it's here, I might ask well make it make some sense. This is a chunk of Harriet Miers' questionairre response - the response set that earned such scorn from the Senate last week. Specifically, it's from the employment section. Looking it over, I have to say that I have to agree with the Senate - this whole thing is insane, not just this chunk. I mean, honestly - she's listing all these positions and can't even be bothered to have a flunky go out and get the dates? She's listing contact information, so it's not like she doesn't know who to call.

And just between you and me, anybody who can't be bothered to fill out the application completely doesn't deserve a lifetime appointment to anything.

(Details-oriented my shiny metal ass...)

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Dates not available: Chair, Greater Dallas Chamber Local Governmental Affairs Committee and Executive Committee, an association of local businesses with an interest in public policy. Contact: Jo Trizila, Director of Media Relations, (214) 746-6600.

Dates not available: Board Member, Community Council of Greater Dallas, a nonprofit organization. Contact: Martha Blaine, Executive Director, (214) 871-5065.

Dates not available: Board Member, Goodwill Industries of Dallas, a non-profit organization that provides job training and employment services to people with barriers to employment. Contact: Rod Ginther, (214) 638-2800.

Dates not available: Board Member, EXODUS Ministry, Inc., a Christian organization that assists ex-offenders and families. Contact: Glenn Able, (214) 827-3772.

Dates not available: Chair, Higher Education Task Force, Goals for Dallas, a local organization focused on education reform. Contact information is not available. Contact: John Lewis, Former Executive Director, (214) 841-9501.

Dates not available: Board Member, Volunteer Center Resource Clearinghouse, a local volunteer opportunity center. Contact: (214) 370-4100.

Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

my guess is that "dates not available" == "i never showed up".

[solarbird]

Of this type of gaffe, this is my favourite - and yes, this is verbatim:

Sometime between 1963 – 1972: Computer Center Helper, Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.

SOMETIME BETWEEN 1963 - 1972?!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

[sir-quirky-k.livejournal.com]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I note the presence of 'a Christian organization that assists ex-offenders and families' and shake in fear. That would be another Love In Action, wouldn't it?

[solarbird]

Actually, it's supposedly pretty innocuous. I mean, yes, religious, yes, evangelical, but not mandatory or similarly abusive. Basically, they work with Christian-minded ex-cons to try to help them avoid reoffending.

The name is scary, because it's a similar name to one of the big "ex-gay" groups, but they aren't affiliated in any way. Once that got cleared up, there hasn't been any concern over that part.

[sir-quirky-k.livejournal.com]

Probably my cynical instincts taking over again... but the gaffes in general are spectacular. I'm quite convinced now that Miers is going to be astonishingly incompetent AND a fundamentalist. Though surely fundamentalists would insist on a patriarchy, and disapprove of females in positions as powerful as the one Miers has now?

[solarbird]

She's clearly a fundamentalist evangelical. I mean, they've said that. And she will vote against Roe v. Wade at any opportunity, and will probably also vote against Lawrence v. Texas.

Still, I don't know that yet, and we're clearly seeing the kind of shakeout - finally - that'll bring the fundamentalists into the full public spotlight, I hope. I mean, it's looking like James Dobson will be brought in front of the Senate judicial committee soon, and I'm looking forward to people getting to question him other oath. It'll be neat to see what he has to say.

Unfortunately, with half the people in the Republican party being in it for the anti-abortion and anti-gay politics, that doesn't mean the problem goes away any time soon. But it does mean that the rest of the party, as well as the moderate middle, might actually get a real look at the people dictating social policy on the right. That has the potential to be enlightening.

[sir-quirky-k.livejournal.com]

If only it also had the potential to change things. Which it most likely won't, but I may be wrong, and certainly I hope so.

[jarandhel.livejournal.com]

... I'm surprised. I'd think there'd be more reaction to a JUDGE involved in a group which proselytizes to a captive audience which she may have helped put there.

[solarbird]

Wasn't a judge then, though. I doubt she's still involved, since as far as I've seen, it's a local-to-Texas group.

[solarbird]

Plus, it's a voluntary organisation. And she was practicing corporate law anyway.