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Andrew Sullivan On Kagan: Obama May Be Hiding The Fact She’s ‘A Real Lefty’

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Andrew Sullivan, who perhaps has had more to do with the current media furor over Elena Kagan than anyone else, was on The Chris Matthews this Sunday speculating that Kagan’s lack of a paper trail may actually obfuscate the fact she is more radically left than people are presuming:

The blank slate works both ways, she may very well be more liberal than anyone believes…I think Obama is appalled by Citizens United, the 2nd Amendment ruling, these are radical moves to the right on the Court, I think Obama will have picked a real lefty, and I think he’s sort of hiding that, and I worry about the political consequences of hiding such a thing.

He also suspects that DADT will be a large issue in the confirmation hearings “because it’s all they’ve got” but that he’s “worried it may act as code for other issues.” Not if Andrew can help it, that’s for sure. Video of the segment below.

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  • Barney

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    Hey Andrew, are you gay this week or not?

  • The Real Royal King

    We would know a great deal more about Soon-to-Be Justice Kagan if McConnell & Company had allowed a vote on her earlier nomination, wouldn’t we? Well, Republicans do enjoy ignorance.

  • TylerDurden

    The Real Royal King says:
    May 17, 2010 at 11:47 pm
    Well, Republicans do enjoy ignorance”

    You have something in common then.

  • TylerDurden

    The Fascism of the Obama administration:

    From the NYTs.

    May 13, 2010, 1:48 pm
    Want to Talk to Kagan’s Family? Permission Denied
    By SHARON OTTERMAN

    White Houses traditionally put a muzzle on their Supreme Court nominees, to keep them from saying anything that might jeopardize Senate confirmation. But the Obama White House has taken it one step further. It is limiting, if not blocking, access to the nominee’s family.

    The New York Times received permission on Tuesday from Hunter College High School in Manhattan, Elena Kagan’s alma mater, to observe a constitutional law class there taught by her brother Irving. We thought it would be intriguing to watch the give and take between Mr. Kagan, who is known as a passionate and interactive educator, and his students on his first day back after witnessing his sister’s nomination in Washington.

    Mr. Kagan, who is also a Hunter alumnus, did not have a problem with the idea, a school spokeswoman said, but she added that all media requests now had to be given final approval by the White House. The times were tentatively set: there was either an 8:52 a.m. class or a 9:36 a.m. class on Wednesday. “I thought it would have been great,” said the spokeswoman, Meredith Halpern.

    But when presented with the idea by The Times, the White House balked.

    Joshua Earnest, a White House spokesman, said that the administration was “uncomfortable with the idea at this time.” The White House called Hunter, and Ms. Halpern said later Tuesday it could not permit the class observation. A formal proposal has been submitted to the White House, which the administration requested. They asked that it outline the intent and goal of the article in significant detail.

  • TROLLING4LIBS

    TylerDurden says:
    May 18, 2010 at 12:11 am
    The Fascism of the Obama administration

    Of course Barry’s adminstration barred NYT , just like the HCR bill as Pelosi said ‘ We have to pass the bill , to see whats in it. We have to nominate Kagan to see if shes qualified.

  • michaledell

    I believe that Obama has taken a real lefty, and I think is kind of hiding, and I worry about the political consequences of hiding a thing.
    memory stick

  • ImNotBlue

    The Real Royal King says:
    May 17, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    We would know a great deal more about Soon-to-Be Justice Kagan if McConnell & Company had allowed a vote on her earlier nomination, wouldn’t we? Well, Republicans do enjoy ignorance.

    That’s pretty impressive, Royal. You managed to blame the non-transparency and stonewalling from the Obama Administration on the Republicans! Nice job!

    If something’s wrong, it’s the Republican’s fault… logic, fairness, ethics, be damned!

    Hack.

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