Media obsess over Obama's comments, ignore Bush's highlighting of Thomas' "great empathy"

[CatWoman]

SUMMARY: Media figures and outlets have focused on President Obama's statement that empathy is one of the qualifications he would seek in a Supreme Court nominee, but they have not noted that then-President George H.W. Bush cited "great empathy" in his remarks announcing his selection of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

http://mediamatters.org/research/200905260034

[RamboLiberal]

1. K&R

Can't understand why this hasn't gotten any replies.

[rustydog]

2. HEY NOW! Thomas has great empathy for sexual harassers!

Back off pal..:evilgrin:

[freeplessinseattle]

3. ''empathy is a liberal code word''

(I think Orrin Hatch said that. probably)

while the Bush doesn't even know what it means.

[Cha]

4. Rec'd~ To get the

information out there because the corporatemedia will not.

[JayMusgrove]

5. Nice catch!

You are great to bring this forward.

Thanks for pulling these words out of history!

[soccermomforobama]

6. here is another link to the comments made by

H.W. Bush re: Thomas
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29651

[ccharles000]

7. k/r

[politicasista]

8. Kick

Thurgood Marshall and Clarence "Fathead" Thomas should never ever be mentioned in the same sentence when mentioning black SC justices.

:kick:

[tanyev]

9. Calling Michael Steele! Time to empathize right on Clarence Thomas's behind.