'Not qualified' rating and accusation from American Bar Association moves Trump nominee to tears
Source: CNN
Washington(CNN) A federal appeals court nominee broke down in tears during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, reacting to a scathing letter against his confirmation by the American Bar Association after it conducted 60 interviews and concluded that he was "not qualified" for the judicial branch.
Lawrence J.C. VanDyke grew emotional, with his face turning red as he defended himself against the letter's conclusions that he could would not treat LGBTQ litigants fairly.
"I do not believe that," VanDyke said. "It is a fundamental belief of mine that all people are created in the image of God," adding, "they should all be treated with dignity and respect."
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"Mr. VanDyke's accomplishments are offset by the assessments of interviewees that Mr. VanDyke is arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice including procedural rules," William C. Hubbard, chair of the ABA's standing committee on the federal judiciary, wrote. "There was a theme that the nominee lacks humility, has an 'entitlement' temperament, does not have an open mind, and does not always have a commitment to being candid and truthful."
Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/10/30/politics/american-bar-association-nominees-vandyke/index.html
Call in the waaaa...ambulance
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)MarcA
(2,195 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts).... that Mr. VanDyke is arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice including procedural rules," William C. Hubbard, chair of the ABA's standing committee on the federal judiciary, wrote. "There was a theme that the nominee lacks humility, has an 'entitlement' temperament, does not have an open mind, and does not always have a commitment to being candid and truthful."
He should fit right in with the other Trumpies.
spike jones
(1,656 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Too bad the ABA couldn't have saved us from that assclown.
joost5
(421 posts)lastlib
(22,981 posts)GAWD, I wish you hadn't posted that pic--I almost put my fist thru my monitor!
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.
Volaris
(10,260 posts)Coming from the ABA, about one of their own....that's a pretty fucking epic takedown.
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)what is it, that there is some sort of club or something that these scumbags all belong to, called the 'crier's club' or something?
It's called the Federalist Society. Only oligarch-friendly lawyers and judges need apply.
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)since so many members have distorted the meaning of the word 'conservative' to fit into their support of rump and his idiotic policies...
LuvNewcastle
(16,820 posts)stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)Maxheader
(4,366 posts)wingers of great power and authority don't break down until they get caught with their hands in the cookie jar...
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Yet Boof got a lifetime position of power.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)are lower than this job? That is why Kavanagh was allowed to be confirmed while being a complete ass?
Arkansas Granny
(31,483 posts)mountain grammy
(26,571 posts)This is just their kind of judge. Incompetent!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,154 posts)They should be demanding he be disbarred as well.
Rhiannon12866
(203,030 posts)wryter2000
(46,016 posts)Just another arrogant asshole on a federal court bench.
durablend
(7,416 posts)Stick it to the "elitist" ABA and teh libs at the same time.
Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)"I do not believe that," VanDyke said. "It is a fundamental belief of mine that all people are created in the image of God," adding, "they should all be treated with dignity and respect."
Okay, if that's coming from a Trump nom, you know it's an act.
"There was a theme that the nominee lacks humility, has an 'entitlement' temperament, does not have an open mind, and does not always have a commitment to being candid and truthful."
That's much more like it!
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)God was created by man, in the image of man, or at least your so-called God was.
IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)"arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice including procedural rules"
"lacks humility, has an 'entitlement' temperament, does not have an open mind, and does not always have a commitment to being candid and truthful."
could easily describe the big boss man himself
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)elleng
(130,156 posts)'arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice including procedural rules' doesn't pass OUR rules and needs, regardless of what you may think about your 'God.'
MarcA
(2,195 posts)you can't have both.
SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)WanderingLiberal
(14 posts)Im thinking his red face and tears were the result of anger and not shame.
MontanaMama
(23,242 posts)he's an unqualified hack and is going to get the job anyway. It curls my hair to hear any judicial nominee mention God in their testimony.
crickets
(25,896 posts)but unfortunately, it's likely one of the reasons why he was nominated.
Hekate
(90,202 posts)FM123
(10,050 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)to hold positions in the upper levels of government. We heard a lot of this BS during the 2016 campain (misspelling intended) about HRC.
barbtries
(28,702 posts)you look at the law? That should provide your marching orders. dignity and respect, huh - how about equality?!
that assessment is probably why trump nominated him.
I'd hate to stand (or sit) before him as a known Buddhist, or as an atheist. At all, really.
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)Or the wrong kind of Christian
Harker
(13,880 posts)A judge is either impartial or biased.
dawn5651
(601 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(56,897 posts)From 'Not qualified' rating and accusation from American Bar Association moves Trump nominee to tears
Hat tip, Joe.My.God:
Former Hate Group Staffer Sobs At Accusation He Wouldnt Treat LGBTs Fairly As Federal Judge [VIDEO]
October 30, 2019
Politico reports:
A federal appeals court nominee broke down in tears during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, reacting to a scathing letter against his confirmation by the American Bar Association after it conducted 60 interviews and concluded that he was not qualified for the judicial branch. Lawrence J.C. VanDyke grew emotional, with his face turning red as he defended himself against the letters conclusions that he could would not treat LGBTQ litigants fairly.
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.@ABAesq's politically motivated & biased attempts to smear the qualifications of an impressive and qualified judicial nominee are not within the best interests of the American people. After my Q&A w VanDyke today at @senjudiciary, I look forward his confirmation.
Link to tweet
Senator Josh @HawleyMO rips the American Bar Associations smears of judicial nominee Lawrence VanDyke as anti-LGBTQ
Link to tweet
By Ariane de Vogue and Alex Rogers, CNN
Updated 1:31 PM ET, Wed October 30, 2019
Washington (CNN) -- A federal appeals court nominee broke down in tears during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, reacting to a scathing letter against his confirmation by the American Bar Association after it conducted 60 interviews and concluded that he was "not qualified" for the judicial branch.
Lawrence J.C. VanDyke grew emotional, with his face turning red as he defended himself against the letter's conclusions that he could would not treat LGBTQ litigants fairly.
"I do not believe that," VanDyke said. "It is a fundamental belief of mine that all people are created in the image of God," adding, "they should all be treated with dignity and respect."
The rare outburst comes as the ABA is under continued attack from conservatives who question its methodology and argue that the group that has rated potential nominees for decades is biased against conservatives. It also comes as the President and Senate Republicans have pushed through a record number of judicial nominees as Democrats have questioned their qualifications.
President Donald Trump nominated VanDyke, who currently serves as a deputy assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the Department of Justice, last month for the post on the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. The President has repeatedly attacked the liberal-leaning 9th Circuit for rulings that have blocked administration initiatives, especially on immigration.
The ABA on Tuesday night issued a blistering analysis of the nomination.
"Mr. VanDyke's accomplishments are offset by the assessments of interviewees that Mr. VanDyke is arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice including procedural rules," William C. Hubbard, chair of the ABA's standing committee on the federal judiciary, wrote. "There was a theme that the nominee lacks humility, has an 'entitlement' temperament, does not have an open mind, and does not always have a commitment to being candid and truthful."
....
So I guess his confirmation will sail right on through.
Grins
(7,134 posts)...lacking humility, an 'entitlement' temperament, close-minded, and not being candid and truthful not be the perfect qualifications to be a Republican judge?
Those are his GOOD POINTS! Thats what got him nominated in the first place!
NCjack
(10,279 posts)sakabatou
(42,083 posts)jayschool2013
(2,309 posts)infullview
(978 posts)is like the stamp of approval for this administration
Grins
(7,134 posts)Maybe it is you?
Maybe its your message?
Or your character?
Or your biases?
After this loser, maybe its time for you to do a little personal introspection?
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)then the ABA (and ALL of us) should be biased against them.
But 40% of the US thinks fascism is groovy and another third or so doesn't see why we can't at least consider it.
Some things need to be out of bounds.
DBoon
(22,288 posts)Orban and Bolsonaro are both working to eliminate NGOS in their respective countries.
riversedge
(69,727 posts)bitterross
(4,066 posts)No wonder he was nominated. He checks off ALL the right boxes for Trump
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)SayItLoud
(1,696 posts)Notice how they cry only when it's about them, never about someone else's respect and justice?
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)VarryOn
(2,343 posts)Never liked watching a man bawl.
3Hotdogs
(12,210 posts)My form wasn't good, but I hit da pins.
You would'a liked to see it.
paleotn
(17,781 posts)No mincing of words there.
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)Wonder if he likes beer?
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)are utterly unqualified for what he's nominating them for.
Bottom line, I feel just a tiny bit sorry for this Van Dyke, just because he was publicly humiliated, but I'd feel a boatload sorrier for us if the guy actually got confirmed. The questioner was right to pound on him. Van Dyke needs a different career - one that doesn't affect us quite so much.
I mean, if he cries under that kind of questioning, why should we elevate him to have lives in his hands?
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)It's Van Dyke's arrogance that allows him to believe that he's qualified to be on the Courts when those performing the review feel otherwise. The sad part is that I know all these nominees being rejected, believe they are qualified because they look at their president and commander-in-chief and figure if he's fit to run a nation, they are fit to sit on the judge's bench. But like Trump, when they start talking, they give themselves away. They prove their unfitness for the job they are seeking. Trump proves his unfitness for office every day.
stopdiggin
(11,095 posts)to have a hand in court picks. (Trump is chiefly attracted to shiny objects, and barely has enough understanding or attention span to staff his own cabinet). If you're looking for where nominations for the court positions come from, it's all about McGahn and the Federalist Society.
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)DC steakhouse on the night of Obama's inauguration back in 09 and agreed to oppose everything Obama did in lock step?
Seems like he is.
Judi Lynn
(160,219 posts)to relive the glee, and the warm feelings.
Wow! So good to see one who DIDN'T get what he and Trump wanted, at long last.
Thank you, so much.
If he really believes in his position on people different from himself as a "Christian," he wouldn't be sobbing because he realizes it could lose him his lifetime prestigious job, he would be happy to stand up for his beliefs.
But nooooooo, he wants it all, to declare moral superiority over everyone, while ignoring the words of the being he claims to worship, and bagging his prize without letting go of his pride.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Sniff, sniff, snuffle.
What a fraud.
His family is looking as if he has just died, so funny.
UpInArms
(51,253 posts)Seems he doesnt like being judged ...
I kind of despise these peeps who put themselves out as so moral and above it all ... yet are the most immoral...
This one definitely wilted and wept under pressure... the epitome of a snowflake
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DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)He should've been called out on them.
murielm99
(30,657 posts)in the red town where I live.
benld74
(9,889 posts)ANY of the title list
IS NOT FIT TO SIT!!!
nt
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)BTW, no tears! He just had this dumb look on his face and kept shaking his head and saying "I'm sorry."
live love laugh
(13,009 posts)ck4829
(34,977 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(56,897 posts)UpInArms
(51,253 posts)Hold my hair?