Karen Hughes Teaches Constitutional Law

[D. Scarlatti]

Well I don't need to speak for Maturin, but it's a pretty damn idiotic thing to assert for anyone of any political stripe, let alone an Undersecretary of State on a diplomatic mission to the Middle East. If you don't mind that sort of national representation abroad on your behalf, that's fine. But I can see some people finding it pretty offensive.

[Cool Hand]

Originally Posted by D. Scarlatti

Well I don't need to speak for Maturin, but it's a pretty damn idiotic thing to assert for anyone of any political stripe, let alone an Undersecretary of State on a diplomatic mission to the Middle East. If you don't mind that sort of national representation abroad on your behalf, that's fine. But I can see some people finding it pretty offensive.

It must be nice to be so privileged and infallible that you never make a mistake or gaff.

CH

[D. Scarlatti]

Originally Posted by Cool Hand

It must be nice to be so privileged and infallible that you never make a mistake or gaff.

I wouldn't know, since I'm none of those things. Neither do I know why your defense of Ms. Hughes is so adamant. As I said, I don't purport to speak for the OP, and since your quarrel seems to be with him for providing only two explanatory options for the Undersecretary of State's laughable characterization of the Constitution, you should probably take it up with him.

However, I think it's fairly safe to say that if the speaker had been a liberal or a Democrat, the criticism would have been every bit as pointed, and every bit as richly deserved.