An honest publication would have left the op-ed up and published a correction that the meeting had, in fact, not taken place. A better publication would have recognized the subterfuge from the start and told Hatch to stuff his worthless trash.
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Paul Edwards, executive editor of the Deseret News, called the publication of the op-ed an âunfortunate errorâ in statement emailed to TPM.
Wink, wink. Nod, Nod.
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On the contrary, this is the most talented Senator ever! He can literally see into the future!
Sen. Ouija Hatch.
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No OrrinâŚitâs nobody fault but YOURS. You are a sanctimonious, bald faced LIAR who penned your op-ed about a ficticious meeting and now are trying to blame SOMEONE ELSE (as is your modus operandi) to try and show you are not the pandering, suckass that we all know you are.
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Dune is hardly just scifi, except it takes place in space and they travel between planets far, far in the future. I believe Sir Peter could do it justice in 5 or so films and extended re-releasesâŚ
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A-gainnnn?
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âSenator Hatch has made clear from the beginning that he intends to meet
with Judge Garland out of respect for their longtime friendship,â the
spokesperson, J.P. Freire, said.
Yup, nothing screams respect like forming an opinion allegedly based on something that hasnât taken place yet. Not to mention, âYou know who everybody would love? Garland! Oh, wait ⌠Dammit! Forget I said that.â
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Heâs escaped the bonds of time and space, perhaps with the help of his magic underwear.
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FunnyâŚI always thought the GOPers wanted to travel backwards in time.
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Itâs the conservative way!
A Kinsley gaffe. But I do like this new meme that they canât hold hearings because it would damage Garlandâs dignity to be questioned by rabid pitbulls (apology to the real dogs) during election season. Itâs a little like the abusive boyfriend who says âI canât let you go out in public because then other men would look at you and I would have to beat you up for inciting them.â
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Oh, Jon Stewart⌠where are you when I need youâŚ
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Well, this is par for the course. The Iran Nuclear Agreement was opposed by Republicans before they knew what was in it. Senator Hatch is only carrying on that tradition becauseâŚ
Obama
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I have proudly voted for Orrin Hatchâs opponent in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. I keep hoping that the opportunity to do so will go away, but the guy just wonât die retire.
Orrin Hatch is everything thatâs wrong with modern Congress, all wrapped up in the form of an old man wearing an elephant pin and carrying a bottle of unregulated nutritional supplements and a âfor saleâ sign.
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Republicans: âOrrin Hatch is just like Ronald Reagan!â
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The Gang That Couldnât Shoot Straightâ˘.
Agreed. Donât insult us with âthe Senator sent us a draft to hold for his later editsâ. This shit is digital.
There was never any doubt that the church-owned paper would have Hatchâs back, though.
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Well, while this is funny beyond belief, lets not get carried away. Writing an op ed before the meeting occurs seems pretty normal to me. Come on, does anyone here belief that Hatch would have changed his mind during that meeting? So why not write it in advance and then possibly edit it.
It is done all the time. Remember the incomparable âYes, Ministerâ, where the naive Jim Hacker is appalled and shocked when Sir Humphrey tells him that the minutes of the meeting are always written before the meeting? And that was in the early 1980sâŚ
Besides, I donât believe for a minute that Hatch has written that piece himself. It has âstafferâ all over it. I might be wrong, but I would be surprised.
So, the real crime is not writing the piece in advance, but letting it get out of hand and thus out of control. THAT is a horrendous mistake made by someone in the office, and I am sure that Hatch had some choice words with the unfortunate staffer (ex-staffer?) who did this. Very, very unprofessional.
The result is hilarious, but getting all sanctimonious about it and presuming that no Democrat ever had a pre-written op ed on some stafferâs computer waiting for the event to happen - well, that defies credulity. Everybody does it. But to get caught in the act is plain stoooopid.
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Say no moreâŚ