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americablog.com - 5/27/2009
Ted Olson, better known as the devil, is now better than our president on gay marriage
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Now I've seen everything. Ted Olson. Also known as George Bush's Solicitor General. Also known as the guy who represented George Bush at the Supreme Court in the Bush v. Gore case. Also known as Mr. Burns. The man is pure evil. And he's now representing a gay couple in a legal challenge in ...
washingtonexaminer.com - 5/27/2009
Ted Olson goes to court on behalf of gay marriage
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 05/26/09 9:59 PM EDT Former Bush administration solicitor general Theodore Olson... is part of a team that has filed suit in federal court in California seeking to overturn Proposition 8 and re-establish the ... (more) Ted Olson goes to court on behalf of gay marriage
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Morning Skim: President Petraeus (?), Proposition 8 and More
Opinionator — ... Matthews’ cranky uncle. But the Republican party has already maxed out with that demographic. Unless they can improve their standing with women, Latinos, and younger voters, they’re screwed. Obviously, attacking a Latino woman for being a Latino woman will hurt politically with Latinos and women. And younger voters don’t hear 40-year-old dog whistles that well. AmericaBlog : John Aravosis responds to the news that Ted Olsen is now working to overturn Proposition 8 in California: “ Now I’ve seen everything .” First off, thank you Mr. Olsen. Seriously … Secondly, Ted Freaking ...

Bush Solicitor General Ted Olson Supporting Same Sex Marriage
Political Punch — ... resume, that he is a full-throated conservative, a Federalist hero who in 1999 welcomed conferees to"the heart" of the proverbial "vast right-wing conspiracy" he is perhaps the most highly respected conservative lawyer in the land. As Assistant Attorney General, he defended President Reagan during the Iran-Contra scandal, served on the board of directors of The American Spectator, and helped Paul Jones's lawyers prepare for their case. At Americablog, gay activist John Aravosis writes in response : "Ted Freaking Olson is now better on gay marriage than our president - than ...

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