Word: humphreyism
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...wanted to leave a "reputation as a judge who understood constitutional governance." There was one moment, however, when the strain seemed to affect him. After Senator Leahy took the judge to task for never doing pro bono work during his years as an attorney, Republican Gordon Humphrey retorted that Bork had given up an extremely lucrative private practice to pursue teaching and Government service. Leahy then noted that as a professor Bork had earned some $200,000 a year in consulting fees between 1979 and 1981. "Those were the only years I made money," said Bork. "There was a reason...
Leahy said he understood the reasons, but Humphrey persisted, asking Bork if his consulting work "coincided with heavy medical bills in your family." Visibly moved, Bork rested his chin in his hand and quietly replied, "Yeah." Chairman Biden quickly declared that it was time to take a break. It was in 1980 that Bork's first wife, Claire, lost a ten-year battle with cancer...
...four children, denies any racism or cultural bias. "I'm defending Western culture, not white culture," he claims. "I'm not anti-anything. What I am pushing is a value system that develops economic prosperity and political freedom." A former speechwriter for Lyndon Johnson and campaign adviser to Hubert Humphrey, Wattenberg describes himself as a centrist Democrat who supports liberal immigration policies. Nevertheless, his maverick views have won him a reputation as the conservatives' favorite liberal...
...partial scholarship to Harvard and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1932. Although a Republican, he backed Hubert H. Humphrey's campaigns. Humphrey later backed him for a seat on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which he held for 11 years...
...Durenburger's candor isn't likely to win him many points at home, where he faces a tough challenge in 1988 from State Attorney General Hubert H. Humphrey III, the legend's son. Courting the Jewish vote could not have been a strong motivation for a senator, whose constituency of 4.1 million counts only 35,000 Jews...