Word: thurmondator
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...Arthur Caplan of the University of Minnesota argues that children have a right to a mother who won't be heading to a nursing home just as they are heading for high school. But what about men on Metamucil and pacemakers who become fathers? Senator Strom Thurmond, who had four children in his 60s and 70s, and Charlie Chaplin, who was 73 when he fathered his last child, did not have to seek approval when they sired their offspring. By the thousands, men over 45 exercise their perpetual rights to fatherhood, marrying and remarrying, having first and second families, without...
...pounding was relentless. As the latest Clinton Administration nominee sat before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, Senators took their turns delivering the blows. First, South Carolina's nonagenarian Strom Thurmond took up the cudgel, blustering about what he called "a compelling prima facie case that ((Morton Halperin)) is unsuited for any position in the Pentagon" and calling him a man of "deeply flawed judgment" who has failed "to create an impression of reliability or trustworthiness." Then John McCain of Arizona spoke of "profoundly disturbing questions about Halperin's judgment, his credibility, and his suitability to hold a position...
...ranking member on the Republican side is the legendary Sen. Strom Thurmond. Now in his early nineties, Thurmond probably realizes that he no longer has to reinforce his reputation with harshly put questions. He does not try to be the star of the committee, and thus serves it as well...
...Thurmond is haunted by a past that does not exactly merit a seat on the Judiciary Committee. He was a rapid proponent of segregation in 1948 but has since become a repentant integrator. Originally a Democrat, he has become the definition of an archconservative Republican. Even with his experience, Thurmond must rest a few notches below Metzenbaum on the whom-do-you-trust totem pole...
When President Carter nominated Breyer in 1980, Breyer's selection was supported by senators ranging from conservative Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) to liberal Kennedy, for whom Breyer once worked...