== Supreme Court Nomination ==
In 1987, President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Robert Bork to the [[Supreme Court]], but his confirmation did not pass he was rejected by the full Senate in a 58 - 42 vote when a coalition led by [[Ted Kennedy]] led a misinformation campaign against him. 52 out of 54 Democrats voted against him<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/24/us/senate-s-roll-call-on-the-bork-vote.html</ref> after . Some felt this was a highly partisan confirmation hearing that was such a farce that it inspired a new . The verb, "borkedbork"appeared in the media, to mean denoting the defeat of a nominee favored by the speaker. Its use generally insinuates that there has been an orchestrated campaign of distortions and vilification to defeat someone for political motivation.
Bork was best known as a legal expert who has advocated a judicial philosophy called originalism. Bork has authored many best-selling books, and served on the advisory board of the [[American Civil Rights Union]].