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'''Borking''' is the term used in reference to the attacking of a political candidate through misrepresentation in the media. It is derived from the name of [[Robert Bork]].  

'''Borking''' is the term used in reference to the attacking of a political candidate through misrepresentation in the media. It is derived from the name of [[Robert Bork]].  

* when [[Robert Bork]] was nominated to the [[Supreme Court]] in 1987, interest groups on [[the left]] hijacked the [[confirmation]] process and used [[United States Senate|Senate hearings]] to launch [[personal attacks]] and “tar and feather” Bork<ref> [http://www.savethecourt.org/site/c.mwK0JbNTJrF/b.886561/k.6DB0/What_Borking_Really_Means.htm What "Borking Really Means"] </ref>

* when [[Robert Bork]] was nominated to the [[Supreme Court]] in 1987, interest groups on [[the left]] hijacked the [[confirmation]] process and used [[United States Senate|Senate hearings]] to launch [[personal attacks]] and “tar and feather” Bork<ref>[http://www.savethecourt.org/site/c.mwK0JbNTJrF/b.886561/k.6DB0/What_Borking_Really_Means.htm What "Borking Really Means"]</ref>

* The [[Washington Post]] (7/11/05) reported the Bork history this way: "When President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Bork, [[liberal]]s mounted a well-organized, well-financed campaign against him, and [[conservative]]s were slow and ineffective in responding." <ref> [http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2592 "Borking" History] - [[FAIR]] </ref>

* The [[Washington Post]] (7/11/05) reported the Bork history this way: "When President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated Bork, [[liberal]]s mounted a well-organized, well-financed campaign against him, and [[conservative]]s were slow and ineffective in responding." <ref>[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2592 "Borking" History] - [[FAIR]]</ref>

* ... all this started in 1987 when [[Edward M. Kennedy|Sen. Kennedy]] raced to the Senate floor to bellow that "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley [[abortions]], blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, children could not be taught about [[evolution]]." <ref> [http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110007810 Daniel Henninger], ''The Wall Street Journal'' - Friday, January 13, 2006 </ref>

* ... all this started in 1987 when [[Edward M. Kennedy|Sen. Kennedy]] raced to the Senate floor to bellow that "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley [[abortions]], blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, children could not be taught about [[evolution]]." <ref>[http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110007810 Daniel Henninger], ''The Wall Street Journal'' - Friday, January 13, 2006</ref>

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