[~Candy~]

Originally Posted by Stoner

Ted doesn't work well in water.

He certainly can't float well

[Stoner]

You would think someone that bloated would...

Well, I'm sure he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it

[~Candy~]

True, you have a point, I was thinking more along the lines of his weight I suppose though, with that much blubber, he should be able to displace sufficient water

[Holly3278]

Originally Posted by plschwartz

Samuel Alito’s America

ALITO WOULD OVERTURN ROE V. WADE:

So? That's a very very good thing!

ALITO WOULD ALLOW RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION

Oh bull! Please provide proof.

ALITO WOULD ALLOW DISABILITY-BASED DISCRIMINATION

Once again, provide proof!

ALITO WOULD STRIKE DOWN THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Proof please!

ALITO SUPPORTS UNAUTHORIZED STRIP SEARCHES

Any proof of this?

ALITO HOSTILE TOWARD IMMIGRANTS

Any proof?

evidence at http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/31/...alitos-america

Thanks for the link but I'm personally not worried in the least bit.

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Praise God he's been confirmed!

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by iltos

actually, it's precisely because he is black that you took issue in the first place...that is the fact in these posts....the above is innuendo...there is nothing to support it.

Where do you come up with that? Bassetman selected one Supreme Court Justice to call dumb and he's the black one--and he claimed Ted Kennedy is smater than him yet he has absolutely no personal knowledge on the subject whatsoever--he's probably never even read a Thomas opinion (and even if he had he doesn't have the knolwedge to comprhend what he was reading or to make a determination as to Thomas' qualifications as a judge--you wouldn't either).

My point is he's making precisely the point (unwittingly) the conservatives make about affirmative action and that is Thomas won't get credit for getting to where he got--he'll be looked at as getting there because he's black. That's what makes you liberals a bunch of hypocrites!

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by Mulder

Where do you come up with that? Bassetman selected one Supreme Court Justice to call dumb and he's the black one--and he claimed Ted Kennedy is smater than him yet he has absolutely no personal knowledge on the subject whatsoever--he's probably never even read a Thomas opinion (and even if he had he doesn't have the knolwedge to comprhend what he was reading or to make a determination as to Thomas' qualifications as a judge--you wouldn't either).

My point is he's making precisely the point (unwittingly) the conservatives make about affirmative action and that is Thomas won't get credit for getting to where he got--he'll be looked at as getting there because he's black. That's what makes you liberals a bunch of hypocrites!

Racist!

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by bassetman

So you can find it!
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Democrats and the Supreme Court, a (VERY) brief history
by anthonyLA
Thu Jan 26, 2006 at 09:36:12 PM PDT
There were 57 Democratic Senators in 1991, when the Senate approved the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. 11 Dem Senators voted yes on the nomination, along with 41 Republicans. Two Republicans actually voted no on the nomination, along with the remaining 46 Democrats.

The ABA was split on Thomas' qualification for the position, with half voting "qualified" (ABA's second lowest rating) and half voting "not qualified" (the lowest rating possible). Not to mention the whole Anita Hill thing (I guess only 48 Senators believed her). Meanwhile the entire ABA voted to give Alito a "very qualified" rating and I seriously doubt that he's been messing around on his wife, we've all seen how crazy she is.

http://www.dailykos.com/tag/Clarence%20Thomas

Hey Moore-On--virtually all the Democratic Senators (and close to half the total) voted against Alito as well and he got a "very qualified" rating from the ABA so either liberals are hypocrites or that rating means nothing. Why are so many Democrats voting against a guy who has a "very qualified" rating?

That still doesn't answer the question on what basis do you assert that Kennedy is smarter than Thomas. How did you come up with that? LAN asked you the same question and you didn't answer him either.

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Racist!

Still avoiding the question. On what basis did you determine that Kennedy was smarter than Thomas and on what basis did you determine Thomas was not smart?

[bassetman]

How about answering your racist remark? By your definition!

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by bassetman

How about answering your racist remark? By your definition!

Blah blah blah!

[Mulderator]

LOL--you make a nonsensical comment and then you quote yourself and say, "blah, blah, blah!"

Still avoiding the question. Either admit that your view of Thomas is racist or provide your support for your belief he is not a smart person and that Kennedy is smarter.

[Stoner]

Naturally, it will take years to fully judge Alito on his performance, but this is how his
decisions are starting out:

LINK
Alito splits with conservatives on first day of work

Considering the case, he looks more the Liberal than the Conservative.
Maybe he thinks for himself.

[Chicon]

Originally Posted by Stoner

Naturally, it will take years to fully judge Alito on his performance, but this is how his
decisions are starting out:

LINK
Alito splits with conservatives on first day of work

Considering the case, he looks more the Liberal than the Conservative.
Maybe he thinks for himself.

Hi Stoner,

I don't see it a bad thing that a high magistrate is acting in total independance from his personal political opinions. It is a proof of probity.

[Stoner]

Originally Posted by Chicon

Hi Stoner,

I don't see it a bad thing that a high magistrate is acting in total independance from his personal political opinions. It is a proof of probity.

Agreed.

[linskyjack]

I'm not getting to excited about Alito's first decision. After all, there have been rare occurences where even Scalia has voted against a seemingly conservative position. Only time will tell with Sam the Man.