#176
Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:29am
Lol. I was thinking:
"I have some candy in my van. Do you want a piece?"
....but the world goes 'round
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#177
Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:45am
Taz, if you're going to quote Scalia, you should attribute it.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#178
Posted: 2/18/16 at 3:55pm
Gotta say it -- I smile everytime I see those four magic words "Antonin Scalia Has Died." Talk about the gift that keeps on giving.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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#179
Posted: 2/18/16 at 8:14pm
Obama paying his respects by NOT attending the funeral of a civil servant of 30 years...classy as usual
#180
Posted: 2/18/16 at 8:36pm
Obama is paying his respects by attending the laying in state on Friday and sending joe Biden to the funeral. He IS NOT the first president to do this.
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#181
Posted: 2/19/16 at 8:51am
It strikes me as Obama's way of recognizing Scalia's service to the nation (such as it was), by attending the lying in state. Attending the funeral would be a way of paying respect to Scalia as a human being, which I can't blame anyone for wanting to avoid like the plague.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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#182
Posted: 2/19/16 at 3:17pm
Agreed. I would skip the funeral. Arrogant, self-righteous bigot.
#183
Posted: 2/20/16 at 7:45am
Obama's handling of the funeral is completely appropriate. Of course, there was kneejerk reaction from the right, but that has calmed down. I would expect a nominee very soon;. A president would have a shortlist in their back pocket, with candidates already vetted, at least preliminarily.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#184
Posted: 2/20/16 at 9:37am
The coincidences, or sometimes the ironies of our "being", can't help but be noticed these past few days. Scalia's life altering judgements and "rulings" are indeed shameful when you consider someone else that also passed this week.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
"There are just some kind of men who're so busy worrying about the next world, they've never learned to live in this one."
"...it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
Harper Lee is someone I truly mourn. In her own way, she made the world a much better place.
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#185
Posted: 2/20/16 at 1:06pm
Nice article in the town paper today about Sri Srinivasan, a leading candidate to replace Scalia, if you want to know a little more about his past growing up in my hometown. He was and is a great guy. His whole family is brilliant.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#186
Posted: 2/20/16 at 1:09pm
Brilliant is NOT gonna fly with the Tea Party Republicans.
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#188
Posted: 2/20/16 at 6:34pm
My bad, Namo. True enough.
Smart scares the GOP.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#189
Posted: 2/21/16 at 12:32pm
An interesting read.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/antonin-scalia-looking-backward
#190
Posted: 2/22/16 at 11:29am
I figured this would be a good thread to put this in. Clarence Thomas hasn't asked a question in a decade. That's kind of amazing. And sad. And pathetic.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-hasn-t-asked-question-decade-n520801
#191
Posted: 2/22/16 at 2:25pm
Jeffrey Toobin's takedown of Scalia is lengthy, but worth the time.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/antonin-scalia-looking-backward
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#192
Posted: 2/24/16 at 1:49pm
Per the WaPo , the Obama administration is vetting Brian Sandoval, the current GOP governor of Nevada. He is a centrist, and a former judge. Interesting choice.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#193
Posted: 2/27/16 at 3:36pm
This guy was a total asshole, again, glad he's dead.
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#194
Posted: 2/27/16 at 6:34pm
#195
Posted: 2/27/16 at 8:07pm
What a wuss.
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#196
Posted: 2/27/16 at 9:49pm
There is something condescending about his declination. "I'll wait till the time is right."
Meaning a black, democratic president isn't gonna work for you. That might "taint" your gig.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#197
Posted: 2/28/16 at 12:08am
It must be hard to be all moral and crap when you're running Nevada. Of course, it's so damn conservative out there.
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#198
Posted: 3/19/16 at 2:58pm
Just been reading again what an asshole this guy was, the way he was canonized is crazy.
Stephanatic
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