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Antonin Scalia Has Died
#175Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:29am
Lol. I was thinking:
"I have some candy in my van. Do you want a piece?"
#176Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/18/16 at 11:45am
Taz, if you're going to quote Scalia, you should attribute it.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#177Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
@z5
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/30/15
#178Antonin Scalia Has Died
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
#179Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#180Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#181Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/19/16 at 3:17pm
Agreed. I would skip the funeral. Arrogant, self-righteous bigot.
#182Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
#183Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
#184Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#185Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/20/16 at 1:09pm
Brilliant is NOT gonna fly with the Tea Party Republicans.
#187Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/20/16 at 6:34pm
My bad, Namo. True enough.
Smart scares the GOP.
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#188Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/21/16 at 12:32pm
An interesting read.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/antonin-scalia-looking-backward
#189Antonin Scalia Has Died
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
#190Antonin Scalia Has Died
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
#191Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
#192Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/27/16 at 3:36pm
This guy was a total asshole, again, glad he's dead.
#193Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/27/16 at 6:34pm
Nevada Gov. Sandoval rules self out for Supreme Court consideration
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#194Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 2/27/16 at 8:07pm
What a wuss.
#195Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#196Antonin Scalia Has Died
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.
#197Antonin Scalia Has Died
Posted: 3/19/16 at 2:58pm
Just been reading again what an asshole this guy was, the way he was canonized is crazy.
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