Uzybone
(1000+ posts)
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Tue May-26-09 10:37 AM
Original message |
| On cue, Turley is bashing the Sotomayor pick |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 10:38 AM by Uzybone
stupid fucking idiot
Even Tweety looks stunned. Turley is saying she lacks the intellectual chops.
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He is SO ANNOYING. I am an academic and he is an idiot. |
CBR |
May-26-09 10:38 AM |
#1 |
 
Ditto. |
jefferson_dem |
May-26-09 10:40 AM |
#5 |

Unbelievable. He reeks. |
Kahuna |
May-26-09 10:38 AM |
#2 |

Does this guy like anything? |
high density |
May-26-09 10:40 AM |
#3 |
 
Nope...and especially if it relates to Obama. n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:02 AM |
#27 |

You can expand that to, if it relates to any Democrat |
stevenleser |
May-26-09 02:18 PM |
#114 |

He "gets the defense here" exactly |
Cha |
May-26-09 02:39 PM |
#117 |

Can people now see what a jerk Turley is? I agree with him on torture but he is so smug |
Jennicut |
May-26-09 10:40 AM |
#4 |

I like Turley, but he's a fucking turd about this |
tishaLA |
May-26-09 10:40 AM |
#6 |

Get ready for the Turley apologists in 3..2... |
babylonsister |
May-26-09 10:40 AM |
#7 |
 
You're on mark...they've hit the thread already. n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:12 AM |
#42 |

Well, I've been thinking he is a jackass for quite a while so he just keeps reinforcing that |
Pirate Smile |
May-26-09 10:41 AM |
#8 |

Did he have his hand up, crying "Pick MEEE!!! Pick MEEEEE!!!" perhaps? |
MADem |
May-26-09 10:41 AM |
#9 |

he's parroting the right wingnut line: She's stupid. |
cali |
May-26-09 10:41 AM |
#10 |
 
She is a lot smarter then most of us. She went to Princeton without a silver spoon to help her. |
Jennicut |
May-26-09 10:43 AM |
#12 |
 
I like Turley and Greenwald. I think the Turley bashing is over the top. He's expressing his - and |
chimpymustgo |
May-26-09 11:00 AM |
#23 |
  
Her opinions lack the cold and bloodless quality of Scalia's, because |
pnwmom |
May-26-09 11:51 AM |
#69 |
  
maybe you should read one of her opinions before you decide which script you read from. |
mkultra |
May-26-09 01:21 PM |
#99 |
  
Your avatar is ironic |
fujiyama |
May-26-09 02:06 PM |
#112 |
 
Those Who Can - Do ---- Those Who Can't Are Talking Heads......nt |
global1 |
May-26-09 11:13 AM |
#43 |

AKA MediaWhores. n/t |
Cha |
May-26-09 02:53 PM |
#121 |

No one is smarter than him. Didn't you know? |
Thrill |
May-26-09 10:42 AM |
#11 |

Then cue his fans on DU joining in soon. He's a piece of work with a chip on his shoulder. |
asphalt.jungle |
May-26-09 10:49 AM |
#13 |
 
lol.....great post |
Uzybone |
May-26-09 10:50 AM |
#14 |
 
LOL |
redqueen |
May-26-09 10:54 AM |
#16 |
 
You know what's awesome ... |
RoyGBiv |
May-26-09 01:17 PM |
#97 |
 
And, we all know the "media" loves |
Cha |
May-26-09 02:47 PM |
#120 |

He also dissed Thurgood Marshall as an overrated dim bulb which was a revealing follow-up statement. |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 10:53 AM |
#15 |
 
Revealing indeed nt |
ecstatic |
May-26-09 10:54 AM |
#17 |
 
Oh really? Well, he can go screw himself. n/t |
firedupdem |
May-26-09 11:07 AM |
#32 |
 
The man thinks he's God. He has a God complex. n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:08 AM |
#36 |
 
NO! |
polmaven |
May-26-09 11:39 AM |
#63 |

Yeah. That one's gonna sink him, IMO. n/t |
gkhouston |
May-26-09 03:19 PM |
#127 |

That stunned me, too. |
Sparkly |
May-26-09 10:54 AM |
#18 |
 
Why? I never agree with him b/c at this point he's biased. He's been biased. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:01 AM |
#24 |

I consider each argument, rather than psychoanalyzing the guy |
Sparkly |
May-26-09 11:11 AM |
#41 |

I've considered his arguments and have just come to see |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:19 AM |
#48 |

And, that's why the "media" |
Cha |
May-26-09 02:58 PM |
#122 |

The man's intellectually honest. Hate his opinion but he's not lining his pockets ONLY |
ShortnFiery |
May-26-09 10:56 AM |
#19 |
 
this woman went from the projects to graduating from Princeton |
cali |
May-26-09 10:59 AM |
#22 |
  
You have to understand that in the minds of people like him |
asphalt.jungle |
May-26-09 11:05 AM |
#31 |
 
He didn't just say she was not as brillant as some |
Uzybone |
May-26-09 11:01 AM |
#26 |
  
That's not the impression I received ... well, not quite that. |
ShortnFiery |
May-26-09 11:09 AM |
#37 |
  
well i'd love to be as intellectually unremarkable as sotomayor & thurgood marshall. n/t |
EquallyExhausted |
May-26-09 11:32 AM |
#62 |
 
Agree! |
Born_A_Truman |
May-26-09 01:41 PM |
#107 |
 
Thank you for saying that (I noted something upthread). Turley calls 'em like he sees 'em. |
chimpymustgo |
May-26-09 11:03 AM |
#29 |
  
Your apologizing for this guy? Who is he to say whom is brilliant?! The man has a lot of nerve. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:07 AM |
#33 |
   
turley also said the poster's avatar was a "dim bulb".. |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:08 PM |
#124 |
  
I believe he said she was NOT qualified. |
Sparkly |
May-26-09 11:08 AM |
#35 |
   
No, I missed that. He was upset because she was not Boffo Brilliant and Sparkling. |
ShortnFiery |
May-26-09 11:15 AM |
#44 |
  
Brilliance is measured only in sterile academia. Other areas of intelligence are not |
ShortnFiery |
May-26-09 11:39 AM |
#64 |
 
She graduated with the top award in her class at Princeton, the Pyne prize. |
pnwmom |
May-26-09 11:54 AM |
#71 |
 
No, he sounds like a racist and sexist to me nt |
ecstatic |
May-26-09 11:58 AM |
#72 |
 
Is this the same guy that voted FOR impeachment of clinton? |
mkultra |
May-26-09 01:27 PM |
#101 |

I read turley was FOR Impeachment of Clinton but |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:01 PM |
#123 |

your right, mistated. |
mkultra |
May-26-09 04:51 PM |
#137 |

Has he called for her impeachment yet? What's taking him so long? nt |
HamdenRice |
May-26-09 10:58 AM |
#20 |

This guy hates all things about Obama. But the Turley pariahs will be after you. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 10:59 AM |
#21 |
 
I am starting to think that he immensely dislikes Obama for whatever reason |
Jennicut |
May-26-09 11:01 AM |
#25 |
  
Yup. Turley on the other hand is just anti-Obama. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:05 AM |
#30 |
 
Obama graduated from Harvard Law, but he didn't teach there. |
asphalt.jungle |
May-26-09 11:07 AM |
#34 |
  
No I know. I meant to say he was head of the Harvard Law Review. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:09 AM |
#38 |
 
I think Turley |
polmaven |
May-26-09 12:59 PM |
#91 |
 
I think you're right. n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 01:52 PM |
#110 |
 
And, really, why does anyone actually |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:12 PM |
#125 |

Turley can suck it! |
Clio the Leo |
May-26-09 11:03 AM |
#28 |

My conclusion is that he's a racist. n/t |
jenmito |
May-26-09 11:10 AM |
#39 |
 
I need more before I say that. He was anti-Clinton too and apparently Thurgood Marshall. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:11 AM |
#40 |

Hmmm... |
jenmito |
May-26-09 11:16 AM |
#46 |

No, I understand your point and I thought so as well. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:21 AM |
#50 |

So... |
jenmito |
May-26-09 11:26 AM |
#55 |

I only got to hear the good professor via audio today |
blogslut |
May-26-09 11:15 AM |
#45 |

Difficult to be all things to all people. Does he like Scalia, who is bright, writes well, but also |
MarjorieG |
May-26-09 11:17 AM |
#47 |

Wood would have been the optimal choice.... |
specialed |
May-26-09 11:21 AM |
#49 |
 
Sustein would have been---he was my fave. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:23 AM |
#52 |
  
That's twice I've seen you refer to Sustein. |
cali |
May-26-09 11:26 AM |
#54 |
 
My spelling was never in top form. ^_^ Thanks for the correction. |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:30 AM |
#58 |
 
Sotomayor is the choice most opposed by the repukes |
cali |
May-26-09 11:25 AM |
#53 |
 
Wouldn't that have smelled like cronyism? |
ecstatic |
May-26-09 12:01 PM |
#73 |

"stupid fucking idiot" Yep, and a media hog as well... |
Spazito |
May-26-09 11:22 AM |
#51 |

typical Turley--he is an attention whore. Always has been. Always will be. |
onenote |
May-26-09 11:27 AM |
#56 |
 
"Symbiotic" is an excellent descriptive word |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:18 PM |
#126 |

Why is that? |
polmaven |
May-26-09 11:27 AM |
#57 |
 
Obama had a penis and he's not too fond of him. Turley's got a God complex. n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:31 AM |
#60 |

Stephen Carter, Yale professor & author of "Jericho's Fall," just disagreed with Turley's assessment |
jenmito |
May-26-09 11:30 AM |
#59 |
 
I hope someone is taping this. I need to see it. n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 11:32 AM |
#61 |
  
He was interviewed by phone. n/t |
jenmito |
May-26-09 11:41 AM |
#66 |
 
And Carter, by DU standards, certainly ain't no progressive on other things, |
CTyankee |
May-26-09 11:41 AM |
#65 |
 
And, thank you for reporting that |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:21 PM |
#128 |

Has anyone started boiling the tar yet?? |
bertman |
May-26-09 11:50 AM |
#67 |
 
We're going to heat it with our collective outrage. Film at 11. n/t |
gkhouston |
May-26-09 03:27 PM |
#130 |

Neither Turley Nor Sotomayor Are "Stupid Fucking Idiots," And Neither |
Dinger |
May-26-09 11:50 AM |
#68 |
 
It's INANE on the surface to accuse someone who graduated summa cum laude from Princeton as |
ShortnFiery |
May-26-09 11:52 AM |
#70 |
  
That's not what he said. He said he's read 30 of her opinions, and they don't show the intellectual |
chimpymustgo |
May-26-09 12:13 PM |
#79 |
 
Ahhh...an apologist. Understood.n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 12:21 PM |
#81 |
  
Ahhh...a childish namecaller. Understood. n/t |
chimpymustgo |
May-26-09 12:33 PM |
#86 |
 
What criteria? Turley rules? He's an intellectual snob - I've met many as a grad student. NT |
ShortnFiery |
May-26-09 12:32 PM |
#84 |
 
Oh, you mean like SOME around here Knee Jerk Bash |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:23 PM |
#129 |
 
No, Turley is merely a jerk. |
Jennicut |
May-26-09 12:02 PM |
#74 |

Turley was just on MSNBC again. What he said --> |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 12:03 PM |
#75 |
 
He also said this: |
jenmito |
May-26-09 12:05 PM |
#76 |
  
Yup. I stopped listening to his blowhard subjective crap long ago. This nails it. |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 12:09 PM |
#77 |
   
He just made it clear that he would never be on an Obama SC. He doesn't feel |
jenmito |
May-26-09 12:10 PM |
#78 |
  
Not that they'd ever consider someone who's got such a lightweight legal background. |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 12:18 PM |
#80 |
   
Right. |
jenmito |
May-26-09 12:21 PM |
#82 |
  
He must be really fun at parties, though. Such a charmer. And humble. |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 12:26 PM |
#83 |
  
He's probably never been invited to a party. |
jenmito |
May-26-09 12:33 PM |
#85 |
  
!!! |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 12:39 PM |
#88 |
  
... |
jenmito |
May-26-09 12:59 PM |
#92 |
  
Wow! Did he really self-reference re: being picked for the SC???? |
rvablue |
May-26-09 01:21 PM |
#100 |
  
No. Sorry, I guess my wording wasn't right... |
jenmito |
May-26-09 01:27 PM |
#102 |
  
And, what of turley's "history" to suggest |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:52 PM |
#136 |
 
This guy is a real jerk... |
redqueen |
May-26-09 12:39 PM |
#89 |
  
Yup... Turley thinks Justice Scalia is da bomb! |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 12:41 PM |
#90 |
 
Yeah, Marshall's legal strategizing over decades that led to Brown v. Board wasn't a big deal ... |
HamdenRice |
May-26-09 02:40 PM |
#118 |
 
Yeap, Turleys on my list now...very asshole-ish of him |
uponit7771 |
May-26-09 03:36 PM |
#133 |
 
Oh yeah, a snide little prick. |
Cha |
May-26-09 03:44 PM |
#134 |

How does he keep up with his scholarly work when he's on 3 different cable shows every night? |
CreekDog |
May-26-09 12:38 PM |
#87 |
 
He considers himself God...that's how. n/t |
vaberella |
May-26-09 01:51 PM |
#109 |

I have to rethink all of his criticisms about "war crimes" now |
WeDidIt |
May-26-09 01:01 PM |
#93 |

Turley's probably right, but it's still a great pick |
LittleBlue |
May-26-09 01:02 PM |
#94 |
 
"We've known that Sotomayor has not distinguished herself like other candidates." Really? How so? |
ClarkUSA |
May-26-09 01:05 PM |
#95 |
  
For instance, Pamela Karlan |
LittleBlue |
May-26-09 07:36 PM |
#138 |
 
so lets look |
mkultra |
May-26-09 08:10 PM |
#144 |
 
how has she not distinguished herself? |
cali |
May-26-09 01:07 PM |
#96 |
  
see above and below |
LittleBlue |
May-26-09 07:39 PM |
#141 |
 
Nice, damning with faint praise.... |
Spazito |
May-26-09 01:18 PM |
#98 |
  
See above- that's not what I'm saying. |
LittleBlue |
May-26-09 07:39 PM |
#139 |
 
Given Turley did NOT state "she does MUCH to split the GOP... |
Spazito |
May-26-09 08:01 PM |
#142 |
 
I challenge your remark with no expectation that you will respond |
mkultra |
May-26-09 01:30 PM |
#105 |

see above |
LittleBlue |
May-26-09 07:39 PM |
#140 |

Just more reasons for to me ignore |
SpartanDem |
May-26-09 01:29 PM |
#103 |

Turley called this obamas "highest risk option" nomination |
mkultra |
May-26-09 01:29 PM |
#104 |

RW radio is playing his clip from msnbc, as a reason not to confirm Sotomayor.... |
jillan |
May-26-09 01:38 PM |
#106 |
 
Of course they are... just like the WSJ gleefully shared Maddow's comments. |
redqueen |
May-26-09 01:48 PM |
#108 |

What were Maddow's comments? I'm afraid to ask. |
jillan |
May-26-09 02:07 PM |
#113 |

Didn't quote her... |
redqueen |
May-26-09 02:24 PM |
#115 |

Interesting - |
jillan |
May-26-09 02:43 PM |
#119 |

Wow, somebody is jealous and a sore loser. |
DireStrike |
May-26-09 01:57 PM |
#111 |

Good..he proves the point |
Cha |
May-26-09 02:35 PM |
#116 |

I usually agree with Turley and I have not seen what he said, but apparently |
MasonJar |
May-26-09 03:35 PM |
#131 |
 
Summa Cum Laude. |
SemiCharmedQuark |
May-26-09 03:36 PM |
#132 |

Maybe this will be what opens the Left's eyes to what a one-note hack Turley is. nt |
Occam Bandage |
May-26-09 03:47 PM |
#135 |

Tuck Furley. nt |
Cali_Democrat |
May-26-09 08:04 PM |
#143 |
CBR
(602 posts)
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Tue May-26-09 10:38 AM
Response to Original message |
| 1. He is SO ANNOYING. I am an academic and he is an idiot. |
jefferson_dem
(1000+ posts)
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Tue May-26-09 10:40 AM
Response to Reply #1 |
Kahuna
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Tue May-26-09 10:38 AM
Response to Original message |
| 2. Unbelievable. He reeks. |
high density
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Tue May-26-09 10:40 AM
Response to Original message |
| 3. Does this guy like anything? |
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This guy doesn't ever seem to have a positive take.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:02 AM
Response to Reply #3 |
| 27. Nope...and especially if it relates to Obama. n/t |
stevenleser
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Tue May-26-09 02:18 PM
Response to Reply #27 |
| 114. You can expand that to, if it relates to any Democrat |
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I dont understand the defense he gets by some here. Someone who agrees with you on one issue can still be a right wing hack and that is exactly the situation here. Turley is only interested in torture because the issue causes a problem for a Democratic President.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 02:39 PM
Response to Reply #114 |
| 117. He "gets the defense here" exactly |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 02:40 PM by Cha
because of his positions against President Obama.
Edit~ And, the corporatemedia has him "right on cue"(per the OP) for the same freakin' reason.
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Jennicut
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Tue May-26-09 10:40 AM
Response to Original message |
| 4. Can people now see what a jerk Turley is? I agree with him on torture but he is so smug |
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and so into himself. Sonia is down to earth, likable, and real.
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tishaLA
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Tue May-26-09 10:40 AM
Response to Original message |
| 6. I like Turley, but he's a fucking turd about this |
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Tweety was right: you'd have a hard time saying someone with her credentials doesn't have the intellectual heft to be on the court.
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babylonsister
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Tue May-26-09 10:40 AM
Response to Original message |
| 7. Get ready for the Turley apologists in 3..2... |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 10:41 AM by babylonsister
I agree, he's more than annoying.
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vaberella
(1000+ posts)
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Tue May-26-09 11:12 AM
Response to Reply #7 |
| 42. You're on mark...they've hit the thread already. n/t |
Pirate Smile
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Tue May-26-09 10:41 AM
Response to Original message |
| 8. Well, I've been thinking he is a jackass for quite a while so he just keeps reinforcing that |
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view.
I'm listening to his arrogance make his pronouncements right now. gag.
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MADem
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Tue May-26-09 10:41 AM
Response to Original message |
| 9. Did he have his hand up, crying "Pick MEEE!!! Pick MEEEEE!!!" perhaps? |
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You know that's what he's thinking--that he's "better" and "more deserving."
Tweety should pull it together, say "HA!!!!!" Followed by "STFU!!!"
Perhaps the orchestra could play a few choruses of "Jealousy?"
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cali
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Tue May-26-09 10:41 AM
Response to Original message |
| 10. he's parroting the right wingnut line: She's stupid. |
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she went from the projects to princeton, graduating summa and was an editor at the Yale Law Review. She's been on the bench for 19 years. and for what it's worth, Greenwald thinks it's a good pick.
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Jennicut
(1000+ posts)
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Tue May-26-09 10:43 AM
Response to Reply #10 |
| 12. She is a lot smarter then most of us. She went to Princeton without a silver spoon to help her. |
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She reminds me of our Michelle in that way, rising above her circumstances to become a possible Justice on the Supreme Court.
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chimpymustgo
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Tue May-26-09 11:00 AM
Response to Reply #10 |
| 23. I like Turley and Greenwald. I think the Turley bashing is over the top. He's expressing his - and |
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some others' opinions - that her written opinions are not as rigorously intellectual -so far - as they might have hoped - especially to go up against Scalia and Roberts.
Must we all read from exactly the same script, all the time?
I think she's a great pick, but I also appreciate what Turley has to say. As our President has pointed out, it takes more than a pointy head to make a good - great - Supreme Court justice.
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pnwmom
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Tue May-26-09 11:51 AM
Response to Reply #23 |
| 69. Her opinions lack the cold and bloodless quality of Scalia's, because |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 11:52 AM by pnwmom
they are written by an actual human being. A person with *empathy*.
But she graduated from Princeton summa cum laude, with the Pyne prize, the highest award given to an undergraduate at Princeton. Intellectually, she can hold her own with anyone.
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mkultra
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Tue May-26-09 01:21 PM
Response to Reply #23 |
| 99. maybe you should read one of her opinions before you decide which script you read from. |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 01:21 PM by mkultra
Otherwise, you are just picking an oracle, and frankly, you did not choose wisely.
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fujiyama
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Tue May-26-09 02:06 PM
Response to Reply #23 |
| 112. Your avatar is ironic |
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considering he is a "dim bulb" according to Turley...
Also, where is the evidence that Scalia's legal reasoning is so "brilliant"? This seems to be one of the biggest myths, propagated by conservatives (and sadly enough) liberals alike. Screw Scalia. He's basically a petty partisan thug and should have been kicked off the court long ago.
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global1
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Tue May-26-09 11:13 AM
Response to Reply #10 |
| 43. Those Who Can - Do ---- Those Who Can't Are Talking Heads......nt |
Cha
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Tue May-26-09 02:53 PM
Response to Reply #43 |
| 121. AKA MediaWhores. n/t |
Thrill
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Tue May-26-09 10:42 AM
Response to Original message |
| 11. No one is smarter than him. Didn't you know? |
asphalt.jungle
(612 posts)
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Tue May-26-09 10:49 AM
Response to Original message |
| 13. Then cue his fans on DU joining in soon. He's a piece of work with a chip on his shoulder. |
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He tries too hard to show everyone how smart he is. He's gonna show those Ivy League lawyers like Obama and Sotemayor. Dude relax, Northwestern Law is an excellent school, not Harvard Law or Yale Law but excellent none the less. And GW Law is a very good law school to teach at, it may not be as highly regarded as UChicago where Obama taught Constitution Law but it is top 30. Lose that boulder off your shoulder and take pleasure in the fact that no one could possibly have the same grasp of Constitutional Law as you do Jonathan TURDLEY.
At this point he's just a media whore.
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Uzybone
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Tue May-26-09 10:50 AM
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redqueen
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Tue May-26-09 10:54 AM
Response to Reply #13 |
RoyGBiv
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Tue May-26-09 01:17 PM
Response to Reply #13 |
| 97. You know what's awesome ... |
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Today you can actually say that.
I said something similar to that several months ago, but at the time he was rambling off the "correct" things on a single issue, and so, of course, he was a golden boy champion of all that is good and holy about the law.
What's even more fun is I see someone in this thread who said I sounded like a right-winger for my criticism of Turley, but here that person is bashing Turley.
It's a fun world.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 02:47 PM
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| 120. And, we all know the "media" loves |
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their whores.."right on cue".
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ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 10:53 AM
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| 15. He also dissed Thurgood Marshall as an overrated dim bulb which was a revealing follow-up statement. |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 10:53 AM by ClarkUSA
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ecstatic
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Tue May-26-09 10:54 AM
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firedupdem
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Tue May-26-09 11:07 AM
Response to Reply #15 |
| 32. Oh really? Well, he can go screw himself. n/t |
vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:08 AM
Response to Reply #15 |
| 36. The man thinks he's God. He has a God complex. n/t |
polmaven
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Tue May-26-09 11:39 AM
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OMG....Thurgood Marshall wasn't good enough for him? OMG!!! I knew he was an over-rated narcissist, but Thurgood Marshall???? Wow!
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gkhouston
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Tue May-26-09 03:19 PM
Response to Reply #63 |
| 127. Yeah. That one's gonna sink him, IMO. n/t |
Sparkly
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Tue May-26-09 10:54 AM
Response to Original message |
| 18. That stunned me, too. |
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I often agree with Turley's arguments, but there wasn't even an argument on this -- just a flat insult without any rationale. Inferior intellect? I don't believe that for a second.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:01 AM
Response to Reply #18 |
| 24. Why? I never agree with him b/c at this point he's biased. He's been biased. |
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If you pay attention to anything O does even when it is reveered by others...he will bash it. It's common place. You should sit and see if you can watch everything he's ever said. The man just doesn't like O and that's how he roles. Keep in mind what you see here and listen to him in the future. You'll notice his personality.
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Sparkly
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Tue May-26-09 11:11 AM
Response to Reply #24 |
| 41. I consider each argument, rather than psychoanalyzing the guy |
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I often do agree with his analyses, but there didn't seem to be any analysis here -- just a flat judgment with nothing supporting it.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:19 AM
Response to Reply #41 |
| 48. I've considered his arguments and have just come to see |
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his bias doesn't provide for a sound argument. He will find something to discredit those he may have a problem with. It's rather tiresome to watch. There's some give and take and there is none with this guy.
And then to basically state she's stupid and unqualified. Well he's not worth any grain of salt considering that he's basically psychoanalyzed Sotomayer as a failure.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 02:58 PM
Response to Reply #48 |
| 122. And, that's why the "media" |
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insists on having only his opinion on at times just like this.
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ShortnFiery
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Tue May-26-09 10:56 AM
Response to Original message |
| 19. The man's intellectually honest. Hate his opinion but he's not lining his pockets ONLY |
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calling em' as he sees um. She's qualified but NOT as brilliant as some, to me (not Turley) that's a plus. 
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cali
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Tue May-26-09 10:59 AM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 22. this woman went from the projects to graduating from Princeton |
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summa cum laude to serving as an editor on the Yale law review to the bench on the recommendation, largely, of Daniel Patrick Moynihan. She's said to be highly versed in the intricacies of the law. Sorry, I don't take Turley's word as sacrosant. Who is he or you to declare that she's "not as brilliant as some"?
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asphalt.jungle
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Tue May-26-09 11:05 AM
Response to Reply #22 |
| 31. You have to understand that in the minds of people like him |
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their education background means nothing because the Obamas and Sotemayors are intellectually inferior minorities and all they did was take his place at Harvard or Yale and force him to settle for another great law school. It can't possibly be because they were more impressive.
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Uzybone
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Tue May-26-09 11:01 AM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 26. He didn't just say she was not as brillant as some |
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he insinuated he she was not brilliant at all. Then he said Thurgood Marshall was a dim bulb.
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ShortnFiery
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Tue May-26-09 11:09 AM
Response to Reply #26 |
| 37. That's not the impression I received ... well, not quite that. |
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I'm a person (I believe) with slightly above average intelligence. I tested into a PhD level Experimental Design course as a graduate student and completed the course THIRD in my class of 15 students. When I received my grade, I was miffed to have been awarded an A - (minus!  ). I scheduled an appointment with the professor where he informed me, POINT BLANK, "You have a talent for statistics and received THE HIGHEST A- in the class. That should make you happy? That's excellent for a master's level student." This program would not award a masters level graduate student a solid "A" because it did not meet their preconceived concept of our capabilities. We only served to fill out the class of esteemed PhD level candidates.  My point: Turley is A SNOB. I don't know what criteria he uses to judge brilliance, perhaps it was that one of her hairs were out of place. Who knows? The FACT that Turley says that she's NOT brilliant enough makes me LIKE HER MORE. Some professors and intellectuals are so arrogant as to be unreachable ... can we say, lack empathy? 
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EquallyExhausted
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Tue May-26-09 11:32 AM
Response to Reply #26 |
| 62. well i'd love to be as intellectually unremarkable as sotomayor & thurgood marshall. n/t |
Born_A_Truman
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Tue May-26-09 01:41 PM
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chimpymustgo
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Tue May-26-09 11:03 AM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 29. Thank you for saying that (I noted something upthread). Turley calls 'em like he sees 'em. |
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"She's qualified but NOT as brilliant as some."
And she may well be a GREAT SCOTUS justice.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:07 AM
Response to Reply #29 |
| 33. Your apologizing for this guy? Who is he to say whom is brilliant?! The man has a lot of nerve. |
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I'm not defending that jerk. There's telling it like it is or just straight bash. This guy has NEVER given O praise on anything he's done. NEVER. Sotomayer is actually a good pick and he's rather bashing her instead.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:08 PM
Response to Reply #33 |
| 124. turley also said the poster's avatar was a "dim bulb".. |
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how does one defend that?
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Sparkly
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Tue May-26-09 11:08 AM
Response to Reply #29 |
| 35. I believe he said she was NOT qualified. |
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He said reading a few of her opinions, they don't rise to the level of a Supreme Court justice.
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ShortnFiery
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Tue May-26-09 11:15 AM
Response to Reply #35 |
| 44. No, I missed that. He was upset because she was not Boffo Brilliant and Sparkling. |
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Yes, the folks in the faculty lounge will be much more receptive. 
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ShortnFiery
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Tue May-26-09 11:39 AM
Response to Reply #29 |
| 64. Brilliance is measured only in sterile academia. Other areas of intelligence are not |
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so easily measured. As much as I admire Turley's academic intelligence, I believe that it takes MORE than abstraction and eloquence to make a SCOTUS who serves "the people" vice "the corporations" in the USA. Perhaps she has ... EMPATHY through life experiences? 
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pnwmom
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Tue May-26-09 11:54 AM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 71. She graduated with the top award in her class at Princeton, the Pyne prize. |
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Along with summa cum laude.
I think he's intellectually jealous.
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ecstatic
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Tue May-26-09 11:58 AM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 72. No, he sounds like a racist and sexist to me nt |
mkultra
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Tue May-26-09 01:27 PM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 101. Is this the same guy that voted FOR impeachment of clinton? |
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The thing about intellect is that its less like a democracy and more like a horse race. The winner usually gets to the finish line alone. people that rank lower on the intellect scale are in no real position to rank those above them.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:01 PM
Response to Reply #101 |
| 123. I read turley was FOR Impeachment of Clinton but |
mkultra
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Tue May-26-09 04:51 PM
Response to Reply #123 |
| 137. your right, mistated. |
HamdenRice
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Tue May-26-09 10:58 AM
Response to Original message |
| 20. Has he called for her impeachment yet? What's taking him so long? nt |
vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 10:59 AM
Response to Original message |
| 21. This guy hates all things about Obama. But the Turley pariahs will be after you. |
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He is a jerk and will NEVER agree with O's choices. I've come to terms with that. He's a jackass.
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Jennicut
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Tue May-26-09 11:01 AM
Response to Reply #21 |
| 25. I am starting to think that he immensely dislikes Obama for whatever reason |
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At least Krugman praises Obama now and then, and when he disagrees with him it seems legitimate.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:05 AM
Response to Reply #25 |
| 30. Yup. Turley on the other hand is just anti-Obama. |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 11:10 AM by vaberella
I have been saying this from the beginning when I started my first anti-Turley thread. The guy is a jerk who really doesn't like the guy or any of his decisions. It could be a feeling of inadequacy due to the fact that O was the youngest head of the Harvard Law Review. Or maybe the guy just hates him period.
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asphalt.jungle
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Tue May-26-09 11:07 AM
Response to Reply #30 |
| 34. Obama graduated from Harvard Law, but he didn't teach there. |
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He taught at UChicago Law.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:09 AM
Response to Reply #34 |
| 38. No I know. I meant to say he was head of the Harvard Law Review. |
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I'll correct it. I had stupid Turley as a professor in my head at the time I was writing.
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polmaven
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Tue May-26-09 12:59 PM
Response to Reply #30 |
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is anti ANYONE with even the hint of a (D) attached.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 01:52 PM
Response to Reply #91 |
| 110. I think you're right. n/t |
Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:12 PM
Response to Reply #21 |
| 125. And, really, why does anyone actually |
Clio the Leo
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Tue May-26-09 11:03 AM
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I may make that my new sig line. 
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jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 11:10 AM
Response to Original message |
| 39. My conclusion is that he's a racist. n/t |
vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:11 AM
Response to Reply #39 |
| 40. I need more before I say that. He was anti-Clinton too and apparently Thurgood Marshall. |
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See post up the thread. I say he just thinks he's God.
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jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 11:16 AM
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all I can go on is that he's consistently "disappointed" in everything Obama does, including his pick of the first Latina for the SC. For him to say she's not as intellectually superior as Obama's other choices, which I haven't heard anyone else say (rather than pointing out any of her positive traits) tells me he may just be a racist.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:21 AM
Response to Reply #46 |
| 50. No, I understand your point and I thought so as well. |
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Then I found about his past and I've just come to the conclusion he has a God complex and there was nothing else. Or he wanted the spot, or he wants to be Pres.
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jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 11:26 AM
Response to Reply #50 |
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the bottom line may be he's jealous? That's possible. The way he takes things out of context to make Obama look bad (ala Rachel Maddow for a while now), makes him less credible than he SHOULD be.
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blogslut
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Tue May-26-09 11:15 AM
Response to Original message |
| 45. I only got to hear the good professor via audio today |
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Do tell, was his face a wee bit green?
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MarjorieG
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Tue May-26-09 11:17 AM
Response to Original message |
| 47. Difficult to be all things to all people. Does he like Scalia, who is bright, writes well, but also |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 11:19 AM by MarjorieG
politically corrupted and no purist? Turley has very strict approach ot the Constitution with more appeal to Conservatives, really, yet we like him because he also doesn't like Bush and, now, Obama.
Easier to be that kind of high-minded, simplistic, and never having to make tough choices.
sp.
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specialed
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Tue May-26-09 11:21 AM
Response to Original message |
| 49. Wood would have been the optimal choice.... |
vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:23 AM
Response to Reply #49 |
| 52. Sustein would have been---he was my fave. |
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But then I like all the people on O' s list. So Sotomayer is a fine choice and I'm not disappointed.
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cali
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Tue May-26-09 11:26 AM
Response to Reply #52 |
| 54. That's twice I've seen you refer to Sustein. |
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Do you mean Cass Sunstein?
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:30 AM
Response to Reply #54 |
| 58. My spelling was never in top form. ^_^ Thanks for the correction. |
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Oh and yeah, I meant him.
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cali
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Tue May-26-09 11:25 AM
Response to Reply #49 |
| 53. Sotomayor is the choice most opposed by the repukes |
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I don't know if Wood would have been a better choice. How did you decide that? Do you read a sampling of both women's written opinions? What in Wood's background makes her a better choice? Oh, and do you also agree with Turley about Marshall?
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ecstatic
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Tue May-26-09 12:01 PM
Response to Reply #49 |
| 73. Wouldn't that have smelled like cronyism? |
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Fellow Chicagoan and Lecturer at the University of Chicago School of Law. 
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Spazito
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Tue May-26-09 11:22 AM
Response to Original message |
| 51. "stupid fucking idiot" Yep, and a media hog as well... |
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One only has to read his submission to the House re the Clinton impeachment to KNOW who lacks the "intellectual chops" and it is NOT Judge Sotomayor. Turley will never be anything other than a libertarian/conservative talking head regardless of any judicial ambitions he might have and I hope that eats him alive.
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onenote
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Tue May-26-09 11:27 AM
Response to Original message |
| 56. typical Turley--he is an attention whore. Always has been. Always will be. |
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The reason that Turley gets so much air time is that he can be counted on to say something controversial. Its a symbiotic relationship. The media wants someone to stir things up and Turley loves getting attention -- it helps him sell books (and he gets paid for some of his appearances).
He has no credibility. Zero. Nada.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:18 PM
Response to Reply #56 |
| 126. "Symbiotic" is an excellent descriptive word |
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for turley and the corporatemedia.
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polmaven
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Tue May-26-09 11:27 AM
Response to Original message |
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Princeton and then Yale Law School......Takes a little intellect to get into either of those schools....What is it she lacks, Professor Turley? A penis? Is THAT the "chop she is missing?
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:31 AM
Response to Reply #57 |
| 60. Obama had a penis and he's not too fond of him. Turley's got a God complex. n/t |
jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 11:30 AM
Response to Original message |
| 59. Stephen Carter, Yale professor & author of "Jericho's Fall," just disagreed with Turley's assessment |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 11:31 AM by jenmito
that she lacks intellectually brilliance or is as "intellectually persuasive" as some of the other potential picks. And he knows her. Thank you.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 11:32 AM
Response to Reply #59 |
| 61. I hope someone is taping this. I need to see it. n/t |
jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 11:41 AM
Response to Reply #61 |
| 66. He was interviewed by phone. n/t |
CTyankee
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Tue May-26-09 11:41 AM
Response to Reply #59 |
| 65. And Carter, by DU standards, certainly ain't no progressive on other things, |
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such as abortion and church-state separation. But he's no crazy,that's for sure.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:21 PM
Response to Reply #59 |
| 128. And, thank you for reporting that |
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from tvcableland, jenmito!
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bertman
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Tue May-26-09 11:50 AM
Response to Original message |
| 67. Has anyone started boiling the tar yet?? |
gkhouston
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Tue May-26-09 03:27 PM
Response to Reply #67 |
| 130. We're going to heat it with our collective outrage. Film at 11. n/t |
Dinger
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Tue May-26-09 11:50 AM
Response to Original message |
| 68. Neither Turley Nor Sotomayor Are "Stupid Fucking Idiots," And Neither |
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lacks "intellectual chops."
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ShortnFiery
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Tue May-26-09 11:52 AM
Response to Reply #68 |
| 70. It's INANE on the surface to accuse someone who graduated summa cum laude from Princeton as |
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NOT having adequate BRILLIANCE. Turley is out of line, perhaps jealous? 
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chimpymustgo
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Tue May-26-09 12:13 PM
Response to Reply #70 |
| 79. That's not what he said. He said he's read 30 of her opinions, and they don't show the intellectual |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 12:13 PM by chimpymustgo
rigor he - and some others - had hoped the would, as far as displaying an ability to shape the direction of the court. He said she might well come into her own, once she gets on the court - and she might be a great justice.
The Turley bashing is knee-jerk and predictable. Has Krugman weighed in, God forbid?
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 12:21 PM
Response to Reply #79 |
| 81. Ahhh...an apologist. Understood.n/t |
chimpymustgo
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Tue May-26-09 12:33 PM
Response to Reply #81 |
| 86. Ahhh...a childish namecaller. Understood. n/t |
ShortnFiery
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Tue May-26-09 12:32 PM
Response to Reply #79 |
| 84. What criteria? Turley rules? He's an intellectual snob - I've met many as a grad student. NT |
Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:23 PM
Response to Reply #79 |
| 129. Oh, you mean like SOME around here Knee Jerk Bash |
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the president? Is that what you mean, chimpymustgo? Hmmmm.
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Jennicut
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Tue May-26-09 12:02 PM
Response to Reply #68 |
| 74. No, Turley is merely a jerk. |
ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 12:03 PM
Response to Original message |
| 75. Turley was just on MSNBC again. What he said --> |
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He says Sotomayor has a "lack of intellectual depth" and she won't be "the equal of Scalia". He continues and says "Thurgood Marshall's decisions did not have massive intellectual impact on the Court" but he "understands liberals' joy at her being a woman and an Hispanic." What patronizing arrogance. He might as well as said it's an affirmative action pick by President Obama. 
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jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 12:05 PM
Response to Reply #75 |
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"Questions about empathy and temperament are less important than whether this person is going to have a profound impact-to help shape the court-and this nominee really doesn't have a history to suggest that."
Now we know where he stands.
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ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 12:09 PM
Response to Reply #76 |
| 77. Yup. I stopped listening to his blowhard subjective crap long ago. This nails it. |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 12:10 PM by ClarkUSA
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jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 12:10 PM
Response to Reply #77 |
| 78. He just made it clear that he would never be on an Obama SC. He doesn't feel |
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empathy is important. What a snob.
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ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 12:18 PM
Response to Reply #78 |
| 80. Not that they'd ever consider someone who's got such a lightweight legal background. |
jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 12:21 PM
Response to Reply #80 |
ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 12:26 PM
Response to Reply #82 |
| 83. He must be really fun at parties, though. Such a charmer. And humble. |
jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 12:33 PM
Response to Reply #83 |
| 85. He's probably never been invited to a party. |
ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 12:39 PM
Response to Reply #85 |
jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 12:59 PM
Response to Reply #88 |
rvablue
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Tue May-26-09 01:21 PM
Response to Reply #78 |
| 100. Wow! Did he really self-reference re: being picked for the SC???? |
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That is very, very telling.
Turley thinks it should be him. Uh, Turley your ego and self-absorption are showing!!
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jenmito
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Tue May-26-09 01:27 PM
Response to Reply #100 |
| 102. No. Sorry, I guess my wording wasn't right... |
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I meant that by his comment it's obvious he'd never make it as a SC justice under an Obama presidency.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:52 PM
Response to Reply #76 |
| 136. And, what of turley's "history" to suggest |
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he would become the mediawhore extraordinare? This is about him, too, since he's giving his opinions so much..we need to know just who is making these pronouncements.
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redqueen
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Tue May-26-09 12:39 PM
Response to Reply #75 |
| 89. This guy is a real jerk... |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 12:39 PM by redqueen
he just gets worse and worse.
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ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 12:41 PM
Response to Reply #89 |
| 90. Yup... Turley thinks Justice Scalia is da bomb! |
HamdenRice
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Tue May-26-09 02:40 PM
Response to Reply #75 |
| 118. Yeah, Marshall's legal strategizing over decades that led to Brown v. Board wasn't a big deal ... |
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compared to Turley's towering intellectual accomplishments.
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uponit7771
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Tue May-26-09 03:36 PM
Response to Reply #75 |
| 133. Yeap, Turleys on my list now...very asshole-ish of him |
Cha
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Tue May-26-09 03:44 PM
Response to Reply #75 |
| 134. Oh yeah, a snide little prick. |
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The mediawhores' mediawhore.
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CreekDog
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Tue May-26-09 12:38 PM
Response to Original message |
| 87. How does he keep up with his scholarly work when he's on 3 different cable shows every night? |
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wonder how his intellectual chops are...especially when you consider that half his blog complaint was about the politics of her appointment and provided no detail about what he felt was lacking in her opinions.
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vaberella
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Tue May-26-09 01:51 PM
Response to Reply #87 |
| 109. He considers himself God...that's how. n/t |
WeDidIt
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Tue May-26-09 01:01 PM
Response to Original message |
| 93. I have to rethink all of his criticisms about "war crimes" now |
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I seriously have to rethink any opinion I've built with input from this arrogant prick.
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LittleBlue
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Tue May-26-09 01:02 PM
Response to Original message |
| 94. Turley's probably right, but it's still a great pick |
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We've known that Sotomayor has not distinguished herself like other candidates.
However, she is Hispanic and female, which (IMO) is a great political move!
Great pick, Obama!
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ClarkUSA
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Tue May-26-09 01:05 PM
Response to Reply #94 |
| 95. "We've known that Sotomayor has not distinguished herself like other candidates." Really? How so? |
LittleBlue
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Tue May-26-09 07:36 PM
Response to Reply #95 |
| 138. For instance, Pamela Karlan |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 07:44 PM by LittleBlue
has authored the authoritative sources on constitutional law, and teaches at Stanford. Kagan and Sullivan were deans of Harvard and Stanford, respectively.
I'm not saying this is a bad thing, though. Some lawyers choose to go this route, while others choose private practice and the judiciary. Those candidates are more academically distinguished than Sotomayor, but that doesn't mean they are better jurists necessarily, or will perform better as a justice. David Souter definitely did not have the credentials that Sotomayor has, and he turned out to be an excellent justice.
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mkultra
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Tue May-26-09 08:10 PM
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Karlan: Yale University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1980 and a law degree and master of arts in 1984 Article & Book Reviews editor of the Yale Law Journal worked as a law clerk assistant counsel at the NAACP professor of law at Virginia on the faculty of Stanford Law School. I don't see anything about her writing "the authoritative sources" on constitutional law, whatever that means.
Kagan: summa cum laude at Princeton University in 1981, an M. Phil. from Worcester College, Oxford University, in 1983, and a J.D. magna cum laude at Harvard Law supervising editor of the Harvard Law Review. was a law clerk tenured professor of law at Chicago Law served as President Bill Clinton's Associate White House Counsel and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council. first female dean of Harvard Law School in 2003
Sullivan: Harvard Law School in 1981 law clerk professor of law at Harvard Law Dean of Stanford Law author of a leading text in the field of Constitutional Law with the late Professor Gerald Gunther. appellate litigator
Sotomayor: summa cum laude at Princeton Yale Law School editor of the Yale Law Journal Assistant District Attorney in New York County private practice specialized in intellectual property litigation became the youngest judge in the Southern District first Hispanic federal judge anywhere in New York State Court of Appeals Judge honorary degrees from Lehman College, Princeton University, Brooklyn Law School, Pace University School of Law, Hofstra University, and Northeastern University Other activities lecturer-in-law at Columbia Law School member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University
So, she is more of a jurist and less of an academic. This does not lessen her qualifications in the least.
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cali
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Tue May-26-09 01:07 PM
Response to Reply #94 |
| 96. how has she not distinguished herself? |
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many, many experts disagree with Mr. Turley.
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LittleBlue
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Tue May-26-09 07:39 PM
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Spazito
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Tue May-26-09 01:18 PM
Response to Reply #94 |
| 98. Nice, damning with faint praise.... |
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You have provided nothing to back up why "Turley is probably right" but you have made a very disingenuous attempt, imo, to say she is merely an 'affirmative action' pick.
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LittleBlue
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Tue May-26-09 07:39 PM
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| 139. See above- that's not what I'm saying. |
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I am not calling a woman who was
1) Editor of the Princeton Law Review 2) Attaiend summa cum laude status
an affirmative action hire.
I am merely pointing out that she does MUCH to split the GOP from Hispanic voters, something that is very important.
She was my first choice.
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Spazito
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Tue May-26-09 08:01 PM
Response to Reply #139 |
| 142. Given Turley did NOT state "she does MUCH to split the GOP... |
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from Hispanic voters" but did state 'Judge Sotomayor lacks intellectual depth as did Supreme Court Justice Marshall', I am not sure why you made a point of saying "Turley is probably right" in your original post as opposed to stating straight out your point about splitting the GOP?
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mkultra
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Tue May-26-09 01:30 PM
Response to Reply #94 |
| 105. I challenge your remark with no expectation that you will respond |
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because your full of shit.
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LittleBlue
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Tue May-26-09 07:39 PM
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SpartanDem
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Tue May-26-09 01:29 PM
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| 103. Just more reasons for to me ignore |
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this smug jackass and the comments about Thurgood Marshall are particularly disgusting
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mkultra
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Tue May-26-09 01:29 PM
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| 104. Turley called this obamas "highest risk option" nomination |
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If he truly believes this, he is is a dimwit.
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jillan
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Tue May-26-09 01:38 PM
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| 106. RW radio is playing his clip from msnbc, as a reason not to confirm Sotomayor.... |
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"And he is from MSNBC"
SHUT this guy up!
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redqueen
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Tue May-26-09 01:48 PM
Response to Reply #106 |
| 108. Of course they are... just like the WSJ gleefully shared Maddow's comments. |
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They love our cirucular firing squad... even though Turley isn't a Dem, he's on MSNBC, which is close enough for their clueless and credulous audience.
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jillan
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Tue May-26-09 02:07 PM
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| 113. What were Maddow's comments? I'm afraid to ask. |
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I stopped watching her show when I realized that all she does is focus on the shiny objects of the day.
She does have great guests on, and I just figure I can catch those interviews here without having to sit thru the rest.
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redqueen
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Tue May-26-09 02:24 PM
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but this appeared days after she showed a clip from a speech in 2007 and tried to claim that he'd done a 180 on tribunals... which IMO he did not. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124242595415225131.html
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jillan
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Tue May-26-09 02:43 PM
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that was the show that was the deciding factor to turn her off for awhile.
Of course the rw is going to pick up our talking heads when they criticize Obama....we do the same thing to them.
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DireStrike
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Tue May-26-09 01:57 PM
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| 111. Wow, somebody is jealous and a sore loser. |
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Edited on Tue May-26-09 01:57 PM by DireStrike
Maybe you were next in line, Turley... not anymore.
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Cha
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Tue May-26-09 02:35 PM
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| 116. Good..he proves the point |
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that he's a vulture, from a safe perch, taking pot shots with no gravitas.
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MasonJar
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Tue May-26-09 03:35 PM
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| 131. I usually agree with Turley and I have not seen what he said, but apparently |
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despite growing up in a ghetto, Sotomayor graduated magna cum laude from Princeton and graduated from Yale Law School. That is an amazing accomplishment for one growing up in her circumstances, which definitely all too often preclude even college, much less Princeton University and Yale Law.
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SemiCharmedQuark
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Tue May-26-09 03:36 PM
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Occam Bandage
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Tue May-26-09 03:47 PM
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| 135. Maybe this will be what opens the Left's eyes to what a one-note hack Turley is. nt |
Cali_Democrat
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Tue May-26-09 08:04 PM
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