Turley--She's quite bright.

[vaberella]

But being bright doesn't mean she'll have a vision.

~sigh~ Now I have to hear him backtracking...I dislike that guy immensely.

Vabby

[babylonsister]

1. And he cited another case, which I'm sure the r/w will

be all over tomorrow. Yea, he's got his agenda.

[vaberella]

5. I noted that...he always throws in an extra dig. n/t

[babylonsister]

26. He also provided another reason why she's a bad choice for

the r/w to spew.

I can't remember the name of the case, but it had to do with kids. No clue otherwise.

[chieftain]

28. It was the Gannt case.

I looked it up and it involved the demotion of the only black first grader back to kindergarten after he experienced difficulty in the class room. She authored a dissent which took into account that he had only 9 days in first grade before being sent back and the pattern in that district for sending back white children was longer. I assume that the RWers will use this as confirmation of Rush's racist argument. As an unexplained comment from Turley it makes little to no sense. I didn't like the pompous pop-in-jay when he aided and abetted the Republican attempted coup against Clinton. He has done nothing but cement my disdain for him with his ceaseless anti-Obama bloviating. What a tool.

[babylonsister]

31. Thank you for that!

Doesn't sound that controversial, but how does Turley think it could be used? Yes, Turley is a big tool. I'm glad he's outed himself, so maybe some people will realize what's up with him.

[chieftain]

32. It was quite satisfying watching the great moralist dissemble

on Countdown tonight. His belated recognition of Judge Sotomayor's brightness was so patronizing. When he pointed out that there had been criticism of her record as lacking in sufficient judicial heft, he failed to note that the chief critic in that regard had been himself. All in all a pretty dismal performance for the man who seems to see himself as the person who ought to be America's philosopher-king.

[Karenina]

49. I hope Keith and Rachel get SO MUCH FLAK about him

that his bookings become few and far between. I'm off to contribute to that effort. I can now identify that edge of discomfort I've often felt about him despite agreeing with many of his positions. His criticism of Thurgood Marshall was BEYOND THE PALE. Truly one of those Jimmy the Greek, Al Campanis moments.

[IndianaGreen]

2. Turley--she is not an activist judge

and Turley supports marriage equality for gays and lesbians.

[vaberella]

8. You're point? n/t

[IndianaGreen]

13. The GOP is saying she is

ignoring the fact that Scalia is the most activist judge SCOTUS has seen since the days of William O Douglas

[vaberella]

17. Scalia is an activist judge? Sotomayor is ignoring that "fact"?

I'm a bit slow apparently. Can you explain that to me?

[IndianaGreen]

38. How about inserting a comma?

The GOP is saying she is (an activist judge), ignoring the fact that Scalia is the most activist judge SCOTUS has seen since the days of William O Douglas.

FYI, Scalia has spoken often of his desire to reverse the Miranda decision. If he had his druthers, Scalia would have the police beat up a confession from suspects.

[Solomon]

48. Well they just went a long ways in doing that. The Supreme Court

just issued an opinion watering down Miranda.

[Raine1967]

3. He said the same things as earlier--

only this time it was flowered up. He backtracked on nothing.

[vaberella]

9. I guess you could say that. n/t

[HopeOverFear]

4. Did you hear that shit? I almost threw something at the screen

that motherfucker... :grr:

[LittleBlue]

6. He compared her to John Paul Stevens, potentially

That's not a bad thing, certainly. All he said was that, on an appellate court, she may not have had an opportunity to distinguish herself. She may yet find her visionary voice, he said.

[vaberella]

10. Uh, did you hear what he said on Tweety's show today?

This is him, as someone else said, "flowering up" his position. Where he called her and Thurgood Marshall as "lacking intelligence."

[LittleBlue]

16. How many of Sotomayor's or Marshall's opinions have you read?

Just curious. It sounds like he's read them.

[vaberella]

20. What does me having read them or not....have to do with what he said earlier?

Unless you're supposing to discredit my statement if I were to respond in the negative. However, my reading them or not has nothing to do with what he said of his own free will, and is basically getting lambasted for it as he should.

[MadBadger]

37. Doesnt sound like you've read them either

[CreekDog]

7. Ahhh, the intellectually honest and consistent Turley changing his mind within a day

When you start to make more money talking than you do thinking, it's inevitable that both sets of skills will deteriorate. :eyes:

[vaberella]

11. Ha! n/t

[CTyankee]

15. that was an interesting backtrack of Turley's I must say.

Alluva sudden she was OK if not totally great.

I want never to hear from Turley again as long as I live. His opinion is meaningless to my life...

[vaberella]

21. Ditto. n/t

[Number23]

12. Oh course his punk ass is backtracking

The man just disrespected THURGOOD MARSHALL.

Somebody must have pulled this whining piece of shit aside, looked him in the face and said "are you out of your effing mind??" Over the next few days, expect lots of "Thurgood was brilliant and I'm sure that Sotomayor will be too!!one!" He'll probably start wearing a Coretta Scott King photo button on his lapel.

His screen name on DU will have a new signature line -- "I LOVE black people and they love me too!"

[Faygo Kid]

14. Exactly. Find the posts here at DU. Of course he sucked up to Keith.

Prime Time, baby.

[Karenina]

18. BINGO!

May that comment become his "Jimmy the Greek" moment.

[vaberella]

19. Ha!! He didn't apologize for Thurgood Marshall.

I guess he didn't want the connection.

[uponit7771]

22. LOL......word!! The Thurgood Marshall comments were over the top. He & Todd seem to have the...

...need to be like vs respected.

[Raine1967]

23. Funny thing about being bright:

Who wasn't smart enough to read the presidential oath of office correctly? Hint: It wasn't Sonya Sotomayor.

[uponit7771]

25. EXACTLY!!!

[jillan]

29. hahaha - good one!

[Jennicut]

34. Bingo!

Turley just is upset because no one ever talks about him as a Supreme Court justice. What a smug, know it all prick.

[JayMusgrove]

24. TURLEY: You're quite dumb!

Nothing more needs to be said to a media whore like him.

[Clio the Leo]

27. Wish someone had the ability to Youtube those two clips together so we could compare. NT

[K Gardner]

30. Oh plz oh plz oh plz somebody do this ! I screamed at the teevee when he did a 180 reversal

and now says she's "bright", just not "profound".

That would be PRICELESS.

[vaberella]

39. I wish I could get my hands on the first airing. n/t

[Spazito]

41. Is this it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x317102

[vaberella]

43. Thanks. My sister said, "Turley is a really bad McFlurry."

[Spazito]

44. LOL! A really, really bad one! n/t

[ecstatic]

33. Bright still sounds condescending and sexist

uggh... what an asshole!

[angee_is_mad]

35. I do too

and is so pompous, I can barely watch him on KO.

[Rowdyboy]

36. I'll bet she's "articulate" too, a real credit to her race....

Thanks Professor Turley, for smearing a great justice.

[vaberella]

40. Ha! Exactly...damn what an ass. n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

42. And very articulate, too

:eyes:

[Honeycombe8]

45. I love it when men say a woman is "bright." But other men are "brilliant," "intellectually...

gifted," etc.

Did you ever hear anyone say that Obama was "bright"? No. That's because that's a girly word.

[vaberella]

46. Ha!! n/t

[CTyankee]

51. Yeah, they make it sound like the equivalent of "pert" and "perky."

Bright like shiny and cute...

[Rowdyboy]

47. Patronizing and dismissive.....and very, very sexist....

Turley is showing a different side to himself

[Karenina]

50. With an unmistakable racist tinge...