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Why? We watch American Idol every week, but we have to really have effed up to EVER actually see any judge, let alone this one.
Speak for yourself…I avoid that overly blown celebration of insipid pop music to the greatest extent possible.
“We” in the collective sense. I’ve never actually seen it, either.
Although I hear it is as you described.
Ok, my image of you has recovered.
bah amerikan idol is no good
now troll kingdom idol..that good tv!
I think it’s great on troll kingdom idol when they eat the ones who get voted off.
I prefer it when the sodomize them. More apropos, considering.
No, you’re thinking of American Idol again.
Either way, a good sodomizing can be cleansing for those who must suffer the vocal stylings of either group…
Forceful sodomizing against me…
Listening to Fantasia Barrino sing again…
Sodomizing…
Barrino…
I honestly can’t decide which one is worse to be able to choose the lesser of two evils…
troll kingdom survivor is bestest of them all
take 24 puny hoomans
drop them in center of troll kingdom
who ever dies last wins!
The bone crunching sodomistic mayhem must be epictastic.
“Yay! I won! What do I win?”
“DEATH!”
“Oh. Should’ve read the fine print.”
who ever eats winner gets fantastic trip and zillion dollar prize
this troll kingdom survivor sounds great. can’t wait for the celebrity edition
carrot top ate last years winner…
….dont act suprised to learn him troll too
Mike Tyson is slated to eat this year’s, so I hear.
well who ever catches the winner gets to eat him…
… but really if bitter troll sees Mike tyson going after puny hooman, bitter troll letting him have puny hooman
“troll kingdom survivor is bestest of them all”
`
I especially like the part where they beat up on Paris Hilton…
or did I just dream that?
no we no touch paris hilton…herpes can be spread by eating the raw meat
It’s like mad cow that way.
OK, then can we beat up on Rachel Ray?
what celebraties will we throw into troll kingdom suvivor??
VOTE NOW!!
*takes up baseball bat* I’m right behind you Tessie!
I vote for Paris, Lindsey and Britney. And Ryan Seachrest.
please only one herpes festing whore at a time
save others for next season
Ok, then. I vote for Paris.
and her lil dog too!
That poor little dog needs to be put down for humanitarian reasons.
American Idol judges can’t vote to allow the government to take your property…..Supreme Justices did….I think the lol is adequatly labeled.
Dude. Your sarcasmometer is jammed.
*shakes head sadly*
long day..sry…gonna go watch troll kindom survivor and get in a better mood.
Yeah, my sh!t is falling a tad flat today, too.
eat more fiber
Thanks. I needed that.
sure! he came in third in last years troll kingdom survivor, i kept some of the pieces. made jerkey out of him.
You mean she’s not taking Paula Abdul-Jabbar’s place on A.I.?
Your singing was like magic to my tone deaf ears!
OH MY GOD!!! THIS IS SO FUNNY!!! HA HA HA no it’s not.
I agree SB…I think it is kind of scary.
Hmmm, since the big bold letters were “SAD” I didn’t get the impression that they were expecting it to be funny. But if you are complaining that they posted a nonfunny on a lolz website, then I would agree.
That is, indeed, of what I am complaining.
*awards one proper internet grammar-y*
What about my mammaries?
Thanks–for the mammaries!
*throws beads*
Show us your mammaries!!
bitter troll will make greatest roller coaster EVER
mammary moutains!
Up Tittie Mountain, down Tittie Mountain, rub the nipple as you go past! Then, at the bottom, *FOOSH* right into a giant puss!
no no, bushmans wild ride would be different attraction in same park…
I think I need a shower.. and cigarette after that ride… sheesh.
look here comes teh giant crabs!-pulls out fake pistol- pew pew pew
I thought it was going to be something insightful and informative on the topic of Seasonal Affective Disorder.
The really sad part is that if more people were paying attention, she would never have become a judge in the first place.
Judges are supposed to be impartial, but there hasn’t been a single decision she’s made that hasn’t unwarrantedly favored a minority.
I don’t agree with her being nominated and appointed to the bench but I think your statement might be a little off. Don’t ask me to defend her as I won’t lol.
Well we can’t expect a monkey to know how the government works…
would probably do a better job though lol…a monkey that is
Clearly he’s only here to serve the Monkey self-interest group.
That would be really difficult to accomplish, even for the most liberal and white-hating of judges. Most rulings aren’t on cases where race plays a role at all.
and yet so many people find a way to make it about race anyways
This x 1000.
you know, i was forced to sit through the ENTIRE confirmation hearings (work thing) and what impressed me about her is that the only things that come across remotely racial is what she’s said in her speeches and, even then, it’s usually when it’s taken out of context.
looking at her just based on her resume, she’s a hell of a judge. seems very strict as in she falls back heavily onto established precident.
the only thing that i was concerned with is how she’ll function on the “other side” of the bench – at the top of the precident making judicial ladder but then, that’s a concern no matter who you’re appointing.
all in all, there’s plenty more who’d have been worse nominations.
It only seems that way because her opponents wavered and caved in the face of identity politics and accusations of racism. When spin goes unchallenged, it becomes conventional wisdom.
I like how a lot of liberals (including a very closer friend of mine) have used the excuse “Well, she was nominated (or whatever) by GWB, and now you’re saying she’s bad?” The flip side of that is “Wait a second, you’re saying that something GWB did was GOOD???? Who are you and why are you pretending to be liberal?”
I don’t care much for the woman, personally, but she seems to be an OK judge, and I’m going to laugh my black little heart out if she ends up pulling a Souter and surprising the left by being the deciding vote in overturning Roe V Wade. Especially since no one really knows what her views on abortion are.
Yeah! Overturning Roe V Wade would be HILARIOUS!
Or not.
I’m commenting on the irony of it, not the effect darling
I’m not that much of a neo.
Oh thank heavens! Babyritas all around!
It’s just a matter of time before Roe V Wade is overturned?
Well, my friend who is a liberal tried using that excuse, and I called him on it. Basically, his rebuttal is “It’s not that GWB did anything good. It’s a rebuttal to the people who say that she was only in this position because Obama wanted to be the one who seated the first Latina Supreme Court judge.”
Which is a ridiculous cop-out — identity politics is identity politics, regardless of who’s playing it.
There’s a certain segment of the country that needs to understand that constructing a sentence with the word “Boooooosh” somewhere in it does not automatically end any argument.
Does too. Boooooosh.
Suddenly I want a beer.
yah, froo, i was thnking the same thing (in regards to GWB) but, as much as i dislike the guy and as horrible a job i think he did, there were a few things he did decent. hell, even charles manson probably fed a stray starving kitten one time, i’m sure, gotta earn some good karma for that… um… maybe that’s a bad example, so moving on!
what they’re probably doing at any rate, with the bush comparison is more trying to draw along the line of reasoning that she appeals to both a liberal leaning president as well as a conservative leaning one.
but, with most things, we’ll never know for sure til she’s doin the job. the souter example is the best but they also used alito and roberts as judges who’ve done things prior to becoming a judge and even during their confirmation hearings said what basically amounted to what the thought the senators wanted to hear then, after they became a judge they ruled differently so… never can tell, just gotta hope for the best.
“there were a few good things he did decent”
*crickets*
*a tumbleweed rolls by*
Aid to Africa. He’s done more than any other president has to try to help that crisis. Even partisan LiberoBots can’t argue with that one.
I certainly don’t!
Yes, but you’re not a partisan LiberoBot. You’re a slightly misinformed person who means well but hasn’t seen the light yet. You will one day realize that the side you stand on now is wrong, and will come to the Light Side and vote Conservative.
They say that the older a man gets, the more conservative–to keep what he gots.
And that the older a woman gets, the more liberal–because she realizes that the system s(crewed her over!
Never trust an old liberal, and never trust a young conservative. Or something like that
Eh. I would say trust in God and check the cards. Humans aren’t exactly the most honest creatures!
You are right about that, Viking dear.
Especially viking humans!
Where do us pasty elven creatures rate on that?
I believe the fair folk were never trustworthy, either…?
*looks up from the stolen rum*
Wait, what? Untrustworthy? Moi?
*pushes gold coins under rug to hide*
I’m just over here alone with no rum and no money.
ya, dirty dishonest hoomans….
Ooooh good one! There is that.
The liberal board has met and we have decided very graciously to allow for GWB to have done one thing right. It was a difficult decision to be sure.
he correctly let harold and kumar off the hook in that movie
that real nice of him, that way harold and go screw up saveing vulcan
YAY! Now let’s all go to White Castle!
lets go to the white castle oh vulcan…oh wait…
Does not compute.
Provided comic relief. Often.
Made Will Ferrell more famous (owait….).
It would be quite funny to see Roe vs Wade overturned, if only to see the look on pro-lifer’s faces when the party dies down and they realise that overturning Roe vs Wade would not outlaw abortion.
Fail – Sotomayor was nominated and appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under George H. W. Bush, and nominated and appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit under Bill Clinton.
hehe you used fail…your cleaver and original..very witty…
No! YOUR CLEAVER!
Seriously…. your cleaver… its in my leg.
but leg looked like baby! mMmmmmmmsoooft and sweet..bitter troll has 4th troll grade edukation…adopted troll persona really to hide grammer failures…-noms on max’s leg- mmmmm
Nooooo! My walking leg!
*beats bitter troll with a rolled up edition of “Cosmo”*
Bad troll! Drop it! Drop it! Drop it!
Ohhhh baby! beat me harder….HARDER…oh the perfume adds make me feel so pretty!
I’ll teach you 10 ways to please your man!
how bout 11 ways to please a mermaid?
Hmmm not sure I have that issue… you might want to check my warehouse of “propoganda for battle of the sexes”
bitter troll will now write good artikal on how to please your man
1. cook good meal
2. do laundry
3. use your mouth for something fun
4. invite your sister over
Inviting -MY- sister over would impress no one.
well find hot chick , then invite her over-nods- like Viking gal…again-grins and snuggles charro-
I can’t link anymore in the little website box. Anyway.
How about this chicky, bitter troll? {http://cheezburger.com/pictures-by-cinderchild/}
-snuggles his mermaid- bitter troll love fact his mermaid brings him other womens
That’s me in my human form
But I can find you other womens too. *snuggles*
pretty!
(cant bring up link at work
but will see when i get home )
Really? It’s just my ICHC Profile. That’s weird.
work web blocking, lucky i can pull up these forums these days
*swims off* In that case I’ll just go get VG again.
-jumps on charros back- bitter troll wanna go too!
*giggle* You know I have a hard time concentrating on anything when you come at me from behind like that..
only one thing bitter troll wants you to concentrate on at the moment-grins-
My, but it does get slippery down here when you ask me to concentrate… On.. You’re behind me and it’s very wet. *gasp*
just hold on tight now charro…bitter troll give bumpy ride
*arches back in ecstasy*
-puts on cowboy hand and bucks- GITTY UP~!
Oooh you’re a dirty troll… And I’ve been a bad bad mermaid.. I think I need a spanking..
well i happen to have a paddle on me, what luck!
Swing it hard! *wiggles fin in anticipation*
bad hot fish chick bad bad!-smack -
*purrs in ecstasy* Give it to me good. I’m a naughty naughty mermaid.
-leans into her ear and hisses- scream for me…-=SMACK=-
*screams* Oh bitter troll.. Oh the ecstasy of agony… *pantsquealpant*
hail to the king baby-nods and grins again-
*pantsquealpant* Any particular naughty things you want from your bad bad mermaid while she is being punished? *grins innocently*
-Vomits and runs away-
This acting is WORSE than porno actors?
here put on this rainbow brite costume-nods and offers outfit-
Well, Tygor dear, we aren’t acting
Are you offering the Rainbow Brite outfit to me or Tygor, bitter?
no no bitter troll offers it to charro…
..Igor man can dress in captain crunch outfit
*puts on Rainbow Brite outfit*
Come here, lovertroll.
-TACKLES- MINE! MINE MINEEeeeeeee!
*giggles* All yours sweetness.
Yeah, that’s right, Maxwell! This is for Joan, that teacher, and the judge! Chop chop Eric’s stainless steel cleaver came down up on his leg…
For personal reasons I award you every internet… EVAR
Sweet! Can I have the cleaver back? Polythene Pam wants to borrow it next.
I’m sure Rocky Raccoon would like to borrow it as well.
Sorry, Mean Mr. Mustard is next in line.
As long as he can get in before Bungalow Bill.
Bungalow Bill is locked in his bungalow with Lovely Rita. Something tells me they’re going to be awhile.
and beaver the cleaver! RAWR
You mean June?
I thought it was GHWB that had nominated her to the bench in the first place? Has a confused.
Of course the only thing that came across remotely racial or political where things she did in the past. She was not going to speak freely on her beliefs in front of a senate committee or cspan etc. I would not expect a far right wing judge/politician etc to do that either. That is why her past actions and speeches are so important. They were made freely by her without the thought that she would someday have to answer to the public etc. Of course given the make up of the current congress and the slant of most of the media it didn’t really matter.
actions speak louder than words, unless you’re a politician.
did you notice in the confirmation hearings that about 80-90% of what they disliked were snippets of speech?
she has her personal beliefes, given, moral and ethics established by personal experience, religious teaching and professional career but her resume has shown she hasn’t let these influence her decisions. i thought that part was pretty evident.
btw, semper – is that a pug in the picture? it reminds me of that dog from MIB, i’m diggin it
lol…I have a pug for a fur baby. She helps keep me sain in this wild wild world lol
Oops. I thought it was a ewe….
Ewe trad.
what’d ewe say?
She’s on the lamb.
How do you get that from her record?
how do you not?
- Ricci v. DiStefano: not only am I still unconvinced that her ruling wasn’t ridiculous, I don’t buy the CYA spin after the fact
- USA v. Juncal
- The Second Circuit clerk who called her “not that smart and kind of a bully on the bench” (not in her record per se, I know…)
- And of course those wonderful press club comments…
Like I said earlier, I think the “out of context” spin is only accepted because her opponents decided not to spend the political capital on her, not because it’s actually true.
The New Haven firefighters result was established in previous cases, she ruled on precident and not only that but the ruling was very close, both there and when it was brought up higher. If you’re doubting her that’s fine, just wanted to point out almost half the current supreme court (or prev. at this point) ruled in her favor.
A peer calling her “a bully on the bench” doesn’t mean much, again, going by someone’s words rather than her actions (besides, in something like law the prosecturos and defendants have a tendency to be cut throat, it’s nothing new).
The USA v. Juncal – haven’t reviewd that one, I pulled it up and will read it in a moment.
Basically, I don’t see how your pont is valid – she’s got a good resume. The only spin i’ve seen is on opponents picking apart her speeches and trying to use her words out of context to make her look racist.
If she were a bad judge, I’d be with you on this, but she just doesn’t seem to come across as such.
I’d say she’s mediocre at best, and a perfect replacement for Souter. I’m really not sure why there was a debate anyway, she was a lock from the moment that Obama nominated her based on the number of partisan Dems in Congress.
I looked up as much as I could on the internet and I cant find anything that says she is a bad judge…the property rights decision comes close though. I agree with froo that she is probably a good replacement for Souter. Judgeing by what I read she does not sound too left of center. We will see. Too bad you can’t get them off the bench once they are appointed.
Your argument is circular — you’re dismissing my concerns about her record by saying that her record is sound and therefore nothing to be concerned with. I’m guessing you’re supporting her ultimately for another reason, then? (Which is fine — it just doesn’t make any sense to bother discussing her record in that case.)
circular i suppose in that i was pretty clear initially why i support here and pretty clear again in why i support her (i.e. same reasons – she’s got a good resume, then i used examples of her resume, or rather pointed out how examples of how you felt she was bad were not, in my opinion but as usual, you seem to ignore that and come up with something tangent to distract from actually adding into the conversation… dhoti, i was beginning to think better of you, too).
i mean, ultimately, we’re gonna have to agree to disagree on her at this point and wait til she performs on the bench.
to add to that, i’ve never once brought up her race in any of my arguments for her – it’s only the people who’ve been opposing her that have consistently brought it up. if you’re trying to imply that by ignoring of her race it’s some clever ploy to hide that i’m only approving of her as a nominee (now judge) because of her ethnicity, i think you seriously need to rethink your approach. what it comes across as, if you guys haven’t noticed it, is that you’re afraid of losing what last all-white bastion of power you got.
now, not saying your racist dhoti, but if that’s the point you fall back when it’s never been brought up, it begs the question whether or not you’re opinions are being skewed by the color of her skin.
So, you’re trying to convince me of your still-circular argument by calling me a racist? But I’m supposedly the one trying to distract from the issues? LOL, I love identity politics!
I’m sorry I couldn’t change your opinion of me by agreeing with you more often. But don’t worry, my opinion of you hasn’t changed one bit…
dude, wtf is up with this new catch phrase of yours? up until you brought race into our discussion it was a moot point; irrelevant. so, first, no, i did not call you racist but i did question your motives.
this is the last paragraph, read it this time: “now, not saying your racist dhoti, but if that’s the point you fall back when it’s never been brought up, it begs the question whether or not you’re opinions are being skewed by the color of her skin.”
no argument here was circular except your refusal to read and pick out only bits you wanted to hear. when you asked my opinion i gave it to you, you debated it, i used those examples and broke them down into why i thought differently than you. it’s not circular, it’s a progressive and conventional movement in a debate and/or conversation. you simply didn’t like my point so you did your typical routine, threw up a smoke screen to distract and tried to run with a different topic and unfounded accusation.
if you can’t be mature enough to follow along, then stop but don’t start implying people are racist when there’s no foundation for such accusations. it’s both rude and makes you look like an idiot.
Yeah, because asking “why?” is such a smokescreen, right? Whatever.
I don’t get it — if you’re uncomfortable with people challenging your beliefs, why are you here discussing them? Do you really think insinuating that anyone who disagrees with you is a racist is really adding anything to the discussion? Does it make you feel good?
where did you get i was uncomfortable with my beliefs being challenged? i got annoyed when you unfoundedly implied i was racist, then ignored my explanations and bitched about “circular arguments” and “identity politics” without addressing anything i was saying –because– i disagreed with you and pointed out valid reasons why. hence it stopped being a discussion when you decided to play the idiot card. i’m also guessing this is where you ran out of arguments to support your point of view.
So, the point is, *YOU* insulted me when I disagreed with you. Then *I* pointed out what you did. A few posts in between each, sure but that’s the jist.
Now, please, go reread what you wrote and spend time actually reading what I wrote.
Gee, what a surprise, more unfounded accusations. Here’s proof of mine — can you prove yours?
This was your response to my criticisms of her record: “Basically, I don’t see how your pont is valid – she’s got a good resume.” Do you really not see how that’s a circular argument?
And you were the one who got mad and introduced race, not me, with “it’s only the people who’ve been opposing her that have consistently brought it up” and “last all-white bastion of power” and “not saying your racist dhoti”.
So you can keep projecting and accusing and throwing that temper tantrum, or you can respond like an adult. Your choice.
“Your argument is circular — you’re dismissing my concerns about her record by saying that her record is sound and therefore nothing to be concerned with. I’m guessing you’re supporting her ultimately for another reason, then? (Which is fine — it just doesn’t make any sense to bother discussing her record in that case.)”
That’s your post – that’s where you began implying race was a factor.
Here was my actual reply to your post from which you quoted only the bottom half:
“The New Haven firefighters result was established in previous cases, she ruled on precident and not only that but the ruling was very close, both there and when it was brought up higher. If you’re doubting her that’s fine, just wanted to point out almost half the current supreme court (or prev. at this point) ruled in her favor.
A peer calling her “a bully on the bench” doesn’t mean much, again, going by someone’s words rather than her actions (besides, in something like law the prosecturos and defendants have a tendency to be cut throat, it’s nothing new).
The USA v. Juncal – haven’t reviewd that one, I pulled it up and will read it in a moment.
Basically, I don’t see how your pont is valid – she’s got a good resume. The only spin i’ve seen is on opponents picking apart her speeches and trying to use her words out of context to make her look racist.
If she were a bad judge, I’d be with you on this, but she just doesn’t seem to come across as such.”
How have I NOT validated my point? All you did is point out you, indeed, only read part of my post.
One more time, cupcake — *you* were the one who unilaterally decided I was being racist. *You* were the one who twisted some statement of mine into being racist. That means *you* were the one who brought it up. Got it?
What is the copying and pasting supposed to prove, that you don’t have anything else to say? Well, between that and the distractions and the unfounded accusations of racism, it’s working!
I’m going to start calling you IMAX — your projection could light up a five-story wall.
Irony: the contrast, as in a play, between what a character thinks the truth is, as revealed in a speech or action, and what an audience or reader knows the truth to be.
lol, dhoti, once upon a time i actually started taking you seriously. i should have spotted earlier on that you weren’t here to discuss, given how you, yet again, ignore the evidence smacking you in the face. i couldn’t be more plain. it’s blatantly apparent you’re just here to troll, a bit fancier of methods maybe but a troll nonetheless.
i say good day! (and yes, since it’s just you and i here, it would be me unilaterally doing anything, but again, you chose not to read what i wrote, you’re ignoring what i’m saying and generally being an idiot, call me what you like but it lends you no credibility when you’re still a dumbass).
In Nepal the word Dhoti is often used as an ethnic slur against the Madhesi community of Nepal and Indians by the majority population of Nepal. This may be because of the popularity of dhotis in the terai region and the bordering Indian states.
Actually, Dhoti, you are a racist
Go eat some Fritos, code monkey, while you fantasize about that hot secretary you’ll never get a chance with.
Those of us who opposed her did it because we care, get it?
how does that work, you opposed a good judge because you care… about what, china?
“you opposed a good judge because you care” depends on your definition of good judge. 5 out of 7 cases reversed by the supreme court doesn’t sound like a good judge to me.
Actually, it sounds like the system of checks and balances at work.
I agree DT. I was just responding to Linkman’s comment…..ok..back to troll kindom survivor.
There are some great things in our system.
It’s auditing, not checks and balances, and she’s failed that audit much more than normal.
Appeals to higher courts aren’t audits, Dhoti. You get audited when another agency comes to you, not when a defendant seeks relief from another agency.
True, it’s not a great synonym (just the only one off the top of my head), but my point is that appeals aren’t checks and balances, because there’s no separation of powers, just the details of the execution of a single power.
Not in the traditional sense of the tricameral nature of the governmental branches, but more in the sense of “all powerful judge” check and balance. I get your meaning, and you get mine.
…will you guys stop arguing and just overlay your avatars already!…
or overlay each other…bow chika wowa
*vomits everywhere*
Wait, hold on…
*vomits some more*
Peter, hold my ears back…
*vomits even more*
Who wants chowder?
*continues to vomit*
“Dad…I’m scared!”
*vomits*
[smugly] Well, then, I guess I win that piece of pie– hold on…
*vomits*
Yours is SO much hotter. Too bad you have the BAD crazeh…
check the linky, it’s from newsweek covering how many times she’s been overturned.
pfft you cant trust that liberal rag!
you could get some slightly non-liberally tainted news off fox news sometimes
but if you want the RIGHT fair and balanced information, it only comes from Rush
now pardon bitter troll while me eats this baby
BAHAY the other OTHER white meat
The fact that she’s ‘only’ had 7 cases reviewed by the Supreme Court actually speaks volumes.
Usually a case won’t make it there unless there’s an issue with how it was ruled in a lower court.
Her record is pretty much on par with the other judges, except that she hasn’t had as much appellate experience. Like I said before, she’s mediocre at best, and will probably remain mediocre throughout her term.
Could you please explain what you mean by “mediocre,” and why it applies to Justice Sotomayor? What are your criteria, evidences, etc.? I’m not saying you’re wrong, I just want to understand.
As a small example, the summary judgement in the “firefighter case”. She was part of the decision, but did nothing in order to stand out. We have no idea of her own personal views or view of the law in this matter because it was a group opinion. Also, aside from her statements about being a “wise Latina” that occurred outside of the courtroom, she has done nothing to set herself apart. Her record is pretty well on par with the other judges, in that she has no outstanding or particularly contraversial cases to point back out and say “I did this”, and she’s been relatively low-key the entire time. She won’t speak out about her views on abortion, and the only other slightly squinchy thing she’s spoken on are her thoughts on gun control (she’s for it).
There is nothing in her record to set her apart as a particularly good or out of the ordinary judge, and she will fit right in as a good replacement for Souter, as her record tends to track a little left of center as his has done.
Okay, I understand what you are saying. But doesn’t that raise an interesting question about what constitutes a proper Supreme Court justice, especially from the perspective of conservatism? Why should that person be a radical, like justices Scalia, Thomas, and Roberts? LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR: I mention those names only because there has not been a radical on the bench from a different persuasion for quite a long time, perhaps not since Justice Marshall.
I would think that conservatives would prefer a judge such as Sotomayor, someone that is inclined towards slow, incremental change over the radical reversal of precedent that would “set herself apart” – I mean, isn’t that what conservatism supports, and why conservatives were against such decisions as Roe v. Wade? Why should a Supreme Court justice be, as you say, “out of the ordinary,” and why does working within precedent make someone not “particularly good”?
But hell, just sign me – A Disappointed Wisher for a New Justice Marshall
Radical is very different things to different people.
like, it’s totally radical in a far out way my non-square friend. i’m like, it’s wicked, and they’re like, nooo, dude, it’s totally sweet in a phat way. rock on, and cowabunga, for real. yo.
sorry, nonsensical crap help expunge the clinton referene below.. it rubs the lotion on its skin. ack!
*shudders, goes into coma*
TO. THE. MAX!
*like*
Duuu-u-u-u-ude!
EXCELLENT
-plays air guitar-
Mmmmm…..Picturing Sotomayor vs Pelosi in an all -thong oil wrestling match……(vomits)
throw in hillary and nancy reagan and its the sexy time!
Just make sure not to ask Hillary what Bill thinks about it, cuz she’ll bite your head off like the praying mantis that she is!
cause hillary is the man! you dont ask the man what his b*tch thinks!
I did enjoy the Nairobi city councilman offering Hillary 40 some odd goats and horses as a dowry for Chelsea… THAT was fricking hilarious
That was pretty good, and Hill had a good answer back for him too, LOL.
what was the answer?
That Chelsea is an independant woman and isn’t accepting marriage proposals right now, but that she will relay the message.
*pbbbbbttttt.*
Frick a fracking straight man…
Straight? I’m bi at best……
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Wait, what?
Bi-polar, maybeh…
YOU TAKE THAT BACK YOU FRICKING PIECE OF CRAP DUMBASS CARPET LICKING HORSE APPLE!
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or something like that
*points at a shiny*
This is a bunch a’ crap! I’ve been licking this carpet for three hours and I still don’t feel like a lesbian!
*runs with mangina tucked*
This is relevant to my interests.
Save yourself while you still can.
what does a lesbain feel like DT?
Feels like two of the girls I went on dates with in high school. Oh wait, I never got to touch them that’s right.
Look at the bright side, Eric. At least they didn’t date you for awhile and THEN tell you they were lesbian.
happens every time to bitter troll….
…then to see ex’s now dateing and smooching..
…oh the pain!
I was very happy for my high school prom date when she got married to another girl last year. I said it wasn’t exactly what I expected when I asked her to prom all those years ago. She thought that was funny. So did I.
bitter troll charro bisexual mermaid, not lesbian. *wink*
Well, currently I feel like a cocktail…
-takes charro under his bridge again- mine
Throw in the chickens and a nice curry dish, and we’re a go.
I think curry gives her gas….
Curry makes me spew.. I hate that stuff.
tim curry?
but hes just a sweet transvestite….from tran….SEXUAL…..transvilaina!
Tim Curry I like.. any other kind, meh..
“To make a long story short…”
“Too late.”
No Body. Umm.. There’s no body. There’s nobody in the study.
“Hey, it’s a free country.”
“Didn’t know it was that free.”
“Hey, I just noticed that you look like a skeptic.”
It actually started out with “Well….” and a good pause. I loled.
yay LOLing!
LOLs for everyone…..
…but YOU
you know who you are
bitter troll saw that
should be ashamed
Care “more” than. Failure caption.
Sad. When assholes who are constantly overturned for bad decisions make it to the supreme court just because of their lineage.
It’s the Age of Affirmative Action, Baby!!! ( Austin Powers leer…)
annie, i posted a link for you, might be worth your reading before you run off on that talking point.
Sad. Massive incompetence on the supreme court. This is the woman who couldn’t cite a right to self-defense in the constitution. Sheer genius.
now now anniee dont be bitter..that bitter trolls job
-points- LOOK its obama mans birth papers from kenya! go get it
About Obama’s Birth Certificate:
He was born in Hawaii. At the time he was born he Father had left.
During this period in Hawaii, policy generally was that when a child was born to a SINGLE MOTHER, (with father not present), the race of the MOTHER was normally used as the Race for the Baby and put on the his/her BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
Thus IF President Obama revealed his true BIRTH CERTIFICATE, then it would be reveal that he is OFFICIALLY WHITE/CAUCASION!
Thus the HISTORIC FIRST BLACK/NEGRO PRESIDENT would be a WHITE Guy! (yes I know he is 1/2 White & 1/12 African Anerican).
I do believe a large portion of the US population will be massiely pissed that their Championis an “Evil White man: i
None of this bothers me, I just very much dislike his views, policies, and outright lies
Funny, I just checked my birth certificate and it says nothing about my race, only my mother and father(the same as Obama’s). Now mind you, I’m not a supporter of Obama, and like you, I don’t agree with alot of his view and policies. Having said that, what’s your point? Are you saying he isn’t entitled to claim being black? Does that mean I can’t claim being part Native Indian, or German, or English?
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Do us a favor, take your histrionics somewhere else..
Using bold does not make you more important.
Or a good speller.
I bet the Anericans are pitching a fit right about now, knowing there chance at history has been superceded by the Americans.. “Confusion has it’s cost.”
there=their (grammar fail.. gah!)
I am massiely pissed at your grammar fail, Eddie. You could’ve been the grammar Championis.
There’s no need to call him a pionis, dude.
Sometimes I LET THINGS get out of hand ESPECIALLY after reading people who use ALL CAPS inAPPRopriatELY. Sorry, I’ll try to CONTROL MYSELF FROM NOW ON.
Sorry Eric..
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*drops one internet in the jar for bad grammar*
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I’ll do better next time, promise!
The Anericans: half an m away from history
And the other 5/12 of him are what?
Good catch, Danbala.. I sure as hell missed that one!
He’s not good at spelling or math…what is this guy good for?
ROADKILL!
Name appropriate win.
So is this woman an American Idol Judge or an actual real life judge?
(I’m one of the millions, if not billions of people who don’t live in the USA, but since most people who like American Idol don’t think there are any other countries, I guess that makes me imaginary….)
Something like 5.7 billion of the World population are not US citizens. I’m another one of them, but I still know that Sonja is a US Supreme Court appointee (I’m not clear on whether she’s actually an SC Judge as yet or not, but the point that you don’t have to be a US citizen to know who she is still stands).
Yes. Our media too has had coverage of the “election” or what it’s called. (As always when a new judge is up for the SC.)
She’s official now–sworn in this past Saturday.
That’s the Fifth sign of the Apocalypse! The sixth will be when Hillary wears only a thong to the Senate.
happened tuesday, it’s on youtube. my eyes are still bleeding.
Speaking of which, was anyone else REALLY disturbed by the way Hillary was rubbing her chest while speaking to that group yesterday? I still have shuddery chills from that….
*dabs gently at wallFLy’s eyes* Here, have some whiskey.
Cheers; No report of that in the UK news.
I’ve watched a fair amount of news (BBC, ITV, even Sky at one point) and haven’t seen a single thing. I did see President Obama awarding medals to various people and being VERY charismatic and eloquent while doing it, which after the last US President did give me somewhat of a shock….
It’s interesting that everyone misses the point.
Americans, in general, don’t care about politics because politics don’t, as a rule, affect our lives with any significance. In so many places, politics is a matter of life and death.
OTOH, when we do get involved, as for example with the health care debate, we’re accused by the left of being evil “industry shills” or fanatical mobs.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. I suppose the only way to win is to agree only with left.
“The left” are not Americans?
No, we’re just the disease trying to destroy America, didn’t you know?
No – they’re commie-pinko bastards. Didn’t you get the memo?
No one is more suspicious of a thief than a thief— And no one is more suspicious of well planned “spontaneous” demonstration with plants in the audience than a…Democrat?
Wow, people are going batshit insane over this healthcare thing. Just watched an absolutely furious wingnut threaten someone with damnation and saying god is goign to judge them for supporting universal healthcare. Wha? I keep seeing people absolutely seething with anger but completely unable to actually articulate WHAT they’re angry about, babbling about death camps, socialism, just a stream of frustrated inability to explain what their problem actually is. And then I keep reading all these blog posts and pundit pieces about how in my country people are killed when they reach a certain age (we have no old people here, apparently) and people have to whittle their own replacement legs out of wood and fix their teeth with superglue. No lie, this was a line on IBDeditorials.com
“People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless. ”
Uhhhh, newsflash…
I listened to a special regarding this on the radio yesterday, and “our” reporters seemed quite baffled by the American media coverage which is totally focused on the conflict around this rather than the actual health care proposals. Someone must be really good at working the propaganda.
Yeah, “someone” is, and you suck at seeing it.
What do you do when you want to support something without actually defending it? Report on the controversy!
You think? Considering the suspiciousness “it’s COMMUNIST I tell you!” about national health care, I think it’d be more in the interest of those who are advocating it to get the actual facts out more, while those who oppose it would get much more benefit from the stream of “this is how much Americans are fighting it”.
I suppose it’s one of those things that have a very different shape depending on from what angle you are watching it.
As it was put to me, other than those who’re more scared for the future of their pay cheque than concerned about how healthcare is paid for, the problem is that most of the opponents think the reforms mean rationing, rather than creating a healthcare system that works like the US Post Office where everyone pays the same fee to get the same letter service, whether the distance is 5 doors down the road, or from Maine to Hawaii.
Wait, you can send letters to Hawai’i?
i know it’s the huffington post, so you might bash it for that, but take a look at the quote from Hawkings himself in the article in regards to that quote.
Sad…when people are sanctimonious stereotypers…..
I was listening to my favorite radio station, which is no longer my favorite radio station because they play Miley Cyrus 500 times and made me sick of Green Day (!) and they talked about Paula leaving for ALMOST TEN MINUTES. I know it’s a pop station, but I want music, not gossip. What’s with crappy ‘talent’ shows? I watched the first year for the funny auditions, then quit. Now my parents watch ‘Wipeout’, which is narrated WAY too seriously and is the same EVERY week (Japanese original is funnier), and So You Think You Can Dance, which is mostly a whiny drama show or a ‘results show’ of clips from previous shows. And don’t get me started on America’s Got Talent. What happened to quality or lighthearted fun? What became of Jeopardy or the prize behind door 3?
preach on peachykat! i was listening to Eliot in the Morning on the way to work once and he went off on a facebook tangent for damn near 2 hours! (it was a rough day, an hour 45 minutes to get in).
i stick with Cain now (Kane?)
And no matter where you live, it’s the same crap. They had the same thing about Paula leaving Idol here in Australia. Thank God for my CD stacker.. I opted for Pink Floyd the entire drive in (two albums worth!)
I’ll let you in on a little secret, eds.
*whispers*
Roger Waters is actually Simon the Zealot.
Oh no, oh HELL no! I won’t accept that..
It’s worse than that; he’s actually Syd Barrett.
we cared
u didnt listen and still let her in
If you cared you’d use punctuation.
And full words.
Given that she was “sold” to us strictly because she’s “latina” … why would we care?
You, sir, are full of shit.
So very full of shit, in fact, that I shall now name him Shitty Mcshitterson.
How do you like it, Idiot too Lazy to Come Up with a Name?
Does it make your picture more “soulful” and “attractive”?
damn, igor, tell us what you really feel.
Presumably, posers provoke particular pet peeves.
The only argument I’ve seen is that a government (or government backed/regulated) insurance scheme could drive some private health insurers out of business.
To which the obivous answer is… so what?
The idea seems to be that health insurers are the same thing as hospitals, clinics or even individual health practitioners… only bigger.
So any health care reform means reducing the freedom (freedom under this definition meaning profits) of health insurance companies which is the same as reducing the freedom of hospitals/clinics which is the same as reducing the freedom of doctors and so takes away the freedom of patients.
Freedom sucks anyway.
and not in the good way charro does
*giggles* Yep!
True freedom is living alone on the planet, no other people at all, no goverment, no womens, no childrens…you go what you want, do what you want, totally alone but its all up to you and when..
Wow.
300 comments and not a single one of them (that I saw) devoted to the biggest problem with Sotomayor.
It is her belief that regular people should not have guns. Her interpretation of the 2nd Amendment is that only the government should have guns. She does not think that the 2nd Amendment applies to people, only to the State government.
So, does the state government only have the right to free speech? Or does that apply to individuals.
Sotomayor is a pox on an already fouled legal system. She is, without a doubt, the wrong person for the job. I could care less that she is latina, I could care less that she is a she. He views on the founding document of this country are borderline traitorous. Right in line though, with this, and the previous, administration.
Just because you don’t agree with her on the 2nd doesn’t make her wrong. Try reading the actual Amendment, instead of a pro-NRA Supreme Court’s interpretation of it. My own view is that the amendment allows people to posess guns for hunting, or if they are members of a state militia.
The Bulk of the Constitution was written around 1786, however, the Bill of Rights was not ratified until 1791. What is crucial is what happened inbetween.
when the Framers started bringing the Constitution to the State Conventions, people were not satisfied. They did not think the document was good enough. It did not garauntee against what they had gone through against the British. Specifically Virginia and New York both flat out refused to adopt it. The America that we know today would not have existed had John Adams and the rest of the Federalists not conceded point and created the 10 (there were actually 12 but two were not ratified) Amendments…based mostly off of previously written Bills in English history as well as the Magna Carta.
So all of those 10 Amendments were DEMANDED by the people. Sure they were all white male land owners, but they were people that had the ability in that place and time to procur the most freedom they could for themselves and their progeny. Without them, we would not have the ability to apply it across the board as we try to do today (doesn’t always happen, I know).
Now, times change, and the way we use our language changes, so it’s possible to interpret various things in our society from different viewpoints.
However
The INTENT of ALL of the 10 Amendments was to keep the people free from the possibility of a tyranical government down the road.
It is ludicrous to think that the people who demanded the 2nd Amendment only wanted the government to have weapons.
Only fools or people with an agenda can refute this.
The 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, sport shooting, or male bonding. It has everything to do with defending yourself from the government should it overstep it’s bounds and revoke the natural freedoms all Americans are garuanteed in the Constitution. That was it’s design. To keep the citizenry armed in case of tyranny.
None of the 10 Amendments are open to interpretation in the face of their designed intent. In order to circumvent them, you have to repeal or Amend them.
The NRA gets it about 3/4 correct. You also must take into account that the Amendments were written by John Adams, who hated the concept of the Bill of Rights. I wonder if he didn’t muddy the 2nd on purpose.
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