Scalia offended by court criticism by NewOldBrownCoat

REAL WORLD EVENT DISCUSSIONS

Scalia offended by court criticism

POSTED BY: NEWOLDBROWNCOAT
UPDATED: Monday, July 23, 2012 10:55
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 1294
PAGE 1 of 1

Thursday, July 19, 2012 8:31 AM

Thass the headline from the CNN.com home page.

The story doesn't exactly support the headline, but--

I'm of 2 minds here-- boy, that takes a lotta stones on his part. Imagine anybody having the nerve to criticize the Supreme Court. What is this, a democracy or something, a place with freedom of speech, especially political speech? Are we, or aren't we, supposed to kneel and bow before the 9 Supreme Lords of ALL?

The other side, it sounds like the people he's most PO'ed at are the neocons and the Teabaggers.

And like I said, the CNN STORY doesn't exactly support that headline, doesn't directly quote him as saying that. I think maybe the headline writing editor projected a little too much interpretation onto the story.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Thursday, July 19, 2012 8:43 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Well, the title is at least accurate. I couldn't find the CNN story you mentioned, but this from CNN as well:

Quote:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia downplayed reports of personal and ideological rifts stemming from the recent landmark health care reform ruling, telling CNN in an exclusive interview "it offends me" to hear criticism of his colleagues over how they ruled.

The 76-year-old justice talked Wednesday with CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," discussing a range of judicial topics -- from the death penalty to abortion rights and the Bush v. Gore decision.Lots more at http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/19/us/scalia-morgan-interview/index.html

I'm really sick of the Supremes. They seem to have gotten it into their head that they're the Untouchables, a class above everyone else--which isn't that surprising, given their power and the fact it's a lifetime appointment (talk about 'tenure'!). It's always been that way to a degree, but now they're doing it OPENLY, acting as if they're God incarnate and losing every inch of respectability in the process. They're as bad as the rest of the right wing; lies, however egregious, are acceptable these days, and the right-wing Supremes can say and do whatever they want. They see themselves as some kind of kings or something, and look down on everyone else, from the government to Obama to the rest of us. It's sickening.

I guess it comes own to "we have the right to criticize them" and "they have the right to be offended by our criticizing them"...but by saying stuff like this (and other things), they've long since lost my respect.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:32 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Actually, Niki, that is the right story, and I was wrong, they did in fact quote him as saying that, exactly as you cite.

I just went back and re-read the whole story- it's mainly an analysis piece on the video interview they did. I'm not gonna watch the vid-- their job as a journal is to WRITE DOWN, for the record, in black and white, in print, WHAT HE SAID. That's called reporting.

Instead, they printed an interpretation of what he said, a summary analysis, a commentary on it, with only a couple of little-bitty quotes of what he ACTUALLY said. Shame on them.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:51 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Welcome to the world of infotainment and newstainment, where journalism went to die!

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, July 20, 2012 4:06 AM

CAVETROLL

Quote:
Originally posted by Niki2:
Welcome to the world of infotainment and newstainment, where journalism went to die!

That really should be newsTAINTment, because it's close to shit.

Kwindbago, hot air and angry electrons

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, July 20, 2012 1:34 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Quote:
Originally posted by CaveTroll:
Quote:
Originally posted by Niki2:
Welcome to the world of infotainment and newstainment, where journalism went to die!

That really should be newsTAINTment, because it's close to shit.

You're thinking of your friends at FauxNews.

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I've not watched the video either, or am incapable of intellectually dealing with the substance of this thread, so I'll instead act like a juvenile and claim victory..." - Rappy

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, July 23, 2012 10:55 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

From the little I've seen of what FauxNews offers, I'm afraid to me it's neither news NOR entertainment...

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

YOUR OPTIONS

SHARE THREAD

NEW POSTS TODAY

USER	POST DATE

USER

POST DATE