Hannity: We Should Take Note Of Only The Bad Things Anonymous Lawyers Have Said About Sotomayor
Hannity: We Should Take Note Of Only The Bad Things Anonymous Lawyers Have Said About Sotomayor
Last night, Fox’s Sean Hannity continued his attack against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor using cherry-picked quotes about her from a profile of Sotomayor in the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, which relies on anonymous quotes from lawyers who have tried cases in her court room. Hannity used the quotes to characterize Sotomayor as “agressive,” “out-of-control,” and, “nasty”:
HANNITY: [W]hat do the lawyers who have appeared in her courtroom think of her judicial temperament? Well, not much. The Almanac of the Federal Judiciary solicits commentary from practicing attorneys about our federal judges. Now here’s what some lawyers who have argued before Judge Sotomayor had to say about her. Quote, She is a terror on the bench. She is overly aggressive, not very judicial. She behaves in an out-of-control manner. She is nasty to lawyers.
Hannity then turned to Jay Sekulow from Pat Robertson’s American Center for Law and Justice and Andrew McCarthy of the National Review to confirm his extremely distorted view of Sotomayor. Watch it:
Had Hannity wanted to present a “fair and balanced” view of Sotomayor’s reputation, he would have noted that lawyers quoted in the edition of the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary from which he drew his statements also had many positive things to say about Sotomayor. Indeed, they said she was “very smart,” “very intelligent,” “an exceptional judge overall,” and that “she has a very good commonsense approach to the law.”
Additionally, as Rob Kar at PrawfsBlawg found, the 2000 edition of the Almanac painted, on balance, a much more positive image of Sotomayor than the more recent edition that Hannity quoted. Indeed, the 2000 edition lacks any description of her being a “terror” or “out-of-control.” Instead, she is described as “not rude in any way, but she’s exacting,” “professional,” and “all business”:
Lawyer’s found Sotomayor to be demanding. “I think she’s fine.” “She can be tough. She’s not rude in any way, but she’s exacting.” “She’s all business.” “I’ve never had any problem with her, but I know some lawyer’s don’t care for her temperament.” “She can be tough as nails, but, in truth, I think some lawyers give her a hard time or are threatened by her. She’s very accomplished and clearly smart, and, in truth, I think they’re intimidated. She has always been decent enough to me.” “She’s professional. She’s not quite as friendly or as approachable as some of the other circuit court judges are. She’s a little more stern.” “She’s very smart and well-prepared, and she expects lawyers to rise to her level. She has very little tolerance for lawyers who can’t match her intellectually.”
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93% of intelligent viewers don’t watch Hannity.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:41 pmOf the 7% who do, 98% know he’s a moron.
Doesn’t matter. They’re only looking for negative things. Looks like they’re having to dig pretty deep to come up with anything at all, at this point.
Besides, don’t these guys want a hardass on the bench who will grill lawyers and give them a tough time?
May 28th, 2009 at 2:42 pmHANNITY: She is nasty to lawyers.
I thought that was considered a virtue by wingnuts.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:43 pmHannity is really worried about people being nasty to lawyers now? When did that happen?
May 28th, 2009 at 2:43 pmAs a “non-American” I find so much of your “right-wing” behaving like spoilt children!
May 28th, 2009 at 2:45 pm“She has very little tolerance for lawyers who can’t match her intellectually.”
And these are clearly the exact same lawyers whose opinions Little Seanie Vanity values.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:45 pmOnly a complete moron would believe anything Shannity says
May 28th, 2009 at 2:45 pmHannity: She is a terror on the bench.
– - Sean, she could be waterboarding a defendant on the bench yet you still wouldn’t say she was “a terror.” Puh-leeze.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:47 pmEVERYTHING is a “terror” to right wing pansies like Hannity
May 28th, 2009 at 2:50 pmIf any judge got 100% positive comments from lawyers presenting to him or her, then that judge would have to be corrupt. A good judge will make “enemies” of some lawyers. The percentage for Sotomayor seems about right to say she has been an outstanding judge.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:52 pmPssst, Hanny old chap, don’t you know,
HEARSAY is NOT ADMISSABLE in court.
What a dummy.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:52 pmlol, CFP is still reaching for something, anything
a bitter partisan with sour grapes and a large fear of anything and everything the radio tells him to fear
May 28th, 2009 at 2:52 pmHANNITY: She is nasty to lawyers.
SO???
Really? That’s all you got d*ucher?
May 28th, 2009 at 2:54 pmUntil Hannity mans up on waterboarding, he should shut up on everything else.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:54 pmskimadsa;
I would be more than happy to deport our reich-wingnut whiners to your country, or even Mars.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:54 pmI say go ahead and confirm.
No need for further vetting, the queen moron has spoken.
Hurry and email your wingtard media heroes, tell them to stop wasting bandwidth…
May 28th, 2009 at 2:56 pmYeah, C4P, predictable only works when the nominee is a right winger, right?
May 28th, 2009 at 2:56 pmMars? Don’t you mean Uranus? OK, I know, old, juvenile, bad pun.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:56 pmKeep digging, Fox. Soon enough you’ll complete the political isolation of your patrons.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pmUncle Ho Says:
skimadsa;
I would be more than happy to deport our reich-wingnut whiners to your country, or even Mars.
We don’t want them!
May 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pmI suspect a number of these negative comments are coming from lawyers who lost their case in front of her. Unfortunately, because these are anonymous quotes, we have no way of finding that out.
Trying to take all the comments together, it appears that Sotomayor is compentent, intelligent, does her homework, and expects others to do the same. When I hear a comment like “she is nasty to lawyers”, that tells me she probably has a low b*llsh!t threshold and probably doesn’t put up with cheap lawyer tricks.
There are also a number of people who love to hang the “b!tch” label on any woman who isn’t shy, demure, deferential to men, and “knows her place”. This mindset has dogged Hillary Clinton for about 17 years now. But that hasn’t stopped her. And it won’t stop Sonio Sotomayor, either.
May 28th, 2009 at 2:58 pmSo we have varying accounts on how lawyers view Ms. Sotomayor’s deciding ability and judgments. Can anyone confirm what the most up-to-date copy of this evaluation provides?
If Hannity’s source is less recent than other sources that provide a better perception of Ms. Sotomayor, it appears to me that she may have changed her bench demeanor if she was allowed to view these evaluations. I know that my demeanor changes when I view my work evaluations. That’s the point of these things–to improve a person’s ability to work and uplift their level.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:00 pmFear, lies, hate and doubt is all Hannity dishes out daily. I expected no less from Sham Hannity’s comments on Sotomayor.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:00 pmBut, of course, being rude, demanding and nasty are only redeeming qualities when you are Sean Hannity or conservative. Otherwise, you’re just an anngry old liberal woman whose gonna get revenge on whitey!
May 28th, 2009 at 3:01 pmskimadsa;
May 28th, 2009 at 3:03 pmI really can’t blame you, we don’t want them either.
this may be the easiest confirmation ever.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pmThat’s the rules my sheep. You guys put out your ton of $hit, and the conservatives will put out our ton of counter-$hit and the public gets to decide who they’re going to believe.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pmMeanwhile, THINK CONSTIPATED here isn’t covering anything on N.Korea’s renouncing their side of the truce. This is going to be fun watching the President negotiate this. Welcome to the exclusive presidential decision making club Barry! Don’t #uck this up like you did when you didn’t shoot down the last missle they shot or you gonna have to go on a few more APOLOGY tours to your supporters and the Asian world!!!
She may have been “nasty to lawyers”, but at least she has the class not to tell a fellow colleague to “go fcuk themselves” on the Senate floor, a-la stupid-jerk-Dick-Cheney.
You want hypocrisy? They’ve got a tent just waiting for you…
May 28th, 2009 at 3:06 pmwhen you didn’t shoot down the last missle they shot
Some people just can’t keep fiction out of the sphere of their own dum-bass reality.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:07 pmConservativeForProgress Says:
Her opinions have been described as unpredictable. That is probably the best Conservatives can hope for in an Obama SCOTUS nominee. Better “unpredictable” than for him to appoint someone who is predicably Liberal. She may surprise us. I say go ahead and confirm.
“Unpredictable” means she’s not an ideologue. Which is generally thought to be positive, especially in a judge.
But thank God you’ve put your stamp of approval on her confirmation. The rest of us would be weeping in despair otherwise.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:09 pmshooting your rocket off a lot lately, sheepdip?
May 28th, 2009 at 3:12 pmAnomy-mouse sources call Judge Sotomayor: “agressive,” “out-of-control,” and, “nasty”. From a GOP view, sounds like she should fit right into their modus operandi.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:14 pmHow is it going Sheepdog the sockpuppet of Jay N Archie.
STFU
May 28th, 2009 at 3:14 pmSheepledog
I see you have come by to ladle another large steaming pile of your stupid on the board. Dont you ever just get embarassed by how stupid and pathetic you are? Dont ou just get up in the morning and cry at the thought that for the rest of your life you are going to continue to be so stupid and pathetic? That no one is ever going to like or respect you? That you will keep seeing people shake their heads and ignore your stupidity? That you will never have the capacity for higher brain function or to contribute to anything of worth? You KNOW you are stupid and pathetic which is why you dont even TRY to have a conversation where your stupidity would just embarass you. In your petulance you decided that since you cant be part of a grown up discussion you will just try to annoy people and screw with THEIR discussions. You have given up on even TRYING to be decent or be part of and instead take your joy in being a jerk. How sad you are. How sad you will always be. You will never rise above being the ignorant punkass troll you are. You will never be anything but stupid and pathetic. I pity you.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:17 pmKarl Rove used the ‘whisper campaigns’ to do his dirty deeds and The Baby Jesus (Hannity) endorses shouting slanders; thereby proving that the existence of the RepubliKLANS big and messy tent.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pmDNFP Says:when you didn’t shoot down the last missle they shot
Some people just can’t keep fiction out of the sphere of their own dum-bass reality.
Reading fiction is the preferred past time for SHEEP like yourself! Glad to see real world events aren’t your concern. Work on the Baaaahhhh a little more and you’ll be perfect. Head back to pasture now!
May 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm(S)hit (H)ead taking things out of context to prove a point: it’s like saying the sun rose in the east today. We don’t have to wait for sunset to know which direction that will be, do we?
Notice how everything he leaves out shows the previous accusations as false? Not smart, huh? Seems like alot that have actually worked with her think otherwise.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:25 pmO,yes she is a latino woman. So they (republicans and Democrats) will not be allowed to ask the tough questions about her. Without being called a racist or sexist.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:25 pmanonymous quotes from lawyers
How convenient is that?
By using the word anonymous he can, and probably is, take quotes from his imaginary friends under his bed and put them out there.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:27 pmHeh. Sheepdog needs to gets his bangs cut.
He thinks he’s herding “sheep” when anyone can see he’s barking at clouds, and getting laughed at by progressives.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:27 pmEugene Debutante honey, now that you have your Pom Poms in order, start working on your Baaaahhhhh! Don’t get mad that I may not be playing by your rules. That’s life! What I offer is an opportunity for you to co-exist with people unlike yourself. Let’s embrace that idea for a little bit since you represent the more “TOLERANT” and “INTELLIGENT” liberal base here. I think you’re great. Especially your depression grade rants about how superior you are. Love Ya! Say Baaaahhhhh!
May 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pmIf the right was unable to cherry pick or quote out of context, they would have nothing to say.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:29 pmpeedog thinks things he sees on tee-vee are possible in the real world.
No wonder the Rebulitard party is having trouble staying in power.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:30 pmSheepdog Says
May 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Meanwhile, THINK CONSTIPATED here isn’t covering anything on N.Korea’s renouncing their side of the truce.
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If TP continues to ignore your topic, my suggestion would be to go elsewhere if you wish to discuss it.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:30 pmWith the level of whine and cheese the trolls are coming out with lately you would think they have suddenly embraced liberalism.
“As the elephant sinks into the cesspool of it’s own making, we bid an overdue farewell…
May 28th, 2009 at 3:30 pmjeff2001 Says:
O,yes she is a latino woman. So they (republicans and Democrats) will not be allowed to ask the tough questions about her. Without being called a racist or sexist.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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Why don’t you want Republicans or Democrats to ask Sotomayor tough questions? Do you not believe she’s capable of answering them? Why do you feel it would be sexist or racist to ask her tough questions?
May 28th, 2009 at 3:33 pmJeez, toasty, there you go again, using the why word with the trollosers. You don’t really expect any cogent answer, do you?
May 28th, 2009 at 3:34 pmI rather like Baboon Beck much better.
He just *sniff, sniff* loves the country so much *sniff, sniff* I am beginning to believe KKKlannity just doesn’t love america.
The latest piece of paranoia, er, fiction from Billdo and the Baboon was great. That’s why I like them. They just pull out more $hit as they go along misinforming their viewers.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pmHooda: here’s a request — how’s about you and your fellow ticks latch onto sheepledog and give him a big dose of Lyme Disease?
May 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pmSheepdog Says:
What I offer is an opportunity for you to co-exist with people unlike yourself.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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Pass.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:37 pmjeff2001 Says:
Call the RNC, and beg them for at least the 2007 model, this unit is so 2001 in many ways, it’s almost laughable.
Think Progress : UNIX :: Trolls : DOS
May 28th, 2009 at 3:37 pmOn a semi-serious note, if any of you have been on jury duty lately, this all just part of being a lawyer and a judge. Assuming public office means you get to brave the public scrutinizing you. So who really cares what Bill or the press say about Sonia. The numbers are in her favor and she’s going to get in. The Supreme court already ruled in favor of the 2nd amendment thank God, so all we really have to worry about is wether the cops and joe citizen are going to be able to get their ammo. This could be a good thing though as alot of liberals will be defenseless in this new world order and wait their turn for good police service. Well really, good report riding for whoever is left standing after crimes. Come on board Sonia, we all need a good dose of reality. Barry likes crisis and sees opportunity in them. Sonia, perhaps you can be the gate to a one world government since President Barry is looking for ways (Crisis) to make this happen.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:43 pmConservativeForProgress Says:
Her opinions have been described as unpredictable.
“Have been described as?” You have been described as a sheepfcuker, repeatedly by many people on the internet.
But let’s look at your link…
Oh, so you mean unbiased. OK, got it.
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Uncle Ho Says:
I would be more than happy to deport our reich-wingnut whiners to your country, or even Mars.
I recommend Venus. Since they don’t believe in global warming, a CO2 atmosphere should be just fine with them.
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Sheepdog Says:
Meanwhile, THINK CONSTIPATED here isn’t covering anything on N.Korea’s renouncing their side of the truce.
A wingnut complains that a thread isn’t about the news item they want it to be about. News at 11. Also, we had a “truce?” What, did they cross the DMZ or something?
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jeff2001 Says:
O,yes she is a latino woman. So they (republicans and Democrats) will not be allowed to ask the tough questions about her. Without being called a racist or sexist.
What tough questions did you want to ask? Maybe this one?
Notice that nothing anybody has said about her thus far has been a substantive criticism of anything in her relevant case history. If the questions you want to ask are on-topic and respectful, then you’re perfectly free to ask them. However, when you keep making sexist and racist implications, we’re going to keep calling you a sexist and a racist.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pm53 # Sheepdog
From the same moron that was talking about fiction.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:49 pmSheepdog Says
May 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Meanwhile, THINK CONSTIPATED here isn’t ….
May 28th, 2009 at 3:49 pmHoodathunktick Says: With the level of whine and cheese the trolls are coming out with lately you would think they have suddenly embraced liberalism.
The Sheepdog says: Yes I concur, the liberals have it pretty good right now and they’re still whining about how they’re receiving 90% media bias and yet there are still those damn conservatives giving them lip. Perhaps as we start to move into Socialism and Barry’s one world view, this will take care of your problem. No wait, we’ll just start broadcasting our minority status and then you’ll have to protect and celebrate our traditions!!!!!
May 28th, 2009 at 3:53 pmShorter Hannewtea: Shes going to be a supreme court judge!
May 28th, 2009 at 3:55 pmYou know, I once had a dog who actually liked beer, and at one party she got wasted and ended up lying with her head on the floor, weakly barking at people making fun of her.
That’s what Sheepdog reminds me of right now. I see Sheepdog’s posts and I hear: “Wu! … Wu!”
May 28th, 2009 at 3:57 pmconstipated dog – do you have anything to say worth while or positive regarding your GNOP party? All I see and hear are attacks, lies and smears, but nothing of substance.
On topic – don’t you think it is frivolous Hanity can pull out of his hat quotes from anonymous lawyers?
May 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pmELBRUCE, enlighten everyone. Where and how do you look up her record?
May 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pmI’m waiting for Rush or someone on Fixed News to claim that Sotomayor is an illegal immigrant or the daughter of illegal immigrants.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:01 pmHannewtea doesnt have a problem with Scalias temper..
May 28th, 2009 at 4:02 pmG-O-O-G-L-E
May 28th, 2009 at 4:05 pmsheepdog must be new to the internet thingy.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:07 pmI didnt think ‘journalists’ used anon resources..wait, my bad, we are talking tabloid here.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:10 pmWheres her birth certificate!!! Its fake!!
/snark
May 28th, 2009 at 4:11 pmhad enough Says:
All I see and hear are attacks, lies and smears, but nothing of substance.
On topic – don’t you think it is frivolous Hanity can pull out of his hat quotes from anonymous lawyers?
If I was going before a court of law or preparing a term paper for one of the majority liberal professors in this country, you bet I’d be coming at you with particular research prepared. But this is a blog. And wether you like it or not, complying with YOUR rule of supposedly presenting the facts is bull$hit. You don’t run this thing and I can write what I want. You have the choice to respond and I know enjoy reading what I say, cause at a minimum you know I’m writing from experience and a point of view. Which makes my point everyday. The Think Constipated bubble here only wants a homogenous group of writers. Slam you with an opposing view and oh $hit!!!!
May 28th, 2009 at 4:18 pmSo, your point is… what, exactly, a$$wipe?
Oh, my bad. You don’t have a point. You’ve made that clear.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:19 pmsheepdog, you will need to finish high school before you can give a term paper to one of those liberal professors. Four of Five more years and you might get there.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pmYou certainly can.
And as long as you write crap like you’ve been writing, with uninformed opinions and little or no substantiation or support, you’ll keep getting slammed for sloppy, lazy or generally weightless arguments.
That’s how blogs work.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pmHi Sheepdog
May 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pmSo you think higher education is dominated by liberals I assume. Is it safe to assume you also feel the labor unions, the entertainment industry, and the media are also dominated by liberals?
Hey look! wipeshisass can spell p-o-i-n-t.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:24 pmOh, I see. It’s the old “all progressives are responsible for the words of everyone who posts anonymously on blogs” trick.
Gotcha.
So… as i said. You have no point.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:25 pmpresenting facts to support a stance is so bullshit…
May 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pmSheepdog Says:
Sonia, perhaps you can be the gate to a one world government since President Barry is looking for ways (Crisis) to make this happen.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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What does this even mean? Do you even bother to think about the ridiculous wingnut conspiracy theory bullshit you’re going to write before you write it?
Seriously. Do explain how a moderately liberal choice of Supreme Court justice is somehow the “gate” (whatever that means) to “one world government” (whatever that means.)
Are you suggesting that President Obama is trying to merge the U.S. Supreme Court with the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations? I think Susan Rice would take issue with that.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:28 pmWaterboard Hannity NOW!
May 28th, 2009 at 4:29 pmInteresting how two Bushes set the stage for the elevation of a judge to become the gate to a one world government. This conspiracy crosses all party lines. If she is the gatekeeper who is the key master? Does Gozer the Gozarian know?
May 28th, 2009 at 4:32 pmLiberal hypocrisy…front and center, still.
Just a reminder, while out in the political wilderness, do Not eat yellow snow.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:35 pmobamawipe$ Says:
WellstonesGhost Says:
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Waterboard Hannity NOW!
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Liberal hypocrisy…front and center, still.
Moron. Hannity says it’s not torture, so he clearly wouldn’t mind being waterboarded.
So which is it?
May 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pmSo which is it?
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Seems it is both yet neither. It also seems that anything that resembles consistency of thought is not in the freak playbook…
May 28th, 2009 at 4:38 pmangels81 Says:sheepdog, you will need to finish high school before you can give a term paper to one of those liberal professors. Four of Five more years and you might get there.
Hey hey now, the president already picked on us who cling to our “guns and religion.” If I didn’t go to college will that exclude me from your graces. Help me understand what your saying. Do I have to be elite or meet some education minimums for you to get your respect or do I have to just think like you? HOMOGENOUS MINDSET/LOCKSTEP/SOCIALIST/ONE WORLD ORDER = THE REAL LIBERAL AGENDA
GO GIT YOU A BELLYWASHER AND TAKE A LOAD OFF, YA HEAR!
May 28th, 2009 at 4:39 pmwipeshisass, it was Hannity who offered to have himself waterboarded to prove it wasn’t torture, and then wussed out like the chicken liver he is. We would just like him to stand by his word.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:40 pmHere, this is the line they’re afraid of.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
WillWrite4Food Says:
I’m waiting for Rush or someone on Fixed News to claim that Sotomayor is an illegal immigrant or the daughter of illegal immigrants.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
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I’m sure it’s coming soon. There is an interesting subtext to the question, actually. It will be a bit ironic that a Puerto Rican – someone whose parents were U.S. Citizens solely due to a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court – will soon be a member of the body that made it possible for her to be a member of that body.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:42 pmHey sheepdog…Speak not what you know nothing about.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:42 pmPerhaps you’re struggling with the definition of the word “hypocrisy”? (I know, ironic isn’t it?)
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Hannity bragged about how he was going to try it, and now has hid from that challenge. That would constitute the very definition of the word “hypocrisy”.
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Or were you trying to imply Hannity is a “liberal”?
May 28th, 2009 at 4:45 pmSheepdog Says:
Do I have to be elite or meet some education minimums for you to get your respect or do I have to just think like you? HOMOGENOUS MINDSET/LOCKSTEP/SOCIALIST/ONE WORLD ORDER = THE REAL LIBERAL AGENDA
May 28th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
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No, I’ll still think you’re a complete moron.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:49 pm***
s-dog,
a marine corp major once said,
“show me a pussy and i’ll show you a phillips head screw driver!”
’nuff said.
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May 28th, 2009 at 4:49 pmWasn’t Bush 1 all about that new world order nonsense? Who comes up with these silly catch phrases to feed to the gullible?
May 28th, 2009 at 4:50 pm…
wipey,
how was lunch?
did your mom cut the crust
off of your pbj sandwiches?
**
:0
May 28th, 2009 at 4:51 pmChickenSh!t Sean must be scared to death….
….I think Sotomayor should order Sean to be Waterboarded…
….pee your pants much, Sean?
But honestly, these aholes would do this to anyone Obama picks.
Fcuk the Republic Fascist Party
May 28th, 2009 at 5:17 pmWow!! Hannity– can I be an anonymous lawyer, too?
May 28th, 2009 at 5:20 pmHannity has his “only tell me what I want to hear” filter turned up 100% these days. Lately, even some his own guests have been telling him that he’s full of it. And then he just gives them a “talk to the hand” gesture and moves on to a new topic.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:29 pmSheepdip Says:
If I didn’t go to college will that exclude me from your graces.
Home schooling must of been rough on this one.
Take some time off, go out in the yard and weedwack the yard so the neighbors can see those nice, old, rusted out cars in front of your trailer.
You can spay paint some flowers on them for decoration.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:36 pmSean is correct. The judge is way too libs for us
May 28th, 2009 at 5:53 pm—-
Why didn’t two different Bush administrations think so?
The thing about the Supreme Court appointment is that it’s the top rung. It’s sometimes hard to say what happens to an ambitious person who actually gets the prize they’ve wanted. All of a sudden they don’t need to make deals, don’t need to maneuver–they’re there.
Grover Cleveland was a ruthless and ambitious politician, wheeling and dealing–but once he became president (The first Democratic President since the Civil War) he turned out to be an excellent President, a tireless worker. (His major accomplishment–instituting the Civil Service–should not be misunderestimated. It changed the face of American politics fundamentally, and for the better.) Earl Warren was an Eisenhower appointee and a supposed reliable conservative.
The thing about a Justice’s status is that they are not absolutely powerful, but they are absolutely free. (as free as anyone can be in human society. It’s a peculiar state.
It’s a powerful inducement to grow. Warren, Burger, Rehnquist–they changed significantly while in the Chief Justice’s seat. Rehnquist remained a conservative until the day he died–but he grew less predictable as the freedom gripped him.
THe dismal part for me is watching Scalia and Thomas. Scalia is just an ss hole: full of himself, not just convinced he’s right, but convinced that he’s a genius and a hero. Freedom’s wasted on him. And Thomas is just out of his depth. He stuck like a scared child to Scalia for years, still just sits there stuck to the ideology becausehe’s scared to let go.
Roberts and Alito? Remains to be seen. Roberts just seems to be a ttrue believer, interested less in the trust and the challenge of theCourt than whathe can do for the movement. Alito seems to be a less-polished version of the ame thing.
But that may change. One morning Roberts might wake up and realize what really has been given to him–and that he can do what he thinks is just, not what the Federalist Society wants.
Or maybe not.
Sotomayor seems to be a jurist that the Court would be good for. Open to growth.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:03 pmOT:
Good afternoon, dbadass. The warblers have moved North. Bluebirds are here. The finches have been having fun tormenting my cat. And, the morels have come and gone.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:03 pmHannity’s Ideaology=
Everything the Democrats do is wrong.
Everything the Republicans do is ok.
It doesn’t matter what either party actually does, nothing will ever change this equation.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:11 pmHe’s very childish.
Correction-
May 28th, 2009 at 6:12 pmI didn’t mean to say Hannity is childish in the last post.
It would be more accurate to say his worldview is childish.
Merdad
May 28th, 2009 at 6:16 pmI ask again if this is so, why did two Bush administrations disagree with your premise? Please answer the question
I’m sure it’s coming soon. There is an interesting subtext to the question, actually. It will be a bit ironic that a Puerto Rican – someone whose parents were U.S. Citizens solely due to a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court – will soon be a member of the body that made it possible for her to be a member of that body.
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Both of Sotomayor’s parents were born in Puerto Rico, and Puerto Ricans have had naturalized U.S. citizenship since the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917. So unless they were born before 1917 and gained citizenship some other way, they were naturalized.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:22 pmCome on Merdad. Answer the question. Please don’t make me make you look foolish…
May 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pmOkay so let’s deal with W shall we? May I remind you first of you comments as to his status?
May 28th, 2009 at 6:32 pmDoes this help?
“GW is one of the most honorable politician we had since Lincoln and Regan. He executed his duties to the best of his knowledge.”
I suppose your best option is to claim you ment George Washington….
May 28th, 2009 at 6:34 pmShit even that won’t work. Why did you go and put that word “since” in there?
May 28th, 2009 at 6:35 pmMerdad. You are the fool. You can’t and you won’t deal with W’s support of this judge will you? Seems if you don’t you will be pwned…
May 28th, 2009 at 6:59 pmI see “Sinister” Hannity is up to his made up lies again, he is such coward and a punk. I wish he would just go away along with O’Reilly and Cheney. I worked briefly with Sotomayor here in nyc and what Hannity says is not true.
May 28th, 2009 at 7:38 pmSheepdog Says:
ELBRUCE, enlighten everyone. Where and how do you look up her record?
Here ya go. Knock yourself out. Glad to be of service.
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Sheepdog Says:
If I was going before a court of law or preparing a term paper for one of the majority liberal professors in this country, you bet I’d be coming at you with particular research prepared. But this is a blog. And wether you like it or not, complying with YOUR rule of supposedly presenting the facts is bull$hit.
Like, but at least you should present something. If you’ve got nothing, then you’ve got no reason to be arguing a side in the first place, much less any ability to.
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Sheepdog Says:
…cause at a minimum you know I’m writing from experience and a point of view. Which makes my point everyday.
Yeah, but we’re talking about factual issues in the real world, not whiny emo poetry or whatever it is you think you’re doing here. So the facts are actually kind of relevant.
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Merdad Says:
At least GW ended Sadam’s terror chambers…
… and then immediately set up his own. No, you’re not doing OK at all.
May 28th, 2009 at 8:22 pmMerdad Says:
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dbadass- no pal. George Walker Bush- the man that liberated over 45 millions human being
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Merdad,
May 28th, 2009 at 11:36 pmI think you have abused the meaning of the word liberated.
Also it would be wise to let the Iraq’s know they have been liberated, or take the time to ask the Iraq’s their opinion.
You may just be in for a shock!!!
Holy smear campaign Batman!!!
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May 29th, 2009 at 6:27 amPlease don’t tell me that anyone is actually surprised at Hannity’s card-stacking, illogical, racist, sexist diatribes?
May 29th, 2009 at 9:32 pmIf N. Korea doesn’t listen up, let’s send Sheepdog over there.
Let’s send it even if NK DOES listen up.
May 29th, 2009 at 9:39 pm