Comments on: SCOTUS: Rush/GOP Say Protect The Wealthy And The Powerful By Torpedoing Sotomayor http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/ Dip your toe in the legal waters and change politics as you know it. http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:06:02 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: RevBev http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12714 RevBev Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:08:15 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12714 <p>Enjoy…When my mom was aging, giving up her car was way harder than when she moved out of her house. She had driven always with courage & care; never an accident. I think she continued to always miss her car. I think I am getting to be the opposite. I look forward to finding a way to be without a car….not now, as my work requires a car. Just listen politely ;)) she will be soo happy. Just had my epsom bath. Thanks</p> Enjoy…When my mom was aging, giving up her car was way harder than when she moved out of her house. She had driven always with courage & care; never an accident. I think she continued to always miss her car. I think I am getting to be the opposite. I look forward to finding a way to be without a car….not now, as my work requires a car. Just listen politely ;)) she will be soo happy. Just had my epsom bath. Thanks

]]> By: Knut http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12713 Knut Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:07:17 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12713 <p>To move on, I think it has hit home to the Limp-paws and other Thugs that Obama is not an easy mark the way the Clinton’s were, and it is driving them even more nutso than they were when the started. That’s why all this violence is coming out of the woodwork. When they could just push people around with words, they didn’t have to go to the mattresses (well most of the time not). There will be more panic before things get better. They are past denial, and are now in anger. What’s the next stage, bargaining? What have they got to give?</p> To move on, I think it has hit home to the Limp-paws and other Thugs that Obama is not an easy mark the way the Clinton’s were, and it is driving them even more nutso than they were when the started. That’s why all this violence is coming out of the woodwork. When they could just push people around with words, they didn’t have to go to the mattresses (well most of the time not). There will be more panic before things get better. They are past denial, and are now in anger. What’s the next stage, bargaining? What have they got to give?

]]> By: Knut http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12712 Knut Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:03:55 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12712 <p>Rush is incredible. The sad thing is he has an audience. My brother-in-law, who is a long-distance trucker, listens to him to keep from driving off the road. He’s a smart guy, but that much swill infects the brain, and his is definitely infected. I have another colleague who started out as a contrarian, and morphed into a Limbaugh. It’s a whirlpool of crap, and it sucks them in.</p> Rush is incredible. The sad thing is he has an audience. My brother-in-law, who is a long-distance trucker, listens to him to keep from driving off the road. He’s a smart guy, but that much swill infects the brain, and his is definitely infected. I have another colleague who started out as a contrarian, and morphed into a Limbaugh. It’s a whirlpool of crap, and it sucks them in.

]]> By: demi http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12711 demi Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:42:57 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12711 <p>If I lived near you, I’d drive you. *g* My mom had a bad car crash last year and we convinced her not to buy another car. So, unless I want to be a brat and say, Hey, take a cab, I am the designated driver. My mom makes me a little nuts, but I just have to stay calm. She’s not as right-wing crazy conservative as she was while I was growing up; thank God she’s mellowed. Hopefully, her yapping at me about a bunch of stuff I don’t care about will take my mind off of the current hate news that I find myself ruminating on.</p> If I lived near you, I’d drive you. *g* My mom had a bad car crash last year and we convinced her not to buy another car. So, unless I want to be a brat and say, Hey, take a cab, I am the designated driver. My mom makes me a little nuts, but I just have to stay calm. She’s not as right-wing crazy conservative as she was while I was growing up; thank God she’s mellowed. Hopefully, her yapping at me about a bunch of stuff I don’t care about will take my mind off of the current hate news that I find myself ruminating on.

]]> By: RevBev http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12710 RevBev Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:34:08 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12710 <p>Hey, I’m with you. I wish my daughter were here to take me….I have been oddly puny for several days, still waiting for a dr. report, actually. But for me, ginger beer helps a whole lot!! I keep finding it in odd places and asked my grocery to replenish. </p> <p>I saw your note the other day about your DC daughter. One day, give us an update. Have a good outing with your mom. I hope all is OK ;))</p> Hey, I’m with you. I wish my daughter were here to take me….I have been oddly puny for several days, still waiting for a dr. report, actually. But for me, ginger beer helps a whole lot!! I keep finding it in odd places and asked my grocery to replenish.

I saw your note the other day about your DC daughter. One day, give us an update. Have a good outing with your mom. I hope all is OK ;))

]]> By: hackworth1 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12709 hackworth1 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:13:36 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12709 <blockquote><p>McChrystal is going to have to answer at least a few questions about torture under his command.</p> </blockquote> <p>NPR pointed out that McChrystal is connected to the Tillman death and excessive interrogation (or some other sugar-coated term for torture of the enemy). Since McC is Obama’s choice, it is NPR’s duty to point these things out. Can’t Obama find anyone with the qualifications and less baggage? </p> <p>The Republicans will eat their own. McC will be maligned. Anyone Obama chooses would be likewise maligned.Why does Obama need to promote the SOB who helped cover up the Tillman fragging and supervised torture?</p>

McChrystal is going to have to answer at least a few questions about torture under his command.

NPR pointed out that McChrystal is connected to the Tillman death and excessive interrogation (or some other sugar-coated term for torture of the enemy). Since McC is Obama’s choice, it is NPR’s duty to point these things out. Can’t Obama find anyone with the qualifications and less baggage?

The Republicans will eat their own. McC will be maligned. Anyone Obama chooses would be likewise maligned.Why does Obama need to promote the SOB who helped cover up the Tillman fragging and supervised torture?

]]> By: cbl2 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12708 cbl2 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:11:23 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12708 <blockquote><p>“He’s like Narcissus.” </p></blockquote> <p> projection much ?</p> <p>his party teeters on the precipice of irrelevancy and in his all consuming need to be heard hands them the anvil ?!?!</p>

“He’s like Narcissus.”

projection much ?

his party teeters on the precipice of irrelevancy and in his all consuming need to be heard hands them the anvil ?!?!

]]> By: foothillsmike http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12707 foothillsmike Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:08:37 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12707 <p>Do piranha like bubble bath?</p> Do piranha like bubble bath?

]]> By: marymccurnin http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12706 marymccurnin Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:02:41 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12706 <p>I am sending bubble bath. Pachouli Oil scented.</p> I am sending bubble bath. Pachouli Oil scented.

]]> By: DrDick http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12705 DrDick Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:00:01 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/scotus-rushgop-say-protect-the-wealthy-and-the-powerful-by-torpedoing-sotomayor/#comment-12705 <p><em>I’m not even certain they know where the limits of ethical, sane discourse are any longer.</em></p> <p>That is because for a very long time there have been no limits on rightwing speech. Anything they said was OK and newsworthy. The fact that our corporate media has not seen fit to call them on their blatant eliminationism, racism, and general over the top hate speech has produced this phenomenon.</p> I’m not even certain they know where the limits of ethical, sane discourse are any longer.

That is because for a very long time there have been no limits on rightwing speech. Anything they said was OK and newsworthy. The fact that our corporate media has not seen fit to call them on their blatant eliminationism, racism, and general over the top hate speech has produced this phenomenon.

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