Response to Mrs Alito: Call your Senators!

Please let them know that Mrs. Alito should be put out of her misery. She obviously needs her husband's attention and will not do well married to a Supreme Court Justice.

Be humane. Be brief. Please ask that the Alitos be relieved of this civic burden.

I called Feinstein and Boxer.

Who else?

If she is indeed emotionally unable to handle being a SCJ wife, then, in the name of family values, make Sammy stay home and take care of her!

However, I HIGHLY doubt her jag was genuine...

But let's err on the side of compassion... it would be cruel to put her through a life of agony... there's no argument there when the fundies tell ya not to be mean to her or to loosen your tinfoil hat when you suggest it was all Hollywood tears.


Kicked and nominated!!

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when we dare get tough with them. :mad:

:kick:

CALL YOUR SENATORS.

If it was legit she would have hightailed it out of the room to protect hubby before she preformed that bad display--her tears were of false joy because goony Lindsay was praising her hubby.

This was the cheapest stunt going IMO

:shrug:

:) :hi: :thumbsup:

:hi:

She CRIED! Jeez... I guess that makes all WOMEN emotionally unstable?

Misogynist comment!

That's one helluva leap you took there, texasgal.:crazy:

If ANYONE just started crying for NO DISCERNIBLE REASON, I would question THEIR sanity as well!

DISCERNABLE reason?

Sorry, But I don't think there is a stretch....

...not I.

How do I know there wasn't a discernable reason for her breakdown? I watched it happen on TV. No one was picking on her when she lost it - in fact, she was ALL SMILES just before Graham pulled his stunt.

Are you kidding? :rofl:

She's OBVIOUSLY a WOMAN!!

You said "she" was emotionally unstable..... gee, how much clearer does one get?

She CRIED! Jeez... I guess that makes all WOMEN emotionally unstable?

Misogynist comment!

Where did I say "all women (are) emotionally unstable?":shrug:

How do you know what sex I am? Misogynist???

Utter bullshit...:eyes:

yOu said that she was "emotionally unstable" but you really have NO REASON behind it.

How do you KNOW why she cried... you have no clue. Just easier for you to pin a WOMAN as being EMOTIONAL.

...whatever.:banghead:

clarification is a beautiful thing!

:)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x123140

Ya still feel empathy for that lying piece of shit?:shrug:

of knowing whether he/she is male or female. I had always assumed the latter.:shrug:

But her/his point is well taken. If this woman has emotional problems, then she is ill suited to public life. I'm female and I'd be damned if I'd cry in public, let alone on national television. Her husband is up for a very important job and he is going to be judged on every factor imaginable. Ed Muskie was denied the nomination because he cried, for all the world to see. Mrs. Alito had better get her act together or she'll be responsible for jeopardizing her husband's chances. He was the one on the hot seat and he managed to keep it together. If she can't, then she had better remain off camera. Enough said.;(

I see... remind me to not ever CRY in public.... thanks.

Perhaps "emotional problems" is too strong a term, but it sure connotes a lack of self-control. I don't blame the woman, just as sfxpat2000 doesn't, but agree that her emotionality makes her ill suited for public life. The country judged Ed Muskie and they certainly will judge her, to the detriment of her unemotional husband.

I'm a house plant. :D

that needs little water...:D

...although I can be "prickly" at times.;)

whatever,
mrs alito acted like a poor thing who needs help, and deserves to be treated like one.

Whether it was Mrs. Scalito, Ed Muskie or Duke Cunningham, this never gains sympathy points with anybody, especially on national TV.:shrug:

LOL

All kidding aside that was either a stunt or the woman is unbalanced.

Mrs. Scalito's fashion choices. I'm afraid that I weighed on this, as well, but it was all in fun.:evilgrin:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=107326&mesg_id=107326

be offended that today a woman was used yet once again to distract from the issue at hand.

Call your Senators. Ask them to releive the Alitos of this civic burden.

Maybe I didn't phrase my post just right, but you have to know that I'm coming from the same place that you are. I posted numerous times on that thread, and I compared Mrs. Scalito's dress, today, with Carol Burnett's "curtains in the window" sketch.:rofl:

As for Mrs. Scalito's outburst, I missed it, since I was already on the road when it happened, but I heard about it, in detail, from friends who did see it, and on DU. And I'm sure that I can catch it on news clips. I totally agree with you that this woman is ill suited for public life and should be returned to the private life that she wants and needs.;(

And as for this thread, I entirely agree with you. I've sure posted, as such. And I'll call or e-mail my senators, but I already know that they're going to vote against him, as they did against Roberts. I have Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer. I have heard Schumer speechifying against him, and I know how vehemently Hillary was opposed to Roberts, so I'm sure that she must be even more opposed to Alito. We are okay in California and NY. It's the other states that we have to work on. *sigh*:-(

:rofl:

after I read the DU posts, on the subject. I was just going to post a pic, but you deserve the entire episode, my friend. It was called "Went with the Wind.":rofl:

Rhiannon:hi:



http://www.carolburnettfan.com/burnett_wwtw2.html

:rofl:

Her choice of dress was severely criticized on DU, and that was long before her crying jag, which I, unfortunately, missed. But I have little sympathy for either, though I usually sympathize with everybody. I just figure that she's made her bed... and let the chips fall where they may. I just hope that she's spared the additional trauma of being in the spotlight, after this hearing is over, and is able to return to her private life, where she can cry, if ever she wants to, without the glare of cameras.;(:evilgrin:

Scalito has been working his skinny @ss off to suck up to his corporate bosses since he graduated Princeton.

If I had to live with that, I'd cry, too.

If she can't make it through the audition, maybe this family shouldn't be tasked with this challenge.

Call your Senators and help them LEAD!


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I posted, on another thread, that he has the advantage of being polite, unlike the smirking John Roberts. But I've read up on his views, anti-choice, supports executive power, pro machine guns, anti one-person-one-vote, against separation of church and state, should I go on?! Not someone I want making decisions for me, for the rest of his life! I promise to call both Hillary and Schumer, but I already know where they stand. The best I can do, for you and for us, is to kick this thread. You have made your point and I entirely support it. And the fact that you did it with humor should be a plus for all on DU! Thanks!!!:D

Rhiannon:hi:

-- Carol Burnett

Did you see the pic I posted of her in this fetching ensemble? Has to be the funniest Carol Burnett sketch, ever, LOL! I think what gets to me is the rod still attached... :rofl: And she makes Mrs. Scalito look positively dowdy!;)

:rofl:

And here's a pic of the whole "Scalito" family:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x127082

Please don't let them influence you. :D

And I'll tell you what: if this woman wasn't on script, I'll eat my hat.

Imho, she was exploiting all the stereotypes we're been fighting for years.

No pity from me.

Either she and her husband are up for this process or, they are not. Looks like they are not.

Call your Senators and advise them to let the Alitos off the hook.

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for the ALITO nomination. But... to sit there and call a woman "emotionally unstable" because she cried is bullshit.

I am aware that you did NOT make that comment, for clarification.

But, honestly...why are we sitting around TALKING about HER? Shouldn't we be setting our sights on the prize?

We need to meet this bs on its own turf. And please, the Alitos knew who they were signing on with. :eyes:

Out of respect for Mrs. Alito, we should allow this couple to remain private citizens.

:kick:

"mentally unstable" because she cried?

Okay. I guess so.

...in which I said:

If she is indeed emotionally unable to handle being a SCJ wife, then, in the name of family values, make Sammy stay home and take care of her!

However, I HIGHLY doubt her jag was genuine...

In short, I said Martha-Ann (avoiding feminine pronouns here) was either emotionally unable to handle being married to a supreme court justice, or Martha-Ann is a liar. FWIW, I say the same thing about George W Bush (although, in his case, I believe he's both ;)).

Chill... I've explained it.:hi:

If she is lying, they don't deserve the nomination.

If this whole process is overwhelming for her, the nomination isn't in their best interests.

critique her performance.

Exactly. I don't think she's "emotionally unstable"; crying does not indicate emotional instability, but when an adult does it in public, s/he's probably just trying to attract attention. If she was so disturbed that she needed to cry, she should have gone to the bathroom and cried there.

I think that this kind of manipulative behavior hurts women everywhere.

To keep it simple, if this process distresses the Alitos so much, we need to let them off the hook.

CALL YOUR SENATORS.

I don't know what type of feminist I am but that woman was totally full of shit--

Politicians (and their spouses) never cry unless it's fake or they are being sentenced JMO

I'd say it about a man acting this way as well.

going through the hoops but if he were on the up and up, I wouldn't think she'd need to break down. Her breakdown leads me to believe she knows he is FOS.

his face seemed to be full of guilt, like he felt that he was ashamed that he was putting his wife through this and ahsamed of the life he had led. But thats just me. Maybe not.

they were taking on.

And, they knew the areas where he would be vulnerable.

If the family couldn't handle it today, how can we assume they will do better when he's on the bench?

You know the Supreme Court will be dealing with Bush's crimes. Do you want to put THIS family through THAT?

Call your Senators. Tell them to excuse Scalito from this burden.

Im probably wasting my time with my rethug Senators but I will/

is very unhappy with *

Thank you!

I'm sure he'd go into deep thought over my suggestions!

:)

We, in NY, are often frustrated and perplexed at some of our Democratic senators positions on certain issues, but we have nothing on you! I suppose that it wouldn't hurt to e-mail your senators, but I do agree, from what I've seen and read, that Sen. Coburn has a very closed mind. That's what I meant when I replied to sfxpat2000 that we are okay in California and NY, but we have to worry about the states in between. Just do what you can, and I totally sympathize with you, since my rep in Congress is Bush* lite. He's progressive on the environment and animal protection legislation, and sponsors these bills, but was part of the Bush* group that went to Florida in 2000 and supports Homeland Security, is even on the committee. *sigh* But I still e-mail him. Sometimes we agree and sometimes we don't, but I have never let up on him, unlike the rest of his grateful constituents here in upstate NY Freeper country. I imagine that he's tired of hearing from me, but I'm his constituent, so I have the right to tell him what I think. And so do you. But I'm sorry, nonetheless.:-(

Rhiannon:pals:

Feinstein's were glad to get my call.

Let's help our leaders LEAD!

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I see news reports calling her Martha Ann Bomgardner

s'up with that?

That's all I know.

Call your Senators! Don't let the Thug's use her tears against us.

If they can't handle this process, they can't handle the bench.

" how was your day on the bench, dear?"

" Interesting, executive privelege motions, again"

"there weren't any of those mean, spiteful, *sniff* oh just *sobbing* awful people like at that one hearing were there? When I think of them, I just eeeeeeeerrrrrrrr, *sniff*"

" no dear, why dont you hand me the knife, I'll cut the bread so you don't hurt yourself again. Did you remember to take those pills the Doctor recommended. We do need our beauty rest now, don't we?"

:rofl:

please!

What was the occasion? :eyes:

had to go through so much.

I skipped out to a friend's to check out PBS' coverage, OMFG. Haven't watched them in years. Are they rightwing shills now or what?

Anyhoo, saw Lindsay crying those fake tears men cry after they just beat the shit out of their wives, except he was buttering up Alito with his "you poor, poor victim, you" schtick.

Promise me you'll call your Senators.

"Don't cry for me Miz Alita!"

Jesus H. You ask a lot. ;)

I'll call the cat killer :)

:applause:

Call your senators. Let them know you have no confidence in this nomination.

You'll probably be saving Mrs. Scalito a world of hurt.

Great idea sfex!

:toast:

If this country is ever to get back on its feet, it's going to mean that lots of Republicans are going to be crying.

:kick:

done, by sheer numbers. And we must have enough of us, on DU, to make a difference.:-)

(n/t)

:thumbsup: & nominated

... I don't see why this has been made into such a big deal. I cry when I'm happy, when I'm sad, when I'm frustrated. I cried over a cat food commercial once. As a friend of mine says "You're just a crier, that's just how it is."

Yes, I have cried in public and I don't consider myself "emotionally unstable" but it's really not a big deal to me when I burst into tears either. I certainly wouldn't expect it to be the lead story on CNN. :cry:

Because her husband's past was being discussed? Did she NOT know about her husband's past? What BS!

No one has said it better than TahitiNut, IMO:

"Yet these are the people who don't think it's 'torture' unless permanent
... organ damage results - or death. Kabuki. Staged. Rehearsed. Deliberate. Bullshit melodrama."

Ms. Alito's crocodile tears were for manipulation purposes ONLY.

Why is this being "made into such a big deal"? Because the rethugs are trying to manufacture public support for this fascist liar.
They are trying to get us to disregard his outrageously dangerous rulings and mind-set.



... Whether or not you personally are a "crier" is quite irrelevant. We aren't talking emotion here. :shrug:

(What's up with DU today? Too many bugs!)

just happen to have a PR campaign all ready to mobilize.

:)