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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:08 PM
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The Best comment of the SOTU: Obama looked straight at SCJ Roberts
and said that the SCOTUS has overturned 100 years of accepted law, with their decision on campaign finance last week.

He then asks for support to repair the damage from that decision.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:10 PM
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1. I hope he didn't look directly into Roberts alien laser bolt eyes!!!!!!!!!!
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:15 PM
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10. Those laser bolt eyes, really looked more like a night light in a bathroom after
Obama put the SCOTUS decision in perspective.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:20 PM
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14. good. they usually look like pools of toxic nooklear waste
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:30 PM
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21. that's nookulear ... jeeze can't you pronunciate rite?
Edited on Wed Jan-27-10 11:30 PM by thunder rising
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:33 PM
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23. LOL oooops!!
"Pronunciate" :rofl:
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:16 PM
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11. It's safe unless the left eye starts twitching.
When it starts twitching you have an eleven second timer delay.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:19 PM
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13. ROFL
:rofl:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:20 PM
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15. I think Scalia controls that eye twitch switch on Roberts!
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:10 PM
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2. That absolutely gave me a bit of hope. nt
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:10 PM
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3. Those bastids needed
a good bitch slapping.
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hatesthegop Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:10 PM
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4. Yes I loved it
those sorry smug fuckers
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:11 PM
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5. He spoke truth to power
And said it clearly in front of the world.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:13 PM
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6. Obama to SCROTUS, "Take that!".
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:14 PM
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7. The problem is even more serious than thought before...
Former USSC Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has been speaking out about the effect on judgeships, which in most states remain ELECTED positions. This is absolutely criminal. Not only will our legislative and executive branches be bastardized in terms of elections, but so, too our judicial system. She, to her credit, is very very angry about this decision, which actually overturns a previous opinion she wrote.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:15 PM
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8. Yes, and Scalito and Thomas weren't available??
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x155954
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:15 PM
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9. He gave the bastards a good scolding.
Edited on Wed Jan-27-10 11:15 PM by Odin2005
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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:16 PM
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12. He could have supported a filibuster of Roberts and of Alito
Of course he wouldn't have wanted to filibuster, that would have been so partisan
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:22 PM
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16. He voted against both of them.
That's called action.

Don't know about you.
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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:28 PM
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18. Since we didn't have a majority at the time
voting against them was a meaningless "action", but thanks for playing.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:31 PM
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22. So votes only count when one is in the majority?
Otherwise, why votez?

Interesting theory!

One that I reject.
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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:40 PM
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25. If you don't have the votes to win then that is correct
They don't count, in the sense that his no vote did nothing to stand in the way of their confirmation. The only way for the Democrats to stop Roberts or Alito was to filibuster. I'm not singling out the President, because the rest of the Democrats in the Senate folded like a lawn chair and peed their collective pants at the threat of "nuclear option" and the vaunted "Gang of 14", but the fact remains, the only way to have tried to stop Roberts and Alito was to filibuster and then Senator Obama didn't get anywhere near it. By the time it got to the floor the outcome was certain. The no vote was at best symbolic.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:22 PM
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17. ...
But we are "post partisan" now.
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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:28 PM
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19. Roberts' Eyes
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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:29 PM
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20. GAH! nt
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:34 PM
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24. WTF!! Is that Roberts or Boner?
:scared:

Please provide an warning before posting that!!

:D
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 03:42 PM
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29. He's on anti-seizure medication
Bet your house on it
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tsuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:42 PM
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26. Roberts has been complaining about the inadequate pay for
supreme court justices. I wonder if he realizes he just blew his raise?
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-27-10 11:58 PM
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27. didn't he have the cherries to actually ask for a PER DIEM?
I do remember watching a video where he was told to basically *go shit in his hat* - in the nicest possible way, that is. :rofl:

Poor widdle neocon -- wants some welfare because he can't make it on a SC salary :rofl:
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Ratty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 03:07 PM
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28. I wish he had specifically mentioned "stare decisis"
Point out what a lying POS Roberts was during confirmation.
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merkins Donating Member (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 08:29 PM
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30. Roberts really does look Psycho underneath that mask
K&R:thumbsup:
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