Bush speaking on CNN

[Solly Mack]

[Solly Mack]

1. Bush:"People (Americans) like what they see" -regarding Roberts

[Solly Mack]

5. Bush is now singing his (Roberts) praises

and nominates him as the 17th CJ of the SCOTUS.

[terrya]

8. I'm still in a daze over this.

I'm absolutely shocked. I shouldn't be, I guess, but I am.

[Solly Mack]

13. We will all pay because of this choice and what will come does shock me

cause it's only going to get worse in America

[crispini]

2. Anyone else think Roberts looked like he was gonna cry?

[Solly Mack]

7. He did look like it

[crispini]

11. Look at him, he's barely got it under control.

Wow.

[MadeinOhio]

15. He looks like hes going to cry that he was just made head racist in chief.

:grr:

[Solly Mack]

25. We're fucked as a country...and it gets worse and worse each day

just explaining my own tears

[leftchick]

20. I think he always looks like it

he has that goofy crazed fundie freak look. Oh God help us all.

:cry:

[Twist_U_Up]

3. He cant even read off index cards with class

what a fucking loser

[Solly Mack]

34. No pictures to help him

[Bluzmann57]

4. OK so I'm not that smart

but shouldn't Roberts be confirmed before he is nominated to be Chief Justice?

[Solly Mack]

12. He can be confirmed as a justice but denied as CJ

and still remain a justice

one vote will take place before the other - in theory

[Racenut20]

6. It is Smirkin Bush this morning. "I B gonna git Ted's buddy as CJ"

Owed ya Ted, and now U gots a JACKPOT payoff.

[MadeinOhio]

9. Like what they SEE?? AMERICANS LIKE WHAT THEY SEE? The racist?

They like seeing the racist roberts on TV and love what they see????

That sick bastard needs to shut up. He needs to resign in disgrace! :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Solly Mack]

19. that's what the puke said

No one asked me - cause I don't like what I see

[MadeinOhio]

23. Hell most conservatives don't like Roberts record on civil rights.

He is the same racist piece of shit that Rhenquist was!!!!!!

He's going to bring in a new armageddon against Blacks and civil rights, and equal opportunity (especially for business!)and Bush is claiming americans love what they see.

:grr:

[Solly Mack]

27. Roberts clerked for the dead judge as well

[bushisanidiot]

24. By "americans", AWOL Bush means his advisors who tell him what he wants

to hear..

he doesn't mean ACTUAL everyday americans.

[Solly Mack]

31. He must mean that - cause no one asked me

[MadeinOhio]

32. He must be talking about his cabinet of fascists, because Louisiana hates

him now and no one else in the South would want Roberts to be CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COURT.....

[Twist_U_Up]

10. within a month

this takes Katrina off the front page for awhile

[Solly Mack]

26. Yes

[Window]

49. KKKarl did this....

as payback for the disgust/critism of Bush* re Katrina and to get the onus off of Bush*

Edited to add:

And anyone with half a brain knows this.

Peace

[Skidmore]

14. What was that little catch in *'s voice when he talked about "a friend for

life?" Guy is creepy. He's definitely appointing someone who has sworn fealty to the BFEE. We're in for a long bumpy road.

[Solly Mack]

29. Yep

[SpiralHawk]

54. You got it - creepy

makes my Skull & Bones rattle

[jessicazi]

16. it is now official...

the end of the world is near. let us all prepare because this country is doomed.

[ET Awful]

17. The first Chief Justice to buy his way into office by ruling for the

President the day before he was nominated as an associate justice.

These slimeballs disgust me more and more at every turn.

Anyone get the feeling that the other slimeballs like Scalia are going to be pissed that they were passed over?

[Solly Mack]

36. Maybe congress will vote him in as a justice but deny him the CJ spot

and then Bush will name Scalia...

sort of pushing the extreme one way to get it on the other end...

Edit to add: Not that either one as CJ is a good thing.

[Libby2]

18. Thanks for the warning

I refuse to listen to or look at that smug mug again.

[Solly Mack]

21. lol! I was wondering if Bush already had a new name in mind

for the other vacancy...he didn't say if he did

[bushisanidiot]

22. Lot's of blinking and the familiar "deer in the headlights" look..

although he didn't look up at the cameras much because he had to read what was written for him..slowly.. word... for.. .word

[MadeinOhio]

30. This is the same man who was against civil rights for blacks and minority,

And who opposed the Voting Rights act on behalf of black people in the 60s where it had to get forced through in a bloody civil war.

But here President Bush claims Roberts is a great man for Chief Justice and all of America loves what they see.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[xultar]

28. I can't fucking watch

[Solly Mack]

33. It's over now..but it was the typical Bush "speech"

inane.inane.inane.

Which translates to:"Ha!Ha! I'm screwing the people again!"

[mtnester]

35. Makes Roberts even more suspicious in my mind

we better look HARD at this man as GW seems to have a REAL hard on for him....nominating a guy who is not even confirmed over sitting justices?

C'mon

Be afraid kids, be very afraid.

[Solly Mack]

37. exactly...this is a high payoff for years of dirty work

look real hard at him...

[globalvillage]

38. This is outrageous.

How insane is it that bush* reacted more quickly to nominate Roberts for CJ than he did to the massive disaster in the gulf? Rehnquist isn't even cold, people are still being recovered, and I wake up this morning to this?
Why am I surprised?
How many hours since Rehnquist died? What was bush* doing that many hours after Katrina hit?

[Solly Mack]

39. I think it's Bush's "trump" card as it were - Roberts won't be voted as CJ

but this will assure him voted in as a Justice without much debate

Bush did this to have a bargaining chip...

and then Bush will name either Scalia or Thomas as CJ


just me pondering....I'm probably wrong

[globalvillage]

41. What gets me is the timing of the anouncement.

I'm not shocked by the choice of Roberts.
Rehnquist died Sat night? His successor is anounced Mon morning? What quick, decisive action on the part of our pResident!
What was he doing 36 hours after Katrina hit? Eating cake? Playing golf? Running from Cindy?

[Solly Mack]

42. Oh, it was definitely to draw attention away from his ineptitude

regarding Katrina...the announcement

[globalvillage]

46. For me, it does the opposite.

Hours to appoint a new CJ, days to rescue citizens? How does that help him? The media needs to point out the incongruity here. Where's Anderson Cooper? He's pissed enough.

[Solly Mack]

48. It does the opposite for me as well. Haven't heard any comments

from the Press on the time response factor but someone should point it out and drive it home.

[SpiralHawk]

55. This is bad timing, because it disrespects the dead

Let Rhenquist get buried before you start moving on to the BRAVE NEW BUSHCO FUTURE of "freedom" and "justice"

[MadeinOhio]

40. Shows where his loyalties really lie. To the white supermacists.

To the rich white supermacists and not to the poor or the black.:grr:

[Bumblebee]

44. He is afraid to leave Stevens as acting CJ, obviously

and it will make the hearings more contentious. Interesting -- I just woke up so I was spared the sight of him but I thought the RW will now eat him alive. a) They wanted a Scalia court; b) They wanted Roberts to replace O'Connor making that position more conservative than under the one departing and then to appoint someone even more conservative to replace Renquist. Now Roberts is replacing Renquist, Bush has no capital to spend, and the Dems will be emboldened to demand someone more in O'Connor's mold for her new replacement. There will be an added pressure on him to appoint a woman. Scalia is mad, RW is mad; the hearings will be probably delayed, the Dems will give Roberts harder time becaue it's not just another vacancy. And in the meantime Stevens will be acting CJ. In short, I am actually pleased. I think for B. it's a cop-out.

[Solly Mack]

45. Oh, I do hope you're right!

[Bumblebee]

52. I hope so too -- let's see how the RW reacts. It will speak volumes.

[Bumblebee]

53. Nina Tottenberg on NPR

thinks a) it will be delayed b) the Dems will want to see more documents and insist on them so it will become more contentious.

[Solly Mack]

47. You're right. He jumped right on the dead judge. Praising and replacing

and allowed the people of New Orleans to suffer more than they already were

[globalvillage]

50. What was bush* doing last Tue night?

Isn't there a timeline somewhere? I know good and damn well he wasn't at the WH or in the gulf.

[Solly Mack]

51. wasn't that when he went to AZ?or was the guitar episode on Tuesday?

edit: he was in San Diego on Tuesday strumming the guitar

[mwb970]

43. I'm back to changing the channel when the Smirk comes on. (n/t)