Official Alito Hearing Thread – Day 3 – Thread 1

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10 minute countdown

[The Witch]

1. Your graphic's gonna give me pokemon seizures ;-)

oh, the choices, steph or span....

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3. Multi-task!

Steph on the radio
Cspan on tv
DU on the comp.

INFO OVERLOAD!

That'll give you seizures!

[The Witch]

5. Hah! But i'm a cube rat.

Only lucky to listen to the radio when i'm not running around the mazes looking for cheese.

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8. ....

Here, I'll save you some running around...

[The Witch]

16. :squeak:

I need to get myself a gallery of clip art like that. Where do you save them all, photobucket?

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20. Yup.

I love photobucket, cause its FREE

Disclaimer - I've stolen at least half of them from DU'ers. ;)

[sasha031]

26. he won't abswer question on Row

spin, spin ,spin spin, :argh:

[sasha031]

43. Durbin he is not the son of an immigrant

that is a lie, his daddy was born in NJ, last time I checked it's in the US

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actually, I think his dad was a tiny baby

when they immigrated, like 4-5 months old

[ewagner]

2. Thanks

I have a little more time today so I'll be following it more closely....

I missed Feingold's slapdown yesterday and was disappointed when I heard NPR describing it a a "TV Moment" for FEINGOLD...in other words, it was described in a completely different context on NPR than it was on the posts here yesterday. For instance, they described Alito's response to Feingold as one of his (Alito's) "best moments of the day". I have no faith in NPR :grr: :grr: :grr:

[Cocoa]

4. take that, Bill!

:-)

[Atman]

6. I'm already pissed off, just watching them take their seats!

Another day of "scathing" questions before telling Alito what a great man his is and voting to confirm.

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7. Deep breaths!

Like his wife was doing in the background yesterday! :rofl:

Did someone say the Dems have something up their sleeves today?

on Edit : Coburn apparently

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9. Gaveled to order...

3 Senators left for first round

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12. Durbin (D)

[txindy]

10. I want Specter to ask about stem cell research & Scalito's position on it

Think there's a chance? :shrug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

THAT would be a GREAT question for Specter.

It is an important issue for Specter. Maybe he will ask it. I hope it.

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Go Dick!

:loveya: My Senator.:loveya:

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13. calling him on no-answers

Roe v. Wade questions yesterday

GO!

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. Yup...Your 1985 memo does not show an open mind on abortion.

:thumbsup:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

19. He's doing a great job!

[Atman]

15. Alito's writing notes to remind him which lie he's on

Or else it's a "HELP ME!" note to Dick "Dick" Cheney.

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. You mean he isn't wired?

;)

[txindy]

23. Maybe he's asking to go to the bathroom, like Junior asked Condasleazy

:rofl:

[sasha031]

18. here he goes, spin time

[ncrainbowgrrl]

21. "If I were to get beyond that..."

:eyes:

[sasha031]

22. Oh he has evolved

:sarcasm:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

25. I guess he believes in evolution then!

:eyes:

[CottonBear]

24. Durbin is tough but Alito will not answer the fucking question (RE: R v W)

Durbin asking"why can you answer specifically on all these other issues but not this one especially considering the 1985 memo?

WEASEL. WEASEL. WEASEL. :grr:

[dogday]

27. Is it the settled law of the land?

yes or no Roberts answered this...

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. A SIMPLE FUCKING QUESTION!!!

"Do you think Roe v. Wade is settled law?" :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION OR YOUR ASS WILL BE FILIBUSTERED!:grr::grr::grr:

He DOES NOT believe it is settled law. His ass is finished.

[txindy]

29. He actually said it isn't settled law?

Whoa.

[in_cog_ni_to]

In a round about way, that's what he said.

That answer told ME all I need to know about this asshole. He cannot be confirmed.

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30. You have refused to refute the statement in 1985

that disturbs me.


Durbin is coooool! :)

[in_cog_ni_to]

38. Yeah, he's is damn KEWL!

:thumbsup:

[Name removed]

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[sasha031]

35. CAP

McCarthy, Durbin they are McCarthy, don't worry about freeps

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32. Bringing up the lies about ROTC!!!!

Has a statement from a woman he went to school with. He told her she was not welcome at Princeton!!!!!


SLAM!

on edit: didn't go to school with him, worked for him

[txindy]

45. Oo, smackdown! Good for her! He obviously stood out for his lunacy.

And his sheer nastiness. That guy has serious issues with women and minorities. Serious issues.

[ecstatic]

33. Thank goodness for Durbin nt

[JohnnyBoots]

37. just turned on npr, is that him now (9:46 A.M. ET)?

[in_cog_ni_to]

41. YES!

That's him!

[Sparkman]

34. DuLito's OK with Brown V Board, cause busing isn't widespread & ghetto

school pose no threat to the uber class. He's anti-abortion and will hem-n-haw with his studied legaleeze which is alogical as we listen to rationalizations from an experienced deceptive rich, white, RW apoligist-advocate.
91% of DuLito's decents on the 3rd circuit support the CONSERVATIVE philosophy, per a KPFK (Pacifica Radio) guest quoting a Chicago College study. can't cite a ref yet, anyone?

[dogday]

36. His Wife's Jacket is Distracting

could she of picked a wilder pattern to wear? You know they look like they are brother and sister. That gives me the icks....

[Sparkman]

39. He hired a women...I'M IMPRESSED! He's soooo inclusive.

[Cocoa]

44. it shows class

:rofl:

[Pacifist Patriot]

62. I wanted to throw something at the television when he said that.

Big whoop!

[ecstatic]

40. Is he suffering from early stages of alzheimers or something?

No that can't be, because that disease disrupts new memories. So why is Alito's memory so bad?

[The Witch]

42. Oh my god how disgusting.

"Your colleague Diane said ... what do you think?"

"The fact that I hired her at all shows how qualified I am."

WTF :argh: :mad:

[sasha031]

46. lie, lie ,lie, ROTC was there

[Mist]

47. Alito keeps morphing the CAP membership into something about ROTC nt

[Sparkman]

48. "I am quite confident I didn't join CAP cause of a stand on women/minorit

minorities"!! BUT I just don't know WHY I DID JOIN! This is the pattern of lying of a cautious, deliberate liar.

[Sparkman]

56. ALL white jury is as relevant as the fact that 5 presidents were left hand

handed!! THIS IS A LIAR IN ACTION folks...this guy Durbin is NAILING DuLito to the public docks. NOW we can see with DuLito's pro-police, pro-corporate record, and out of 1500 3rd circuit decisions only a handful of decisions are cited that went to the "little guy", and then now sympathies of his for the liberal institutions like the ACLU, the Democratic Party.
Thanks Sen. Durbin!!

[Cocoa]

49. nice use of Springsteen

go Durbin. :toast:

[sasha031]

55. what would Springsteen say about this chump

[DemonFighterLives]

50. Morning Crew

:donut:
Durbin is Big Eddy's buddy. He usually is pretty good. Oops, CNN cutting to Toobin et all.
I'm switching to c-spn.

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52. Morning!

[DemonFighterLives]

59. That's how little Wolfie blitzkrieg looked

:scared:
:rofl:

[sasha031]

51. yes, statistics are not facts

it is only a science

[CottonBear]

53. "Statistics is a branch of mathematics." Really? What an idiot. n/t

[Pacifist Patriot]

67. All I could think of when he went down that road was....

he's setting up statistics to be torn down....because of election fraud. But I can be very single-minded at times.

[The Witch]

54. "Ah, it was just chance that the jury was handpicked."

Is he a freaking mathematician? :mad:

Where's David Krumholz (Charlie on NUMB3RS) when we need him :loveya:

[Pacifist Patriot]

73. LOL!

[Pacifist Patriot]

80. Dumb example Alito. Really dumb example.

[in_cog_ni_to]

57. The Broom handle case!

Go Durbin!

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58. Mentally challenged individual

you ruled against him and for the employer that let him be harrassed.

explain this to me.

You held this man responsible for mistakes by his lawyer, how do you justify this?!

[Pacifist Patriot]

60. Durbin is doing a phenomenal job!

How annoying that Alito won't answer the simple questions.

[sasha031]

64. I love Durbin

I really good man

[CottonBear]

61. Ouch. Kenneth Pirolli sexual harassment case being questioned now...

Q."Why did you punish this man for having a bad lawyer?" (is this the butt rape case?)

A. "Judicial restraint."

[Pacifist Patriot]

63. Yes it is.

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65. let me ask you about another case...

mine safety - Alito ruled for the company

[Pacifist Patriot]

69. Zing!

[JohnnyBoots]

72. will Durbin's questions get any media play though? that's the question.

[DemonFighterLives]

76. No the media is now playing

the eminent nomination of Scalito meme at present.
:argh:

[Cocoa]

66. his wife seems to be having second thoughts about who she married

the way she's looking at him talk about the mentally disabled man.

[in_cog_ni_to]

68. Questioning him on a ruling on Mine safety...the treatment of coal.

He dissented and ruled in favor of the company against the workers.

[Pacifist Patriot]

71. A mine isn't a mine. Is that like a blow job isn't sex?

[in_cog_ni_to]

77. Or it depends on what the meaning of is, is?

:)

[Sparkman]

70. NOW DuLito hates the mentally unique amongst us, in favor of a corporation

Sen. DURBIN !!! YOU ARE A WARRIOR FOR THE PEOPLE!

[sasha031]

74. Durbin is doing a fantastic job

WOW the coal miners, what a piece of crap this guy is

he's pulling a Rummy, is this a mine, or is this not a mine
thus is not a mine

[Cocoa]

75. it depends on what your definition of "mine" is

:rofl:

[sasha031]

78. he's hangin out with Rummy

[in_cog_ni_to]

84. Feingold's up soon, right? Doesn't Durbin question Scalito BEFORE Russ?

I can't wait to hear his questions today!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

88. two more repugs first....

then to the second round of questioning

[in_cog_ni_to]

97. Oh, OK.

Thanks. :)

[DemonFighterLives]

85. Did Durbin mention that a mine disaster happened today

in which a coal miner died?
The disasters just keep happening during this incompetent administraion.
Ew Brownback coming up. :puke: I wonder if he has a yellow belly?

[in_cog_ni_to]

YES, he did. He mentioned the WV AND KY mine disasters.

:)

[hang a left]

79. The Small Person?????

[Pacifist Patriot]

81. Private individual would have been a bit more sensitive, eh?

[Pacifist Patriot]

86. Does anyone else have to turn it off when Republicans start

kissing his ass? I'm off to clean my kitchen I think.

[Sparkman]

82. Workplace safety? He nit-picks a technicality favors corporation, again.

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83. Brownback (R) is up

[sasha031]

87. time for a coffee break

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :wtf:

[underpants]

92. Senator Brady

[in_cog_ni_to]

93. I just love how they dig out these rulings "for the little guy"

when they know damn good and well his rulings favor Corporations by a huge margin.:eyes:

[dogday]

89. He took the side of a Nigerian Drug Dealer

Now that's a vote of support!

[Sydnie]

90. Caught just a few minutes of Durbin

He did well. Can't stay long. Have to go to work soon. :(

[DemonFighterLives]

94. Hi - bye

:)
Durbin did well, calling things into question.

[in_cog_ni_to]

95. We;ll miss you Sydnie.

:(

Durbin ROCKED!

[Sydnie]

99. I KNOW you will keep good notes for me though!

I can't wait for the rerun tonight! I will watch and read the threads! :hi:

[Armstead]

91. Damn those Cable Networks -- Such hypocrites

They cut away during Durbin's questioning to blah,blah,blah analysis. I switched to CSPAN and Durbin was grilling Alito about worker's rights and the mine disster.

Then I switched to CNN, and that asshole Wolf was talking about how the Democrats were narrowly focusing on the issue of those clubs Alito belonged to.

The irony that at the same time Durbin was addressing another basic issue that CNN was criticizing the Dems for being too narrow on the "charactr issue" was too painful.

[DemonFighterLives]

100. No lie, I could not stand Wolfie speaking over the hearing

Supreme version of obfuscation.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

96. Was Plessy a wrong ruling?

Yes

Brownback - Brown v. Board of education overturned it. Plessey was on the books since late 1800's. it was used as precident until Brown. vs BOE

[CottonBear]

98. Brownback comparing Plessy v. Ferguson overturned to RvW overturneddne

in so many words with a completely leading question and the senator used the phrase "super duper precedent."
How embarassing for the USA that such an idiot has become a Senator. :(

[JohnnyBoots]

102. Not just a Senator, but Presidential Candidate in a few months. n/t

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101. forced sterilization case

Sup. Court ruled 8-1 to let it be done.

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103. Thread 2 is up

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x106806

[Greybnk48]

104. Brownback is a stooge

He's trying to compare Roe to some of these cases, completely ignoring the fact that Roe has been revisited 30+ times.

[Avalux]

105. Locking.

thread continued here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x106806