Move over Joe the Plumber. Make room for Frank the Firefighter

[CatWoman]

WASHINGTON — Republicans plan to call a white firefighter whose reverse discrimination claim was rejected by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to testify against her.

New Haven, Conn. firefighter Frank Ricci brought a lawsuit challenging his city's decision to scrap the results of a promotion test because too few minorities scored highly enough to qualify. He's one of 14 witnesses Republicans will call during Senate hearings on Sotomayor's confirmation that open Monday.

Sotomayor was part of an appellate court panel that rejected Ricci's claim. The Supreme Court reversed the ruling last week.

Democrats' witnesses include New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former FBI Director Louis Freeh, and former Major League Baseball pitcher David Cone.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/09/frank-ricci-gop-to-showca_n_228788.html

[Initech]

1. $10 says his name's not Frank, nor is he a real firefighter.

:popcorn:

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

15. It really would help if you kept up with current events.

[Initech]

22. So then that would mean Joe The Plumber really is a plumber?

:shrug:

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

23. I see, it's more of a reading comprehension problem, that explains a lot.

[Initech]

24. I see my sarcasm is lost here.

[KamaAina]

2. Just when you think they can't possibly sink any lower...

Vonnegut wrote that firefighters were the last real heroes -- a lesson reinforced on Nineleveninelevenineleven. Leave it to the repukes to trash even them. :eyes:

[okieinpain]

3. what the hell is he going to testify to. oh man repugs are so frickin dumb.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

17. He'll probably answer the questions they pose to him.

[gratuitous]

20. I'm sure he'll offer his well-informed legal opinion

My understanding of the appellate panel ruling on the case was that it followed what was then the Supreme Court's previous ruling. That is to say, an appellate court can't overrule the Supreme Court. The Sotomayor panel did just what it was supposed to do, and that was to follow established precedent (that whole stare decisis thing).

When the Supreme Court issued its ruling, which reversed its earlier ruling, they did what only they had the power to do in terms of establishing a new precedent. I'm guessing that all of this legal folderol will be lost in the rush of the Republicans to get Frank the Firefighter's deathless testimony.

[Ikonoklast]

4. Ricci's beef is with the city of New Haven, not Sotomayor.

He is letting himself be used.

[zbdent]

10. letting himself be used?

I'd say he's being paid well for being white ... just not legally ...

Can you say "numbered account in the Caymans"?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. the Rocky Horror Picture Show comes to mind somehow.

[MercutioATC]

6. It was a bad ruling by Sotomayor, but this is ridiculous.

The GOP has become a traveling circus..."Be AMAZED by Jo-Jo, the dog-faced boy!"

They trot out new characters like I change my socks.

[chelsea0011]

7. Here's how this will go down. The repukes will give him a script to read from and

when the judge answers him, the telelvision will show him with a deer in the headlights look. He won't know what the hell she is saying, because she knows the law and he doesn't.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

16. So you think Sotomayor is going to question him directly?

[chelsea0011]

18. Naw, I guess it doesn't work that way

[Parche]

8. Where is Gary Garbage Man?

OH MEOW

:hug::loveya:

[CatWoman]

12. Gary the Garbage Man?

:rofl:

:hi:

[SCantiGOP]

9. not a bad ruling at all

if you think a judge is supposed to follow precedent and interpret, rather than make, the law. That being said, what the hell does it add to have this guy testify? Can he sit there and cry about how the big bad Latina hurt his feelings? I hope the Republicans really go after her; she going to win in the end and, except for a few Cubans in Miami who think the GOP will invade Cuba one day and give them back their parents plantations, they will lose the Hispanic vote for a long, long time.

Oh, and a big hello to Catwoman; haven't seen you here in while:hi:

[CatWoman]

11. hey there Strom, Jr

:hi:

:)

when you coming back down? :)

[SCantiGOP]

13. You've forgotten my name

And you gave it to me: it's Son of Strom. That's how I post all of my snarky replies to local blogs and newsites when I'm trying to agitate the masses.
Haven't been to Hot Lanta in a while. Is Ulyesses (sp?) still on DU?

[CatWoman]

14. lol!!!

:rofl:

haven't seen Uly in a while (I spent election night with him and his family), but I'd venture he's still around.

he moved way out in the boonies, and I don't get to see them that often anymore.

[blm]

19. Fock the Dems calling Louis Freeh....treating him as if his word is credible is BULLSHIT!

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[BlooInBloo]

21. Angry, downtrodden white men. *yawn*.