** Senate Judiciary Hearing Thread 2 **

[MiniMe]

Back by popular demand

Link to the first thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6054315&mesg_id=6054315

[cali]

1. Cornyn up now, reminding us of how deeply stupid this guy is

and was CJ of the Texas SC.

[marmar]

2. John Cornyn......A steaming pile of (fill in the blank)

[MiniMe]

3. Cornyn (Asshole, Texas) is up

[MiniMe]

5. Judge, we need to make sure you can't take land like GWB did

No, he didn't really say that, that is my interpretation

[MiniMe]

4. Well, the DU opinion of Cornyn is unanimous so far

:rofl:

[marmar]

6. Cornyn is just making shit up out of whole cloth......

...... Veer us off course? You mean away from a Reich-wing Corporate Fascist state, Herr Cornyn?

[MiniMe]

7. Can we get some recs for this?

[Hepburn]

11. You got a K&R from me....

...I am so enjoying listening to Whitehoue.

He has proven himself to be one of the best of the 100, IMO!

:hi:

[MiniMe]

13. Agree, and Thanks!

I have enjoyed him for the last 2 years. We still have to check out the new class.

[Hepburn]

16. I remember that one US Atty firings hearing when out from under the table...

...he pulled that chart. I was totally impressed then...and as time passes, I find I am more and more impressed with this guy. He is what it is all about, IMO.

:hi:

[MiniMe]

20. ex-prosecutor experience. He knows of what he speaks

[marmar]

8. THANK YOU SHELDON WHITEHOUSE.....

"Activist" judge is just a code word.....

[Hepburn]

12. He is soooooo freaking good....

....what a pleasure to listen to an intelligent, well enducated Senator.

I just love this guy.

[lamp_shade]

23. Isn't he somethin'? He knows how to kick fanny.

[tishaLA]

9. I just love Whitehouse

and he's taking the RW talking points to the woodshed.

[MiniMe]

10. Senator Whitehouse up

I love Senator Whitehouse

[cali]

14. ha ha. Whitehouse on the offense against the lie that liberals are the judicial activists

now quoting Toobin on the CJ and his record to date. Saying that the right wing justices have a striking record of ignoring precedence- knocking them on everything from heller to Ledbetter. Mocking Roberts claim to be an umpire. the Roberts court is neither humble or modest.

[rockymountaindem]

15. Man, Whitehouse isn't having any RW talking apoints

Good to hear.

[MiniMe]

17. Whtehouse takes no prisoners

so to speak

[imdjh]

18. Mixed emotions on him.

Great points on Roberts. Don't care for his erroneous remarks about the Second Amendment. And he committed a cardinal English language offense that I won't even mention because it will sidetrack the discussion.

[Hepburn]

19. Talk about dishing it back-hand to the Puke RWs....

...:applause:

[marmar]

21. The more Whitehouse talks, the more he becomes my favorite Senator.....

OK, co-fave with Bernie Sanders.

[Hepburn]

22. I would give your remark a +1.

He and Sanders totally rock! :hi:

[marmar]

25. Yup. We need 60 of them.....

[lamp_shade]

30. Sonja is holding up pretty well. Love her facial expressions. She LOOKS like a judge.

[marmar]

36. She is.....She has a stoic "You dumbass hicks" look every time one of the Repugs speaks.

n/t

[SoCalDem]

27. Can you imagine if he ever ran for pres.. Imagine the slogans:)

a Whitehouse IN the White House:)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

39. Whitehouse was MAGNIFICENT!!!!!

I love the way he described the term "activist judge" as a political code word to try to obtain a specific desired result. And he demolished Justice Roberts by pointing out that he always sides with the corporation over the individual, the government over the accused, etc. In fact, it got under the skin of the Reshit Coburn who followed him when the latter said that this wasn't a hearing about Justifice Roberts. I loved it! Whitehouse has become one of my new heroes.

[rurallib]

44. hard to top Bernie!

[Hepburn]

45. I love that guy....

...he and Leahy hit me as just so totally REAL! :hi:

[MiniMe]

24. Obstructionist Coburn up now

[SoCalDem]

26. an EYE-nate whatever... the word is inate

Gee I wonder if he'll comment on morality :)

[cali]

28. never heard that before. eye-nate? wtf?

[MiniMe]

34. Coburn is sneaky in his repuke mode, even quoted the judge's oath to her

One that she has taken several times. He actually tells her that she needs to know her place. Ugh

[MiniMe]

29. Good news is no more repub Senators

And 4 dem senators to go, well, 3 dems and 1 almost dem (Specter)

Amy Klobuchar D-Minnesota
Edward E. Kaufman D-Delaware
Arlen Specter D-Pennsylvania
Al Franken D-Minnesota

[scheming daemons]

31. Can't wait to hear Franken.... his first REAL public appearance as a Senator

[MiniMe]

32. I would think he would give a pretty short opening statement

But you never know

[goclark]

37. K and R

[marmar]

33. Tom Coburn, Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn represent the mainstream of America......

..... circa 1780.

But they do represent the mainstream of the Republican Party, which is why that Party should go the way of the Brontosaurus soon.

[MiniMe]

35. Add Jeffie Sessions to that

The man who even the repubs wouldn't confirm for the courts

[Hepburn]

43. IMO, add Whorin' Hatch. n/t

[MiniMe]

38. New link to the hearings:

http://www.c-span.org/Supreme-Court-Sotomayor-Senate-Confirmation-Hearings.aspx

[MiniMe]

40. More disrupters

[Hepburn]

41. Another disruptor....

...wonder if it was another anti-choice nut...:shrug:

[MiniMe]

42. Durbin up now, I must have missed him on my list

[MiniMe]

46. Lunch Break, still 4 dem Senators to go after lunch

And then Sotomayor will make a statement.

[MiniMe]

47. Back at 2pm edt

[MiniMe]

48. They're back

Klobacher up

[CBHagman]

49. It's Festivus! Let the Airing of Grievances begin!

I'm thrilled to discover that I was not the only one to sense the similarity to an episode of Seinfeld.

[MiniMe]

51. Only dems left, so probably not much airing of grievances

[CBHagman]

52. D'oh! Forgot about the dearth of 'cans.

But I'm thrilled that Al Franken will be there. Yay!

[MiniMe]

50. Kaufman up, Dem from Delaware

[MiniMe]

53. Specter up now. Let's see which way he goes

Will he remember that he is a dem now?

[lapfog_1]

55. Well, he IS asking about FISA and the illegal wiretapping

and the lack of a SCOTUS ruling on the issue.

That one is kinda important, and I wonder what her answer will be.

[oldtime dfl_er]

54. is it just me or is Arlen Specter

sounding more and more like WC Fields? I can just hear him asking who put lemonade in his lemonade. LOL

[Hepburn]

57. GMTA...n/t

[Hepburn]

56. Boy, is Specter every rambling on....

...what the fuck is his point? :shrug:

[PRETZEL]

69. Arlen Specter and making a point,

sometimes seem to be oxymoronic.

[Hepburn]

71. LOL! n/t

[BlooInBloo]

58. FRANKEN IS AT BAT NOW!!!!

WOOT!!!!

[drm604]

65. Some cognitve dissonance here...

LOL. A small part of me feels like I'm watching an old Saturday Night Live. I keep expecting him to end a sentence with "for me... Al Franken".

No disrespect meant by that. I'm thrilled to see him there as Senator Franken. He's an intelligent capable guy and I think he'll do right by us.

[No Elephants]

76. What a joyful moment for Franken, his family, Minnesota and Democrats in general.

I had a moment.

[KharmaTrain]

59. SENATOR FRANKEN

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[SeattleGirl]

61. w00t!!!

[oldtime dfl_er]

62. GO AL

I LOVE IT! He evokes Wellstone !!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Hepburn]

60. Yo, Sen Al is up!

:hi:

[Hepburn]

63. Who disrupted now?

:shrug:

Leahy ridding the chambers of someone right now.

[cali]

64. Senator Franken- thanks Leahy, tells Sessions that he'll follow in

Wellstone's footsteps re his approach to working with repubs.

[SeattleGirl]

66. Reiterated what Feingold said eariler, about activist judges being

those with whom you disagree. Yeah, Al!!

[drm604]

67. Franken accused conservative justices of judicial activism!

Good for him. :applause:

[Hepburn]

68. IMO, Franken is doing VERY well!

Loved what he had to say. :hi:

[Hansel]

72. This is why we elected him. Go Al!

It's about time someone said it. The most egregious case of judicial activism was the installing of George W Bush as president in 1999. The right has some nerve complaining about judicial activism. They have gotten everything they asked for 8 years because of their judges' practice of it. And they have destroyed this country because of it.

It's about time a true Democratic Senator said so.

[lamp_shade]

70. Well done, Senator Franken. Good to have somebody on that panel who represents the people.

[BlooInBloo]

73. Leahy swearing her in - What a moment for her mom!

[Hepburn]

74. OK.....I teared up.....

...when SS turned to her mother and addressed her in order to thank her.

Wow...very touching.

[MiniMe]

75. I like her already. This is the first time I have really heard her speak

[MiniMe]

77. She didn't like the repub comments, and jabs back in her statement

[Sebass1271]

79. How so? How did she hit back a them? i wish I could have

heard a more strong sotomayor against the nasy accusations from the repubs, but she didn't.

[BlooInBloo]

81. Among other things, she shoved "empathy" back in republicans' faces...

when she talked about the empathy she felt as a D.A. for the victims of crimes.

It was pretty hot.

:rofl:

[lamp_shade]

82. Her plan was to make just a short statement. I think Andrea Mitchell said this earlier today. n/t

[Hepburn]

78. I am betting the sold-South Pubbie asshole RWs vote against her and ...

...the rest vote for her.

Racism tells, IMO....:puke:

[MiniMe]

80. To be continued tomorrow at 9:30 am edt

See you there. Tomorrow the questions start. I think the Senators get 30 minutes each to ask their questions and get them answered. Questions tomorrow should be in the same order as today went. Questioning will most likely go into Thursday. After the first round of questions, there may be a 2nd round for those who want more time.