Justice Alito's 'You lie' moment? (Politico)

[jefferson_dem]

Justice Alito's 'You lie' moment?

POLITICO's Kasie Hunt, who's in the House chamber, reports that Justice Samuel Alito mouthed the words "not true" when Obama criticized the Supreme Court's campaign finance decision.

" Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections," Obama said. "Well I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and that’s why I’m urging Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong."

The shot of the black-robed Supreme Court justices, stone faced, was priceless.

Chuck Schumer stood up behind the justices and clapped vigorously while Alito shook his head and quietly mouthed his discontent.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/politicolive/0110/Justice_Alitos_You_lie_moment.html

[la la]

1. looked like he said....

'bullshit' ---to me, and i'm pretty good at reading lips!

:evilgrin:

[DeepBlueC]

3. If he was talking about what we can now expect...

I agree. Asshole.

[CAG]

9. surely the wonderful conservative "christian" wouldn't mouth those

vile words, would he??;)

[harun]

16. Looks to me like he said "Not true".

[Lifelong Protester]

2. Sorry, but screw Alito and the other four

who think corporations should run the show.
I saw the head shake too.

[Martin Eden]

4. Burning the 5 in effigy (or in their robes) would be better ...

... but a public reprimand right in their faces is a good start.

[pleah]

5. I'm waiting for a vid of Alito! Geeze, what a part to miss!

:banghead:

[JBoy]

6. Video is at the link. It looks like he said it.

Or he had peanut butter on his teeth.

[pleah]

10. Sorry, I've got three pages going and didn't see it.

Thank you very much.
I'm getting really tired, too. Almost past my bedtime.;)

[CatWoman]

8. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x428297

[unblock]

7. not exactly a "you lie" moment.

obama was directing a criticism squarely at 5 particular people, and alito was one of them. him mouthing something defensive is rather different than wilson bursting out with a criticism of obama when obama was merely describing his own proposals.

that said, alito can go f*ck himself as far as i'm concerned.

[Irish_shark]

20. I haven't seen a video yet. Did Alito yell or not?

That is key.

[Dinger]

11. "The shot of the black-robed Supreme Court justices, stone faced, was priceless."

Indeed. Anybody got a picture???

[JoePhilly]

32. They sit stone faced through every SOTU ..... which is what makes this a big deal.

Alito is supposed to act like a statue during the SOTU ... he now has no party ... that's what the life-time appointment is supposed to mean.

So, with his action, he gave himself away.

But the fact that they sat their stone faced is not new .. its expected.

[Phx_Dem]

12. Calling them out was a great moment. Poor Ginsy and Breyer.

How embarrassing to have to sit next to Roberts, Kennedy and Alito.

[Catshrink]

13. Did Mrs. Alito start crying?

[TheDebbieDee]

22. Lol !

[mrgorth]

14. I agree.

Thought the same thing.

[Cha]

15. But, it is true..so it's just weird that a supreme court

judge would lie right in front of the whole Congress and Nation.

Did he forget about youtube?

[unblock]

21. the whole decision was a lie, just like bush v. gore

quite a spectacle, indeed, but one can hardly expect him to back down, having decided to sign on to such a ridiculous decision.

[The Backlash Cometh]

17. Oh, man, I would have paid a grand to be in Chuck Schumer's spot.

[bleever]

18. Wow, the comments there are like a scene from Caligula.

I had to tear myself away from the spectacle.

:scared:

[stranger81]

28. those comments are freaking unbelievable . . . .

Living in Northern California, I tend to forget sometimes just how many mouthbreathers are running around this country. And apparently, they all post on Politico.

[Catshrink]

19. KO just showed the video...

Wow! Amazing lack of decorum there, Scalito.

[grantcart]

23. I believe that Roberts will not look kindly on this

and remember Obama's consideration when he muffed the swearing in.

I think that Roberts takes protocol issues seriously.

[Betty Karlson]

24. Isn't Roberts too partisan to do so?

The course of action you describe is more something Obama does, in his zealous persuit of bipartisanship.

[troubledamerican]

25. Let us thank Schumer & Feinstein for ALITO

[newtothegame]

26. Sorry, I don't get it.

:shrug:

The guy shook his head. Slightly. To himself. And said nothing outloud. What's the outcry?

[BeyondGeography]

27. Lost his cool

Dumbass.

[Cha]

29. "Alito's 'Not True' Was Out of Line; Court Deserves Obama Smack"

<snip>

.."So, kudos to Barack Obama, that former constitutional law professor, for saying it right to the justices' faces last night.

"With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that, I believe, will open the floodgates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections.

"I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests or, worse, by foreign entities," said the president. "They should be decided by the American people."

<snip>

"The Court deserved the smackdown it got from the President of the United States last night, and Justice Sam Alito's rude protest--this year's Joe Wilson outburst--was just further proof of what a bunch of political hacks the justices have become."

<more>
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/john-farrell/2010/01/28/alitos-not-true-was-out-of-line-court-deserves-obama-smack.html

[TexasObserver]

30. Those three guilty justices did not like their public spanking and rebuke.

Double the size of the supreme court. Congress can do that. Send 9 new Dems to join the 4 there and let the GOP stooges on the court spend their remaining days on the court writing dissenting opinions.

[lumberjack_jeff]

31. This what you get for quoting politico

“The President’s swipe at the Supreme Court was a breach of decorum, and represents the worst of Washington politics — scapegoating ‘special interest’ bogeymen for all that ails Washington in attempt to silence the diverse range of speakers in our democracy,” said Bradley A. Smith, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, in The Corner blog on Nationalreview.com.

"Center for competitive politics" at national review?

http://elections.ebay.com

:rofl: