Scalia: State of the Union "has turned into a childish spectacle"

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[Sub-Driver]

Scalia: State of the Union "has turned into a childish spectacle"

WASHINGTON While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage across town and held forth about why, for the 16th consecutive year, he would not be joining them for the State of the Union.

[Sub-Driver]

Yep.....

[Da Coyote]

Indeed, a childish spectacle - led by the ultimate quota baby.

The ultimate example of everything that is sordid about liberalism.

[discostu]

That’s why I don’t watch. It’s all a big dog and pony show, and a painfully boring one at that. Once SOTU was a chance for the president to put forth his vision, what are our challenges, what course does he see through them, once applause started happening it became just another stump speech.

[GeronL]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQmuaWENeaY

Big Baby Driver - You Are Everywhere

[rarestia]

Why would Scalia lend any credibility to Elena Kagan or even deign to impart his exploits with her on a “hunting trip?”

*barf*

[Ron H.]

I’ve at least listened to all or most of them in my adult life, but last night was the first time I intentionally did not.

I know what you mean. I quit watching them after 'W's' first one. They have become nothing more than pontificated gibberish.

[BuckeyeTexan]

FReepmail me to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the SCOTUS ping list.

[lurk]

It has become trivial.

There are no statesmen in Washington. Wisdom has been banished. In its place is a reality show, immature, posturing moral brutes in expensive clothing.

We are Rome, 350 AD.

[txrefugee]

No wonder those who play at “governing” hate Justice Scalia. He is not PC. We are sinking as a nation, and those on board the ship don’t want anyone to notice the imminent catastrophe.

[hummingbird]

"Scalia: State of the Union "has turned into a childish spectacle"

Its like the Academy Awards, the Grammys, etc.

Like-minded (and closed group) of people gathering themselves to congratulate themselves and one another.

Mr. hummingbird recorded BO's One-Man Show but I haven't watched it yet

Did anyone notice whether "Aisle Hog" Sheila Jackson Lee get face time or a handshake of kiss from BO?

[Brett66]

President Camacho is far more entertaining:

[Hildy]

Four years ago, newly elected President Barack Obama promises to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. An intelligent society would have voted his ass out when it had the opportunity to. We are a nation of dolts.

[RetiredArmy]

No, we now call statesmen, “politicians.” As bad as calling a Car Dealership, used car salesmen. Equally bad. I trust no politician, republican, dimocrat, whatever. None of them.

[supremedoctrine]

Thanks for that link,a song sung in English by apparently a Japanese vocalist-—never heard it before and not sure what you intended by posting it in this thread, except for the (to me)obvious one.

[Sicon]

We are Rome, 350 AD.

That'd a make a good tagline...

[Mogger]

President Camacho is far more entertaining:

Aha! Another "Idiocracy" fan!

Anybody who doesn't know who President Camacho is, needs to get the movie "Idiocracy".

We're there right now.

Buy stock in sports drinks! (They have electrolytes!)

[GQuagmire]

From the article....

Prodded by Totenberg, Scalia also commented on the hunting ability of Justice Elena Kagan, who has joined Scalia to shoot quail, pheasant and larger animals. Last year, on a trip to Wyoming, they had a license to go after antelope and mule deer. But there were none to be found. Instead, "she ended up killing a white-tailed doe, which she could have done in my driveway" in suburban Virginia, Scalia said. He said Kagan, who never handled a gun before joining the court, is just a beginner, but "she dropped that doe in just one shot."

Wait til liberals and enviroweeines read that. Their tiny brains will explode

[Terry Mross]

If anyone got elected who gives a damn about this country they’d send a letter to congress “from time to time” and stop the dog and pony and Sheila Jackson “lip smackin’” Lee show.

[Vaduz]

With Obama’s SOTU yellow brick road speech China reports a record hige sales of popcorn,makes list of how much more money he wants from them.

[who knows what evil?]

This speech was a real ratings pig...DOWN across the boardon all networks; FOX’s ratings nearly cut in half from last year...ROTF! Judge Scalia wasn’t the only one ignoring the SOTU.

[Parmy]

It has been a ‘dog and pony’ show for at least 3 decades.

[spankalib]

Bumping a very well-written observation.

[Cyber Liberty]

I second your “yep.” Didn’t care for Bush’s either.

[gopheraj]

Wonder how she was able to shoot a white tail doe when they only had licenses for antelope and mule deer.

[Adder]

Indeed...

And Rome was overrun by invaders...

As are we.

Their currency was debased as is ours.

Even tho they were Christian in 350, much of their morality was still depraved in a lot of areas...

There is doom in our future...our near future, I fear....

[DPMD]

The closer he approaches dictator status, the longer his public bloviations become.

Before long, he’ll be making five-hour speeches a la Castro.

[OneWingedShark]

Thanks for that link,a song sung in English by apparently a Japanese vocalist-—never heard it before and not sure what you intended by posting it in this thread, except for the (to me)obvious one.

I'd bet on Korean, given the letter-shapes in the title. Here's a Japanese-singing-English song: I'm yours.
Bonus 1: Japanese version of a good English song - Wonderwall.
Bonus 2: Japanese American Utada Hikaru singing Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Bonus 3: An excellent rendition of an English-speaker singing in Japanese rendition of Fireflies.

[so_real]

An intelligent society would have voted his ass out when it had the opportunity to. We are a nation of dolts.

Whereas I agree with your sentiment, we'd still be a nation of dolts had we replaced Obama with a closet liberal like Romney that would have continued growing government under the Republican banner. I actually do *not* think we are a nation of dolts; I think we were denied a viable alternative to an existing catastrophe.

[rlmorel]

Why watch SOTU when we have the “Ow, My Balls!” channel?

[Osage Orange]

Instead, "she ended up killing a white-tailed doe, which she could have done in my driveway" in suburban Virginia

[TexasRepublic]

“We are Rome, 350 AD.”

We are worse off. One of the Roman Caesars showed his contempt of government by installing a horse in the Senate. Today, half of our Senate is filled with asses.

[wideminded]

IMHO, one of the most childish, dumbest parts of the SOTU, which goes back several presidents, is introducing people from the audience.

[GeronL]

Yes Korean and was used as theme music in a Korean TV show

[PapaNew]

An intelligent society would have voted his ass out when it had the opportunity to. We are a nation of dolts.

50.4 percent is not exactly the whole nation. It's about 50-50 dolts and non-dolts.

[gopheraj]

But the question is did she have a license for a white tail as well as mule deer and antelope. :)

[Osage Orange]

Instead, "she ended up killing a white-tailed doe, which she could have done in my driveway" in suburban Virginia

I believe you aren't reading the sentence correctly.....

I believe she shot the WT doe in Virginia....At least that's how I read it.

But it's poorly written...so who knows?

[OneWingedShark]

Why watch SOTU when we have the “Ow, My Balls!” channel?

There's a channel that plays only Obama speeches?