The unvarnished truth about Rehnquist

Boston Globe ^ | September 10, 2005 | Derrick Z. Jackson

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PRESIDENT BUSH said William Rehnquist should be remembered for ''improving the delivery of justice for the American people." To Rehnquist, justice meant just us white men, preferably connected, preferably straight and preferably with all limbs functioning.

This was a chief justice of the Supreme Court who dissented in last year's 5-4 ruling in favor of a paraplegic who sued the state of Tennessee for courtroom access. The man dragged himself up 24 stairs for a traffic violation hearing because the court had no elevator. When he did not show up for a second appearance, saying he was humiliated by crawling up the stairs, he was arrested.

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Incredible.

[An.American.Expatriate]

You forgot to include the Mega Barf Alert!!

[Echo Talon]

I have come to the conclusion that these "columnists" don't believe anything they write and they do it just to get a rise out of us.

[kingu]

I really miss the days when folks said things like 'Worthy opponent - we didn't always see eye to eye, but I'm a better man for the competition.'

[beyond the sea]

The unvarnished truth about Rehnquist

This varnish is more like a heavily pigmented paint.

Bull

[beyond the sea]

Rehnquist, who died last week, spent his career standing at the door of the high court, beating down countless Americans, whether they were black or brown, gay or lesbian, Florida voters ----

Oh yes, those "Floriduh voters".....

lol

[kb2614]

Well, this columnist clinches it. William Rehnquist was an amazing and brilliant Chief Justice. The lamentations of the moonbats should be taken as high praise. The more they hate him, the better he was.

:-)

[Always Right]

You can't go any lower than this. What a piece of shit.

[kcvl]

Derrick Z, you barely waited long enough for Rehnquist's body to get in the ground before trashing him, you imbecile.

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Derrick Z. Jackson: The real looters

The Boston Globe
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2005

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Should a husband steal a cancer drug he cannot afford for his dying wife?

No such sympathy is to be extended to big oil. The United States has on its hands a disaster so profound that we have not even begun to seriously count the bodies in the floodwaters. It brings us as close as we may get in our lifetime to places like Bangladesh.

New Orleans is under martial law and will not return to normal for years. Members of the Red Cross, the Coast Guard, the National Guard, police agencies and firefighters are sacrificing time and risking lives to save lives. Texas is opening up its schools for homeless Louisiana children. Generous food wholesalers are giving away their stocks.

In the midst of this charity, big oil looted America. The pumps instantly shot past $3 a gallon, with $4 a gallon well in sight.

In a thinly disguised attempt to act as if it cared about the people wading in the water, Chevron has pledged $5 million to relief efforts. ExxonMobil and Shell have pledged $2 million apiece. British Petroleum and Citgo have pledged $1 million each.

This is nothing next to their wealth.

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MOONBAT!

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Rabid moonbat.

[TommyDale]

My bet is that the guy could have had any number of people help him up the stairs, but he wanted to make a public statement by dragging himself up.

[Mount Athos]

I think this article takes the cake for extreme distortion of truth

[hershey]

Usual Boston Globe drivel.

[UltraKonservativen]

That is correct. The man was offered help to be carried up the stairs by 2 officers of the court but refused the help to "make his point" and for the benefit of the MSM.

[MinuteGal]

Oh, I thought that was a pic of prima ballerina Ron Reagan at first.

A yux on both of them.

Leni

[Right_in_Virginia]

The media has gone insane. They've become nothing more than rabid, hateful dogs.

[BB2]

Did he mention anywhere in his article that the man who dragged himself up the stairs did it in protest?

[frankjr]

Derrick Z. and Mayor Nagin. Have these two ever been seen in the same room at the same time?

[hillary's_fat_a**]

Derrick Z. and Mayor Nagin. Have these two ever been seen in the same room at the same time?

See, I guess it's true that "they all look alike" :) ROFL!