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Well, if there were any question in anyone's mind as to whether Alito's plan was just to be another tool of the Republican Party, he clearly removed those doubts last night.
You don't get it and probably never will.
It is not about right, or left. It is about the constitution and 1st amendment rights of free speech. If you, like Obama, want to make it what it is not, I'll have to label you like him, a liar, or just plain ignorant. Which is it?
Hell, Obama raised over 2 million illegally from foreign corporations and individuals during his campaign and got away with most of it.
"Obama took issue with a ruling that overturned two of the court's precedents and upended decades of restrictions on corporations being able to use their profits to finance campaigns for and against candidates." (taken from The Washington Post)
Kudos to Alito for his shaking his head and saying "Not true" as Obama stood there chastising the Supreme Court last night. We need more Alitos who will be clear on their stand in disagreement rather than the bobble heads who agree with Obama REGARDLESS of what comes out of his mouth.
Poor Alioto. He appears just as much a neanderthal as the man who appointed him. It looked to me like he was shaking his head because he, like the party he prefers, is absolutely clueless.
Glad Obama put the spotlight on him. The more light that is shown on the conservative members of the SC, the worst those suckers look.
"Obama took issue with a ruling that overturned two of the court's precedents and upended decades of restrictions on corporations being able to use their profits to finance campaigns for and against candidates." (taken from The Washington Post)
Kudos to Alito for his shaking his head and saying "Not true" as Obama stood there chastising the Supreme Court last night. We need more Alitos who will be clear on their stand in disagreement rather than the bobble heads who agree with Obama REGARDLESS of what comes out of his mouth.
My gut reaction to the news report as phrased was one of surprise and disappointment. But then the rational voice reminded me that the only basis of judgement is to actual read the case as brought before the SCOTUS and to read their majority and minority opinions. Until I do this, I cannot possibly offer a strong opinion on this ruling either way.
Yet. when I eyeball the responses on this thread, what I see are visceral reactions based on the media reports and press releases from the White House--both of which are imperfect and biased voices.
Suggestion: how about we raise the standard of this discussion over what seems at first glance to be an important issue? How about we examine the case and rulings as handed down not as filtered by reporters who majored in Communications in university?
This would be better than angry reactions against this decision based on predisposition.
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It is not about right, or left. It is about the constitution and 1st amendment rights of free speech. If you, like Obama, want to make it what it is not, I'll have to label you like him, a liar, or just plain ignorant. Which is it?
Hell, Obama raised over 2 million illegally from foreign corporations and individuals during his campaign and got away with most of it.
Bush dropped a trillion dollars, then waved and smiled as he departed with his lovely wife, leaving the country headed for another Great Depression. This after LYING to go to war.
Being a supporter of the village idiot, I guess you're among those who really do believe that "dreams take wing."
President Obama far superior and doing a damn good job...you bet!
Bush dropped a trillion dollars, then waved and smiled as he departed with his lovely wife, leaving the country headed for another Great Depression. This after LYING to go to war.
Being a supporter of the village idiot, I guess you're among those who really do believe that "dreams take wing."
President Obama far superior and doing a damn good job...you bet!
When are you people going to admit that there was no "lying to go to war?"
Bush dropped a trillion dollars, then waved and smiled as he departed with his lovely wife, leaving the country headed for another Great Depression. This after LYING to go to war.
Being a supporter of the village idiot, I guess you're among those who really do believe that "dreams take wing."
President Obama far superior and doing a damn good job...you bet!
How many trillions has our current President dropped? Hmmm???
Classically unprofessional and utterly unbecoming of a supposedly impartial instrument of the law.
How does correcting a factual error, i.e. Obama's self serving misreading of the SCOTUS decision, show bias? Obama was wrong and Alito corrected him. Simple as that.
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Isn't it fascinating that the lengthy, amplified, magnified speech of the most powerful man in the world with his big captive audience — in the magnificent room and in smaller rooms all over the country — are outweighed by one man's headshake and silent mouthing of 2 or 3 words? - Ann Althouse (http://tinyurl.com/ye787ry - broken link)
Obama's presidency is over. He's been an abject failure. And that makes me very happy.
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Obama, right. Alioto, WRONG
