• Will Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) challenge Arlen Specter in the 2010 Democratic Senate Primary? The Pennsylvania Congressman discusses his plans with Alan.
• Judge Sonia Sotomayor says she regrets her “poor” choice of words in the “wise Latina woman” speech. So should Republicans forgive and forget?
• It’s the Friday Night Free-For-All!
perhaps hate is too strong a word. but I definitely spoke with a lot of people that were not fans of the United States (though secretly all of them would come here if they had a chance) Most of the time I was there was Pre-Bush so I have no idea what the feelings are now, however I remember a lot of people talking about the Empire attitude of the U.S., and people who felt exploited by the U.S. There was a little stretch where it seemed people liked bringing up the fact that the US and other industrialized countries wouldn’t pump their own oil, but were forcing Brazil to overpump to meet their needs. (there must’ve been something on TV about it)
I think a lot of the people I knew and met didn’t like the smug attitude that Americans tend to project.
Soto Mayor will make a good Supreme court Justice because… Obama wants to pander to Hispanics and lock in their votes for Democrats.
Would tickling be torture, too? I remember as a kid it was bad. (Of course, EIT is not supposed to tickle…)
Guess Gates didn’t get the President’s memo…
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/
Well stated Lee,
I am in big time agreement with you on this.
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Alan said: Judge Sonia Sotomayor says she regrets her “poor” choice of words in the “wise Latina woman” speech. So should Republicans forgive and forget?
K: I’ll bet she does… I’ll bet she also ‘regrets’ telling an audience on tape that she set policy at the appellate court level.
txbboomer55 Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
I don’t care what Republicans think of her. I think she will make a fine choice.
Joel Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Kregg, your hyperbole is a sign that the case you’re trying to make is weak.
Kregg Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 1:49 am
Joel, what hyperbole would that be? She was tape recorded telling an audience that appellate courts ’set policy’ . What’s hyperbolic about that?
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I just regret that we are putting a former D.A. who doesn’t care if searches have probable cause on the Supreme Court when we already have seen a huge erosion to our civil liberties.
This judge is such a terrible choice it should unite conservatives an liberals in opposition to her (for different reasons).
Maybe that is Obama’s secret plan? To bring us all together?
Come on LiberaLand, let’s all join hands and sing
‘Heck No, Soto must go! Say hey, say what? If you’re for Soto, you’re a nut.’
Her slogan should be: “Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, because there is probably a worse canditate out there somewhere.”
Lee Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Haven’t been around for a while but just wanted to chime in on this topic with two points:
Reality Check No.1
Courts do have a role in ’setting policy’. They don’t create new laws but where the legislation is vague or contentious, it is most definately their role to arbitrate how to interpret the law. The fact that previous decisions (precedent) is used in future similar arguments demonstrates the ’shadow’ legislative role. Isn’t Roe vs Wade a classic example?
Reality Check No.2
Justice should be blind and discrimination should not exist but until we live in the United States of Utopia, this isn’t reality.
Empathy in the judiciary is very important. There is a reason why we haven’t replaced judges with computers yet (i.e JustOS v1.0). A computer would have a hard time understanding the concept of ‘mitigating circumstance’ where understanding of human emotions are needed such as crimes of passion etc.
Sometimes to understand the social and ethnic factors that can amount to ‘mitigating circumstance’ you simply need to get this from life experience versus reading legal texts. Hence the more varied the life experiences within the judiciary, the better chance you have of truly delivering justice.
trees are people too Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 4:51 am
Welcome back Lee.
It’s my bedtime i’ll see ya’ll l8er……..
average james Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Well stated Lee,
I am in big time agreement with you on this.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
They should forgive and forget about as much as democrats forgive and forget.
txbboomer55 Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
What don’t you go listen to Limp Balls if you don’t like what people say on this blog.
Lily Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
“They should forgive and forget about as much as democrats forgive and forget.”
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Spoken like a true Christianist.
JaredfromTexas Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
“Spoken like a true Christianist.”
Spoken like a true bigot and partisan.
Lily Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Thanks for reminding me.
“They should forgive and forget about as much as democrats forgive and forget.”
—————————-
Spoken like a true Christianist, bigot and partisan.
JaredfromTexas Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
So, we’re playing the “I know you are, but what am I” game now, LILY?
I think your mommy is calling you to dinner…
Lily Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
About time, I was really getting hungry.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Hey Alan
I’d like to see you cover the 3 Black Panther guys who were carrying night sticks at a polling place during the 2008 election and how the Obama Justice Department dismissed the claims against them.
I’m not holding my breath though.
Joel Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Blissful, if you think it’s such an important topic, you should call into the radio show and raise the issue with Alan.
I’m not holding my breath though.
OldLefty Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
From CNN:
Cathie Abookire, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office, says the office is not investigating the matter, calling it a “non-incident.” Abookire says, “We have had no complaints from any voters that they have been intimidated.”
goliath43 Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
A federal lawsuit was filed charging Black Panther voter intimidation at a Philidelphia polling place on November 4th, the day of the presidential election. The DOJ charged three men professing to be members of the New Black Panther Party, and although video evidence, voter and a polling official’s testimony stated there was verbal intimidation, as well as a Black Panther member guarding the doorway with a night stick, Obama’s DOJ has dismissed the charges among objections of DOJ protection, with never a day in court.
Why would this case never see the glare of court room lights? Maybe because the defendants, Malik Zulu Shabass, Samir Shabass and Jerry Jackson refused to show up for hearings. What a great excuse. What else is Attorney General Eric Holder to do but dismiss all charges.
trees are people too Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Sounds sorta like what happens with organized crime.
No one dares to come forward and press charges.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Google ‘RICO’.
We are pretty damn tough on organized crime. And with our fabulously mediocre new Supreme Court justice, the government will no doubt be free to ignore the pesky constitutional rights of her citizens, making prosecution of organized crime even easier.
OldLefty Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 11:53 am
I did a lot of research on this, and it is VERY strange.
First, they link you to the poll worker’s complaint from APRIL 7, 2009.
Then to the Civil Action Complaint filed with the US District Court….with NO date.
Finally to the Dismissal of 5/15 2009, which states:
RULE 41(a)(1)(A) NOTICE OF DISMISSAL
“NOW COMES the Plaintiff, the United States, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)and files this Notice of Dismissal of the above action and states as follows”…It goes on and on
“RULE 41(a)(1)(A) NOTICE OF DISMISSAL” states:
(a) Voluntary Dismissal.
(1) By the Plaintiff.
(A) Without a Court Order. Subject to Rules 23
(e), 23.1(c), 23.2 and 66 and any applicable federal statute, the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing:
(i) a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment; or
(ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared.
(B) Effect. Unless the notice or stipulation states otherwise, the dismissal is without prejudice. But if the plaintiff previously dismissed any federal- or state-court action based on or including the same claim, a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits.
* “a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits.” ..means that there was no substance OR too much time had elapsed.
There seems to be no evidence that warrants or subpoenas were ever issued.
It looks more like the what the Philly DA said, a “nonevent”.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I gotta think about this. We have the POTUS picking a lady judge to be on the SCOTUS, because his TOTUS (teleprompter of the United States) told him to??/ :)
May 29th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Blissful, if you think it’s such an important topic, you should call into the radio show and raise the issue with Alan.
Why is that your standard answer for topic requests? As if the radio show is the clearing house for all issues?
May 29th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
This judge is such a terrible choice it should unite conservatives an liberals in opposition to her (for different reasons).
I must say Mr. Cara; I am impressed with your disagreement with The Blessed Leader. Refreshing.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I also don’t understand what supposed new breakthrough her appointment is.
We already have a Caucasian woman justice, so no firsts there.
We already have had several mediocre jurists, no breaking of new ground there.
What is it? What exactly are people excited about here? I’ve heard people complain of unfair attacks against her – OK, whatever – all attacks against her have been completely unfair.
Now, tell me again why she would make a good Supreme Court Justice?
May 29th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Now, tell me again why she would make a good Supreme Court Justice?
Whoa mano. It’s not me advocating for her. I’m oughta this one. I suspected that I wouldn’t care for who Obama would pick. But that really is how it works. Liberals trend to pick liberals. Con choose cons.
But I suspect that she is being praised because of:
1. She is a she.
2. She is Latina.
3. Most important of all, this is another proclamation from Obama. How COULD it be bad?
Welcome to bizarro world.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Whoa mano. It’s not me advocating for her.
No, I couldn’t imagine you were – I was asking the rest of LiberaLand.
Also, from your earlier post…
must say Mr. Cara; I am impressed with your disagreement with The Blessed Leader. Refreshing.
I’ve disagreed with him on several issues. I am over the top angry with him saying he ‘doesn’t want to use political capital’ on medical marijuana, which is pretty pathetic considering he had no problem using it recreationally.
He also went back on his word re: federal prosecution of medical marijuana.
And of course, decriminalization is also off the table, though I have little doubt he is pleased as punch that HE was never imprisoned for his drug use.
Also on the drug issue, he appointed a law enforcement officer as the ‘drug czar’, when that position should be held by a doctor.
I don’t like his limiting of CEO pay.
I don’t like that HE fired the head of GM.
Quite a few other things too…
May 29th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Um, don’t forget the POTUS also did “blow” when he could get it. It’s in his book.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Yep (I was including that when I mentioned his drug use).
I don’t care that he did drugs (nor did I care that Bush did drugs), I care that he can’t be bothered to right these horrible drug laws that are destroying lives, families, and futures.
Don’t do coke, you might end up President of the United States (if you don’t have the poor fortune of being caught by law enforcement, that is).
JFA Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
UM Cara, I very seldom agree with you. But I do think we should legalize grass and be able to control its potency and tax the $hit out of it. And, I think that Mrs. Sotomayor is a bad pick. Not because she is hispanis/lationo (what is the difference anyway?) I have read her rulings and I don’t agree with most of them. Your coment please.
JFA
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I don’t agree with several of her rulings either (we probably are irritated with different rulings. Liberal or conservative, there are plenty of rulings to be bothered by). I don’t understand the logic behind the pick, I have to think there are other, more qualified jurists.
I am really, really irritated with this pick. I have no idea why anyone, other than her friends and loved ones, would be happy with this pick.
OldLefty Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Um, don’t forget the POTUS also did “blow” when he could get it. It’s in his book.
………………………
You mean current or previous?
Did Bush put his or Cheney’s 2 DUIs or his alcoholism into his forties in his book?
JFA Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Lefty, Lefty. Come on now, you know that I meant the current. The previous has not written his book ,,,,,,,,,,yet. I didn’t know VP Cheney wrote a book either. What’s the name?
“Did Bush put his or Cheney’s 2 DUIs or his alcoholism into his forties in his book”? What book? Think about this for a minute Lefty. If Bush and Cheney were liperals they would be applauded for their non use of alcohol and a fantasic recovery by both of them. No?
May 29th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Quite a few other things too…
Rendition
More Iraq war
Continued use of EIT
Unlimited detention of combatants
Rewriting bankruptcy laws
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
yep, knew there would be more Iraq war, yep, yep, yep.
All those suck (though I really don’t think it fair to pin More Iraq War on him – he never did say it would be over the day he became President, and no doubt he has all kinds of new types of information now that he IS president.)
May 29th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
though I really don’t think it fair to pin More Iraq War on him
Maybe not.
he never did say it would be over the day he became President
No; no he didn’t. But he DID run on ENDING THE WAR.
So, while fair or not to blame him now; it certainly wasn’t fair to claim it then.
But I am glad to see the shine wearin’ off Mr. Cara.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I think there was ‘perceived’ shine. I never once met anyone who was as pro Obama as the Obama detractors thought the Obama supporters were.
Personally, I criticized him a few times during the election, and he was not my first choice. I also started criticizing him about the first week.
But, that said, I still like him (I’ve never managed to like a president his entire term, however – give me another year or so and I probably won’t like him anymore).
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 4:08 am
To be fair to Obama I watched his MTV town hall way back before any of the primaries/caucuses and his plan for Iraq was to slowly bring home the troops until they were out completely, which sounds a lot like his current plan, though it may be a little slower than his initial thought process, most plans are slower than original plans.
May 29th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
I never once met anyone who was as pro Obama as the Obama detractors thought the Obama supporters were.
Ummmm, you live in Brazil homie. ;=)
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Yea, and I’m guessing California was probably ground zero for Obamamania, so probably both of our perspectives are a bit warped on the matter…
May 29th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I’m guessing California was probably ground zero for Obamamania
I could agree; but it was bad everywhere.
However, I am not sure what California has to do with Pino. California is the “Left” coast. Pino resides on the “Right” coast. NC to be specific.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Really? I was sure you were from California… Don’t know where I got that idea.
I love NC, beautiful state.
pino Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
NC is great; love it. Wasn’t born here, but I cam just as fast as I could.
May 29th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Did Bush put his or Cheney’s 2 DUIs or his alcoholism into his forties in his book?
Hasn’t written it yet. But I like that it fires ya up. Nothing like a past President going off and writing abook; sheesh.
Wait, oh yeah. There IS something that can fire ya up more than that….A SITTING president getting a forward on HIS next book.
Awesome.
May 29th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
All you had to do was look……..
They were all over California, but it is understandable that you didn’t find too many in Brazil.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
It wasn’t hard to find people who hated Bush in Brazil. In fact, I can honestly say, I have yet to meet a Brazilian who had a nice thing to say about Bush.
Obama is very popular here, however.
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 4:11 am
Brazilians hate whoever the president is, because they hate america…they may have a short time of hope, but they eventually descend into the same hatred, just like you’ve never liked a president throughout his term.
However since a lot of Brazilians have socialist tendencies, I can see where they will be slower to hate BO
Um Cara Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I haven’t met many Brazilians who hate America (I have met some). And pretty much all of them like Clinton, very much.
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:57 am
perhaps hate is too strong a word. but I definitely spoke with a lot of people that were not fans of the United States (though secretly all of them would come here if they had a chance) Most of the time I was there was Pre-Bush so I have no idea what the feelings are now, however I remember a lot of people talking about the Empire attitude of the U.S., and people who felt exploited by the U.S. There was a little stretch where it seemed people liked bringing up the fact that the US and other industrialized countries wouldn’t pump their own oil, but were forcing Brazil to overpump to meet their needs. (there must’ve been something on TV about it)
I think a lot of the people I knew and met didn’t like the smug attitude that Americans tend to project.
May 29th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
I have no idea why anyone, other than her friends and loved ones, would be happy with this pick.
Dood. It’s Ba-rak O-freakin-bama. The citizens are supposed to swoon when The Blessed Leader decides.
Um Cara Reply:
May 29th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
OK, what does he like about her?
May 29th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
OK, what does he like about her?
Latina woman?
Whoa! My mind just rebooted. I was trying to understand how Obama thinks.
Must
Never
Do
That
AGAIN!
May 29th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
On Friday’s radio show Alan will be subjected to a form of mental waterboarding…….
Alan, you will tell us everything you know if you want to make the phone calls regarding “EIT’s” stop.
Is this technique considered torture???
Inquiring minds wish to know.
bobfrommadison Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Would tickling be torture, too? I remember as a kid it was bad. (Of course, EIT is not supposed to tickle…)
May 30th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Guess Gates didn’t get the President’s memo…
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/
May 30th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Soto Mayor will make a good Supreme court Justice because… Obama wants to pander to Hispanics and lock in their votes for Democrats.
May 30th, 2009 at 5:47 pm