Showing posts with label the last word. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the last word. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Justice vs. The Student * Or * Out With The Old In With The New
In response to a question from the honorable Duncan Hosie (freshman at Princeton University) during the question-and-answer period following his speech, SCOTUS associate Justice Scalia doubled-down on his then- and still- stunningly intolerant, inflammatory, ignorant and illogical dissenting opinion from the Lawrence vs. Texas Supreme Court decision. In that 2003 case, the High Court struck down (6-3) a Texas ban and ruled that states could not outlaw sodomy between consenting adults of the same sex.
If doing so at this time - when a significant majority of Americans support marriage equality - makes Scalia look/sound like an unapologetic bag of hot, fetid wind who may be showing early signs of dementia... What's the big deal?
Well, the problem is that - as an active member of the ultra-exclusive club that is SCOTUS - Scalia ought to refrain from giving speeches. Especially if, in doing so, he reveals his own personal (discriminatory) opinions on issues which directly pertain to upcoming Supreme Court Cases. Actually, in this instance, to *Two* upcoming Supreme Court cases (one pertains to the unconstitutionality of California's Prop. 8 and one pertains to striking down DOMA).
Since Scalia's behaved similarly before, one could say: "At least he's consistent."
And, here's hoping that he remains consistent when these two historic cases are heard and that - when the Court's equal rights- and equal protection-based decisions are finally announced - Scalia, yet again, finds himself (alone, hopefully) in the minority, dissenting opinion.
From The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell (the delightful Alex Wagner guest hosts):
Monday, November 26, 2012
So ~ Bill O'Reilly, Pat Robertson And Ricky Gervais All Walk Into A Bar...
In this brief video clip, The Last Word's Lawrence O'Donnell reveals exactly how and why it is both utterly irrefutable and Just Plain True that "Happy Atheist" and actor, Ricky Gervais, is not only naturally and innately more "Christ-like" than either "The 'War On Christmas's" Pappa Bear Bill O'Reilly, or the long-time Evangelical TV personality and phenomenally judgmental Pat Robertson...
But the talented and very funny Mr. Gervais is infinitely more "Christ-like" as well.
P.S. ~ This is Awesome! (Enjoy.)
Friday, November 16, 2012
Debunking Fox News Latest Jobs Report Conspiracy (*Hint: Reading Is Fundamental)
Fox News showed their true colors as they gleefully pounced, tore into and gorged their immaculately-dressed and not a hair out of place-coiffed selves on the most recent jobless claims report released by the Labor Department.
The report shows a rise in those filing for unemployment benefits.
So, of course, Fox's foaming-at-the-mouth Friends immediately began talking up a White House/Obama/Labor Department conspiracy, asking "Why?" the high unemployment numbers only came out after President Obama's decisive victory over Mitt Romney.
Our heroes were... (er, no...)
The frenzied Fox News bobbles had obviously been too busy working into a feeding frenzy to have actually read the entire report.
Because, if they'd only bothered to read it, they'd have learned - one would hope - that the Labor Department actually cited why there was a rise in the number of people filing for unemployment benefits. And that cause was cited not once... but twice.
Two words: "Superstorm Sandy".
Dear (ugh!) Fox News (not!): When significant numbers of businesses are wiped out of existence due to a disaster... so, too, are the jobs they once supported.*
(*See: Staten Island, New York.)
Oh, wait a minute... Silly me. That's right! You've probably never seen Staten Island.
After all, it's not located in mid-town Manhattan.
Like you are. (*sigh)
In the timeless words of Fox's own Homer Simpson, "Doh!!".
From The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell:
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Rand Paul's GOP Re-Write: Pot, Immigration, Intervention. What? Nothing About Women?!
In the wake of the (riotously-funny) shockingly-rude awakening called "Reality" that has only just begun to impose itself upon many a Fox News-Junkie Republican...
Senator Rand Paul (R) KY presented what he identifies as the three key issues needing an urgent Republican Party Re-Write:
1.) Decriminalization of marijuana possession. 2.) No more foreign military interventions. 3.) Immigration reform.
Uh-huh. Hmm... I guess it shouldn't surprise anyone that ol' Rand failed to mention a little thing like: "Protecting every woman's right to control her own body?*"
(*instead of proposing/supporting Pervy Big Brother Government legislation (can you say: "medically unnecessary ultrasounds"?!) where it's got no business being)
After all - like all of the state legislatures and governors that tried to pass/passed such lecherous legislation - Rand Paul isn't a woman.
Why should we expect him - or them - to consider anything that American women might want?*
*Allow me to offer Rand and his fellow Reprobates a not-so-subtle hint:
Women and Women Who Vote outnumber men and men who vote.
From MSNBC's The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)