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Sandra Day O'Connor warns that US is edging toward dictatorship
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| HardTranceProd |
First, the news item itself:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1729396,00.html
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Sandra Day O'Connor, a Republican-appointed judge who retired last month after 24 years on the supreme court, has said the US is in danger of edging towards dictatorship if the party's rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary. [...]
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And also this commentary:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1729350,00.html
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Linking the words "America" and "dictatorship" is a daily staple of leftwing blogs... It'll surprise no one to learn that another voice was added to the chorus last Thursday... [But] what is surprising - more than that, electrifying - is that the voice belonged to Sandra Day O'Connor, who retired a few weeks ago from the supreme court. O'Connor is a Republican and a Reagan nominee...
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Before you dismiss this as yet another "liberal idiocy" consider the credentials of the person in question. A Republican-appointed Supreme Court justice well-known for her moderate views.
BTW: Who do you think broke the story? As always, it took the foreign press to point out to the Americans what's happening under their very noses. In this case, the UK Guardian. I haven't seen this news item discussed in the American media. |
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| DaveSZ |
She has ZERO credibility.
First of all, she was the fifth vote that elected Bush, and then she retired under him.
Zero. |
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| MisterOpus1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
BTW: Who do you think broke the story? As always, it took the foreign press to point out to the Americans what's happening under their very noses. In this case, the UK Guardian. I haven't seen this news item discussed in the American media. |
Well when you actually find something in the American media that resembles responsible and worthwhile investigative journalism, wake me in my ing grave. Those days of American journalists actually doing their ing job as opposed to printing out the ing Republicans said/Democrats said talking points without lifting an investigative finger are long gone. |
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| MisterOpus1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
She has ZERO credibility.
First of all, she was the fifth vote that elected Bush, and then she retired under him.
Zero. |
Agreed. Reminds me of the credibility of Senator Snowe from Maine - the one who said she will help pursue an investigation into Bush's illegal domestic spying activities, but then turns around and cowers to Senator Robert's and Bush's demand to kill any investigation.
Worthless and meaningless rhetoric. |
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| DaveSZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by MisterOpus1
Well when you actually find something in the American media that resembles responsible and worthwhile investigative journalism, wake me in my ing grave. Those days of American journalists actually doing their ing job as opposed to printing out the ing Republicans said/Democrats said talking points without lifting an investigative finger are long gone. |
They are either doing that or recounting over and over the tales of young white women who have gone missing.
Then there are the Michael Jackson type stories.
It's all a distraction from what's really going on foisted upon us by the corporate owners of television media to keep us oblivious to what is truly going on.
I find myself rarely watching television at all these days after being an avid viewer as a child growing up.
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!”
Watch “Network” if you have not seen that movie. Classic. |
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| HardTranceProd |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
She has ZERO credibility.
First of all, she was the fifth vote that elected Bush, and then she retired under him.
Zero. |
All the more reason to note the irony of her views, then? :conf:
She's not Michael Moore! |
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| Shamen DJ's |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
she was the fifth vote that elected Bush,
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Damn activist Judge. |
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| Jake Benson |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
She has ZERO credibility.
First of all, she was the fifth vote that elected Bush, and then she retired under him.
Zero. |
So? I didn't vote for Bush, but that doesn't mean I have any credibility or can't support him on certain issues?
I agree with O'Connor. Being a gay political activist (sorry to bring in the gay card), I can see where she's coming from. I often read up on certain politicians defaming judges for merely ruling in favor of gay marriage or ruling gay marriage bans unconstitutional. EXAMPLE: Republican Don Dwyer tried to impeach judge M. Brooke Murdock who ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in Maryland. source Thank god the judge didn't get impeached by a 20-3 vote. But WHO THE HELL in their right mind would waste their time as an elected official to try to oust a judge based on that that kind of ruling!?! |
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| Lepanto |
| Yes how does what she say NOT make sense? Furthermore, the media is a business so therefore it must sell and it has to be compressed and not objective news. Therefore writing a 30 page story is a waste of time. |
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| Shamen DJ's |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lepanto
Yes how does what she say NOT make sense? Furthermore, the media is a business so therefore it must sell and it has to be compressed and not objective news. |
I agree, the media is mostly about profits, and I really dont have much more respect for much of the U.S. media than I do for the National Enquirer, especially when they beat stories like Rodney King, Scott Peterson & Micheal Jackson to death, when there are much more important events going on. |
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