Kind of like “You lie”, but kinder, gentler
via Washington Post;
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.
It proved to be a striking State of the Union moment: With six justices seated in their black robes directly in front of him in the House chamber, Obama said: “With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that, I believe, will open the floodgates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections.”
As Democrats applauded, cameras showed the justices sitting expressionless. Except Alito.
“Not true, not true,” he appeared to say, as he shook his head.
Also possible that Alito was actually disagreeing with the details as Obama laid them out;
…Justice Alito shook his head as if to rebut the president’s characterization of the Citizens United decision, and seemed to mouth the words “not true.” Indeed, Mr. Obama’s description of the holding of the case was imprecise. He said the court had “reversed a century of law.”
Either way, I’m sure Democrats will have no problem finding “evil corporations” to donate to their campaigns, no doubt in the hope that they’ll be eaten last.
Erick Erickson
Jeff Emanuel
Steve Maley
Caleb Howe
Pot calling kettle, pot calling kettle
Lammo (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 3:31AM EDT (link)Interesting that That One would whine about foreign donations being “legalized” (the Citizens United decision did no such thing). If I recall correctly, there was absolutely no transparency in the online donation system maintained by That One’s campaign. In fact, all of the verification controls were deliberately turned off. We will never know how much he raked in in unlawful contributions from non-citizens. If you ask me, Justice Alito’s words apply in full to the whole dang sorry episode known as the 2010 State of the Union.
Don’t be so open minded that your brains fall out. (John Corapi, The Black Sheep Dog)
The Idiot and his party have CREATED the nastiness...
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 5:08AM EDT (link)that has permeated our BEAUTIFUL Country since the year 2000 with a ramp up in 2004 and beyond however this LAST piece of RANCOR whereby a President admonishes our Supreme Court Justices in his State of the Union just goes to show that there will be NO TURNING BACK to the civility that WE once had in this country and that EVERYTHING is on tap to be thrown at and utilized to make sure that the House will be Republican in 2010 and that the Senate and Presidency will go Republican with Conservatives at the helm in 2012!!!
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Scope (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:38AM EDT (link)Obama, with his 40 some Czars, has all but rendered the Congress ineffective and neutered. They are his insurance in case Nancy and Harry do not succeed with his Progressive agenda. He now has his sights set on the doing the same to the Supreme Court Justices. If they don’t retire, or die off soon enough, he will go to plan B, along with his corrupt Atty General Holder. With the McCain-Feingold decision, it said more about “free speech” than it did about campaign finance reform, and for that, they will pay. In order for him to succeed in his takeover of the US, he must squelch any dissenting voices. Like he said last night- “He does not quit” and, that should be the biggest fear rattling the nerves of every American.
Alito was right
wayneinnh (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 9:37AM EDT (link)In a post on NRO, Professor Bradley Smith had this to say:
Jon 14:6 –
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
It’s not intellectual to believe we evolved from hydrogen gas.
It was bad enough what the president said....
penguin2 (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 9:39AM EDT (link)but that the Dems would applaud when he did, speaks to a more disconcerting and darker picture. Reverse, if you will, if he had slammed the Dems or the entire Congress, and the Justices had stood up and clapped…..
Glad to hear the music and support for the Senate Conservatives Fund. Maybe sometime you can post your original video with it.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. – Benjamin Franklin
When Good stands up to Evil, Evil blinks. – Vassar Bushmills
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Penguin- I understand it was worse
Scope (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:23AM EDT (link)What I heard was that when Obama said what he did, that Shumer, who was sitting right behind Alito, clapped in Alito’s ears, and then stood up with the wild applause from the Dems. Of the little I saw (I couldn’t take the lies after only a few minutes), Holder came down the aisle, and, completely ignored the Justices. I saw Roberts turn to him smiling, and, Holder never even acknowledged him. Holder spent his time chatting with someone across the aisle. More than anything from last night, I was sickened by the treatment that the Justice’s got. As Drudge posted this morning- Democrat anger on national display.
Unbelievable arrogance to rip the Supreme Court at SOTU
Common_Cents (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:07AM EDT (link)He is declaring war on America.
Can you imagine if Obama gets a couple more SCOTUS appointments?
“Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government
that requires every citizen to prove
they are insured…. but not everyone
must prove they are a citizen.” -Ben Stein
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”[especially in DC] – Friedrich Nietzsche
Would any of the SC justices retire to give Obama another pick after last night?
Common_Cents (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:36AM EDT (link)I’m thinkin they may hang on until he is long gone.
“Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government
that requires every citizen to prove
they are insured…. but not everyone
must prove they are a citizen.” -Ben Stein
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”[especially in DC] – Friedrich Nietzsche
Common Cents- Justice Ginsberg
Scope (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:42AM EDT (link)has already had major health problems. In addition, she is a Liberal, and, I can see her retiring to give him another younger life-long pick while he has the chance.
Is there a pool going on how long before some Dem calls for his impeachment?
bk (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:18AM EDT (link)Never mind – it’s probably happened already,
oh heck, the Kossacks were all over it already
bk (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:19AM EDT (link)http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/28/0346/95006
you tricked me..
speciallist (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 11:43AM EDT (link)I thought they wanted to impeach Obama….but no
they want to impeach Alito!….or CENSURED for violating “Decorum”
“…because a lot of respected people think he’s committed a treasonable offense.”
it’s the reality-based community, stupid…….ROTF
The Supreme Court "acted stupidly"
LisaDe (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 12:02PM EDT (link)is basically what our larger than life President said directly to the Court in front of the entire country. A beer summit will not undo the damage that this President and his little friend Eric Holder are doing to this country.
The implications of his arrogance are beyond anything that I could have thought would have come out of his “campaign speech” last night. President Messiah wants to VETO Supreme Court rulings. I feel sick to my stomach.
Schumer clapping, Hillbuzz wants him gone along with Pelosi and Boxer
Common_Cents (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 12:11PM EDT (link)posted on hillbuzz
“We’ve decided, actually, to make defeating Chuck Schumer one of our goals in 2010. That means we’ve now got three of our berths filled on what races we will be actively engaged in:
(1) All-in to re-elect Michelle Bachmann so she can replace Pelosi as Speaker
(2) Defeat Barbara Boxer, even if a paper bag or a Muppet ends up getting the nomination against her. Whoever is the Republican nominee is not Barbara “Call me Senator!” Boxer, and that’s good enough for us.
(3) Repay Chuck Schumer for what he did to Hillary. Read Game Change and see why.”
They’ll go all in for Kudlow against Schumer.
“Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government
that requires every citizen to prove
they are insured…. but not everyone
must prove they are a citizen.” -Ben Stein
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”[especially in DC] – Friedrich Nietzsche
Eric Holder is a complete @!*^*****
hickorystick (Diary) Thursday, January 28th at 8:02PM EDT (link)for standing up and clapping to that insult.
SOTU v. SCOTUS
SoFiMil (Diary) Friday, January 29th at 9:58PM EDT (link)Town Hall question for Obama: Did the White House give the Chief Justice a courtesy advanced transcript of this portion of Obama speech? If not, why not?
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