Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
This reminds me of the conversation we had about laughing in the face of the London bombings. The thing is to understand that laughing does not necessarily mean laughing at. I too am Labour, half my family is from Wales, even my first serious boyfriend was a coal miner's son from the Black Mountains. I still have a sense of humour, and a sense of proportion.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Are you Labour?
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Originally Posted by Franklin
I don't laugh at the horrible circumstances that befell many Welsh miners. I object most strenuously to such "humor". It wasn't just the injuries and deaths, but the callous way many mine owners treated the miners and their families. It was criminal.
Pity, too, because I agree with you.
Forgot to add - although I'm talking to myself of course - nobody finds it funny. People use humour in the face of disaster.
Last edited by Lion in Winter; Jul 20th 2005 at 1:39 pm.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
I'm sorry, I'm no longer allowed to reply to this post as per your instructions.
Pity, too, because I agree with you.
Pity, too, because I agree with you.
Silenced in the background, eh? Is this the way activist Labour wanabees work?
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Originally Posted by fatbrit
Silenced in the background, eh? Is this the way activist Labour wanabees work?
I'm so sorry, it's just that the holier than thou stuff pisses me off. As does being told who I can and can't talk to. Not very socialist behaviour.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Not very socialist behaviour.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Perhaps he's checking with the State Department.
I'm so sorry, it's just that the holier than thou stuff pisses me off. As does being told who I can and can't talk to. Not very socialist behaviour.
I'm so sorry, it's just that the holier than thou stuff pisses me off. As does being told who I can and can't talk to. Not very socialist behaviour.
OK ... have your fun ...
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by Big Vern
Oh, lighten up, Franklin.
Everyone has got some tragedy somewhere in their lives, accidents, people dying of cancer, suicides...but that doesn't mean we lose the ability to laugh.
You lose the ability to laugh -- about anything at all -- you lose some of the very thing that makes us human and keeps us going in the face of such terrible terrible dark things.
Everyone has got some tragedy somewhere in their lives, accidents, people dying of cancer, suicides...but that doesn't mean we lose the ability to laugh.
You lose the ability to laugh -- about anything at all -- you lose some of the very thing that makes us human and keeps us going in the face of such terrible terrible dark things.
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I think I would like to have the last word on this thread.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by snowbunny
He's a party-liner who has never dissented from the agenda of the socially conservative far-right. He shows absolutely no creative thinking and has an extremely short track record as a federal justice -- certainly NOT the length of service a SCOTUS judge should have.
His nomination is a tribute to the many years of serving the Bush family agenda well, not because he's a fair or intelligent judge.
Bush has either lost it or is extremely stupidly stubborn -- or both! because this kind of nomination does NOT promote any sort of unity between the parties. And he wonders why his nominees come under political pressure? Get real.
His nomination is a tribute to the many years of serving the Bush family agenda well, not because he's a fair or intelligent judge.
Bush has either lost it or is extremely stupidly stubborn -- or both! because this kind of nomination does NOT promote any sort of unity between the parties. And he wonders why his nominees come under political pressure? Get real.
Last edited by Franklin; Jul 20th 2005 at 2:09 pm. Reason: Judge Roberts went to the same college for under/graduate studies
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Originally Posted by Franklin
You do know that he did very well at undergrad and grad school? Top schools and apparently top or near the top of his class.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Well if I were President, I'd give it to a man of the people......like a miner perhaps.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Well if I were President, I'd give it to a man of the people......like a miner perhaps.
I understand that has a very high standing.
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Re: Bush picks John Roberts for the Supreme Court
Originally Posted by Franklin
Judge Roberts was a steel worker for a while, worked his way through law school. From a pretty humble background. So maybe the President has picked a man of the people.
Think he's picked a lackey for the Bush dynasty myself, but there you go.