Let's Hear About Obama's Big Speech

The President talked about neither Trayvon Martin nor George Zimmerman, so there was nothing for me.  But for more conventionally oriented folks...

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[Sue]

Can't help you. I turn him off as soon as I hear his voice.

[George]

I'm wondering whether anyone in the media will point out that the president committed a gaffe big enough to sail the Titanic through. He claimed that overturning the ACA would be an unprecedented action by the court against a duly passed law of Congress.

Has he already forgotten about Citizens United? McCain-Feingold got more support by Congress than ACA. As did the Detainee Act of 2005 which the Supreme Court nailed in 2006. I'm sure there's a whole laundry list of cases that disprove the president's completely absurd statement.

Is the president really going on a pre-emptive attack on the Supreme Court in a case where 70-75% of the public disagrees with him about the constitutionality of the law?! Really?

After his already poor relationship with the Supreme Court after berating them directly in a State of the Union speech, it seems the president risks being seen as a King who doesn't respect the other branches of government.

I'm just amazed he would be so brazen - even for him. Shocking.

[bgates]

This is the first I've heard of it, and (barring the hoped-for reports of how his poll numbers dipped again once the public had to take another look at him) hopefully the last I'll hear of it.

[Sue]

Did Obama talk about the Russian spy that was getting too close to one of his cabinet members?

[Clarice]

Next. Obama talks about how packing the court is necessary to save the Republic from this gang which is
unprecedentedly" overturning the "democratic will" as expressed by Pelosi and her sidekick Reid" on Christmas Eve.

[Clarice]

BTW, James Taranto who did not go to college or law school anywhere and never taught at the Univ of Chicago law school reminds the genius of Marbury v. Madison.

[matt]

We are now seeing some of his strategy working with women and the black community. He wants them outraged, inflamed, and mobilized.

He then went on the offensive with the Latino community last week. Amnesties, non-enforcement of immigration laws on the books, DREAM Act, etc.

I have a black friend who spent a lot of time on Wall Street. He also wears his aluminum foil helmet on some issues. Already, the perception in the Washington Corridor media has already been shaped.

An "us vs them" grievance based campaign is upon us.

Obama, The Great Polarizer.

[narciso]

Isn't that kind of superfluous, Sue;

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/04/02/too-good-to-check-feds-feared-hot-russian-spy-was-trying-to-seduce-obama-cabinet-member/

Besides wasn't the head of the illegals division, working for us.

[Jack is Back!]

Is this his idea of picking up on the left's idea that losing in the SCOTUS will help him win in November? Why not just call Scalia, Alito, Roberts, Kennedy and Thomas racist and biased fascists and get it over with?

[Jack is Back!]

narciso,

I am going with Hillary. Who you got?

[Janet]

Here is the video - Obama: Court Striking Down Obamacare Would Be Judicial Activism

ummm...err...em...emmmm..errr....let me be clear...errrr

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

“… that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law”

The President told the Supreme Court that it would be frustrating Congressional will if it ruled against his Health Care plan. The President, who was once a law professor, advanced not a single legal argument to bolster his exhortation, saying instead that they would be a bunch of “unelected group of people” who will have turned to “judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint” if they went ahead and struck down

Gag!

[Clarice]

You know, there were a number of steps the Administration could hace taken to slow the case down do it wouldn't be decided before the election. I was frankly surprised they didn't take them. Now I see why--like Pelosi they really did not believe there was any constitutional limits to Congressional action.

[narciso]

Don't harsh my mellow about Chapman with that, jiB, the linked independent piece forgets to point our 'unexpectedly' of course
that 'Curveball' was a BND asset, then again
Wilkerson wouldn't bother to point that out,

[James D.]

Interesting that Zero is so concerned about "Congressional will" at the same time that he's campaigning on a theme of ignoring or going around Congress when its will doesn't correspond to his own.

I wonder if any of the White House press will mention that?

[matt]

I don't think this headline came out quite right.from yahoo news:

Ann Romney: ‘Unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out’

[Janet]

I wonder if any of the White House press will mention that?

Wouldn't that be a miracle, James D.? Or ask about Prop. 8 or voter ID laws. I wish some JOMers were in the press corp.

[matt]

So the community activist doesn't like judicial activism even when it isn't judicial activism.

As a well known constitutional scholar and critical race theory proponent I give great credence to his masterful understanding of the 2,700 page bill no one read.

To sever, or not to sever. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous Fortune or flush this bag o' crap down the commode and by opposing end it.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Good for Tagg!

Tagg Romney Rips “Lib Media” For Attacking His Dead Grandpa

Mitt Romney’s son Tagg ripped the “lib media” for attacking his dead Grandfather on the hit show “Mad Men” last night.

[Gus]

Congress duly passed RYAN'S budget too President King Kon.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Matt: This story ran in Politico yesterday:

Ann Romney is the Romney Democrats fear most

When I read this line, I thought of our own Ann and possibly even DOT :) :

Ann Romney’s unexpected rock star status has the political arena buzzing about how her husband’s campaign will leverage her popularity in an election in which Michelle Obama — one of the most admired first ladies in history — will have an outsized and substantive portfolio.

[henry]

I didn't know you put a horse blanket around a portfolio.

[podesta]

Tagg. Isn't he the idiot who bragged about Romney's abuse of his dog, Seamus, because he thought Mitt's negligence was an attribute?

[Eric in Boise]

Wait for it...

"The Supreme Court acted stupidly."

Oh please, oh please...

[James D.]

Speaking of wishful thinking, it would be really nice if the folks that Zero is trying to appeal to with his "Us vs. Them" campaign (as Matt notes above) open their eyes and realize that while may be part of Zero's "Us" on whichever issue Zero is demagoguing and lying about today, they'll be part of the "Them" tomorrow when Zero's demagoguing and lying on a different topic.

I don't feel too optimistic about the chances of that, though.

[Podestas Mom]

Did podesta's dad molest him as a child?

That's what I thought...but didn't want to say.

[podesta]

Ann Romney's unexpected rock star status? Seamus is a more recognized personality.

[narciso]

So being the GOP liberal, denouncing Goldwater, and cleaning up this guy's messes
cuts no ice;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennen_Williams

[podesta]

Podestas Mom. You are a disgusting human being. Tom should ban you.

[Extraneus]

I'm interested in the idea that Obama may have received insider information on Friday's SC vote. I don't think I've ever seen such an accusation on any previous decision, but it will be interesting to weigh his post-Friday statements against the eventual ruling.

Btw, I put nothing past leftist scum.

[Danube of Thought]

Podesta...Podesta...wasn't he the one that had the wife-beating issue? And the DUI?

[Extraneus]

“Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests -- including foreign companies -- to spend without limit in our elections,” Obama said tonight. “Well, I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, and worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and that’s why I’m urging Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong.”

[Captain Hate]

I think that was Sid Blumenthal, DoT.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Podesta was probably not even alive when Seamus was enjoying a long and pampered life. Must be very frustrating to have to use Grandpas and 30 year old pet stories in order to try to gin up some animosity against a candidate.

[podesta]

Danube. I really don't care about moronic statements like yours. But molestation comments? You're doubling down on that? Where is Tom? I have my disagreements with him, but I know he would be disgusted.

[podesta]

Sara. Seamus ran away when the Romneys reached Canada. They made up a story about him living his life to a ripe old age.

[Ignatz]

--He claimed that overturning the ACA would be an unprecedented action by the court against a duly passed law of Congress.--

Hmm, isn't this the same president whose own DOJ refuses to even defend a duly passed law before the Federal courts; DOMA?

[Janet]

So Mad Men puts in a random jab at Romney...& the Academy of Country Music makes fun of Tebow..."saying the Broncos 'sacrifice a virgin' ".

It is all not funny or okay anymore.

[DebinNC]

Imagine Obama's SCOTUS choices if he's reelected and gets more "flexibility". Justice Richard Trumka?

[Ignatz]

--Sara. Seamus ran away when the Romneys reached Canada. They made up a story about him living his life to a ripe old age.--

Citation?

[Threadkiller]

“HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER HEARD BILL CLINTON SAY OBAMA INELIGIBLE”

http://www.wnd.com/2012/04/hollywood-producer-heard-bill-clinton-say-obama-ineligible/

Who is she and what movie did she produce?

http://www.fandango.com/bettinasofiaviviano/overview/p271423

http://www.reelz.com/movie/288309/jack-and-jill/cast/

How is Hollywood shutting her up?

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-04-01/razzies-adam-sandler-sweep/53936236/1

"unprecedented to win all 10 awards"

They even gave it the Box Office Razzie. That usually goes to movies that did not turn a profit. Not the case with jack and Jill.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-04-01/razzies-adam-sandler-sweep/53936236/1

[Captain Hate]

the Academy of Country Music makes fun of Tebow

Have those imbeciles lost what little mind they ever possessed? Country music fans are extremely conservative and making a joke like that is just begging for the Ditzy Slits treatment.

[Extraneus]

Obama is failing to punch ... uh ... above his weight on this.

Here's a link for lib commenters who probably don't even know what that's about.

[podesta]

Ignatz. I have no citation. But Seamus mysteriously disappeared, gone to live out his life on a western farm, according to Romney's sister. One of Romney's kids said he ran away when they reached Canada.

[podesta]

Ditzy slits? Pathetic. You have earned your name.

[George]

It could have been worse. He could have said "an unelected group of folks". On a more serious note, has any president - ever - called out the Supreme Court as "an unelected group of people" or anything even remotely as ignorant?

Yes, Obama, they are an unelected body, it's kind of the point, Mr. Genius Constitutional Scholar. Seriously, how can the media not call him on this? This must rank as one of the worst gaffes he has ever made.

It makes him look like a middle school kid who hasn't learned about the US government yet. I just cannot comprehend how he could make such a statement, and I won't be able to comprehend how he'll probably get away with it as well.

Just imagine Bush calling the Supreme Court "an unelected group of people"! I mean, wow, the media would harp on him for that for weeks.

[Porchlight]

Nobody learned anything from the Chixie Dicks incident, CH. I saw "Free Natalie Maines!" T-shirts here in Austin during SXSW that year.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

--Sara. Seamus ran away when the Romneys reached Canada. They made up a story about him living his life to a ripe old age.--

Now you are just being silly. Seamus lived to a ripe old age and died at the home of Mitt's sister in California.

[bgates]

So we're going to have a choice between the guy who made up stories about how he paid for college, how the books published under his name were written, how much attention he paid to his pastor and spiritual advisor of 20 years, what deals he's making with the Russians that he doesn't want to reveal to the electorate, what he's doing "under the radar" to restrict Americans' constitutional right to gun ownership, and when he met his friendly neighborhood terrorist,
-and a guy who allegedly made up a story about the family dog.

[narciso]

The press is just as ignorant or craven George, re Bush v, Gore,

[Neo]

No amount of lipstick is going to make Obama's pig look any better

[Ignatz]

--Ignatz. I have no citation. But Seamus mysteriously disappeared, gone to live out his life on a western farm, according to Romney's sister. One of Romney's kids said he ran away when they reached Canada.--

Did it run away and come back?
Wikipedia says he was given to Romney's sister and later croaked.
The rest of what you say cannot be attributed even by you to anyone, so why do you repeat it?
Casual slander?

[maryrose]

I actually saw a clip of Obama dissing the SC.
Just when I thought he could sink no lower, he shows once again that he is absolutely wrong about everything. This is his inept way of trying to influence the vote if he doesn't already have an idea of how it's going down. His so-called achievement is DOA and once again this administration has no plan B.

[Captain Hate]

Did anybody at this year's SXSW even care about them, Porch? I heard that, in addition to their political dumbass statements, that they also turned off some of their older fans by siccing ambulance chasers on people who were linking clips of their OOP stuff (and not making money off it).

Their career is where it belongs; down in the gutter with podesta.

[boatbuilder]

DoT--Don't take this wrong, but based on the shot of Anna Chapman posted by Ace at Narciso's link above, I am glad that you are not in charge of the nuclear launch codes. You wouldn't have held out past the second martini. Me neither, for that matter.

[Ignatz]

--Ditzy slits? Pathetic. You have earned your name.--

Are you sure your tender sensibilities are up to this?

[henry]

Cross posted. And now to stop the phone from ringing, I'm listening to Paul Ryan on a tele town hall as he argues for Romney. First two questions from doubters, one on Obamacare, the next a Gingritch fan asking why Romney is not as clear as Ryan on his plans.

[podesta]

Sara. You may be right. But this "living to a ripe old age" statement sounds suspect. Sounds like a talking point.

[boatbuilder]

Mitt has a son named Tagg? He absolutely has to name Sarah Palin as VP.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Rep. James Clyburn: Obama should campaign against the Supremes if they strike Obamacare

Yeah, that oughta do it.

[henry]

Ryan is talking about working with Romney to get the details right to reverse the growth in government. Details down to specific bills to repeal Obamacare & roll back regulations.

[podesta]

Ignatz. Yeah, it's just a comment, but still pathetic. Captain Hate thinks he's a warrior, but he's just lonely and stupid.

[bgates]

an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress

Has the Supreme Court ever gone through the trouble of overturning a law of another kind than "passed by a majority of a democratically elected [legislature]"?

This is like accusing Obama of taking the unprecedented, extraordinary step of being a race-baiting, narcissistic, ignorant, arrogant, lazy, incompetent jackass. As Kyle Reese said about Romney, "That's what he does! That's all he does!"

[bunkerbuster]

Identity conservatives have been self-righteously yammering on about judicial activism for decades, faulting Supreme Court decisions whenever and wherever they run afoul of the ideologically correct template.
Now these same people want to equate criticism of the court as disrespect for checks and balances. So transparent. So stupid.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

"living to a ripe old age" is a very common phrase and a common description that people use(d) all the time.

[Captain Hate]

Oh dear, podesta. YOU MAD, SON.

I'm definitely not lonely and, no matter what you think of my intelligence, I don't waste my time on a blog trying to unsuccessfully convince everybody else that they're wrong about things. But please continue your quixotic undertaking; it's very entertaining in a thank God I'm not you way.

[podesta]

Sara. You're right. Let's just forget this entire unfortunate incident. Romney was right. Seamus was wrong for pooping on the roof of the car. Bad dog, Seamus, bad dog!

[RichatUF]

And the Identity Teenage strikes again!

bgates-

Your 7:49 is a keeper!

[henry]

Last question- why is Romney for higher gas prices? Ryan attacked Obama onthis and said Romney is on the drill baby drill plan. 5 questions all anti Romney. Ryan was impressive as usual. Ack, more robocalls inbound.

[podesta]

Captain Hate. I insulted you because you refered to women musicians as "slits." Do what you want, live how you want, but you have a problem to be speaking that way.

[narciso]

Well there is the issue of Mankiw, one of his economic advisors, and head of Bush CEA, that
proferrred a $2.00 gallon gas tax, for reasons
passing understanding.

[Ignatz]

--Do what you want, live how you want, but you have a problem to be speaking that way.--

Possibly, but perhaps instead of worrying about his alleged problem you could examine why your mind would conclude he is either lonely or stupid?

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Last question- why is Romney for higher gas prices?

That's a new one. Don't they ever listen to him. He has been talking about the hardship of rising gas prices on families and especially single-earner Moms and lower wage earners who are having trouble even getting to their jobs. Good grief.

[podesta]

Ignatz. I'm not worried. Just commenting.

[Ignatz]

--faulting Supreme Court decisions whenever and wherever they run afoul of the ideologically correct template--

No. We fault them when they run afoul of the intent and meaning of the Constitution. That is activism.
Holding laws to the standards of the Constitution is not.

[Threadkiller]

Pot-testa, do you really not get CH's reference?

[Ignatz]

--Ignatz. I'm not worried. Just commenting.--

I'd say you need practice but I don't want to encourage you.
Maybe you could go to your word processor and write 500 times;
I won't be so tedious.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

TK: I finally got time to listen to the latest Arpaio YouTube. I thought the segment on the Selective Service card was enlightening, the rest seemed old hat.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

The Dixie Chicks made fools of themselves with their remarks on Bush, but they compounded their fall from grace by then starting a feud with Toby Keith. Stupid is as stupid does!

[podesta]

Ignatz. I won't be so tedious times 500.

[Captain Hate]

Really podesta? Did you confront everybody you encountered that wore tee-shirts proclaiming "Sarah Palin is a cunt" and take them to task? Because I'm thinking you had a chance to but didn't do anything and your outrage is extremely selective and reserved for people you disagree with politically. Maybe I'm wrong and you can tell me so; but I don't think so and I don't trust you not to lie about anything, given what you've posted.

[Danube of Thought]

"Molestation?" Nah. Wife-beating and DUI. But I'm reminded that it wasn't the hapless Podesta after all.

[narciso]

Well they posed nekkid, as the late Lewis Grizzard might have put it, on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, to show solidarity with
the antiwar movement or something, so the inference is not totally untoward,

[maryrose]

Obama's is an imperialist presidency. I don't think we want 4 more years of this partisan hack.He thinks he's better than the Supreme Court justices and obviously missed the civics lesson on the 3 branches of government. Perhps he was living in Indonesia at the time.

[narciso]

No, podesta along with the Justice Spokesman was throwing mud on Bork back when they were
on the Senate judiciary committee staff

[jimmyk]

Judicial activism is making up laws or constitutional provisions out of whole cloth (like the penumbras and emanations to find a right to abortion) to produce a desired result. Acting to prevent the government from overstepping its powers is precisely what the courts are supposed to do.

[Danube of Thought]

The latest subject to get the Identity Teenager all confused is judicial activism.

[henry]

Sara, Ryan had the same reaction. The caller said she read that in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal. Maybe she heard it in an add, Santorum ads claim Romney=Obama on all things including AGW and green energy (but Rick knows how to bowl). One questioner asked why Romney didn't lay out his plans in his ads (funny, they tie Santorum to DC), Ryan answered that he was frustrated with negative ads in the primary and we need to settle on one candidate ASAP. Half of Romney's robo-calls attack Obama, the rest attack Santorum. Half of Santorum's robo-calls attack Romney, the rest attack abortion.

[Ignatz]

--Wife-beating and DUI. But I'm reminded that it wasn't the hapless Podesta after all.--

Podesta's acronym is UFO, as in he wants the Feds to come clean on them.
Presumably he sees a whole new illegal alien Dem voting bloc.

[narciso]

Well there is sort of a logic to that, Santorum mobilizing the prolife element,
but focusing on the healthcare issue as he did in the debates, would make more sense,
but they do get distractd by the big shiny,

Then again, after the duo of Abrams and Brokaw, blanketed my state, seemingly a lifetime ago, I've been more than a tad cynical about the whole enterprise

[Threadkiller]

"“I think if President Obama came out as gay, he wouldn't lose the black vote," a cheerful Van Jones told MSNBC this afternoon."

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/04/02/van_jones_obama_wouldnt_lose_the_black_vote_even_if_he_came_out_as_gay.html

How does that old saying go?

"With friends like these, you may need enemas."

[podesta]

Captain Hate. I've never seen anyone wearing a "Palin is a cunt" tee-shirt. I've read someone writing that the Dixie Chicks are slits. I'll criticize what I see.

[George]

Quick, someone ask Obama what he thinks about the constitutionality of the DOMA, which was passed by an overwhelming majority. Surely the court shouldn't overturn a law with such strong Congressional support? Surely.

[podesta]

Hey Danube. Tripling down on the molestation statement? Good for you. You reading this, Tom?

[narciso]

Fallows showing the same instincts that caused him to miss the Japanese real estate bubble

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/04/a-conservative-coup-detat/255261/

[Captain Hate]

I'll criticize what I see.

You saw Romney's dog run away?

[podesta]

Dabube. I apologize, you were not tripling down. You were not apologizing for participating in a molestation accusation. My bad.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

“I think if President Obama came out as gay, he wouldn't lose the black vote," a cheerful Van Jones told MSNBC this afternoon."

If I were the cynical sort, I'd call this a trial balloon.

[podesta]

Nope, Didn't see that Captain Hate. Just read you refer to women as "slits." You're doing great.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

You reading this, Tom?

Good God, Podesta, this isn't kindergarten. Tom is not going to come to your aid just because you don't like something someone else said. Grow up, be a man.