Here, you are urged and encouraged to run your mouths about something important.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

VIDEO: SAM ALITO'S JOE WILSON MOMENT

I can't lie. I did fall asleep while watching the SOTU. In fact, maybe that was Obama's strategy to get people not to watch the Republican response, but I digress. One part I did see live was when Barack tore into the Supreme Court for its recent decision in the Citizens United case, overturning a huge chunk of McCain / Feingold (if Obama's mad about it, probably good for country).

Keep a close eye on Alito, who is on Sotomayor's right. As Obama chastises the decision, Alito looks like he got into a bad bag of sweet tarts before mouthing the words, "Definitely not true". While Alito didn't make the scene or sound that Joe Wilson did, he carries much more weight and sat front and center, unlike the freshman representative. Alito's reaction is just as powerful (perhaps more so) as Wilson's. It's just that Alito doesn't have to do as much for that ripple effect.

Not much difference between, "you lie" and "definitely not true" though.


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The Politico reports some interesting dynamics taking place:
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was glad the president called out the Supreme Court.

"He [Alito] deserved to be criticized, if he didn't like it he can mouth whatever they want," Weiner said. "These Supreme Court justices sometimes forget that we live in the real world. They got a real world reminder tonight, if you make a boneheaded decision, someone's going to call you out on it."

But one conservative legal expert took sides with Alito -- at least on the substance of Obama's comments.

“The President’s swipe at the Supreme Court was a breach of decorum, and represents the worst of Washington politics — scapegoating ‘special interest’ bogeymen for all that ails Washington in attempt to silence the diverse range of speakers in our democracy,” said Bradley A. Smith, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, in The Corner blog on Nationalreview.com.
I was struck by Obama's swipe at the SCOTUS when it happened and remember thinking, "oh, that didn't sound right". Don't you love how these leftwingers like Weiner accuses others of not living in the real world?

h/t to Hot Air

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