RIP William Rehnquist
A giant among justices has passed. At a time like this, one would hope that everyone remembers that Rehnquist has a grieving family who loved him and coworkers who, even if they disagreed with him, at least respected him as a man who did his job, showed up into his 80's, and generally did what he was expected to do.
But no. The Left cannot wait to tar and feather his legacy. Alan Dershowitz calls Rehnquist a "Republicn thug" less than two hours after the death announcement. Dershowitz is such a scumbag. The democratic underground website blames ... KARL ROVE! for the timing of Rehnquist's death and suggests democrats show up and the funeral and spit on his coffin. Classy. And more will pop up as everyone wakes up this Sunday morning. What can you expect from the party of ted kennedy, howard dean and harry reid? Further marginalization for the democratic party as they push the moderates rightward.
We've said before that a healthy political process needs at least TWO viable parties. It's just darkly amusing that the people who are pushing us toward one party rule are the democrats, not the republicans.
But no. The Left cannot wait to tar and feather his legacy. Alan Dershowitz calls Rehnquist a "Republicn thug" less than two hours after the death announcement. Dershowitz is such a scumbag. The democratic underground website blames ... KARL ROVE! for the timing of Rehnquist's death and suggests democrats show up and the funeral and spit on his coffin. Classy. And more will pop up as everyone wakes up this Sunday morning. What can you expect from the party of ted kennedy, howard dean and harry reid? Further marginalization for the democratic party as they push the moderates rightward.
We've said before that a healthy political process needs at least TWO viable parties. It's just darkly amusing that the people who are pushing us toward one party rule are the democrats, not the republicans.
posted by SCC at 6:50 AM
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Dear SCC-
My condolences on the passing of "your guy" Bill REHNQUIST (quick- fix the boo-boo on his name before anyone notices!)
May he Rest-In-Peace (more peace than we're gonna see the next few decades, that's for sure the lucky stiff!)
- Trying to be a nice respectful Liberal (but it's hard sometimes)!
(That Rehnquist was a gruff old hardball-playing crow- rumor had it he was observed supressing the black vote way back in the early 60's in Arizona as an election judge... I wonder how he felt leaving this mortal coil watching GWB fumble, bumble and stumble knowing he helping make it all possible big-time in December 2000...?)
(BTW- I'm n-o-t "left-is-best" or any of his other sock-puppet evil twin alter-ego's... are you sure they're all not y-o-u doing your best "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" or Garfield Goose and "Friends" or B.J. and Dirty Dragon, Gigglesnort Hotel, Ray Ranyer, Captain Kangaroo... etc...???)
Black vote in the 60s in Arizona? What all TWO of them?
(I don't think the title below refers to the Diana Ross/Mary Wilson feud... ;-> )
"A HATE SUPREME"
As the end of the Rehnquist era nears, it’s time to reckon with the chief justice’s segregationist past
By David S. Bernstein
for The Boston Phoenix
November 26 - December 2, 2004
FROM THE TENOR of recent reports, it seems we may have seen Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s last days on the bench. If so, we will soon be treated to retrospectives on his life and career. But to completely and fairly capture the man, those bios should not gloss over Rehnquist’s ardent and active support of racial segregation in the years before he joined the Supreme Court, when he was a private lawyer in Phoenix, Arizona... (click on it- a MUST READ if you claim to have an open mind regarding the actions of this extremely influential jurist..!)
"Click here for full text..."
What ever happened to Prentiss "Reverse Discrimination" Marshall?
If PAT keeps prayin' for it- G-d might just strike them ALL dead- and Dubya would become the BEST Preznint' Ever for you "Righties"... (if he ain't that already!)
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