It appears that the sight of Martha-Ann Alito reduced to tears by the hearings has turned out to make Judge Alito and his wife both the subjects of great sympathy, and caused much fuss about whether the Democrats have crossed the line. (Even Katie Couric.)
Here's my prediction: before they finish with the other testimony, someone will break into very public tears about how much they fear Alito, and it will get much press coverage.
Maybe it will be Schumer...no it will be a woman who was raped by her father and got pregnant and thanks to people like Alito her whole life would be ruined.....
ReplyDeleteMaybe they can find that woman whose life was ruined when John Bolton looked at her 'mean'.
ReplyDeleteOh wait, no need to search, she's on speed-dial.
'almost on cue' 'a little too pat' 'well Lindsey was..'
ReplyDeleteInuendo, guilt by association, Mark is doing it too. He just can't help himself.
Yep, mrs. Alito is JUST the sort of vicious creep to do something like that. Been hiding it behind a decent, respectable 'front' for 40 or 50 years, waiting for this moment--as it was planned out, down in Texas, when the war was cooked up. I overheard the whole thing, I was nearby, nailing shoes on the slaves.
ReplyDeleteWhat's REALLY funny is, the REAL blow-off is after the set-up, now, when the goo-goo dolls come out saying it was a set-up.
ReplyDeleteWorks every time, just like Mr. Rove says!
ReplyDelete\;-D
"Say, Massuh", asks Mark, "Duz ya mine if'n ah takes this hyar rope n' HANGS muh sef?"
ReplyDeleteWhy, not at all, sonny, please, help yourself, go right ahead.
Well, I don't have the character to resist; if i'd been put thru what Alito just went thru, the minute i'm confirmed I'm putting on a Genghis Kahn helmet and sending Teddy a horse's head.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I can't stand it.
ReplyDelete(1) Mark, I'm not big on making fun of people's accents or places of origin, even people from New Jersey. I'd be happier if everyone would lay off it unless they've got something actually funny to say. (Hint: "Cornpone" ain't it.)
(2) Speaking of silly conspiracy theories, there was a theory around for a while that the Miers nomination was a setup on Karl Rove's part to get the Democrats so wound up that they'd be swinging their big sticks at a more conservative, but highly qualified, candidate, thereby not only spending a lot of money on TV adverts, but making themselves look like fools in the mean time I'm not saying that Alito's all that "conservative" --- he was pushing for an end to sodomy laws and legalization of homosexuality in 1972 --- but to the extent that we now have a "conservative" nomineee whose major flaw seems to be that he once subscribed to a magazine that had one paragraph in one story that Teddy Kennedy's staff thought was awful enough to be useful, but who received such concerted attacks that even Katie Couric started asking "Have the Democrats gone too far?"
My, my. The Force is strong in this one.
Genghis Kahn helmet.
ReplyDeleteI immediately flashed on the image of a mongol with a black fedora and payot.
Like to died.
I couldn't help it, I had to have some 'cornpone' fun with Mark's anti-southerner snark. But, again, water seeks it's level, and you're right about the level.
ReplyDeleteGenghis Cohen? Har, that IS funny.
ReplyDeleteI think Mel Brooks beat us to that image, in "The History of the World".
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you ask the Iraqi Congress? Nobody here works for the State Dep't, so why would we be nosing into the process? We'll know what we need to know when we need to know it. You elect leaders, then you let them work--you don't need to burrow up every butt you can find and start gnawing, in order to be a good citizen.
ReplyDeletemark,
ReplyDeleteResults are expected next week. They've been delayed by investigations into "Sunni complaints of fraud", which is a little vague, but hey, the Dem's complaints were, too. Well, not always, sometimes they were very specific but approximately infinitely implausible.
Sheesh. You'd think someone so keen to see any sign of problems in Iraq would know that.
Now please, tell me about the dire implications for Iraq so I can get to sleep.
Pelosi seems to've appointed someone who took an all-expenses Abramoff junket to the South Seas in the late 90s, to her big new clean-up-the-Abramoff-scandal task force.
ReplyDeleteFunny you haven't mentioned that. Must've slipped your mind.
Must've slipped HER mind.
You're ALL spending so much time gnawing at everyone else that you can't seem to get stabilized anywhere at all, on anything, anytime, ever.
Don't blame you a bit for trying to change the Alito subject, tho!
Three cheers for the new, centrist Supreme Court!
The loss of life troubles everyone, Mark, as does the cost. Have we been thru this train of thought before, a thousand times?
ReplyDeleteWhat is it with you?
Do the people on this blog start re-talking the loss of life and costs of *unfought* terrorism, every time you make a point?
I mean, would we, if you ever made one?
$200 billion and...and 2000+ dead GIs and counting! Some say this war may cost us like $2 trillion when all is said and done to bring democracy to Iraq and they can't count the g*dd*m votes in less than a g*dd*m month? And that suits you? Are you crazy! Oh my GOD this... this wasn't exactly Bush vs Gore as far as tight races go. Don't you think someone, anyone, who cares about democracy or anything at all ought to make some inquiries? Isn't democracy that important to you? Have you no heart!
ReplyDeleteHey hey! Settle down little guy. There's a limit to how much time you can spend all worked up without risking health problems
BEJaysus!!! Everything is ALL WRONG!!! This is HORRIBLE!!! HELP MEEeeeee!!!!
ReplyDelete--Mark-in-spirit
Quoting from memory, I should add. I may have gotten some specifics wrong.
ReplyDeleteoh, just anywhere in the general arwea will do. After all, this guy thinks that if we aren't blogging it, then nobody in Iraq is working it out. All 25 million of 'em are frozen motionless in mid-step waiting for us to post something.
ReplyDeletethey can't count the votes in less than a month?
ReplyDeleteROTF!
LOLOLOL
You think this is all about counting votes?!?!?!?
A parliament was elected, dumbo, and the various factions create coalitions so their parliamentary members carry more clout and thus get to choose President, Prime Minister, etc.
That's the way Parliamentary systems work, jerko. It's nothing like a two-party system. It's more like 1000-party system that's trying to hone itself down to three or four.
It's actually a bit like those crazy caucuses in the Iowa primaries. I'll stand here with you guys. No, wait, I think I'll go stand over there with them. Oh, just a minute, Ahmed is over there, maybe I should follow.
From what I've read, there are Sunni, secular Shia, and Kurds joining forces (quite an irony, no?) to counter religious shia.
Separately, there are inquiries into accusations of voting fraud. A report on those is due shortly.
(Andy Card, six hours from now)
ReplyDelete"Good Morning, Mr. President; overnight dispatches, first, we've received notice that Mark, writing on YARGB, would like for America to "do something on Iraq."
"Aw, Jesus, Andy, I was afraid of that--he's figured out we done forgot all about--wazzit--Iraq...quick, hand me muh boots, no checkers this morning--we gon' hafta GIT BUSY!"
Sounds like one of those guys who only goes to stock car races to see 'em crash.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I love about Mark. His compassion and looking for the best in people. You can just feel the love and respect he has for humanity.
So, who kicked you when you were a pup? The sign of maturity is getting over it.
Or just when she's feeling pity?
ReplyDeleteWell, Iraq had really clean ones before OIF--I think Saddam got 94%. I guess the other 6% were the bravest sumbitches on the planet--or shills to avoid that dead (and I mean 'dead') giveaway, the old 100% victory that indicates the possibility of 'voter incineration'.
ReplyDeletewell, nite all.
ReplyDeleteMark, time for you to ratchet the old bed of nails down off the gables, kick Igor down the stone steps to the cellar, shoo the bats and gargoyles out, snuff the skull candles, pull on your hair pajamas, and get some sleep.
mark:
ReplyDeleteWe all get it. You are Saddam Hussein's number one fan.
If you had your way Saddam would be putting people in mass graves, treating the UN like a cheap whore,trying to kill Presdients, shooting at out planes and starving his own people until the end of time.
I bet you one thing, there will be a settled government in Iraq long before the Democratic base accepts the last election here.
But hey, we get it, Your best thing is making fun of people's accents and scuking up to fasicst dictators.
You really do not need to go on and on we get it.... you love Saddam, you use the deaths of Americans to make policitical gains.... you are fasicst.
chrystal clear.
"Yep, mrs. Alito is JUST the sort of vicious creep to do something like that. Been hiding it behind a decent, respectable 'front' for 40 or 50 years, waiting for this moment"
ReplyDeleteEXACTLY!
And the Dems are just hiding behind that faux decadent, dehumanized, dissolute 'front' to cover up their inner Uber Decency and of course, Patriotism.
"By the way Buddy,you forgot to mention moonbats sleep hanging upside down...this one is incontinent. "
ReplyDelete---
Ooh! That Squirts!
200 billion and...and 2000+ dead GIs and counting! Some say this war may cost us like $2 trillion when all is said and done to bring democracy to Iraq
ReplyDelete2 trillion dollars and 400,000 dead to bring democracy to Germany and Japan. Wast it worth it?
27 Billion dollars and 600,000 dead to free the slaves, was it worth it?
Iraq just had its first free elections in 6,000 years or so, and you're carping about them taking time put together a parliment. What a piece of work you are.
Maggie's Farm:
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Emailed from an Italian-American reader "Vinny in NJ":
There was a paysan named Alito,
To us Dems he's a nasty mosquito.
He's a working class wop
but he ain't union shop,
I'd rather vote for a friggin' burrito.
It's a difficult rhyme. One more, emailed in from who knows where:
There once was a judge named Alito,
They claimed he had gone incognito,
And hates women and blacks
Like all Reagan hacks,
But he stuck like a chunk of granito.
Sam I Am (sorry, Dr Seuss):
ReplyDeleteThere once was a judge name of Sam
Who sat thru a Kennedy scam
Old Teddy threw sludge
Young Sam wouldn't budge
And for Justice,
Sam says "I Am!"
Knuck, that could depend on whether or not the object is pitiful by choice, or not.
ReplyDeleteRevise clunky last line:
ReplyDelete"...as for Justice,
'Oh I AM one!' said Sam."
FDR and HST had something that GWB doesn't have, alright: an oppo party not siding with the enemy.
ReplyDeleteMark:
ReplyDeleteTry this link.
You apparently are having some trouble with it.
The USS Democrat, having almost deliberately hit a series of icebergs, is rapidly heading below the surface.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the captain(s) and crews are all jammed into the purser's office, frantically clawing at each other and the ship's safe, as the water rises around their ears.
"Bye, y'all--it's been GREAT!"
Many of the Able Seamen went to lower the lifeboats, only to pull away the canvas and find only promises hanging from the divots.
ReplyDelete"Connotations" (noun) a brain disease induced by habitual ingestion of toxic Koolaide; characterized by blindness, deafness, and an open mouth continually-streaming nonsense. (usage) vernacular; as in "Please excuse his behavior, he's contracted the "connotations".
ReplyDelete*For a few belly-laffs at Sen. Ted's deserved expense, try Daniel Henninger this morning @ WSJ:
(don't miss 'comments')
Do you prefer the Hosue of Lords, Baron von Mark?
ReplyDeleteYeh, their counterparts in North Korea are MUCH better-mannered.
ReplyDeleteThat Zarqawi, you'll never stay "a head" of him.
ReplyDeleteTitle: Wargaming the Alito Nomination: Day 5
ReplyDeleteFOXNews’ Brian Wilson is reporting that, though some in the anti-Alito contingent may try to delay the confirmation process a bit longer (presumably to allow some of the negative ads to run a longer, their hope being that the American public will suddenly find themselves so outraged by Alito’s personal finger probing of an innocent eleven year old girl that they’ll turn the sound down on “The View” long enough to pen fiery denouncements of the nonimee to their Congressional representatives)
protein wisdom
Yep, stay in touch with Mr. Z, it's like being in several places at once.
ReplyDeleteBill, the Able Semen, retired to the lower decks with a budding intern.
ReplyDeleteConnect the Spots:
ReplyDeleteAble Danger Spots Able Semen Spot.
if you want to *have* friends in various places, you must *be* a friend in various places.
ReplyDeleteThe Able Semen wanted to *have* the *Friendly Intern* below decks.
ReplyDeleteHow to make Pineapple Likker:
ReplyDelete1) get pineapple & Vodka
2) drink the Vodka
3)
yeh, knuck--the whole thing had me rollin' on the floor--DH is always mordant, but today he's on a caper thru Terrye's 'laughing flowers'...love it!
ReplyDeleteKnuck--the Schumer optic WAS tremendous--he was literally vibrating with "Please God, Get Me OUTTA HERE!"
ReplyDeletethen his closing remarks--ostensibly based on what he'd just finished hearing Alito say--he *read* off a sheet of paper that'd been in front of him since *before* he began his questioning.
ReplyDeleteJust NUTZ, man--NUTZ!
Hewitt compares his appearance with Tricky Dick.
ReplyDelete(Greatly over villified by both left and right imo)
ReplyDeleteIOW, we were going to hear the same characterization of Alito's testimony to Scumer, REGARDLESS of WHAT Alito had said in that testimony.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Scumer would have said anything different if Alito had just finished doing the *Springtime for Der Feurher* dance number from "The Producers" ?
Goodbye, Mr. Frank
ReplyDeleteSidney Frank, the billionaire entrepreneur who kickstarted liquor marketing, died Tuesday at the age of 86. When I interviewed him last May, I was alternately shouting (he was a little hard of hearing) and laughing--he was cracking jokes and doling out advice in between detailing business strategies.
His big achievements were bringing Jagermeister to the States and creating Grey Goose vodka; his big innovation was using promotions--scantily-clad girls, rock concerts--to sell liquor. (For his life, in his words, see How I Did It: Sidney Frank, Everything in Good Time, from our September issue.) In 2004, he sold Grey Goose to Bacardi for $2 billion. "I wanted to be a billionaire," he explained.He seemed to enjoy those billions immensely.
By the time I talked to him, he spent most of his time in a wheelchair or conducting business from his bed--always with a cigar poking from his mouth--but didn't seem hindered by the lack of mobility.
He bought two Maybachs and a Bentley; "little toys," he called them. Though he couldn't golf anymore, he paid golf pros and amateurs to hang around him, and tracked them down the course, playing vicariously
Doug, are you a newspaper man?
ReplyDeleteHold on to your knickers, here come de
ReplyDelete"Pineapple Express"
...toppling off the pigeon-feeding bench.
ReplyDelete"IOW, whatever Alito had just said, didn't matter IN THE LEAST, Schumer's response was pre-written!
ReplyDeleteThis is either stupid beyond belief, or--more likely--a calculated inside insult.
I caught it live, but didn't believe my eyes, until i heard the newspeople's discussion later, and someone else had caught it."
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Limbaugh said he inserted some dumb question that was totally out of place to cover for himself as he had ACTED like he had already asked that question when he appeared on Good Morning America, earlier!
Friday, January 13th, 2006
ReplyDeleteYou Have To See This To Believe It
If you didn’t see Katie Couric interview Joe Biden on Today yesterday, you might not believe it is real. I didn’t know about it until I heard it on the radio yesterday afternoon and it convinced me that Jon Ham was right when he said the Alito hearings could be another Wellstone Memorial moment for Democrats. I asked Ian Schwartz if he had the video, he did and now has it posted. You really have to see it to believe it. -- Lorie Byrd
mark:
ReplyDeleteBull. The majority of the Iraqi people are glad Saddam is gone. The majority of the Iraqi people have faith in the future.
You do not know what you are talking about.
Doug, re rush 'tell':
ReplyDeleteOh, what wicked webs we weave,
when first we practice to deceive.
My mom taught me that one when i was little.
Cherish her while ya got her knuck--it's a cold wind when mom is gone.
ReplyDeleteha--'manageable'--i shoulda been so lucky--
ReplyDeleteInteresting difference tho--mom was brought up Southern Babtist in the N. Louisiana Piney Woods--I'm sure some preacher somewhere back in time slipped in the sub.
\;-)
Well, great, now we have something with no word for, a satire used as non-satire, creating a satire not meant to be a satire. "Unintentional parody"? Too clunky.
ReplyDeleteHow 'bout "IDSP" ("ignorant dumbsh*t performance")? pronouced 'idsip' as in, "there goes another idsip".
NEWSFLASH as i type--predator drones along Pak/Ghanistan border fired 10 hellfire missiles at Zawahiri overnight--DOD is "optimistic".
Oh, Glory!
mak
ReplyDeleteThis is no way to birth a democratic ally and George Bush is no Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman.
Well, of course he's not. If he was he would have firebombed Baghdad and burnt it to the ground and we would not be sitting around arguing.
If you want to read something really funny, go here. It is the top 9 statements that Ted Kennedy does not want to hear.
ReplyDeleteHa--"some friends of Sam Alito are at the front door..."
ReplyDeleteMichael Corleone and Tom Hagen, I'd hope.