Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she was drunk when she fell asleep at the State of the Union

Daily Mail [UK] ^ | 13 February 2015 | Francesca Chambers

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she wasn't '100 percent sober' when she nodded off during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last month.

The 81-year-old Supreme Court Justice blamed her colleague Anthony Kennedy for poorly timed catnap, telling attendees of a Smithsonian Associates event in Washington, D.C. that he brought a 'very fine California wine' to dinner that was too good not to indulge in.

[Slings and Arrows]

Well, this explains her rulings.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Whew! I feel so much better now.

[circlecity]

It also explains why she has a history of sleeping through oral arguments.

[faithhopecharity]

you’d drink yourelf into a stupor, too, if you were forced to sit and listen and applaud (!) one of his speeches

this may be the only time I’ve agreed with anything Ginsberg’s done

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[faithhopecharity]

O’s speech....any O speech....way too many damned lies even for a S.Ct. justice to bear!

[MrB]

Iirc the first and only attempt to impeach a supreme court judge involved one with an obvious alcohol problem.

They know they can’t/won’t be impeached, so that leg of the “checks and balances” was kicked out from the get-go.

[Sasparilla]

I’m sure there are adult beverages in the conference room when votes on cases are scheduled there. The Junior Justice has always been the coffee maker/server there. Probably the bartender too.

[SandRat]

I think she’s been that way her entire time on the SCOTUS Bench.

[gorush]

The left is trying to shame her into resigning so as to ensure that Obama selects the replacement, not the next President.

[21twelve]

After taking a shot every time he said “me” or “I” it didn’t take me long either! (Thank goodness!!!)

[Slings and Arrows]

After taking a shot every time he said “me” or “I” it didn’t take me long either! (Thank goodness!!!)

You're lucky not to be dead of alcohol poisoning.

[21twelve]

‘very fine California wine’

I bet they pop the cork on those thousand-dollar bottles of wine everytime they make a ruling in support of obama screwing over the tax payers.

[Servant of the Cross]

She does it on SCOTUS too ....

[vette6387]

“Well, this explains her rulings. “

Just pray that she stays above room temperature until at least January 2017!

[DeFault User]

Justice Antonin Scalia, who was also at last night's event, teasingly told Ginsburg, 'Well, that’s the first intelligent thing you’ve done.'

Except he wasn't teasing....

[BuckeyeTexan]

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[Ken H]

Can you blame her?

[GeronL]

She needs to resign, make room for Mooshell...

[henkster]

You’re right; if I had to sit through an 0bama speech, I’d want to get hammered too. Who can blame her?