Bitter Fight Looms

The Winston-Salem Journal ^ | November 3, 2005 | The Editors

[NCSteve]

The author of this is probably a woman named Linda Brinson. I know her personally and she is a typical liberal lightweight, intellectually and philosophically. Her mantra mostly consists of regurgitating Marxist agit-prop hidden behind homespun platitudes.

For what it's worth...

[new yorker 77]

If they are miserable, JOB WELL DONE MR. PRESIDENT.

[NCSteve]

NC Ping?

Thanks.

[Constitution Day]

NC *Ping*

Please FRmail Constitution Day, TaxRelief OR Alia if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list.

[tumblindice]

Carlson Tucker's bow-tie was almost spinning the other night as he talked about a J. Alito opinion where he suggested private citizens should be able to own fully automatic weapons, without all the ATF rigamarole.
Anyone have a cite?
The more I hear about this nominee, the more I find there is to like.

[Piquaboy]

I can't wait for the brawl to begin.

[BadAndy]

Anyone who subscribes to this rag should cancel their subscription immediately. De-fund the left.

[jwpjr]

re: President Bush has chosen a far-right jurist with a well developed and well known record

Eat your heart out, Lefties!

Let the games begin!

[MortMan]

But Alito's nomination is worth questioning because of his ideas on the law and how those ideas would alter the basic rights all Americans enjoy.

In other words... A political litmus test.

[bkepley]

Tell me this is not the only or even the largest newspaper in Winston-Salem.

[The Electrician]

In the process, Bush has exacerbated the nation's culture wars, setting off what is likely to be a long and ugly confirmation battle in Washington and around the nation.

In other words, the writer and his/her ilk intend to make the confirmation process "ugly". It is not correct to pin the blame for the "ugliness" on President Bush or on Alito's supporters - clearly they are not the ones who are going to force this into "ugliness". So, why not write an editorial against those who are making the process "ugly", rather than blaming Bush? (Rhetorical question only - don't expect editors or reporters to assign the blame where it truly belongs).

[E. Pluribus Unum]

But Alito's nomination is worth questioning because of his ideas on the law and how those ideas would alter the basic rights all Americans enjoy.

All they have is lies.

They are completely bankrupt.

[NCSteve]

Tell me this is not the only or even the largest newspaper in Winston-Salem.

Sadly, it is the only one. The general editor is an unapologetic Marxist. The editorial page editor, probably the author of this piece, is no better. Conservatives in our area bombard this fishwrap with letters, but only a very few ever survive the gaunlet.

[Tax-chick]

Unlike Scalia, Alito is described by his friends as a man of unusual humility and decency, someone who uses his considerable intellect to persuade and convince, not bludgeon.

He he, that was a good one! I'd hate to be in an argument with Justice Scalia, but I'd love to sit on the sidelines with an adult beverage and watch the show!

[Congressman Billybob]

The truth about Supreme Court jurisprudence is the exact opposite of what this uneducated editorial writer thinks. She claims that Judge Alito "would alter the basic rights all Americans enjoy."

The basic rights of all Americans are those guaranteed by the Constitution. The Justices who are "altering" those rights -- which include the right to control the amendment process itself -- are the ones that she apparently prefers. She apparently likes Justices who make the Constitution mean whatever they want, and wipe their feet on that document.

Judge, soon to be Justice, Alito is the opposite. He will defend and obey the Constitution, as his record demonstrates. So this fool on this paper has her logic precisely backwards.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "Democrat Official Outed as 'Sleaze' Source on Mayor O'Malley; Washington Post Ignored Story it Had (Updated)"

[NCSteve]

I couldn't agree more, John.

[Stirner]

[The President] "has provoked what will be a bitter fight with the rest of the nation he is supposed to serve."

I doubt that there will be all that much of a fight. Alito will handle himself well in his hearings, and when it comes to the floor of the Senate, he will get at least 50 Republican votes and more than 10 Democratic ones.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Is the Winston-Salem Journal generally liberal, or is it just the author?

My hometown paper, the Charlotte Observer, is pretty consistently liberal, but they had a surprisingly mild, almost conciliatory, reaction to Judge Alito's nomination, as can be seen in Tuesday's lead editorial.

[dirtboy]

But Alito's nomination is worth questioning because of his ideas on the law and how those ideas would alter the basic rights all Americans enjoy.

Alter basic rights? Most of the alterations of Constitutional rights I've seen have come from the left side of the court, such as with McCain-Feingold and Kelo.

Now, if you translate "basic rights" to mean "judicially-mandated right of a woman to kill her fetus", then we have drilled down to what this pinhead is talking about.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Oops, I see you had previously answered my question re the overall political leanings of the paper in post 13. That's too bad. Winston-Salem, despite being named for two brands of cigarettes (OK, the cigs were named for the town) is a pleasant burg, and clearly is conservative-ish overall.

Not worth worrying about, since newspapers are going the way of buggywhips and ice wagons.