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Scalia Gives Franken Some Air (chides Franken like a schoolboy over rude & clumsy questions)
NY Post ^ | November 23, 2005 | Richard Johnson

Posted on 11/23/2005 9:29:08 AM PST by dead

AL Franken found out the hard way not to mess with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who chided Franken as if he were a delinquent schoolboy at Time Warner Center on Monday night…

When Pearlstine opened the floor for Q&A, Franken stood up in the back row and started talking about "judicial demeanor" and asking "hypothetically" about whether a judge should recuse himself if he had gone duck-hunting or flown in a private jet with a party in a case before his court.

Franken was clumsily referring to the fact that Scalia had gone hunting and flying with Dick Cheney before the 2000 election.

First, Scalia lectured Franken, "Demeanor is the wrong word. You mean ethics." Then he explained, "Ethics is governed by tradition. It has never been the case where you recuse because of friendship."

Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons later told PAGE SIX: "Al was not quite ready for prime time." Franken was a "Not Ready for Prime Time Player" on "Saturday Night Live" long before he began hosting a radio show on Air America.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: alfranken; beeyotchslap; franken; pwn3d; retort; scalia
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To: VRing

As a Minnesotan, I'd appreciate a guarantee on that. It's hard to explain some of the people we've voted for, with prime examples being Mark Dayton, Paul Wellstone and Jessie Ventura.


101 posted on 11/23/2005 8:30:31 PM PST by GOPPachyderm
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To: Americanwolf
ah a new..... All your bases are belong to us.... :)

Only if there is no God.

"All your...." got tiresome a LONG LONG time before it became unfashionable.

102 posted on 11/23/2005 8:35:06 PM PST by TontoKowalski
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To: Jhensy

Pwned is the word I thought of too. Same as when Cheney rhetorically slapped the crap out of John "Silky Pony" Edwards.


103 posted on 11/24/2005 1:03:21 AM PST by mbennett203 ("Bulrog, a tough brute ninja who has dedicated his life to eradicating the world from hippies.")
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To: KamperKen

There are people who simply shouldn't take on intelligent types (like Henry Kissenger, Bill Gates, etc). Al Franken is certainly not alone...I'd put idiots like Howard Stern in that group as well. Al is strictly a comedian who has attempted to become a politican commentator, and probably needs another 20 years to reach a successful point (if they allow his show to continue for that long). Al has serious problems in comprehending financial news, anything on middle eastern conflicts, and especially US agriculture markets.


104 posted on 11/24/2005 1:18:02 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: dead; johnny7; TomGuy; maryz; Lonesome in Massachussets; JLO; gidget7; nopardons; Kenny Bunk; ...

from dead's post #11:

Teresa: Bag Hag
November 23, 2005

THE salesgirls at Hermes found out what a pain Teresa Heinz Kerry can be. According to our spy, "Teresa had the bag department cornered. She was mak ing the poor girls bring her every bag. Every time another customer wanted to see a bag, she had to see it first. They were harried by her demands." When our operative asked to see a bag, one salesgirl told her, "Please. Go to the second floor."


105 posted on 11/24/2005 2:49:02 PM PST by bitt ( Dems: summer soldiers, sunshine patriots, and armchair Napoleons.)
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To: Pukin Dog

see #55

hey, where you been?


106 posted on 11/24/2005 2:50:14 PM PST by bitt ( Dems: summer soldiers, sunshine patriots, and armchair Napoleons.)
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To: bitt

Thanks for the ping!


107 posted on 11/24/2005 7:38:29 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: dead

Hes not only dumb hes ugly..


108 posted on 11/24/2005 11:21:24 PM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole..)
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