[starbase]

"I regret the comment, and I apologize for it. I did not intend to say anything of a political nature."

Right.

[stocksthatgoup]

If you are an attorney representing a conservative client would you expect a fair hearing from this judge?

[Snickersnee]

"The reference to 'red states' was not part of my written, prepared speech."

Ergo, I didn't really say it. And I can't see what all the fuss is about.

[MillerCreek]

Nah, she's only sorry that her words were heard/read by people outside her 'celibratory' peers.

[Berlin_Freeper]

"I regret the comment, and I apologize for it."

That should be read as:

"I regret the comment being reported on, and I am bitter about being forced to apologize for it. Just wait till I get some Republicans in my court and I will make them pay dearly for this humiliation. Just wait."

[csvset]

Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall's Bio

[cincinnati65]

I was flipping through channels the other day and caught part of Bravo's "Top Ten Things About Being a Red Stater". This had to be the single most condescending program I've ever seen. Some of the highlights:

Truckers, Being as Fat as you Want, Killing your Food, Extended Family Values (with plenty of incest references), and Hating Hillary (apparently because we're sexist and think women should remain in the kitchen).

It was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek (I guess), but after a while it just seemed like another vicious attack.

And then the lightbulb went off over my head and said "No, that's REALLY what Blue Staters think the red states are all about."

[Joe Boucher]

If Mrs. Clinton were to win the presidency, look for Maggy Marshall to be elevated to the 9th circuit court of appeals where she'll fit right in.
Great impartial justice there Mass.
What are all your public officials there garbbage?

[Beckwith]

Isn't this the lunatic the pushed gay marriage on Massachusetts?

[Candor7]

This is the very reason Anthony Scalia should have been appointed Cief Justice of the Supreme Court. The dems would have no compunction against appointing someone like
Margaret H. Marshall, and then make us suck it up.

I believe Bush lost a tremendous opportunity in not raising Scalia to the post.

[Jim Noble]

"I did not intend to say anything of a political nature"

Oops.

[OldFriend]

It's a wonder this made it to the papers. Would have thought it would be praised as brilliantly clever.....

[RightOnline]

" I regret the comment, and I apologize for it. I did not intend to say anything that revealed my true, Leftist political nature."

[Loyal Buckeye]

It was only a spontaneous attempt to connect with the exuberant, celebratory feeling in the audience

Afterall, isn't it clear to everyone that audiences everywhere hate red staters?

[Jim Noble]

This is actually an important story masquerading as a stupid little quip story.

Not because she said it - anybody with an IQ higher than jello knows what Mistress Marshall is all about.

It's important because, over the next few days, we must point out the contrast between what would happen if Antonin Scalia made a "blue states" joke at a commencement, and what will not happen to Mistress Marshall.

This is nonjudicial behavior, and it is so egregious that she should be hounded from office.

As if.

[trustandobey]

Must I be the first to call for her resignation? Any republican saying such a thing about blue states would have been forced to resign. I say we keep this to the top, call over and over for her to resign and ask to see her past rulings. (As if there is any doubt)

[Congressman Billybob]

This bigoted b*tch, who happens to be a lawyer and a judge, gave a speech before a group of homosexual (both varieties) lawyers in Boston encouraging them to pursue their legal claims in court. That was before she cast the deciding vote in the homosexual marriage case in her court.

It was the fault of the lawyers who were afraid to demand that she disqualify herself in that case. But she was clearly in violation of judicial ethics. She is a bigot who allows her bigotry to effect her judicial decisions, precisely the kind of person who does not belong on any bench, state or federal.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "What Side is the New York Times On?"

[Verginius Rufus]

I've heard that she is the wife of the long-time NY Times columnist Anthony Lewis, now retired, who was consistently left-wing in his views, so it wouldn't be a surprise to find that she is a partisan Democrat. It certainly doesn't seem to be a Carville/Matalin matchup.