Democrats denounce GOP 'piñata' comment on Supreme Court

Associated Press ^ | Mar 8, 2016 5:41 PM EST | Matthew Daly

[Olog-hai]

Democrats accused Republicans on Tuesday of taking their cues from Donald Trump after the Senate’s No. 2 Republican said President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court should expect to be treated like a “piñata.”

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Republicans were “acting like big, tough people threatening to destroy the reputation of a Supreme Court nominee they haven’t even met yet.”

Reid and other Democrats denounced a comment by Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, who told reporters late Monday that anyone nominated by Obama to the high court “will bear some resemblance to a piñata.”

Reid called the comment beneath the dignity of the Senate and said it was a threat in the mode of insults and bullying by Trump, the GOP front-runner for president. …

[blueplum]

they have a problem with Italian?

“The idea of breaking a container filled with treats came to Europe in the 14th century, where the name, from the Italian pignatta, was introduced. “

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%B1ata

[jessduntno]

“Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Republicans were “acting like big, tough people threatening to destroy the reputation of a Supreme Court nominee they haven’t even met yet.”

Can you say Robert Bork, Harry? You rat f&*%$.

[Mr Apple]

President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court should expect to be treated like a “piñata.”

Heck with the PC democrats...there is nothing wrong with saying "....treated like a greasy piñata" !

[Williams]

How about a spittoon then?

[RatRipper]

If anything on earth is beneath the dignity of the Senate it is Harry Reid himself.

[Mr Apple]

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Republicans were "acting like big, tough people threatening to destroy the reputation of a Supreme Court nominee they haven't even met yet."

Oh Reid, sit down and shut up ya' delusional old bast**d!

[TheTimeOfMan]

So usually at this point the GOPe start cowering and pissing themselves.

Double down GOPe’s. Push the rhetoric harder. Call them out for the communist traitor scum they are.

Watch your poll numbers rise.

Oh - and fire Rove.

[VanShuyten]

“Bork” probably would have been a better choice of words.

[Zarro]

Harry Reid: STFU!

[Mr Apple]

Ditto.

[Cyman]

And Harry Reid knows pinatas

[Thumper1960]

Accused of talking like Trump?

Nah.

Trump woulda said: '...treated like a crack ho...'

[Thumper1960]

“Dignity” and “Senate” should not be used in the same sentence.

[Ancesthntr]

After what the Dem bastards did to Bork and Justice Thomas, I couldn’t care less what they say or think. In fact, the louder they squeal, the more successful we’ve been.

Phuck’em!

[DoughtyOne]

[sportutegrl]

I’m offended because Scalia.

[VRWC For Truth]

Harriet is circling the toilet bowl! ...

[tina07]

Clarence Thomas anyone?? Talk about being pinata-ed...Harry Reid, drop dead!

[stylin19a]

This from the people who actually piñata’d Bork and Thomas.