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April 08, 2004
Today's Opti-Oxy-MORON award
I'm still seething about the inadequacies and inefficiencies and excuses of our current President and his administration after watching Condi Rice that I'm not going to even go there else I'll say something that might be considered treason. Instead, I'll share this little gem from Justice Scalia.
It seems two individuals were forced to erase recordings of a speech Justice Scalia presented on the Constitution.
Here are some highlights:
Last year, Scalia was criticized for refusing to allow television and radio coverage of an event in Ohio in which he received an award for supporting free speech.
Think that's rich? Here's a quote from Scalia in the same article. Scalia is addressing a full auditorium of high school students, officials, religious leaders: "The Constitution of the United States is extraordinary and amazing. People just don't revere it like they used to." He said he spends most of his time thinking about the Constitution, calling it "a brilliant piece of work."
Really? Well, Justice Scalia why don't you spend a little less time thinking about the Constitution and a little more time PROTECTING IT!!!
But things aren't all bad, Antonin. Your hypocrisy did just win you Mermu.net's Opti-Oxy-MORON award.
Congratulations. Your prize is big fat ZERO.... see, we can be oxymoronic too.
Posted by mermu at April 8, 2004 12:22 PM
Comments
Pat, that's Billary's Hillary, Wasn't it?
Posted by: Matt at April 10, 2004 07:32 AM
Here's part of what the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/september11/story/0,11209,1188852,00.html) had to say about Dr. Rice's performance:
Her exchange with commission member Richard Ben-Veniste was particularly revealing, over if she had told President Bush there were al-Qaida cells in the US, after that information had been passed to her by Mr Clarke. To say - as Dr Rice did - "I really don't remember whether I discussed this with the president," should be called the Reagan defence, after the former president repeatedly used the phrase "I don't recall" in an inquiry into the Iran-Contra scandal. What is questionable is whether that is a credible defence from someone reputed to be the smartest person in the White House.
Posted by: Uncle Pat at April 9, 2004 07:35 AM
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