Comments for Throw All The Bums Out http://throwallthebumsout.org ... instigating the next Boston Tea Party ... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:12:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on The Carbon Bubble: You Saw It Here First! by TWAWKI » Theres money in empty bubbles http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=114&cpage=1#comment-1784 TWAWKI » Theres money in empty bubbles Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:12:34 +0000 http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=114#comment-1784 [...] over leveraged, securitized debt instruments whose value tanked when the underlying assets decreased...… the value of a carbon credit represented by CXX and it imitators is pure fiction; a creation of governmental edict with no intrinsic value. [...] [...] over leveraged, securitized debt instruments whose value tanked when the underlying assets decreased…… the value of a carbon credit represented by CXX and it imitators is pure fiction; a creation of governmental edict with no intrinsic value. [...]

]]> Comment on Obama and the Thought Police by John Wysocki http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=168&cpage=1#comment-1768 John Wysocki Fri, 29 May 2009 01:43:31 +0000 http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=168#comment-1768 Editor's Note: It appears the context is a speech made in 2001 [http://www.shan.biz/politics/sotomayor-racist-comments] at the annual Judge Mario G. Olmos Law and Cultural Diversity Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley. In that speech, Ms. Sotomayor disputed the assertion made by current Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her retired Supreme Court colleague, Sandra Day O’Connor — that a wise old man and a wise old woman would reach the same conclusion when deciding cases. Her assertion is the circumstances of one's life make one a better or worse judge. It is my assertion the only qualification for Supreme Court Justice is a deeply held conviction that judges interpret not make law. Her statement “Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see,” indicates a breath-taking lack of objectivity. Ms. Sotomayor has demonstrated on numerous occasions her disregard of this first principle. Editor’s Note:
It appears the context is a speech made in 2001 [http://www.shan.biz/politics/sotomayor-racist-comments] at the annual Judge Mario G. Olmos Law and Cultural Diversity Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley. In that speech, Ms. Sotomayor disputed the assertion made by current Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her retired Supreme Court colleague, Sandra Day O’Connor — that a wise old man and a wise old woman would reach the same conclusion when deciding cases.

Her assertion is the circumstances of one’s life make one a better or worse judge.

It is my assertion the only qualification for Supreme Court Justice is a deeply held conviction that judges interpret not make law.

Her statement “Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see,” indicates a breath-taking lack of objectivity.

Ms. Sotomayor has demonstrated on numerous occasions her disregard of this first principle.

]]> Comment on Obama and the Thought Police by mjmcinto http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=168&cpage=1#comment-1766 mjmcinto Thu, 28 May 2009 17:47:33 +0000 http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=168#comment-1766 What's the context of the quote though. Was someone asking her about her opinion on if she'd be better at something (perhaps being a judge) than someone else (e.g. a white male who just happens to be an accountant)? Was the race card put out there in a question to her and she responded using it? There are too many possibilities out there for the reason behind a 1 sentence comment for someone to get horribly upset about. Before anyone goes off the deep end, get the context and THEN make your decision. Before you flame me, understand that if someone has a proven history of being racist, then that's one thing, and perhaps she shouldn't be on the bench. However, before you react, I think you should always be cool, calm, and LOGICAL. That means questioning...especially if you're only being presented w/a partial story. Both the Left and the Right are guilty of contorting words to suit their needs. What’s the context of the quote though. Was someone asking her about her opinion on if she’d be better at something (perhaps being a judge) than someone else (e.g. a white male who just happens to be an accountant)? Was the race card put out there in a question to her and she responded using it?

There are too many possibilities out there for the reason behind a 1 sentence comment for someone to get horribly upset about. Before anyone goes off the deep end, get the context and THEN make your decision.

Before you flame me, understand that if someone has a proven history of being racist, then that’s one thing, and perhaps she shouldn’t be on the bench. However, before you react, I think you should always be cool, calm, and LOGICAL. That means questioning…especially if you’re only being presented w/a partial story. Both the Left and the Right are guilty of contorting words to suit their needs.

]]> Comment on Obama and the Thought Police by Dean http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=168&cpage=1#comment-1765 Dean Thu, 28 May 2009 15:32:04 +0000 http://throwallthebumsout.org/?p=168#comment-1765 Reading too much into the quote? No. If the words "Latina woman" and "White male" would be reversed in that statement, it would be declared racist. And that's exactly what her quote is. Reading too much into the quote? No.

If the words “Latina woman” and “White male” would be reversed in that statement, it would be declared racist.

And that’s exactly what her quote is.

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