Stephen Breyer to retire at the end of this court session.

[Jimmy Higgins]

I do not think he can hold a candle to somebody like Sotomayor.

I agree. A corrupt Uncle Tom is in no way comparable to a competent, humanitarian, intelligent, well qualified justice.

Democrats get really angry when their property leaves the plantation.

They did. And most of them became Republicans in the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Jimmy, those that the Democrats consider their property left the plantation to become Republicans. I guess that is why Democrats like terms like "Uncle Tom."

Dude, you'll need to see a back specialist if you twist yourself anymore into awkward positions, so desperate to try and score points.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I do not think he can hold a candle to somebody like Sotomayor.

I agree. A corrupt Uncle Tom is in no way comparable to a competent, humanitarian, intelligent, well qualified justice.

Democrats get really angry when their property leaves the plantation.

They did. And most of them became Republicans in the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Jimmy, those that the Democrats consider their property left the plantation to become Republicans. I guess that is why Democrats like terms like "Uncle Tom."

Why do you have a problem with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court?

I don't think he has an issue with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court. That'd require taking a position on a subject.

 

[Toni]

I do not think he can hold a candle to somebody like Sotomayor.

I agree. A corrupt Uncle Tom is in no way comparable to a competent, humanitarian, intelligent, well qualified justice.

Democrats get really angry when their property leaves the plantation.

They did. And most of them became Republicans in the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Jimmy, those that the Democrats consider their property left the plantation to become Republicans. I guess that is why Democrats like terms like "Uncle Tom."

Why do you have a problem with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court?

I don't think he has an issue with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court. That'd require taking a position on a subject.

I wonder if Jason Harvestdancer has a problem with a black woman WINNING a seat on the Supreme Court.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Thank you for admitting that you are a racist sexist who considers that sex and race are your first or most important qualifications.

Were I on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'd have three questions to ask the nominee
* Please explain in your own words the 9th Amendment
* Please explain in your own words the 10th Amendment
* Do you favor a narrow or expansive interpretation of the interstate commerce clause

Were you on the Senate Judiciary Committee, you'd have two questions to ask the nominee
* What is your race
* What is your gender

That's why you think everyone else is racist and sexist.

It's pretty telling that you believe the only people who can't be sexist and racist are people who believe that you can't be qualified to be on the supreme court and be a black woman at the same time. Why is that a bridge too far for you/

Nobody is saying that a black woman can't be qualified.

Rather, some are saying that requiring the person be black is racist and requiring that they be female is sexist.

The selection should be the most qualified person who is willing to do the job.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Double check your quote brackets, babe. Patooka most certainly did not say what you quoted Patooka saying.

Fixed.
The new forum software does a lot of things better than the old one, but the quote system, and replying to posts in general, is definitely not one of those things.

Select the [] in the editor and you have the old way of doing it. Useful when the editor fucks up. (Which it's prone to if you're not very careful in trimming quotes and failing to remove every character of a quote you're snipping.)

 

[ZiprHead]

Thank you for admitting that you are a racist sexist who considers that sex and race are your first or most important qualifications.

Were I on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'd have three questions to ask the nominee
* Please explain in your own words the 9th Amendment
* Please explain in your own words the 10th Amendment
* Do you favor a narrow or expansive interpretation of the interstate commerce clause

Were you on the Senate Judiciary Committee, you'd have two questions to ask the nominee
* What is your race
* What is your gender

That's why you think everyone else is racist and sexist.

It's pretty telling that you believe the only people who can't be sexist and racist are people who believe that you can't be qualified to be on the supreme court and be a black woman at the same time. Why is that a bridge too far for you/

Nobody is saying that a black woman can't be qualified.

Rather, some are saying that requiring the person be black is racist and requiring that they be female is sexist.

The selection should be the most qualified person who is willing to do the job.

What if one of the qualifications wanted is to bring the perspective of a black woman?

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Apparently, our forum member who seems to equate choosing a Black female with Affirmative Action isn't alone.

When your required selection criteria include "black" or "female" it's an affirmative action hire. That doesn't mean they're not qualified.

Proper:

Select Name from People Order by Qualification asc limit 1

Affirmative action:

Select Name from People Where Race = 'Black' and Sex = 'Female' Order by Qualification asc limit 1

"Qualified" is not a binary value!

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Apparently, our forum member who seems to equate choosing a Black female with Affirmative Action isn't alone.

When your required selection criteria include "black" or "female" it's an affirmative action hire. That doesn't mean they're not qualified.

Proper:

Select Name from People Order by Qualification asc limit 1

Affirmative action:

Select Name from People Where Race = 'Black' and Sex = 'Female' Order by Qualification asc limit 1

"Qualified" is not a binary value!

Qualified is fairly binary. I agree _qualification_ is not binary, but even if it's fluid, it's likely multiple people with qualifications that are hard to say whose is better.

 

[Patooka]

Nobody is saying that a black woman can't be qualified.

Agreed.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Thank you for admitting that you are a racist sexist who considers that sex and race are your first or most important qualifications.

Were I on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'd have three questions to ask the nominee
* Please explain in your own words the 9th Amendment
* Please explain in your own words the 10th Amendment
* Do you favor a narrow or expansive interpretation of the interstate commerce clause

Were you on the Senate Judiciary Committee, you'd have two questions to ask the nominee
* What is your race
* What is your gender

That's why you think everyone else is racist and sexist.

It's pretty telling that you believe the only people who can't be sexist and racist are people who believe that you can't be qualified to be on the supreme court and be a black woman at the same time. Why is that a bridge too far for you/

Nobody is saying that a black woman can't be qualified.

Rather, some are saying that requiring the person be black is racist and requiring that they be female is sexist.

The selection should be the most qualified person who is willing to do the job.

At that level, how in the bloody hell do you separate them?

And finally selecting one of the many qualfied candidates because they are black and female isn’t racism or sexism. Racism and sexism is the reason no one has nominated such a person for this position ever before.

 

[Toni]

Thank you for admitting that you are a racist sexist who considers that sex and race are your first or most important qualifications.

Were I on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'd have three questions to ask the nominee
* Please explain in your own words the 9th Amendment
* Please explain in your own words the 10th Amendment
* Do you favor a narrow or expansive interpretation of the interstate commerce clause

Were you on the Senate Judiciary Committee, you'd have two questions to ask the nominee
* What is your race
* What is your gender

That's why you think everyone else is racist and sexist.

It's pretty telling that you believe the only people who can't be sexist and racist are people who believe that you can't be qualified to be on the supreme court and be a black woman at the same time. Why is that a bridge too far for you/

Nobody is saying that a black woman can't be qualified.

Rather, some are saying that requiring the person be black is racist and requiring that they be female is sexist.

The selection should be the most qualified person who is willing to do the job.

I really think that Jason Harvestdancer can speak for himself.

 

[Toni]

Nobody is saying that a black woman can't be qualified.

Agreed.

I’m still waiting to hear that from Jason Harvestdancer.

 

[Rhea]

Proper:

Select Name from People Order by Qualification asc limit 1

So, wait, we’re saying that a Black woman has to be the most qualified possible but for white men it’s fucking Bret Kavanagh??

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Someone typo'ed.

Select Name from People Order by Beers desc limit 1

 

[Jarhyn]

I do not think he can hold a candle to somebody like Sotomayor.

I agree. A corrupt Uncle Tom is in no way comparable to a competent, humanitarian, intelligent, well qualified justice.

Democrats get really angry when their property leaves the plantation.

They did. And most of them became Republicans in the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Jimmy, those that the Democrats consider their property left the plantation to become Republicans. I guess that is why Democrats like terms like "Uncle Tom."

Why do you have a problem with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court?

Well, I don't just think that this very vocal complaint about something nobody was talking about derailed the thread -- The thread subject is not Jason's very predictable behavior of just accusing Democrats of being racists out of the blue -- but rather I think Jason doesn't care about a black woman being nominated to the supreme court.

I'm pretty sure what Jason cares about is

Just announced.

This Just In: it is now unfair to appoint a supreme court justice (checks notes, throws them away, says the quiet part)... in a democrat administration.

 

[Toni]

I do not think he can hold a candle to somebody like Sotomayor.

I agree. A corrupt Uncle Tom is in no way comparable to a competent, humanitarian, intelligent, well qualified justice.

Democrats get really angry when their property leaves the plantation.

They did. And most of them became Republicans in the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Jimmy, those that the Democrats consider their property left the plantation to become Republicans. I guess that is why Democrats like terms like "Uncle Tom."

Why do you have a problem with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court?

Well, I don't just think that this very vocal complaint about something nobody was talking about derailed the thread -- The thread subject is not Jason's very predictable behavior of just accusing Democrats of being racists out of the blue -- but rather I think Jason doesn't care about a black woman being nominated to the supreme court.

I'm pretty sure what Jason cares about is

Just announced.

This Just In: it is now unfair to appoint a supreme court justice (checks notes, throws them away, says the quiet part)... in a democrat administration.

Those are not mutually exclusive conditions. It is possible to have multiple, unrelated reasons for supporting or opposing a position.

I really hate guessing what someone means.

I'd rather hear directly from Jason.

 

[Jarhyn]

I do not think he can hold a candle to somebody like Sotomayor.

I agree. A corrupt Uncle Tom is in no way comparable to a competent, humanitarian, intelligent, well qualified justice.

Democrats get really angry when their property leaves the plantation.

They did. And most of them became Republicans in the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Jimmy, those that the Democrats consider their property left the plantation to become Republicans. I guess that is why Democrats like terms like "Uncle Tom."

Why do you have a problem with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court?

Well, I don't just think that this very vocal complaint about something nobody was talking about derailed the thread -- The thread subject is not Jason's very predictable behavior of just accusing Democrats of being racists out of the blue -- but rather I think Jason doesn't care about a black woman being nominated to the supreme court.

I'm pretty sure what Jason cares about is

Just announced.

This Just In: it is now unfair to appoint a supreme court justice (checks notes, throws them away, says the quiet part)... in a democrat administration.

Those are not mutually exclusive conditions. It is possible to have multiple, unrelated reasons for supporting or opposing a position.

I really hate guessing what someone means.

I'd rather hear directly from Jason.

To be fair so would I. I think I'll get more from literally just staring into the void.

 

[Bomb#20]

I really think that Jason Harvestdancer can speak for himself.

I really hate guessing what someone means.

Toni, four times in the last three days you maliciously imputed to Jason a view you made up that he in no way expressed support for. So you obviously have no problem with guessing what someone means other than your problem of being patently unable to guess intelligently; and for you to complain about Loren speaking for Jason is the rankest hypocrisy. If you think he should speak for himself, stop pretending you're competent to speak for him.

Do you not believe that there are many or any black women who would be well qualified and would make great additions to the Supreme Court? Why is that a difficult concept for you?

What, exactly do you have against appointing a black woman to the Supreme Court?

You are the person who seems to be losing his mind over the idea that the next nominee to the Supreme Court will be black and female.

Why do you have a problem with a black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court?

Shame on you.

 

[Bomb#20]

I really think that Jason Harvestdancer can speak for himself.

I’m still waiting to hear that from Jason Harvestdancer.

And I'm still not done with you. You repeatedly accused Jason of not having told you his position.

Do you not believe that there are many or any black women who would be well qualified and would make great additions to the Supreme Court?

Yes.

What, exactly do you have against appointing a black woman to the Supreme Court?

I have nothing against a black woman being appointed.

He already answered you, twice. And both time you answered him and you quoted his answer back to him. And now here you are claiming he hasn't spoken for himself. Shame on you.

 

[Bomb#20]

I agree. A corrupt Uncle Tom is in no way comparable to a competent, humanitarian, intelligent, well qualified justice.

Democrats get really angry when their property leaves the plantation.

They did. And most of them became Republicans in the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Jimmy, those that the Democrats consider their property left the plantation to become Republicans. I guess that is why Democrats like terms like "Uncle Tom."

Jimmy had an antecedent ambiguity in his post. I think what he meant was that most of the Democrats who get angry when their property leaves became Republicans; I don't think he meant the people they consider their property became Republicans.