Give Luttig A Break

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74. So now I hate stroke victims AND Stephen Hawking?

Having a speech issue has NO reflection upon one's intelligence or integrity. Judge Luttig's integrity, his scholarship, his intelligence are not at question. He is a man with few peers in the lofty circles of Constitutional scholarship.

I have not made any comments disparaging Judge Luttig's intelligence, integrity, or scholarship, only that his verbal communication skills are subpar for a man of his position and that I, personally, in my opinion, found that to be unprofessional.

There are any number of reasons for someone to have speech issues.

Yes, and not all of them are because of disabilities.

And yes, there was concern a few years ago, when he retired early from the bench, that Judge Luttig had had health issues.

If the health issues you mention are due to some sort of neurological condition that affects his speech, then I salute his bravery and wish him continued good health.

However, I suspect that people of your persuasion aren't really interested in being educated, but rather in shooting off their mouths in a childish, arrogant, entitled fashion.

I can't stop you from projecting on me, so think what you will. That was dreadfully delivered testimony, I set the bar higher for someone who graduated law school, passed the bar, and sat on the bench, and I realize that saying this makes me a rat bastard that hates the disabled, Stephen Hawking, and probably kicks puppies. I'm going to die on this hill, so project away.