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Uncle Joe

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88. It's kind of ironic because the wife of the attorney which won the case in Bush vs Gore died on 9/11
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 10:05 PM
Mar 2012

his birthday, is that tragically cosmic or what?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Olson

"Olson argued a dozen cases before the Supreme Court prior to becoming Solicitor General;[3] In one case, he argued against federal sentencing guidelines, and in a case in New York state, he defended a member of the press who had first leaked the Anita Hill story.[2] Olson successfully represented presidential candidate George W. Bush in the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore, which effectively ended the recount of the contested 2000 Presidential election."

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"Olson has been married four times. Olson's third wife,[8] Barbara Olson, was a passenger on the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, his birthday. The following year Olson met Lady Booth, a tax attorney and native of Kentucky, and the two were married on October 21, 2006, in Napa County, California."[8]





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K&R Solly Mack Mar 2012 #1
Speaking of P-resident wonder what he is doing these days Giantsfootball10 Mar 2012 #93
The last I heard, he was sucking at whatever he's doing. n/t Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #94
He's not where he should be (if there was any actual justice in America). Solly Mack Mar 2012 #96
He sold the place in Crawford ASAP. harmonicon Mar 2012 #105
how nice, the students invites him to their school and he lies to them Enrique Mar 2012 #2
Hey, Scalia! Vaffanculo! sakabatou Mar 2012 #3
And you thought billybob537 Mar 2012 #4
The name " Bush v Gore " tells us Bush filed the case. How stupid does he think we are? nt Vincardog Mar 2012 #5
Exactly. Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #25
Impeach him for Lying. bahrbearian Mar 2012 #30
I believe he was saying Gore was the first to the judicial branch jeff47 Mar 2012 #34
Yes, jeff47. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #62
The very first legal filing in a Florida court was filed by the Republicans Samantha Mar 2012 #66
I was going to point that out, as well. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #73
Gore followed Florida state law, which is where this case should have remained, Bush took it to Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #6
You got it. CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #10
The logic was FL going to Gore would cause irreparable harm to the Bush presidency jeff47 Mar 2012 #35
It's tragic that they never considered irreparable harm to Gore or the people Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #86
Scalia is a deluded sack of fecal material or just a lying sack of shit? AlbertCat Mar 2012 #21
He is a Supreme Court Justice CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #37
So? Zoeisright Mar 2012 #51
So was Taney, he ruled that slaves were property Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #87
He's a criminal. He helped steal an election so I guess like all criminals, he does not want people sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #28
Hmm, I didn't know that. Did FL have selective recounting? joshcryer Mar 2012 #36
As I said Gore followed Florida State Law, which allowed counting or recounting only in areas Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #85
The decision on the recount dispute was 7-2. The remedy was 5-4. former9thward Mar 2012 #7
It's just so funny, because as a result, our nation suffered, and as many as a million people died! Gregorian Mar 2012 #8
This should be the number one story in America malaise Mar 2012 #9
But according to the media, Limbaugh's lies are more fun alp227 Mar 2012 #57
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #11
no true judge would say, "Get over it" in reference to a controversial decison Skittles Mar 2012 #12
and he said it to a room full students ThomThom Mar 2012 #67
Hey Scalia! MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #13
P.S... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #15
P.P.S. : Figlio da putana!!! Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2012 #56
How can these so called Christians Iliyah Mar 2012 #14
The problem is that there are no real consequences for him. LiberalFighter Mar 2012 #29
It's kind of ironic because the wife of the attorney which won the case in Bush vs Gore died on 9/11 Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #88
Here is Scalia's defination of "Wasn't even Close" on Bush v Gore.... LynneSin Mar 2012 #16
Any judge who's ability sulphurdunn Mar 2012 #17
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #18
Here's an article on the back stage dealings during Bush v. Gore LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2012 #19
Scalia spoke at my law school in 2004...same response MrCoffee Mar 2012 #20
He's spoken at a number of schools. xmas74 Mar 2012 #74
I think the wrong question is being asked. newspeak Mar 2012 #100
Let's just assume it WAS 7-2. Hell, let's assume it was 9-0. FedUp_Queer Mar 2012 #22
Had it gone to Congress, the results would have been the same nvme Mar 2012 #23
It doesn't matter, the point is the SC does not get to decide elections regardless. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #32
Exactly. Stopping the vote while Bush was ahead is the worst decision Zoeisright Mar 2012 #50
I gotta go with Citizens United as the worst decision since tclambert Mar 2012 #78
Oddly. FedUp_Queer Mar 2012 #91
Or Santa Clara County vs Southern Pacific Railroad nxylas Mar 2012 #99
You are dead on GD right. FedUp_Queer Mar 2012 #90
Good post, thank you. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #104
+1000 Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #26
Nino The Fixer The Wizard Mar 2012 #24
What an ass clown Scalia is / jimlup Mar 2012 #27
He's counting on the American people having the attention spans of guppies. Crunchy Frog Mar 2012 #31
I don't agree, but it was 7-2 backtomn Mar 2012 #33
That's wrong; 7-2 did not stop the recount BeyondGeography Mar 2012 #81
I can say this because wishing has no practical effect. Deep13 Mar 2012 #38
Funny davidpdx Mar 2012 #60
Vafanculo, Nino. n/t beac Mar 2012 #39
Seven Justices of the Court agree that there are constitutional problems with Fla_Democrat Mar 2012 #40
And let's never forget that one of the direct beneficiaries of Scalia's decision Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #41
Comrade Scalia is correct JHB Mar 2012 #42
He said the same thing in 2009 on 60 Minutes hfojvt Mar 2012 #43
Quack Quack Scalia has been repeatedly reciting this same bullshit for over a decade now. Lasher Mar 2012 #64
The name of the case "Bush vs Gore" means Bush filed the lawsuit and is the plaintiff Gman Mar 2012 #44
Gore filed the original suit in Florida state courts. former9thward Mar 2012 #70
I stand technically corrected Gman Mar 2012 #84
Someone should tell Scalia: Roe vs. Wade was also "a long time ago," and it was also 7-2. BzaDem Mar 2012 #45
Still trying to cheat there is he. Well we know the truth. His lies are not going to change a lonestarnot Mar 2012 #46
Oh Scalia... if you were not a Supreme Court Justice and said that to me fascisthunter Mar 2012 #47
Lol, you mean he can't count votes either? caseymoz Mar 2012 #48
Fuck you, Fat Tony Zoeisright Mar 2012 #49
+1. RiffRandell Mar 2012 #98
Vast majority of Nation believes... davidthegnome Mar 2012 #52
Wouldn't it be carmic, if President Obama got to replace Scalia in the next several years! madinmaryland Mar 2012 #53
5-4 or 7 -2 doesn't change one thing PatrynXX Mar 2012 #54
This is the second time this fucking windbag has told me to "get over it." Never. Ever. nt Stardust Mar 2012 #55
An awful lot of people really want us to 'get over' that crime. I guess just when he sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #63
I'm still trying to wake up from this nightmare they caused. Stardust Mar 2012 #92
Hold Scalia Accountable YOHABLO Mar 2012 #58
If Gore had been President disndat Mar 2012 #71
Nader made it possible. It wasn't just Florida. Gore wouldn't have needed Florida if he had won libinnyandia Mar 2012 #82
Didn't Nader admitted to disndat Mar 2012 #102
I agree. I wish the Nader apologists could name one positive thing that occurred because of libinnyandia Mar 2012 #103
Every day I hope that SOB will drop dead davidpdx Mar 2012 #59
He really is a miserable waste of skin NICO9000 Mar 2012 #61
7 to 2 said Florida supreme court decides final ruling, 5 to 4 said they would not let that happen graham4anything Mar 2012 #65
AND many states didn't file their results by the deadline anyway underpants Mar 2012 #77
Scalia is old. He won't have the last word on anything abelenkpe Mar 2012 #68
Were his pants on fire at the time that he stated this? RoccoR5955 Mar 2012 #69
I guess it is OK to lie if you are a Supreme? nt MADem Mar 2012 #72
Scalia, the Scoundrel, is the leader of the cadre of the five most dangerous men in the nation. olegramps Mar 2012 #75
Justice John Paul Stevens NAILED IT with his dissent in Bush v Gore: bvar22 Mar 2012 #76
Scalia has now proved he can't do math OR the law. McCamy Taylor Mar 2012 #79
Don't worry fuckface, you will be remembered Rex Mar 2012 #80
WTF!!!!! Initech Mar 2012 #83
Term limits for judges are Madmiddle Mar 2012 #89
The case the should have heard was the violation of federal election law. VPStoltz Mar 2012 #95
Scalia and the other 4 never signed their opinion Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #97
well, because of their decision newspeak Mar 2012 #101
Lyin' sack Blue Owl Mar 2012 #106
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