Axelrod on Alito’s Heckle: Well, It’s A ‘Weird Political Season’
Once again the only aspect of an Obama address that appears to have survived the 24 hour newscycle is an outburst. While much of the rest of the impact (or lack thereof) of Wednesday’s State of the Union was swept away by Friday’s riveting question and answer period with the House Republicans (so much so, someone suggested to Mike Allen that next year the President merely say “The state of our union is strong…OK, who’s first?”) much of the talk on the Sunday shows remained focused on the president’s harsh remarks to SCOTUS and Justice Alito’s reaction.
On CNN’s Reliable Sources Floyd Abrams (father of Mediaite founder Dan Abrams) who argued for the winning side defended SCOTUS’s decision:
Yes, I’m OK with that in the same way I’m OK with the fact that CNN and “The New York Times” can speak out as they choose to. I think it’s all inseparable. As far as I’m concerned, we don’t distinguish and shouldn’t distinguish based on the corporate nature of an entity.
Meanwhile on Meet the Press, David Axlerod defended the President’s decision to call out the Supreme Court to their faces during an (inter)nationally televised address. A transcript of the exchange can be found after the jump but basically, says Axlerod, he’s the president…suck it up. As for Alito’s response, Axelrod says: “Well, I–look, we–in this weird political season, we’ve become accustomed to unusual outbursts in the chamber during these speeches, so.” Meaning that between the town halls and Joe Wilson, being heckled by a Supreme Court Justice is pretty much par for the course. Video below:
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The Real Royal King says: I wish one of the key Democrats had the spine to mention that Alito and Roberts assured the American people that the type of judicial activism we witnessed in the atrocious ruling still being discussed would never happen. We were misled by these men. I suppose, Axelrod at least provided us a gentle reminder of this grand deception.
Fidoohki says: Bull. Axelrod got it wrong and he is trying to cover it up. That’s all it is.
Fidoohki says: Sorry The president got it wrong and axelrod is trying to cover it up.
TfT says: Even the NYTimes printed that Obama got it wrong; Did the host of MTP ask Axelrod why Obama misrepresented the SCOTUS decision? Did David Gregory even mention that Obama got it wrong?
The Real Royal King says: Fidoohki, you don’t seem to offer any evidence of your conclusions.
Fidoohki says: The ruling of the Supreme court in this case only extends to US companies. Not Foriegn ones. That ban is still in place. Subsidiaries of a foreign company cannot donate as a company due to federal regulations.
Fidoohki says: Here’s the link:
timzank says: Fidoohki, save your breath, people like The Real Royal _____ couldn’t care less about facts or rights that are perceived to help their opponents. You can list facts all day long and it will not matter, he and his ilk are completely blinded by ideology only. It’s a common trait among progressives, no common sense whatsoever.
It’s not exactly rocket science, before the ruling, corporations or unions had to write checks to 527’s, an obvious sidestep to funnel the money to candidates. After the ruling they can basically write checks to the candidate directly. Anybody see a fundamental difference there?
Why in the fark would/should this be a big deal to anyone????
timzank says: As an after thought, does anybody else find it pathetic that a Professor of Constitutional Law and the Editor of The Harvard Law Review doesn’t really know sh&t about the law or the constitution?
The Real Royal King says: I suspected that is what you meant, Fidoohki, and I appreciate your clarification. I don’t have the same problem as you do with the formulation. I am sure you understand that “US companies” are owned in significant measure by foreign investors and entities. I acknowledge François y Françoise’s Fromages Françaises, SNC, cannot make a contribution to the campaign of Ron Paul, but Nina’s Nutty Chewies, Inc., which recently acquired Paul’s Pralines, SA for a 35% stock issuance can. The point is that campaign reform was gutted by an activist rightist Court. I will ping President Obama for glossing over the niceties.
The Real Royal King says: I will say, Timzank, your gratuitous nastiness, most importantly to our President, but also to me, notwithstanding, the campaign finance law gutted by the rightist activist Court was rather gutless to begin with, and your point regarding the 527’s is not without merit.
timzank says: Gutted my ass, all the decision really accomplished is transparency, (a concept this administration is obviously unfamiliar with) the money still flows from the same donors, you can simply track it now without auditing six layers of “bundlers” and pacs….
Puter Boi says: heckle
–verb (used with object)
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To harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
Yep…that was some heckle…practically stopped the president in his tracks….no wonder Glynnis is writing those blaring headlines again. I share her faux outrage!!!
Fidoohki says: The Real Royal King says:
February 1, 2010 at 9:47 am
I disagree. The law as written didn’t seem to even begin to pay so much as lip service to
our garunteed freedoms.I believe transparency would correct this without violating
the first amendment. which is what our esteemed indiocy that is congress should
have written in the first place!
timzank says:
February 1, 2010 at 9:43 am
*shrugs* he asked an honest question. I’m not afraid of that at all. If I feel he made
an good point, an honest error, or just annoys the crap out of me I’ll reply otherwise he
is entitled to his opinion just like others are entiled to say he’s wrong or right … but they need to
prove it.
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