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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