Politics Can Be Brutal

Antonin Scalia

Saturday night, I heard about the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Immediately, a thought came to my mind: How soon would it be before the sides started to jockey for political positioning.

Well, it did not take long. The death of Justice Scalia has major stakes, politically speaking. While the sides balance sympathy for the Scalia family, it was all too inevitable that the sides (liberal and conservative, alike) would begin to battle.

But, honestly, the idea that replacing Justice Scalia should wait until there's a new president, nearly 11 months from now, is ridiculous. Join us in reality, here.

Honestly, though, people need to straight-up chill. The man just passed away and both sides are already fighting about a replacement that has not even be announced. But, in this day of hyper partisanship, should we really be all that surprised?

I was not and am not surprised.

No one should be surprised.

Jim Quinn Calling Anyone Racist Is Laughable … Although …

… maybe conservative radio show host Jim Quinn speaks from the voice of experience in regards to being a racist. Rather than focus on his own racism, he chooses to manufacture racism in others.

Here is what Quinn, as documented by Media Matters for America, had to say about Judge Sonia Sotomayor as she is embarking on her confirmation hearings for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court:

QUINN (ON SOTOMAYOR): A racist woman with a racial chip on her shoulder, steeped in identity politics.

Here is how one person responded on Media Matters for America: Quinn: A racist man with a racial chip on his shoulder, steeped in stupidity.

This is from the Daily Kos quoting Wiki:

On November 6, 2008, Quinn compared modern welfare recipients to slaves, saying “You know, if you were a slave in the old South, what did you get as a slave? You got free room and board, you got free money, and you got rewarded for having children because that was just, you know, tomorrow’s slave. … Can I ask a question? How’s that different from welfare? You get a free house, you get free food, and you get rewarded for having children. Oh, wait a minute, hold on a second. There is a difference: The slave had to work for it.” Quinn apologized for that remark. However, he has not apologized for his June 24, 2008 statement, “Slavery was evil, there’s no question about that. But you know what? If it hadn’t happened, where would you be right now? If your ancestors hadn’t come over here for whatever reason where would you be right now? You’d be floating down a river in Rwanda in pieces or maybe you’d be chased down by a machete wielding Janjaweed militia in the Sudan or starving under Robert Mugabe. Hey, ingrates, get on your knees, kiss the American dirt beneath you and please shut up.”

Here is another Quinn beauty:

On The War Room with Quinn & Rose, Jim Quinn said: “You know, if you were a slave in the old South, what did you get as a slave? You got free room and board, you got free money, and you got rewarded for having children because that was just, you know, tomorrow’s slave. … Can I ask a question? How’s that different from welfare? You get a free house, you get free food, and you get rewarded for having children. Oh, wait a minute, hold on a second. There is a difference: The slave had to work for it.”

What an interesting despicable way of repackaging slavery and trying to put a bow tie on the atrocity of slavery. But, should we expect anything less from Jim Quinn.

Media Matters:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200907130035