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gollygee

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Sat Jun 27, 2015, 10:32 PM Jun 2015

Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito Realize They Will Be Villains In Oscar-Winning Movie Someday

Yes, the Onion

http://www.theonion.com/article/scalia-thomas-roberts-alito-suddenly-realize-they--32972

WASHINGTON—Shortly after turning in dissenting opinions in landmark federal rulings today that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and conferred full federal benefits to married same-sex couples, Supreme Court justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, John G. Roberts, and Samuel Alito reportedly realized today that they would someday be portrayed as villains in an Oscar-winning film about the fight for marriage equality. “Oh, God, the major social ramifications, the political intrigue, all the important people involved in the case—I’m going to be played by some sinister character actor in a drama with tons of award buzz, aren’t I?” said Scalia, joining his fellow dissenting justices in realizing they would be antagonists in a film potentially titled Defense Of Marriage and probably written by Tony Kushner. “I’m going to be portrayed as a closed-minded Neanderthal and the very symbol of backward thinking. And at the end of the movie, when my character realizes he’s on the wrong side of history, the audience will feel emotionally fulfilled because the hero attorney, probably played by George fucking Clooney, will have won. Great.” While they added that they aren’t looking forward to being vilified on screen, Scalia, Roberts, Alito, and Thomas all agreed that the movie would probably be pretty good, and that they could see Paul Dano getting his first Academy Award nomination for his supporting role as a gay rights crusader.

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Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito Realize They Will Be Villains In Oscar-Winning Movie Someday (Original Post) gollygee Jun 2015 OP
Grrrr ... grrrr .... grrrr .... GRRRRRRR!!!!!!! MADem Jun 2015 #1
Bill Cosby as Clarence Thomas is a natural Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #2
! Solly Mack Jun 2015 #3
As Judge Antonin Scalia.. Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #4

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. Grrrr ... grrrr .... grrrr .... GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 11:20 PM
Jun 2015

It may be The Onion, but it's probably the truth!!

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