AUDIENCE BOOS SCOTT BROWN FOR NAMING SCALIA AS ‘MODEL JUSTICE’

[kpete]

Source: Think Progress

AUDIENCE BOOS SCOTT BROWN FOR NAMING SCALIA AS ‘MODEL JUSTICE’ | Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) was booed by the audience at the second Massachusetts Senate Debate on Monday evening, after he named conservative Justice Antonin Scalia as his model Supreme Court justice. Upon hearing the crowd’s reaction, he quickly added Justices Anthony Kennedy, Sonia Sotomayor, and Chief Justice John Roberts to his list. “That’s the beauty of being an independent,” Brown quipped.


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Scott Brown Really Shot Himself In The Foot When He Said Justice Scalia Was His 'Model' Supreme Court Justice



Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren covered her face as the crowd booed her challenger, Republican Scott Brown. Brown had just hailed Justice Antonin Scalia as his "model" Supreme Court justice, and Warren was already using the opportunity to pounce.

During a contentious second Massachusetts Senate debate, Brown went through a wild swing of opinions when moderator David Gregory asked him his "model" justice.

"Let me see, here. That's a great question," Brown said. "I think Justice Scalia is a very good judge."

The crowd at the debate immediately booed, and Warren began to cover up her face, perhaps realizing her challenger's mistake.


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[rgbecker]

1. Eat your broccoli, Scotty and shut up.

[cyclezealot]

21. And this Wall Street Fraud claims to

have an independent streak and will work across the aisle.. As Scalia's 1% court dismantles our democracy.

[Bonhomme Richard]

2. These new republicans are arrogant and....

not used to being challenged.
It is their Achilles heal.

[olddad56]

17. arrogant is an understatement, It seems to me that most people who are ...

deeply involved in GOP politics suffer from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They are so self absorbed that they are completely out of touch with the world around them.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Conservative Hubris

Conservatives have come to be such true believers
in their own righteousness and infallibility that they
don't realize how their opinions and ideology will be
viewed by the public.

Such a hubris leads to hoof-in-mouth disease.

And while Massachusetts may elect an occasional Republican,
moreso than it used to, there is still a liberal slant.

This could be the straw.

Brown must go. What a pretender.

[chuckstevens]

4. So does that mean....

Does that mean that Scott Brown also holds an extremely radical view of the constitution and thinks that an "activist judge" is any judge who holds a view contrary to conservatism? What a terrible answer! Let's hope Mittens says something equally stupid in the first presidential debate on Wednesday night!

[SunSeeker]

5. What an iiiiiiiidiot!

[yellowcanine]

6. And when the question was posed to Warren she immediately said Elena Kagan.

This is what a political ass kicking looks like folks.

[underthematrix]

7. perv scott brown is one dumbass

He kept naming different justices trying to change the boos into applause. He is one sick dude.

[wordpix]

32. that intro of his daughters was really perverted: "they're available" for everyone in the audience

how completely stupid and perverted.

[madaboutharry]

8. He isn't a smart man.

He says stupid things because he just isn't bright.

[wilsonbooks]

11. Bingo.

[defacto7]

9. Yeah, Scalia is the one who when asked what he thought of Obama's

comment asking for the justices to do the right thing said,

"WHAT CAN HE DO TO ME?"

Arrogant aggrandizing jackass is what he is. The Supreme court was put together to guard against the very thing the right side of that court are doing on a grand stand...POLITICIZING!

They are supposed to protect the American people from government overstepping it's purpose... to be for and by the people.

[olddad56]

18. Scumlia is the most powerful, he once selected the President of the US.

in 2000.

[geckosfeet]

10. "... great question" - "give me a second to come up with a really stupid answer"

[ejbr]

38. !!

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Heckuva job, Brownie!

You are now Antonin S. Brown.

[Uncle Joe]

13. Brown knew he stepped in to a big pile of elephant poop with the Scalia answer

so he tried to camouflage his exposed, butt naked, extremist first instinct by naming the other Justices as well, particularly Sotomayor in an attempt to obfuscate his radical subconscious judicial/political perspective.

Even Rove dance partner David Gregory; knew Brown was just trying to use evasion after his initial disastrous answer by trying to get him to limit his answer to just one Justice.

If the audience had cheered the Scalia answer, I don't believe Brown would have named anyone else.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[0rganism]

14. if he had half a brain he would have immediately said Kennedy

[ejbr]

37. Based on how he was presenting himself, I was prepared for him to say Kennedy too n/t

[The Wizard]

15. Scalia? Scalia?

Really, Scalia? Nino The Fixer? The guy who issued the stay that stopped the Florida recount and gave us the most corrupt Bush cartel and should have been impeached for conflict of interest is the worst Supreme Court justice in History. The guy whose stock answer when confounded is "It's not in the Constitution." should never have been appointed. Hey Nino, the United States Air Force isn't in the Constitution.
Scott Brown has to be a major league douche bag.

[lastlib]

19. That's cuz Madison, Franklin, & all was dead-set against folks flyin'.....

My right-wing loony Bro-in-law was adamant that we needed to pass a constitutional amendment to give authority to have an Air Force.

I wonder how he feels about wiretapping and Internet spying.......and missile launch codes....

[The Wizard]

16. His back up position

must be writing for The Onion.

[K8-EEE]

20. Her expression when he says that is like "oh yay I just won the election!"

And she did....I can't imagine this, and Mitt tanking so bad in Mass., not hurting him.

[Oddman]

22. Brown and Romney - the worst of all worlds.

[King_Klonopin]

23. He keeps trying to sell his "I'm Independent" bullshit

His act makes me insane, he is so full of crap.

-- "I voted 50% with the republicans and 50% with the democrats."

Pure fiction. It is more like 75% with Republicans -- 90% whenever
they tried to block legislation and/or filibustered. Warren needs to
state the facts, and comment on how his voting tendencies changed
after she entered the race for his seat.

-- "I'm an independent voice."

Says who? The last time I checked, there was an "R" after his name, but
you'll never hear him say "I'm a republican".

Warren needs to dispel these talking points every time he pushes them.
If folks in Massachusetts know the truth, she will win easily because Obama
has a 60% claim in the polls. If someone is voting for Obama, he/she
should NOT be voting for Brown. Brown contributes to all the impasses.

AND ANOTHER THING -- Whenever he pulls that brow-beating, bully
routine, she needs to call him on it. Such as, "I don't speak down to you,
I would appreciate it if you acted the same way to me." (asshole)

So Sayeth The King.

[wordpix]

31. Barney Frank on Rachel last night said Scottie voted 30/32x with repugs

so he is totally BS-ing. Barney said that when the news got out, Scottie modified a bit but he's basically a RW conservative, no "independence" about him.

[King_Klonopin]

41. The numbers I found on the web:

He voted with repubs 30/32 times when blocking legislation or filibustering dems.
So, he is more of an "obstructionist" than an "independent".

On total roll call votes, he was around 74% -- until Warren announced her
intention to run. That's when he started voting with dems on selective bills --

BUT he always votes in the interests of corporations and banking, and voted
with dems only when it was necessary to conceal his true political stripes and
prevent repercussions from the Mass. voting public.

Wolf in sheep's clothing.

[King_Klonopin]

24. AND ONE MORE THING...

He's not a smart man? Maybe.

But he's a great demagogue and campaigner, and
that is all that matters these days.

Smart, genuine and honest are useless qualities to
guys like this.

[Wernothelpless]

25. Scott Brown is a worm ...

And he couldn't disguise it ... slimy, creepy, little worm of a creature ... ugh ...

[treestar]

26. Scalia is the most unprofessional justice in history

He thinks he can make the law be what he wants it to be by sitting on the court, not that he's just there to serve by applying the law.

[harun]

27. That will sell well in Massachusetts

[BainsBane]

28. The similarities between Brown and Romney are now undeniable

The flip flop from Scalia to Sotomayor was such an amateur move.

[wordpix]

30. Rachel did a report on this - Scott Brown is no independent, he's RW totally

Barney Frank made that clear.

[NICO9000]

29. This was Dubya-like in his stupidity

Not too quick on thinking on his feet, is he?

[wordpix]

34. "crossing the line from independence to incoherence"---Barney Frank on Rachel last night

[BainsBane]

33. Warren can't contain her glee

Brown stepped right in it. This should crystallize for MA voters exactly what the stakes are in their senate election.

[Odin2005]

35. I love the look on Warren's face when he said that!

[ejbr]

36. wasn't it AWESOME!!! n/t

[NHDEMFORLIFE]

39. Brown: The popular HS jock who is dumb as a box of hair

With all due respect to Martha Coakley, her disaster of a campaign handed Brown Ted Kennedy's Senate seat.
Warren is pretty much hitting on all cylinders to get it back.

[LiberalLovinLug]

40. I applaud the audience!

It is heartening to witness a crowd of Americans that can smell a turd no matter how much Scalia is perfumed and pandered to on the MSM.

[skypilot]

42. I didn't get around to watching this...

...until just now and what I find interesting is that he paused for quite a while before giving his answer. He actually stopped and thought about if for a bit and Scalia is still the one he settled on.