Comments for Back Alley Media http://backalleymedia.org News and Views on the 2012 Elections Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Sotomayor by airmax http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1509#comment-7161 airmax Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:38:32 +0000 http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1509#comment-7161 Very honored to see your blog? Very honored to see your blog?

]]> Comment on Re: “They’re attacking me because I’m white” by Pol70 http://backalleymedia.org/?p=286#comment-6258 Pol70 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:42:28 +0000 http://backalleymedia.org/?p=286#comment-6258 Did the candidate project an image of credibility based on experience, knowledge, presentation, and prior associations? , Did the candidate project an image of credibility based on experience, knowledge, presentation, and prior associations? ,

]]> Comment on Sonia Sotomayor by Dennysgirl http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1443#comment-5451 Dennysgirl Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:35:22 +0000 http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1443#comment-5451 I would'nt under esstamate the Gop party, The Obama run promised all kind of goodies and yet has come to light, My son is ove in the mideast fight for our freedom and yet when Mr Obama was a jr. Senetor he voted No on any thing and every thing having to do with bagdad and the mideast. Now he is sending thousand off troop over to fight in afganastan and pakastain. Now I think that we should really start put the over inflated progrect in the white house and trillion spent to question. Put had question to the Presidents, in stead of giving him a pass as well as the congress and sentitors. What happened to writing the truth and getting the truth. The moment of slience for Micheal Jackson in the White house, Why is that? What about a moment of slience for the men and women that die ever day for our freedoms, of speech exctra. What happened to all that claimed Walter Croncite was the truth teller. What happened to his follower that know longer says it like it is, and let the card fall where thay may. Shame on you. You came cheap. Mr. Obama is in bed with the unions and thats a fact. And lead Attorney for Acorn. That a fact. When are you going to go for the hard story's. Instead of pussy footing around with the whos-whos in in washington. George Sorroce, left england because he allmost broke england and that is his plan for the USA. Take your rose colored sun glasses off and do your job. Concered American. proud Navy and Army Mom Denise I would’nt under esstamate the Gop party, The Obama run promised all kind of goodies and yet has come to light, My son is ove in the mideast fight for our freedom and yet when Mr Obama was a jr. Senetor he voted No on any thing and every thing having to do with bagdad and the mideast. Now he is sending thousand off troop over to fight in afganastan and pakastain. Now I think that we should really start put the over inflated progrect in the white house and trillion spent to question. Put had question to the Presidents, in stead of giving him a pass as well as the congress and sentitors. What happened to writing the truth and getting the truth. The moment of slience for Micheal Jackson in the White house, Why is that? What about a moment of slience for the men and women that die ever day for our freedoms, of speech exctra. What happened to all that claimed Walter Croncite was the truth teller. What happened to his follower that know longer says it like it is, and let the card fall where thay may. Shame on you. You came cheap. Mr. Obama is in bed with the unions and thats a fact. And lead Attorney for Acorn. That a fact. When are you going to go for the hard story’s. Instead of pussy footing around with the whos-whos in in washington. George Sorroce, left england because he allmost broke england and that is his plan for the USA. Take your rose colored sun glasses off and do your job. Concered American.
proud Navy and Army Mom
Denise

]]> Comment on Sotomayor by Sebastian http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1509#comment-5192 Sebastian Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:23:18 +0000 http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1509#comment-5192 Here's some backup on the one-republican vote rule... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dylan-loewe/the-politics-of-sotomayor_b_207617.html Sessions is embarassing, but I don't think he realizes it, and those around him are probably too afraid to tell him (or think he's doing a great job). my favorite moment of the hearings so far was when sessions tried to use the words of a judge against sotomayor, and she said that the judge, my friend, is in the audience! Here’s some backup on the one-republican vote rule…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dylan-loewe/the-politics-of-sotomayor_b_207617.html

Sessions is embarassing, but I don’t think he realizes it, and those around him are probably too afraid to tell him (or think he’s doing a great job). my favorite moment of the hearings so far was when sessions tried to use the words of a judge against sotomayor, and she said that the judge, my friend, is in the audience!

]]> Comment on Sotomayor by vshawnt http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1509#comment-5163 vshawnt Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:56:06 +0000 http://backalleymedia.org/?p=1509#comment-5163 I think that Graham will vote for her. In his opening remarks he said that he had noted the fact that many Democrats had voted for Roberts even though they didn't agree with his philosophy and wouldn't have nominated him if they had the choice. Hatch is a good guess too. I wasn't aware that at least one Senator from the minority had to vote for her in order to get a floor vote. Sounds like something that would be in the Senate rules though. CSPAN has a live video feed of the hearings. I've been keeping it on in the background at work. It's unfolding pretty much as expected I'd say. http://www.c-span.org/Supreme-Court-Sotomayor-Senate-Confirmation-Hearings.aspx I'm not sure why Sessions is fighting so aggressively since 1) he has to know that he's already lost, and 2) the only people who will appreciate his shrill attacks are the very people who are going to vote for him no matter what. One thing that is infinitely clear to me as I listen to Sessions is that he really doesn't understand that Sotomayor is smarter than him. He is behaving as if he can pin her down on something but she's already out-maneuvered him before he even finishes the question. If he understood that she was smarter than him, I think that his questioning might be less likely to so starkly reinforce the disparity. I think that Graham will vote for her. In his opening remarks he said that he had noted the fact that many Democrats had voted for Roberts even though they didn’t agree with his philosophy and wouldn’t have nominated him if they had the choice. Hatch is a good guess too.

I wasn’t aware that at least one Senator from the minority had to vote for her in order to get a floor vote. Sounds like something that would be in the Senate rules though.

CSPAN has a live video feed of the hearings. I’ve been keeping it on in the background at work. It’s unfolding pretty much as expected I’d say.
http://www.c-span.org/Supreme-Court-Sotomayor-Senate-Confirmation-Hearings.aspx

I’m not sure why Sessions is fighting so aggressively since 1) he has to know that he’s already lost, and 2) the only people who will appreciate his shrill attacks are the very people who are going to vote for him no matter what.

One thing that is infinitely clear to me as I listen to Sessions is that he really doesn’t understand that Sotomayor is smarter than him. He is behaving as if he can pin her down on something but she’s already out-maneuvered him before he even finishes the question. If he understood that she was smarter than him, I think that his questioning might be less likely to so starkly reinforce the disparity.

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