"Alito ribs Biden for plagiarism"...thanks Bush for such a lovely legacy at the Supreme Court

[Jennicut]

Per poltico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16197.html

At a gala dinner hosted by the American Spectator on Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. cracked wise at Vice President-elect Joe Biden's expense, raising the Delaware senator's past brushes with academic dishonesty, to the delight of his conservative audience.

Recalling an incident in which an article he submitted to the Spectator was rejected for publication, Alito began by joking that his unpublished piece had detailed how he would vote on the most controversial issues facing the Supreme Court.

Then — in the process of suggesting things had turned out well for him despite this rejection — Alito trained his sights on Barack Obama’s running mate.

"To coin a phrase, in the spirit of the vice president-elect," Alito began, "you can't always get what you want, but you get what you need."

Alito paused before continuing: "Did somebody say that before?"

The justice’s delivery was clumsy, but to the laughing audience his joke was crystal clear.

Biden, who clashed with Alito during the associate justice's 2005 confirmation hearings, dropped out of the 1988 Democratic nominating contest amid allegations that he had plagiarized both law school papers and his campaign trail stump speech.

Alito’s comment — "you don't always get what you want, but you get what you need" — was a rough paraphrase of the famous Rolling Stones song, "You Can't Always Get What You Want."

Alito, who as a Supreme Court justice holds a nonpolitical office, prefaced his joke by recounting the story of his 2005 faceoff with Biden, when the future vice president grilled Alito for his association with a conservative group of Princeton University alumni — and later returned to the hearing room sporting a Princeton baseball cap in order to calm the mood.

The associate justice’s comments came at the start of an otherwise dry legal discourse at the American Spectator's annual Robert L. Bartley dinner at Washington's Mandarin Oriental hotel.

The Supreme Court did not immediately return a request for comment."

Dumbass couldn't even get the Rolling Stone lyrics right. Thanks Shrub for a great pick at Supreme Court that will last 20 years or more. Thankfully McLame can't add any more idiots to the bench. Between Alito, Scalia and Thomas who is the bigger a-hole?

[ErinBerin84]

1. trashy as always.

[sharp_stick]

2. I would love to impeach that

lousy prick. This lifetime appointment shit really pisses me off when such intellectual lightweights can benefit.

[Rebubula]

4. Lifetime

They should have term limits like every other political post. They should be long (12 years) and a basic re-confirmation process, but they should not have a lifetime appointment.

On the other hand, Biden was my only problem with the Obama ticket. I have never really liked the man or his continuous gaffes. However, compared to Vampire Cheney - Biden is the rebirth of Thomas Jefferson. Regardless of my personal feelings about his career - I am so freaking glad to have him in office.

[WI_DEM]

3. I'm so looking forward to Obama making replacements to the court

I only wish a few like Thomas, Fat Tony and Alioto could be among them.

[yardwork]

5. I'll never forgive the Democrats in Congress who approved Alito and Roberts.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. *Ugh*

What was that plagiarism thing all about anyway? I remember hearing that it might have derailed his 1988 bid but when I read a little more about the controversy seemed a bit less concrete than it was originally made out to be. I was always kind of surprised that it was never raised by McCain or Palin during the campaign but then again both of them were concentrating their fire on Obama and almost totally ignored Biden.

[atimetocome]

7. alito has his own distinction and it

is nothing to be proud of!



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4982475

Alito's Supreme Court Nomination Confirmed
Judge Samuel Alito visits Capitol Hill, Nov. 2, 2005.
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President Bush's conservative nominee to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court wins confirmation Tuesday. The Senate voted 58-42 to confirm Samuel Alito, with all but one of the Senate's majority Republicans backing the nomination.Web Extra: Hear, Read Reactions to the Nomination

[amborin]

8. alito is a lying sleeze, he lied his way to the court appointment

[TexasObserver]

9. Alito is the only justice confirmed because his wife cried in the background.