Justice Ginsburg: I Wanted That Senator To See I'm Alive

[ccharles000]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is responding to Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY), without naming him directly, over his recent prediction that she would be dead from pancreatic cancer within nine months.

In an interview with USA Today, Ginsburg explained why she made sure to attend President Obama's speech to Congress last week. "First, I wanted people to see that the Supreme Court isn't all male," the lone female justice said of the evening event Feb. 24. "I also wanted them to see I was alive and well, contrary to that senator who said I'd be dead within nine months."

Bunning made his remarks while speaking to a local GOP event back home in Kentucky, in explaining the importance of his commitment to appointing conservative judges, and how this would be an issue soon.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/justice-ginsburg-i-wanted-that-senator-to-see-im-alive.php

[Muttocracy]

1. Go Justice Ginsburg!

:loveya:

[jobycom]

2. Wow! The Quiet One knows how to roar after all!

"I wanted people to see that the Supreme Court isn't all male."

:applause:

[hvn_nbr_2]

25. The "quiet one" is also the one who...

left out the traditional "respectfully" in her signature on the dissenting opinion in Bush v. Gore, if I remember correctly.

[firedupdem]

3. Go Girl! Love it! n/t

[saltpoint]

4. It's ok if Justice Ginsburg couldn't recall Bunning's name.

Bunning can't remember it either.

[Omnibus]

7. Oh, she can remember his name.

She just didn't feel he was important enough to mention.

[nevergiveup]

5. Obama giving Ginsburg a hug

was the highlight of the evening.

[stevedeshazer]

6. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

;)

[Kadie]

8. Good for her!

K&R

[ilrslr3]

9. U go GIRL!

[AnnieBW]

10. SMACK!!!!

She may be a small woman, and not in good health, but she can still deliver the smackdown!

[Uzybone]

11. K&R

[Hekate]

12. Best of health to you, Justice Ginsburg. nt

[myrna minx]

13. What an elegant slap. Good for Ginsburg. n/t

[Cass]

14. Aw, good for her!

Bunning is an insensitive lowlife to say what he did. It was just cruel and thoughtless.

[CTyankee]

15. Bunning's remark is so appalling I just hope it is dementia and he's not in his right mind.

I would never say anything like that about a right wing Justice, much as I detest their thinking.

Just the thought that he said that about that dear woman is more than I can bear.

[Dinger]

16. Go Get "em Justice Ginsburg!

She's going to be around for a LONG time!:headbang:

[kwenu]

17. And you made a grand entrance Madam Justice!

[Sheltiemama]

34. It was awesome.

Besides Obama, she was the star of the night. Everybody wanted to shake her hand or kiss her cheek. It brought tears to my eyes.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

18. What is it with Republicans

channeling Democrats' deaths??? Bunning with Ginsburg and Limbaugh with Kennedy. How pathetic.:mad:

[TheBigotBasher]

19. Brilliant

[lsewpershad]

20. God bless

Jusiice Ginsburg. Glad that punk senator does not have power to determine who dies and who lives.

[Olney Blue]

21. Justice Ginsburg is a great patriot.

[Myrina]

22. She should walked over to Bunning and kneed him in the nads ...

"Who's 'almost dead', Jim?" :spank:

[greenbriar]

23. bwahaha

she is too classy, but the thought

hehehe

[PBS Poll-435]

24. Every time I hear the tired cliche, "Clinton is the best Republican President we ever had,"

I say:

GINSBURG!

[Lucky Luciano]

26. Wow...Bunning seems to be a real prick! nt

[pink-o]

27. Yeah, what's up, Kentucky?

If there are any DU'ers who live there, I'm sorry for your having 2 f&%*&ed up Senators (We in Callie only have one: and she's supposed to be a Dem!!)

Between McConnell and Bunning, there's not much relief there. And this Red State thing: lest we forget, Missouri is pretty red and they gave us Claire McCaskill!

[Deep13]

28. "...his commitment to appointing conservative judges..."

Well thanks, President Bunning. :wtf:

[liberation]

29. Good for her!

I bet Mr. Bunning is a devout "pro-lifer." Unborn fetuses are precious, however grown women who have managed a big deal of achievements in their respective fields... well those, not so much if they dared disagreeing with the sacrosanct GOP positions anytime during their lifetimes.

I think the only way these callous assholes will give a damn about Justice Ginsburg is if she goes into a coma, and her family has to contemplate how to deal with her suffering. Then you will see the whole GOP en masses expressing great concern about her life.


I have figured out that the only reason why the GOP only cares about unborn fetuses and terminally ill people, is that they are the only two groups of people who are not in a position to disable openly with them: both unborn fetuses, and people in comas are not know for their verbosity, are they?

[jenmito]

30. K&R. You GO, girl!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

31. Isn't Bunning the one who said his (Italian) opponent looked like...

one of Saddam Hussein's sons? Or am I getting my wingnuts confused? Nope, it was him:

Why Senate Republicans Want to Bench Jim Bunning
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1883582,00.html?xid=rss-politics

It looks as if his days may be numbered. (Oh wait, I sound like a ghoulish Republican!)

Good health to you, Justice Ginsburg...

[Zambero]

32. Bunning is already brain-dead

Nothing new however

[polichick]

33. It was a glorious moment when she walked in!

[Rhiannon12866]

Isn't Bunning the crazy one who said he couldn't leave D.C. to debate his challenger?

He broke the rules by using notes during his long distance debate. When that story broke, he sounded crazy as a loon, but he was, inexplicably, re-elected... :crazy:

And what a horrible thing to say, guess he took a page from Limbaugh's book... :grr:

[janet118]

35. J. Ginsburg is one tough lady

We need to get another woman on the SC. And may she be every bit as smart, strong and fair as Justice Ginsburg.

[pleah]

36. K&R Bunning just got

:spank:



:rofl:

[Kajsa]

37. Justice Ginsberg,

you are a gem!

:)

I cried when I saw her walk into the House, as did many others.
Yes, President Obama's hug to her was a highlight.

Good health and long life to you, Madame Ginsberg!

:toast:

[Dystopian]

38. YES! KandR!

Thank you for posting this.

peace~

[BrklynLiberal]

39. May she outlive that poor excuse for a Senator by many, many years!!!!

[goclark]

40. Now this is one classy lady ~ she is my hero

[Wetzelbill]

41. She's in an altogether different class than Bunning nt