Justice O'Connor Says She Regrets Nevada Robo Calls

[Generic Other]

WASHINGTON (Oct. 27) -- Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is apologizing for the 50,000 recorded telephone calls made to Nevada voters in which she supports a ballot measure to change the way state judges are selected.

O'Connor said Wednesday that she did not authorize the use of her recorded statement in the robo calls, which awakened many Nevadans after midnight Monday. The calls were supposed to be made midday.

But O'Connor said that, whatever the time, her voice should not have been used at all.

"I did not authorize the use of my recorded statement as part of automated telephone calls to Nevada residents, and I regret that the statement was used in this way," she said in a statement issued through the Supreme Court.

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[Generic Other]

1. A halloween nightmare hearing her voice at midnight!

Too funny!

[PlanetBev]

2. While you're at it...

Why don't you apologize for Bush v. Gore?

[Generic Other]

3. +1000

You rock!!

:rofl:

[zipplewrath]

8. My first thought

There are bigger apologies to make than that.

[riderinthestorm]

4. I smell a lie. Why did she even make a "recorded statement" in the first place?

I'm guessing she absolutely knew it was going to be used as a robo-call. She's just upset that people are upset that it got played at highly inappropriate times.

Her reputation couldn't sink any lower, especially with the Gore decision, but this is all about trying to salvage some remnant of dignity for her "legacy" imho.

[blondeatlast]

7. 'Zactly. nt

[Generic Other]

20. Very good question

Hard to take this lady's "word" for anything.

[madmax]

5. Sandy - just STFU and knit an afghan or something. nt

[Generic Other]

12. OMG, I am imagining a spider web afghan!!

hahaha

[blondeatlast]

6. Since I've been aware of Justice O'Connor since she sat on the AZ Court of Appeals, I have to ask--

is there ANYTHING, Justice, that you DON'T regret in retrospect?

:mad:

[Born_A_Truman]

9. She wants judges appointed and not elected ...

I disagree with her.

Voters were able to unseat a family court judge here in San Bernardino County in June after he called a mother a liar in court and denied her request for supervised visits of her 9 month old son after the father threatened to kill himself and the baby.

Not long afterward the father murdered the baby and killed himself.

Google Judge Robert Lemkau. My daughter and I led the march on the Victorville Courthouse steps and the FB group.

[Generic Other]

11. that's how she likes her presidents too "appointed not elected"

You hit the nail on the head!!

[blondeatlast]

14. ...

:spray::thumbsup:

[deminks]

10. Did you use an outsourced telemarketer? That would explain them not knowing the time.

I am surprised you are not asking for an apology from the 50,000 people your voice called.

Just like Bush v Gore, honey, the damage is already done.

[Generic Other]

15. 12 midnight in nevada is what time in Mumbai?

High noon, I think.

[WolverineDG]

19. or someone set it for 12 AM instead of 12 PM nt

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

21. Yea, we got one of those calls: 12:30 am. It was an outfit in Rancho Mirage, CA.

[Javaman]

13. Until she apologizes for installing george w. moron*, I don't give a fuck what she has to say. nt

[UTUSN]

16. She has SO many apologies to make, so little time

Down the list somewhere are her voter suppression thug tactics with REHNQUIST the junkie. Oh, that little vote in Coup 2000. More.

[rucky]

17. she's so full of shit. n/t

[WolverineDG]

18. cry me a river, toots

you were the swing vote in gore v. bush & you swung the wrong way.

dg

[jimlup]

22. Yeah well when she apologizes for stealing the 2000 election for G. W. Bush

I'll forgive her.

[Generic Other]

23. I am not forgiving EVEN if she apologizes

no. I am not that charitable.