Thursday, January 28, 2010
The NY Times and Justice Alito call "Bullspit" on a bit of Obama's populist demagoguery.
From Obama's State of the Union Address ...
The New York Times explains:
It makes one wonder if there might be any other such partisanbull... misrepresentations in the speech.
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Update: Tom Maguire points to the question of whether or not Obama, as a non-tenure track, part-time lecturer, actually was a "professor" or not, discussed.
Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections."Standing applause" ... except for the Supreme Court Justices who remain seated, with Justice Alito visibly mouthing something that seemed unapproving. [Video]
Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities.
The New York Times explains:
The president appeared to have mischaracterized the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn restrictions on corporate-paid political commercials by suggesting that the decision invited political advertisements by foreign companies, too...Which means existing legislation on the point remains in effect. One might think a professional expert on the subject -- a professor of constitutional law, no less -- would know better.
The majority opinion in the case, Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, specifically disavowed a verdict on the question....
It makes one wonder if there might be any other such partisan
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Update: Tom Maguire points to the question of whether or not Obama, as a non-tenure track, part-time lecturer, actually was a "professor" or not, discussed.
