Frank calls Scalia a "homophobe"

[KSigkid]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/...o/scotus_frank

Seriously?

[RU OX Alum]

I hate congress

[kddani]

I'm pretty sure I've called Scalia that, and some other names. I was in law school in 2003 when that sodomy ruling came down (and his dissent).

But then again, I'm not a member of Congress!

[RU OX Alum]

I don't hate you, kddani, i just don't like congress in general. This is just another incident in which i think politicians are only shooting their mouth off for press.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

I don't hate you, kddani, i just don't like congress in general. This is just another incident in which i think politicians are only shooting their mouth off for press.

Thanks, RU OX Alum

For the record, I don't believe that a member of Congress should shoot their mouth off in that manner. Surely there was a better way for him to get his point across. I'm fine with a critique of the Supreme Court and its justices, but when you're in the spotlight, you have to make a better choice of words.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by kddani

Thanks, RU OX Alum

For the record, I don't believe that a member of Congress should shoot their mouth off in that manner. Surely there was a better way for him to get his point across. I'm fine with a critique of the Supreme Court and its justices, but when you're in the spotlight, you have to make a better choice of words.

Exactly; Scalia is a polarizing figure, and I'm sure there are lots of people out there who have similar thoughts to Frank. However, I don't think that it's a good thing when a member of Congress is leveling personal attacks against a Supreme Court justice.

[Munchkin03]

I always found Frank to be emotional at best and downright hysterical at his worst. He hasn't always practiced the decorum befitting a member of Congress, and this is just more of the same.

[baci]

Frank needs to go with that comment!

I don't believe a member of Congress should be allowed to speak like that. (Think what you want, but speaking like that is another issue)

[Kevin]

Much ado about nothing, IMHO. Frank is so tainted by this banking scandal that I don't see how the good people of Massachusetts will continue to employ him in his current capacity, although, I will grant you he has the cockroach-like quality of being able to survive just about anything.

Scalia, on the other hand, is appointed for life and likely doesn't really care about what Frank has to say about anything.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Much ado about nothing, IMHO. Frank is so tainted by this banking scandal that I don't see how the good people of Massachusetts will continue to employ him in his current capacity, although, I will grant you he has the cockroach-like quality of being able to survive just about anything.

Pretty much. I would have figured Frank wouldn't survive the drug addiction and male prostitute scandal, but what do I know?

[squirrely girl]

if that's the most offensive thing a rep could say, i think the world will be okay.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Pretty much. I would have figured Frank wouldn't survive the drug addiction and male prostitute scandal, but what do I know?

The difference, I think, is that his and his supporters' mantra thus far has been "personal life doesn't matter, only performance does" and lately, his performance has been worse than lousy.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Pretty much. I would have figured Frank wouldn't survive the drug addiction and male prostitute scandal, but what do I know?

Elaborate on the drug addiction. Never heard Rep. Frank connected with that particular vice.

[Munchkin03]

I thought it was fairly common knowledge--he admits to having been strung out in the halls of Congress, but never felt the need to resign because he had all of the other Representatives to take up the slack. He spoke about it a lot after the whole Jim McGreevey scandal.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by squirrely girl

if that's the most offensive thing a rep could say, i think the world will be okay.

Right.

<---- failing to empathize with the outrage.