CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin: Supreme Court Afraid of The Daily Show

[Jefferson23]

*Not a fan of Toobin, yet this was funny...I think he is correct. lol



Discussing his latest piece in the New Yorker magazine, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin scolded the United States Supreme Court for continuing to refuse to allow television cameras into that body during oral arguments. Toobin told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer that he has a theory as to why the Court will not allow television cameras in during proceedings: they do not want to be made the butt of comedian Jon Stewart’s jokes.

“Why don’t they have cameras there so we can watch these justices go about their business?” Blitzer asked Toobin.

“Wolf, I can answer that question in two words,” Toobin replied. “Jon Stewart.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-jeffrey-toobin-supreme-court-afraid-of-the-daily-show/

[gopiscrap]

1. Good for him and yes, I can just see Jon Stewart

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going to town on the Court.

[Jefferson23]

5. He would. I agree with Toobin, open up the court..let's all get to hear the cases/arguments, live.

[Journeyman]

2. I'd fear Stephen Colbert more, but it's a valid concern for either (and quite a few others too). . .

[davidpdx]

3. I am actually a fan of Toobin

It sounds like something he'd say too. I have read two of his book on the US Supreme Court and both gave an interesting look at the personalities of the justices. They also made me hate Scalia and Thomas. I don't always agree with him.

[Jefferson23]

4. Toobin did a bang up job on Thomas. I have to say I was surprised how far he went with

calling out Thomas as " not paying attention "..that was damaging for him to hear from an attorney
in the MSM.

Kudos for that, it was awesome.

[davidpdx]

6. Thomas isn't all there

And I think Scalia is hanging on by a thread. He'll be 78 next month. I can't see him making it to 80. Eventually he's going to have a massive heart attack. I just hope Ginsberg hangs in there.

[Jefferson23]

7. Ginsburg seems to have made a remarkable recovery...I want her there for a long time, but I think

she may step down just before Obama's term is over.

[davidpdx]

8. Maybe, but I hope Scalia crashes and burns before she retires

The right's heads will explode.

[Jefferson23]

9. That goes without saying..he needs to step down, the sooner the better. n/t

[No Vested Interest]

10. How many years ago was it that (then-Senator) Jim Bunning of KY predicted

Justice Ginsburg would be dead in a matter on months?
Who even knows or cares what Jim Bunning is doing today?