ABC just said he was found unresponsive Saturday afternoon

[malaise]

How does that make sense - no one checked on him until afternoon?

[joshcryer]

1. Probably thought he was sleeping in.

After a night of drinking.

[ShadowLiberal]

13. And he might have asked not to be distrubed

From what I understand Stalin died in a similar way.

Stalin gave strict orders to his guards not to disturb him for any reason before he went to bed. Then he had a stroke during the night, and apparently died sometime during the day while he was incapacitated by the stroke. The scared guards waited 24 hours before checking on him and finding him dead.

[womanofthehills]

14. it was exhausting killing all those birds

He was at a hunting resort killing quail the day before.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

2. They had to get the hooker away first

...

[nini]

15. I had the same thought

[Nevernose]

21. He died in Texas, not Las Vegas

In Las Vegas, hiding the hookers is de rigeur (e.g. John Entwistle, when it was considered a courtesy not to mention the cocaine and multiple prostitutes).

[lapfog_1]

30. trust me

they have experience with hiding the escorts at these sorts of places (luxury hunting lodge for rich men).

you don't think that this is all about hunting quail?

[Nevernose]

42. If it was anyone else, I'd agree with you

I would not, however, put it past Scalia to have gone 1500 miles for the sole intention of killing helpless woodland animals. Especially if one of the billionaires who employed him was footing the bill.

[jberryhill]

3. We should respect his privacy

Just because he died of auto erotic asphyxiation is no reason to embarrass the family.

[Rex]

4. I agree, nobody wants to see a pic of Scalia in a soiled diaper.

Good point.

[Renew Deal]

5. Story is he wasn't feeling good at night and went to his room.

He didn't get up for breakfast. They didn't check on him and went on with their day. They checked on him in the afternoon and he was dead. US Marshals and FBI were on site.

It wasn't clear if he was found in his bed or elsewhere.

[Orrex]

6. "Unresponsive" really doesn't mean anything

Hell, Clarence Thomas has been unresponsive for decades, and nobody bats an eye about it.

[SCantiGOP]

7. And sleepy black doctor

Looks like he is going to fall asleep at the podium.

[malaise]

8. ROFL

Still it makes more sense because otherwise there was a massive cover-up before it went public - the story has changed - very interesting.

[lindysalsagal]

19. Insert "Weekend with Bernie" joke here.

[Orrex]

27. Not during primary season!

[msanthrope]

9. He's dead, Jim. nt

[kentauros]

24. I'm a doctor,

not a Supreme Court Justice!

[dembotoz]

10. good thing they did not wait til sunset...do hope they used a stake

[jberryhill]

11. Yep

They did set up a perimeter of garlic early on.

[mountain grammy]

12. ...

[Lodestar]

16. I'm curious who was at the party he attended the night before. n/t

[JudyM]

18. No doubt someone who has a case coming up before the court. Scalia is "courted" like nobody else.

Sucks that he got to die on fancy resort sheets. Well, if there's a hell he's well on his way.

[Lodestar]

17. Cibolo Ranch near Marfa TX.

http://www.cibolocreekranch.com/

[area51]

23. Near the

Marfa Lights?

[lindysalsagal]

20. Does it make me an evil person that

I've been singing "Ding, dong, the witch is dead" all day???

[malaise]

22. No

Not at all

[Hortensis]

37. My name isn't salsaanything, but I

jumped up and did a very unseemly dance on hearing the news. Startled my husband. I've been wishing he'd drop dead for a long time, but I would have been just as satisfied with his resignation. Sounds like he had a long, enjoyable day hunting and partying with friends before going to sleep.

I wish they had ordered an inquest, though. As the right wing feels the loss of his vote on the Court, we can expect Scalia murder conspiracy theories to come to life.

[lindysalsagal]

39. I did the same.

I'm concerned about Friedrich's in CA: Unions are looking at possibly losing on agency fees. It's uion busting.

[Hortensis]

40. I believe I read that that is one of the cases

that should break for Labor with Scalia gone, even if the vote turns out to be 4-4.

[jpb33]

25. Spoke to Family from Marfa

I am from a small town close to where Scalia died, although I moved away some time ago. However I still know many people from the area and I have family in many of the small towns especially Marfa, Alpine. I know the news is saying Scalia died in bed, but speaking to family from Marfa and who are familiar with and know people who work where Scalia was staying say he was not found in bed, but he was found on the floor (face down). My mom knows the funeral home director from Alpine and she said he said the same thing. As if he awoke knowing something was wrong got out of bed and dropped dead not long after.

[JimDandy]

29. He was morbidly obese...

with morbid being the qualifier yesterday.

[jberryhill]

33. Did anyone see the Marfa Lights that night?

Maybe the aliens came for him.

[REP]

34. ... and then gave him back. Ain't nobody want to probe that.

[Hortensis]

41. That story is undramatic and normal enough

to be believable. Also normal would be declaring he died in a reassuringly dignified way in bed.

Whatever. As soon as decisions start coming down the "wrong" way as a result of his death, angering people on the far right, they'll start believing he was murdered to destroy conservatism and call for investigations and indictments. Whether his death is carefully investigated or he is cremated without will make no difference; any result will only reinforce their conviction. As predictable as bread landing butter side down, that just seems to be the way most extremists react to bad news.

[olddots]

26. I will say it again officer

I have an alibi .

[malaise]

28. Getting up off the floor

Ah well

[backscatter712]

31. He must have run out of unicorn blood.

Even for a man of his means, the stuff's hard to come by...

[davidpdx]

32. Scalia checked out a long time ago

[lindysalsagal]

35. Clearly his heart was three sizes too small and his brain wasn't getting enough oxygen.

The elderly do have a tendency on average, of becoming defensive, rigid, self-centered and less compassionate. They also loose whatever inhibitions they might have previously had to saying inappropriate things.

I see it as a necessary survival adjustment for the possibility of losing independence and having to tolerate the vulnerability of being personally cared for.

Before you attack, disclaimer: this is a generalization and of course we all know those who grow older and wiser.

[lindysalsagal]

36. His internal simbiant life form couldn't stand the host for one more minute,

and jumped ship when a better prospect delivered a pizza.

[malaise]

38. I was expecting the heart to reject Cheney by now

Ah well - be grateful for small mercies