I think Keith Olbermann's next "WTF" should be about Rachel Maddow's Supreme Court-Cocktail analogy.

[Towlie]

[Skittles]

1. how about some more details, Towlie?

or do I need to kick your ass?

[havocmom]

6. She was REALLY reaching this time

Using recipe for a whiskey sour to illustrate a balanced court v an unbalanced court (too much sugar, not enough lemon)

Doubt she'll make THAT mistake again. :wtf:

[JonLP24]

8. A sour whiskey drink

The Sugar represent the conservative justices 4 of them, the lemons represent the general liberal justices 3. Then there are 2 that kinda go both ways that represent whiskey. Taking Souter out representing one of the lemons, she examined how she would fit into the mix.

The point of her analogy was it takes a balance to make the drink taste good.

[valerief]

21. In this case, it takes a little whiskey and the rest lemons to make the U.S. GREAT! nt

[WeDidIt]

2. LOL n/t

[maddezmom]

3. Okay, now that cracked me up

Because I said WTF outloud when she started the segment. :D

[JonLP24]

4. It made sense to me

I'm growing less likely to support Sotomayer because of it.

[HughMoran]

5. Yes, what the FUCK is she talking about

Wow, she's sucking, though at least she called it "lame".

[merh]

7. please expound

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[JonLP24]

9. Post #8

I added much details as possible.

[merh]

12. Souter is a lemon

How did she describe Sotomayor?

And how did she reach that conclusion?

[JonLP24]

14. She listed her as a possible whiskey

Someone who would go both ways. She came to that idea that she supported conservatives over liberals most of the time but was moderate overall. She also mentioned she was on some 3 judge panel or something like that and voted with her conservative colleagues 5% of the time. The last information may contain incorrect information but the 95% is the correct number Maddow mentioned.

[merh]

19. I don't have a problem with the analogy

I do see a problem with taking it to heart without definites.

Has she voted with conservatives 5% of the time or 95% ?

If it was only 5% then it would appear she isn't that moderate.

[JonLP24]

25. I'd disregard that statement for now, she sourced TPM as I'm looking for the article

She has had some conservative rulings such as ruling in favor for corporations over plaintiffs.

[merh]

26. The ruling I read was she supported the people over the

corporations.

Well, at least this perspective seems to imply she does

. . . Mary Brosnahan, the executive director of New York's Coalition for the Homeless, who recalled Sotomayor presiding over a case her group brought on behalf of homeless people who had been paid $1 an hour by a local business improvement districts for menial labor. Sotomayor ruled resoundingly in their favor, and Brosnahan recalled the judge as brilliant and blunt, characterizing the jobs (in paraphrase) as "a ruse to bilk homeless people."

[handmade34]

10. some people need the visual

I did things like this all the time when teaching high school

[rucky]

17. And some of us need a good whiskey sour recipe.

What other political show can you get that?

[handmade34]

18. and I could use a good whiskey sour tonight

[Atman]

11. Someone using a stoned, talking towel as their mascot is questioning the Whisky Sour analogy?

Oh, the irony!

:rofl:

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[Berry Cool]

13. DUzy!!

:rofl:

[imdjh]

16. LOL! Thanks, I needed a laugh today (even if it was at someone else's expense)

[skiddlybop]

15. So...um...

stop watching. Watch the extremely witty and balanced Greta Siusteren.

[Bucky]

20. The Supreme Court is a hamburger. Moderates are mayo, liberals are dijon mustard...

and the conservatives are anti-condiment.

[ShortnFiery]

22. I enjoyed the light hearted anology.

Guess some people prefer non-stop angst? :shrug:

[valerief]

23. Teetotalers. Meh! nt

[cagesoulman]

24. Fuck, I want a whisky now.

And all I got is beer.