Soledad O'Brien Wonders if the Mean Things Democrats Say About Samuel Alito Both

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Soledad O'Brien Wonders if the Mean Things Democrats Say About Samuel

Alito Bother Him

by AmericanFactotum

Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 09:59:33 AM PDT

 

 

 

(Eventually this kind of silliness and satire will be available at The

American Factotum)

 

Atlanta, Georgia--Jan. 10, 2006--Following the first day of

confirmation hearings by the Senate judiciary committee, Soledad

O'Brien, anchor of CNN's American Morning, wondered yesterday if harsh

criticisms leveled against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito,

Jr. bother him on a personal level.

 

" All of those Democratic senators were so mean to mean to him, "

O'Brien lamented, shaking her head. " Like when Ted Kennedy (D-MA) said

that Mr. Alito supported the idea of an all-powerful presidency... how

did he keep from, you know, feeling sad and embarrassed? Down in the

dumps? "

 

* AmericanFactotum's diary :: ::

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Alito, 55, has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

for the last fifteen years. President Bush nominated Alito on October

31, 2005, to fill Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the highest court in

the land.

 

Using her delicate hands, O'Brien lifted a coffee mug to her lips,

gingerly sipping a hot latte prepared by a college-aged production

assistant.

 

" And what about that meanie Russ Feingold (D-WI)? I felt so bad when

that guy brought up Alito's substantial investments in the Vanguard

mutual funds company, and how during Alito's 1990 confirmation hearing

to the federal appeals court he pledged to recuse himself from any

case involving Vanguard. Senator Feingold had the nerve to point out

that Alito broke his promise in 2002 and sat on a panel in case

involving Vanguard anyway. How rude!

 

" To add insult to injury, Feingold said that, given the current

environment of corruption in Washington, America needs judges who are

beyond ethical reproach. Like Sam Alito didn't know he was talking

about him! How could Sammy stand it? I would have run out of there in

tears. And Alito's mother was there, too, right behind him! Who does

Feingold think he is? "

 

O'Brien has anchored American Morning since joining the cable news

giant CNN in 2003. She was named to People magazine's ridiculous " 50

Most Beautiful " list in 2001.

 

" I wonder, " O'Brien said. " Alito seems like such a nice man. A family

man. After those Democratic senators like (Charles) Schumer and (Dick)

Durbin were done saying awful things about him, I just know he wanted

to stand up and shout, `Hey, I know you were talking about me! You're

weren't being very nice!' "

 

Tags: Soledad O'Brien, CNN, Samuel Alito, Russ Feingold, Ted Kennedy

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Soledad is my BFF (4.00 / 3)

 

because she's ALWAYS SO NICE!

 

(Imagine how Pee Wee herman would say that sentence.)

 

by steveb on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:11:37 AM PDT

 

 

 

 

Hehe... (none / 1)

 

I just did and it was hilarious... today's secret word is " shill. "

 

Portland Web Design | The American Factotum

 

by AmericanFactotum on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:14:16 AM PDT

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No surprise (none / 0)

 

whiney political hacks claim bleeding heart liberals are meanies.

 

Oh please.

 

inspire change...don't back down

 

by missliberties on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:14:08 AM PDT

 

 

 

 

re (none / 0)

 

another wothless news model. Her and wolfie should do lunch. In Iraq.

 

Steve Holt says " Steve Holt! "

 

by cookiesandmilk on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:14:19 AM PDT

 

 

 

 

please... (none / 0)

 

someone tell me this is a joke, right?

 

I mean this is just snark, right?

 

Please, are you telling me that American journalism has sunk this low?

 

Making the world a little better place can be fun.

 

by gradinski chai on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:21:34 AM PDT

 

 

 

 

 

There's a disclaimer... (4.00 / 2)

 

...at the top. Yeah, it is sad that we now live in world that's

rendered intentional satire unnecessary.

 

Portland Web Design | The American Factotum

 

by AmericanFactotum on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:22:53 AM PDT

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Sorry, I missed that... (none / 1)

 

You're absolutely right...

 

The thing is...I could very well see her or one of the CNN

dizzies saying something like this (I don't ever watch CNN or Fox for

those reasons).

 

That's what is so very, very scary.

 

Making the world a little better place can be fun.

 

by gradinski chai on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:27:32 AM PDT

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In a world where irony has died ... (4.00 / 5)

 

it is hard to do satire.

 

(is this photographer a genius, or what?)

 

Now The Daily Pulse has its own blog.

 

by dhonig on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:31:40 AM PDT

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Bender's Last Words. (none / 0)

 

" The use of words expressing something other than their

literal intentioooon. Now that. is. ironyyyy! "

 

I don't know, I thought that was punny.

 

by ek hornbeck on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:45:57 AM PDT

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Vapid Shills (none / 0)

 

I am so sick of these empty suits that they put up as news people.

Please!! Soledad is about as much a journalist as the guy on the show

Talk Soup on the E.

 

You can tell from her deep analysis (add laughter here) of one of the

most important processes in are democracy that this women could not

walk and chew gum at the sametime.

 

by Thirdworldrising on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:31:53 AM PDT

 

 

 

 

The O'Briens (none / 0)

 

Soledad, Miles, Uhda, skippy and don't forget Bosephus. The only time

these fools and cnn are of any use is in a disaster. Well they were

useful, now they are the katie and matt of cnn. I have a hard time not

blowing hot tea out of my nose watching the stupidity and insolence of

these people. Have they ever been investigative reporters? Bring back

Max Headroom.

tung sol

 

'cause you're the green manalishi with the two prong crown--Peter

Green, Green Manalishi

 

by tung sol on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:35:42 AM PDT

 

 

 

 

barbies and kens... (none / 0)

 

news readers for the twentyfirst century!

 

however, when they start giving their personal " opinins " - i want

to barf! WHY would anyone care what these idiots think!

 

Russ Feingold for President, 2008

 

by edrie on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 11:02:04 AM PDT

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they do it because... (none / 0)

 

they see their pals on nbc and fox prattle on about whatever

and they are told by their bosses that this is the way the news is

broadcast. Cronkite must throwup his breakfast watching this crap.

tung sol

 

'cause you're the green manalishi with the two prong

crown--Peter Green, Green Manalishi

 

by tung sol on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 11:48:36 AM PDT

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I was quite taken with her.., (none / 0)

 

when she was doing the live feeds from New Orleans after Katrina, but

in her regular " work " clothes she looks like a mannequin and has the

intellect to match.

 

" Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. "

Groucho Marx

 

by irate on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:41:06 AM PDT

 

 

 

 

ok, knock anything but her jewelry! ok? (none / 0)

 

that three strand of turquoise jewelry she wears - i made. she

(or a friend, don't remember which) had them custom ordered from the

monterey farmer's market from a jeweler friend of mine. mine was the

task of designing and making them.

 

watch for three strands of chunk turq (17 " /20 " /24 " long). the

real design comes in placement of each individual stone for balance.

 

just a side note here...

 

Russ Feingold for President, 2008

 

by edrie on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 11:06:12 AM PDT

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I'll watch for it. (none / 0)

 

With the sound off.

 

" Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have

others. " Groucho Marx

 

by irate on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 11:08:54 AM PDT

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You had me going for a moment there (none / 0)

 

I thought it was real. Such nakedly unprofessional editorializing

seems par for the course these days.

 

by TLS66 on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 10:45:26 AM PDT

 

 

 

She is such a nitwit... (none / 0)

 

 

that I could almost see her saying something this stupid.

 

I cannot stand to watch the AM program on CNN any more, and Soledad

annoys me the most of all of them. Rick Sanchez comes in a close

2nd for most annoying personality. Lots of pointless chit-chat, lots

of happy talk to keep the sponsors happy. Very little of substance..

 

I tend to watch CNN international these days. Even this isn't

perfect, but it is a whole lot better than watching the chattering

monkeys on the AM program.

 

by ericy on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 11:06:22 AM PDT

 

 

 

CNN and BBC (none / 0)

 

CNN international news anchors dont get giggly or tend to show their

political colors. I'm tired of the teeth and hair over content at the

domestic CNN.

 

Soledad needs to try getting a job at the BBC, their first

consideration is not prettiness or how good they look, but rather that

they are fluent in several languages and can manage an anchor desk

without mention of meanies.

 

I pay for BBC World and do it happily and find their coverage of North

America and the rest of the world more than adequate. I do know that

BBC seems to have more coverage of Iraq than CNN domestic feed.

 

by ohcanada on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 11:23:29 AM PDT

 

 

 

did she say those +exact+ things? (none / 0)

 

if not, the words should +not+ be in quotes.

 

can you confirm that everything that is quoted she really did say,

exactly?

 

cheers --

 

by njgoldfinch on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 11:53:05 AM PDT

 

 

 

Again... (none / 0)

 

...there's a disclaimer at the top. Don't want to mislead anyone.

 

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by AmericanFactotum on Tue Jan 10, 2006 at 01:04:37 PM PDT

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RkyMtnMary

 

 

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Obrien, Soledad <Soledad.Obrien

Tue Jan 10 14:11:02 2006

When did YOU sell out? " Mean " things?

 

 

I am shocked at your ridiculous and inane questions/comments today

regarding Alito's potential personal reaction to all that is being

said about him. As it happens, those things just happen to be the

TRUTH!!!

 

When did you sell out, Ms. O'Brien? If not for the fact that your

comments were partisan, as a viewer, I'd simply label them as misinformed.

 

Is your honor worth the price of a buck to be a shill for this corrupt

and dangerous administration?

 

Mary - CT

 

 

 

" There is nothing worse than gangrene of the soul. "

Mike Malloy ~ 1/20/05