Comments on: Slaves, Sharecroppers, Now Immigrants http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:10:06 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273191 dakine01 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:09:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273191 <p>FWIW, it was Scalia who was defending the use of torture.</p> FWIW, it was Scalia who was defending the use of torture.

]]> By: PeterK http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273188 PeterK Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:08:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273188 <p>Christy has a new thread upstairs….</p> Christy has a new thread upstairs….

]]> By: bonkers http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273183 bonkers Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:06:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273183 <p>hehe</p> hehe

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273181 cinnamonape Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:05:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273181 <p>I think I’m limited to foyerists.</p> I think I’m limited to foyerists.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273180 cinnamonape Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:04:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273180 <p>Here’s a great one! Justice Alito, after defending the use of torture as a tactic to get a potential terrorist to spill the beans, then goes on to blame “The Spranos” for making people think Italian-Americans are a bunch of violent Mafia Dons that use torture to make their enemies squeal.</p> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_re_us/alito_sopranos;_ylt=AplfQ9suPETdDnV02x1ATjFvzwcF" rel="nofollow">Alito castigates Sopranos</a></p> <p>Seems to me that Judge Alito is doing a pretty good job himself of impugning New Jersey Italian-Americans as a bunch of brutal, violent thugs.</p> Here’s a great one! Justice Alito, after defending the use of torture as a tactic to get a potential terrorist to spill the beans, then goes on to blame “The Spranos” for making people think Italian-Americans are a bunch of violent Mafia Dons that use torture to make their enemies squeal.

Alito castigates Sopranos

Seems to me that Judge Alito is doing a pretty good job himself of impugning New Jersey Italian-Americans as a bunch of brutal, violent thugs.

]]> By: tw3k http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273179 tw3k Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:04:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273179 <p>Tula needs to start a think tank!</p> Tula needs to start a think tank!

]]> By: Biodun http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273177 Biodun Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:03:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273177 <p>Hello Tula!</p> <p>Late coming to the thread. I’ve been mostly in transit today…</p> Hello Tula!

Late coming to the thread. I’ve been mostly in transit today…

]]> By: Biodun http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273175 Biodun Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:01:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273175 <p>Did you get my two emails?</p> Did you get my two emails?

]]> By: BoxTurtle http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273171 BoxTurtle Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:59:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273171 <p>That’s one of the very few things that Bush and I agree upon: We both hold congress in contempt. </p> <p>Boxturtle (I prefer to think of it as Bush agreeing with me, rather than vice versa)</p> That’s one of the very few things that Bush and I agree upon: We both hold congress in contempt.

Boxturtle (I prefer to think of it as Bush agreeing with me, rather than vice versa)

]]> By: GregB http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273169 GregB Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:57:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/14/slaves-sharecroppers-now-immigrants/#comment-1273169 <p>We are now entering into constitutional crisis mode.</p> <p>‘Bout f***ing time.</p> <p>-G</p> We are now entering into constitutional crisis mode.

‘Bout f***ing time.

-G

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