Comments on: Would Everybody Just Give Justice Roberts a Break?

By: MarkH

MarkH — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:31:04 +0000

Not to keep bashing Chris Mathews or anything -
but did he just callthe venerable Sen. Byrd - “Bobby” Byrd?

I don’t think that’s really unusual in Washington. I’ve often heard him referred to as “Bob”. “Bobby” is a bit more familiar, but probably normal. OTOH, Matthews does get overly emotional these
days.

By: gtomkins

gtomkins — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:20:14 +0000

No mistake!

You don’t understand. It’s just like a person possessed by a demon can’t say the Lord’s Prayer without making some error, because if he got it right, he would destroy his own demonocity, or something. This is a widely known fact.

I think that what’s going on here is that Roberts was doing a little bit of witch-hunting, which really is a traditional value for this country’s judiciary, by trying to see if Obama could say the oath properly, like a person not possessed by the demons of socialism and abortion rights. The answer is clear for all to see.

By: wickedpissah

wickedpissah — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:55:04 +0000

That’s too funny. After it happend my father knew Roberts had flubbed it. The rest of us thought he and Obama just got tripped up over each other. But when you watch it again, Obama is being patient and trying to work with Roberts, who then gets the wording wrong.

And 5 minutes later I told my brother “Somewhere, the wingnuts are already speculating this means Obama’s not really president”. So predictable. Yes, you big dummies, all the vote certification stuff matters less than whether he properly incants a magic spell. Predictable morans.

By: AitchD

AitchD — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:47:28 +0000

The flub appeared to come right after CJ Roberts said “I, Barack Hussein Obama,” and it’s a tribute to his steeliness that he didn’t faint dead away hearing his own voice say that, especially “Hussein”. Made me think back to the night Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. became Muhammad Ali.

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:46:13 +0000

BINGO! That’s exactly what happened. Fox will never admit this either.

By: leftdcin72

leftdcin72 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:15:08 +0000

Actually, I believe there is jurisprudence to the effect that oath givers and takers must be of sound mind at the time the oath is given and taken, something like the principle applying to legal capacity in contract law. Roberts always struck me as something of a Dostoyevskian (sp?) character. Not really in the real world to say the least.

By: rwcole

rwcole — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:34:57 +0000

It’s sort of typical for a certain sort of gooper to think that if the magic incantation wasn’t pronounced EXACTLY right- the spell wouldn’t work and Obama wouldn’t be pres. Magical thinking is at least interesting.

By: rwcole

rwcole — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:31:35 +0000

looked to me as if Roberts repeated a bunch of words and paused for a breath- then as Obama started to repeat the words, Roberts threw in some more- as he didn’t think he was finished yet…after that, there was some silence as Obama didn’t seem to know what to repeat….Proper conclusion to Clusterfuck’s final seconds in office.

By: DWBartoo

DWBartoo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:27:41 +0000

Well, your images ‘leaf’ me on the floor gasping for breath often enough that there is a large, indented area where muh computer chair sets …

I purely do appreciate your stellar (and always successful) efforts, db.

And, sharin’ initials, like we does, well, ya always got my innerest …

;~D

By: Ann in AZ

Ann in AZ — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:27:38 +0000

Roberts screwed it up because he is underpaid.

I have a somewhat different point of view. What do you think the chances are of securing a raise if you flub your first of likely very rare performances under your administrator? Do you think the powers that be will think you deserve a raise for a performance like that?