Mr. Rich takes the appearance by Dr. Frist at the Justice Sunday telecast on TV this evening and makes clear what it is all about. I must say that Mr. Rich has an extraordinarily clear view of politics and society. And... it's not just because I agree with him. The money quote:
The text of the column is here courtesy of the New York Times. If I can hold my dinner down, I will try to watch this vilification of American citizens and attack on our democracy.
The "Justice Sunday" mob is also lying when it claims to despise activist judges as a matter of principle. Only weeks ago it was desperately seeking activist judges who might intervene in the Terri Schiavo case as boldly as Scalia & Co. had in Bush v. Gore. The real "Justice Sunday" agenda lies elsewhere. As Bill Maher summed it up for Jay Leno on the "Tonight" show last week: " 'Activist judges' is a code word for gay." The judges being verbally tarred and feathered are those who have decriminalized gay sex (in a Supreme Court decision written by Justice Kennedy) as they once did abortion and who countenance marriage rights for same-sex couples. This is the animus that dares not speak its name tonight. To paraphrase the "Justice Sunday" flier, now it's the anti-filibuster campaign that is being abused to protect bias, this time against gay people.
The text of the column is here courtesy of the New York Times. If I can hold my dinner down, I will try to watch this vilification of American citizens and attack on our democracy.
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