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I had thought perhaps The Wise Newt meant that she could not appreciate the white male viewpoint, so could not vote in support of it, and that would be racist, white males being the most important minority.
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It has come to my attention that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's mother was one Kathy Panaro (please note the trailing vowel) who married a recently immigrated Sicilian. I'm sure not all Sicilians are involved in organized crime. And I would never be the one to suggest that the Mafia would benefit from having accomplices in the highest levels of the Justice Department. But we do know that Sicilians are incredibly loyal to their own in group and have little regard for any law other than their own. Given the obvious danger of a Supreme Court Justice subverting the rule of law in favor of some authoritarian leader, I call upon you to remove Scalia from the court as soon as possible,.
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That was *supposed* to be addressed to:
Dear Senator RepublicanAtLarge,
btr3, did you see where Digby points out another Scalia/Sotomayor double standard?
No I hadn't. Thanks
I have a couple good Scaliasms.
f we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience and experience a 'new' Constitution, we should not look principally for good lawyers. We should look to people who agree with us. When we are in that mode, you realize we have rendered the Constitution useless.
Antonin Scalia
What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?
Antonin Scalia
“Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached”
Antonin Scalia
I am a law-and-order guy. I mean, I confess to being a social conservative, but it does not affect my views on cases,"
Antonin Scalia
With regard to people who eat foreign food, Brad DeLong recently regretted the "vegetarian eel" dish he didn't order at a Chinese restaurant. My reply, which I take the liberty of posting here as well:
Did you know that until late in the 19th century, eel larvae were thought to be a separate species? Although "Migration of the Eel Larvae" would be a considerably less anthropomorphic-"human"-interest documentary film than "March of the Penguins", it would be fascinating from a scientific sense. See "Eel life history" and the citation to Tsukamoto's paper in Wikipedia.
Our friends at cooks.com have a recipe for vegetarian eel - the "eel" is actually mushroom.
CRISP VEGETARIAN "EEL"
8 to 10 black mushrooms
Oil for frying
Chinese parsley, lettuce or any salad green vegetables
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. salad oil
1 tbsp. soy sauce
4 slices ginger, 1/16 inch thick x 1 inch sq.
1 1/2 tsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. five spice powder
1 tsp. sesame oil
M.S.G. (optional)
Soak mushrooms in hot water until soft; remove stems. Cut mushrooms with scissors in a spiral path 1/4 inch wide so that mushrooms will be in long strips resembling eels. Dredge mushrooms thoroughly in cornstarch, covering them completely. Heat oil. Fry mushrooms until golden in color; drain. Make a soft bed of greens for mushrooms. Heat oil and pan-fry mushroom stems and ginger to extract the flavor of the stems and ginger; discard cooked matter and save oil. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, five spice powder, sesame oil, M.S.G. and mushrooms. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Spread mushrooms over bed of greens and serve.
COMMENTARY: This is a simple dish to prepare. The texture, appearance and flavor of the mushrooms make it a good substitute for eel in vegetarian cuisine. Try it. We feel sure it will become a favorite dish of yours.
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