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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (48264)	11/23/2005 2:51:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93284

Scalia Gives Franken Some Air (chides Franken like a schoolboy over rude & clumsy questions) NY Post ^ \| November 23, 2005 \| Richard Johnson AL Franken found out the hard way not to mess with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who chided Franken as if he were a delinquent schoolboy at Time Warner Center on Monday night… When Pearlstine opened the floor for Q&A, Franken stood up in the back row and started talking about "judicial demeanor" and asking "hypothetically" about whether a judge should recuse himself if he had gone duck-hunting or flown in a private jet with a party in a case before his court. Franken was clumsily referring to the fact that Scalia had gone hunting and flying with Dick Cheney before the 2000 election. First, Scalia lectured Franken, "Demeanor is the wrong word. You mean ethics." Then he explained, "Ethics is governed by tradition. It has never been the case where you recuse because of friendship." Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons later told PAGE SIX: "Al was not quite ready for prime time." Franken was a "Not Ready for Prime Time Player" on "Saturday Night Live" long before he began hosting a radio show on Air America. (Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com .... nypost.com