This time on CBS:
… This will be the last debate before South Carolina’s Republican primary on Feb. 20, and it will take place at the Peace Center in Greenville, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET…
“Face the Nation” host and CBS News political director John Dickerson will serve as the main moderator for the debate. He will be joined by two panelists: CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett and The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberly Strassel.
CBS News will offer multi-platform coverage of the debate, with extensive coverage before, during, and after the debate via CBSN, the network’s 24/7 digital streaming news service…
Not sure I can stand to watch another one of these clown shows, especially with Major Garrett smarming up the audio.
Fans of political bloodshed will have noted that South Carolina has a reputation to uphold, although I doubt CBS will allow the locals much traction…
I think the irony in that last tweet about the civility of South Carolina politics didn't fully register.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 12, 2016
We haven't used canes since 1856. https://t.co/hfON5i9U6f
— Wyeth Ruthven (@wyethwire) February 12, 2016
Both our U.S. Senators were censured in 1900. For fighting each other. On the Senate floor. https://t.co/hfON5i9U6f
— Wyeth Ruthven (@wyethwire) February 12, 2016
Strom Thurmond once wrestled Ralph Yarborough to the ground outside the Senate Judiciary Committee. Both men were 61 https://t.co/hfON5i9U6f
— Wyeth Ruthven (@wyethwire) February 12, 2016
the Conster, la Citoyenne
HOLY SHIT – Scalia found dead at his west texas ranch!!
SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel
@the Conster, la Citoyenne:
Holy fuck. Now things are really going to get interesting!!
Parmenides
@the Conster, la Citoyenne: I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy
Ruckus
What could possibly be learned from watching this? That the GOP candidates are crazy, hateful and just plain bad? Which shouldn’t have been very hard to figure out long ago. That the closest person they have to an actual human is Kasich and he’s horrible?
Save yourself the brain cells and just loath them now.
sidhra
@the Conster, la Citoyenne:
Source? Not finding that.
the Conster, la Citoyenne
@Parmenides:
It’s not Dick Cheney, but it’s pretty great.
dmsilev
@the Conster, la Citoyenne: Link?
If true, clearly Obama’s goon squad did it.
the Conster, la Citoyenne
@sidhra:
Ben Jacobs from the Guardian’s tweet.
the Conster, la Citoyenne
@the Conster, la Citoyenne:
link
Wilson Heath
It was striking me this morning when I heard there was yet another debate tonight how much NASCAR republicans are running the party now. They keep watching these guys go round and round, and nominally they care about who wins, but you get the feeling they’re just waiting for a massive multi-[clown-]car crash.
PaulW
Is the report on Scala real?
If true, the selection of his replacement justice is gonna go nuclear
Corner Stone
@the Conster, la Citoyenne: He’s doubling down on it but nothing in any news search yet.
kped
@SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel: I wonder what happens with the court. Does the Senate sit on it’s hands and say “not until the next President”?
and does this end the idiotic “Bernie or bust” talk? Whoever has the D beside their name gets your vote. Full stop.
Parmenides
This is article I found.
the Conster, la Citoyenne
@Wilson Heath:
my comment above yours has the link
PaulW
Twitter is starting to pick up on scalia reports
SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel
His Wikipedia page reflects a death with today’s date.
gogol's wife
@the Conster, la Citoyenne:
I’m praying to God to forgive me for the emotions I am feeling.
VOTE VOTE VOTE EVERYBODY
sidhra
http://www.kvia.com/news/breaking-surpreme-court-justice-scalia-dies-during-hunting-trip-in-marfa/37981652
I am not at all sorry that villain is off the court.
Corner Stone
If true, looks like those illegal aliens finally got him.
Corner Stone
@gogol’s wife: Fuck that fucking fuck.
gogol's wife
@efgoldman:
Are you singing that in a Munchikin voice?
Corner Stone
CNN nor MSNBC picking up any news feed on it.
ETA, CNN is live also, too. MSNBC still doing recorded caught on camera pr0n.
Elmo
I came here to see if it was real. Is it real? Can I dance?
Doug R
Open Thread? The final Batman v Superman trailer. My official reaction-Squeeee!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cle_rKBpZ28
Ruckus
@the Conster, la Citoyenne:
So now we have an 8 person court. Is there any concept that the senate will confirm anyone that President Obama nominates?
What I do see is that we have to GET OUT THE VOTE. We have to get the senate and the WH.
gogol's wife
Too bad they already stopped the climate measure.
Warren Terra
If Scalia really has gone to his reward, I expect a bipartisan consensus to rapidly emerge, cheered on by the editorial board of the Washington Post, to insist that his seat be filled by nominating the distinguished labor lawyer Eugene Scalia.
VFX Lurker
OMG. I was *not* expecting this Scalia news. Holy shit.
OzarkHillbilly
Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch
Parmenides
Considering this was the only way he was ever leaving the court, I don’t think its a problem being happy he’s died. This is macabre calculation that takes place with life time appointments. Which might be a reason to change it.
Comrade Colette Collaboratice
Thank G-d. I know that makes me a horrible person, but I’ll take that label for the sake of all the death and misery this will prevent.
Free at last, free at last.
the Conster, la Citoyenne
This will be the mother of all confirmation fights, and should mobilize every sentient being to vote.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Ho. Lee. Shit.
I would love to be a fly on the walls of the White House right now.
gogol's wife
Thank you for George W Bush
Thank you for Iraq war
Thank you for 2008 financial crash
Cicada
The Scalia news certainly underscores the need to GOTV in November. Can you imagine who Trump or Cruz would nominate?
SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel
@Corner Stone:
I just noted that on FB. Stupid fucking useless CNN.
Renie
HOLY SHITE! Is it wrong to be glad?
Warren Terra
@Cicada:
There is no good reason for Scalia’s replacement not to be nominated by Obama. I give it a 50/50 chance.
Ruckus
To those of you celebrating: He excelled at screwing over “lesser” people than himself for seemingly the fun of it. And he seemed to be of the type that would have celebrated your dying if informed of it so why should you feel bad?
ruemara
Adieu, you bigoted, hateful, cruel fucknut. Adieu. http://www.kvia.com/news/breaking-surpreme-court-justice-scalia-dies-during-hunting-trip-in-marfa/37981652
Corner Stone
How loud will the rumpus be to forcefully state the nation should wait a year before any candidate is put forth? And will PBO do the right thing and send forth a qualified candidate by end of March if not sooner?
Cheryl Rofer
Texas governor has confirmed.
the Conster, la Citoyenne
@ruemara:
Probably at one of those stocked ranches for cruel fucknuts to hunt at. Scum of the earth, and hope Cheney follows him right to hell.
Cicada
@Warren Terra: I hope so, but I don’t have a lot of faith in our current Senate. Fingers crossed.
Corner Stone
@SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel: They are about to come off a commercial break. Any bets?
HOLY SHEEEIIITT!! THEY DID IT!!
DesertFriar
Obama should take a page out of the Republican Playbook. Nominate the most liberal federal judge that is willing to go down in flames. Then a “not as ultra liberal” judge to get confirmed.
gogol's wife
@the Conster, la Citoyenne:
One report says they were quail hunting the day before. Yeah, quail that have been raised and fed by humans so as not to have a natural fear.
This is an unsubstantiated allegation on my part, but I’m in a spiteful mood.
Ultraviolet Thunder
It’s bad when someone dies. It’s really good when a Democrat is in the White House and that person was on the Supreme Court.
Hal
If this is true and Obama gets a replacement I think that could be an argument to take a chance on Sanders instead of Clinton. The supreme court was one of my big reasons for wanting another den term and I’m still not at the Bernie can win point. All I know is I feel a little bad hoping this is true. Glob forgive me.
Baud
Too bad people weren’t excited to vote to keep the Senate in 2014.
Disgruntled former Baud supporter
@Parmenides: I’m okay with feeling this way. Anyway, sounds like he died well, and got better than he deserved…
SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel
To bring together both the breaking news and the ostensible reason for this thread: What do you suppose the chances are that there will be a question to the candidates about whom they would appoint if they were President right now.
Ah, and here is CNN with breaking “very sad” news. Don’t editorialise, CNN.
(LOL, newsanchorperson said “At this point, no foul play is suspected.” L.O.L.)
Brachiator
Hol-ee Sheet!! I saw the breaking news about Scalia. WTF?!
Now the debates and the election takes on a new meaning, or at least one aspect of its importance has been magnified like a muthafucka.
It will be interesting to see what the GOP candidates have to say about this.
Should Obama even bother trying to nominate someone for the position?
Damn, things political have just got extra juicy.
Scalia dead. I just had to type that out so I could read it back.
D58826
Stop the presses – 81 of the latest Hillary e-mails are CLASSIFIED. AH HA the smoking gun. Oh wait about 6 paragraphs down it says they wore retroactively classified.
And the biggest bomb shell of the election season is the the report that Anton Scala has passed away. If true that will set the chattering class on its ear for the rest of the Obama presidency.
Ruckus
@Baud:
Some of us did our parts.
Not enough of us for sure but some of us.
Baud
@Ruckus: I know. Not a slam on Juicers.
delk
Well the debate should be more interesting.
Ruckus
@Baud:
No worries, the truth is the truth, was just saying.
I think I’m going to do myself a disservice and go check out FB. Putting on the flame proof suit first though.
SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel
I belong to an opera group on Facebook, and posted the following message for them about 15 minutes ago:
(Of course here at Balloon Juice I don’t feel compelled to remember my upbringing in quite the same way.)
the Conster, la Citoyenne
@efgoldman:
That’s probably right – can’t see how it gets done.
D58826
@Hal: I would still be leary of Bernie on the SCOTUS issue. A couple of the liberal justices are pushing 80 or more. Obama could pick a moderate liberal and a gop president could still wind up picking 2-3 reactionaries.
Helen
LOL Fox is saying that Scalia stayed out of politics
OzarkHillbilly
@Ultraviolet Thunder:
No, no it’s not. It is perfectly normal.
Doug R
@dmsilev: It was Hillary, she choked him to death like she did Vince Foster-no Bush v Gore bullshit for her.
Disgruntled former Baud supporter
@OzarkHillbilly: This
Disgruntled former Baud supporter
@Hal: You do know that the next President is very likely to fill another one or two SC vacancies, right?
Brachiator
@Doug R:
I continue to be underwhelmed. Dour, brooding Superman vs dour, brooding Batman, with a dour, brooding Wonder Woman cameo. This version of Luther is six versions of lame. And there should be a special place in hell for marketers who insist on using generic whitebread rock music in action movie trailers.
Please God, now that Fat Tony is gone, one more wish: a great Suicide Squad movie to rescue Warner’s sorry ass.
D58826
Certainly no fan of Scala’s but there are family and friends who loved him and will mourn his passing. Hopefully the left can be gracious at this moment and offer a sincere RIP. We know how the right reacted when Teddy K. died. I think we can do better.
Ultraviolet Thunder
@OzarkHillbilly:
Everybody has loved ones and deserves to be mourned for the sake of the living.
Even a member of The Eagles.
Ruckus
@OzarkHillbilly:
Now if someone had beaten him to death or some such, that would have been wrong.
As you say it is normal for everyone of us to die. The bad part is we had to count him among us and on the USSC for so long.
Brachiator
@SiubhanDuinne, Annoying Scoundrel:
Brings to mind my favorite quote:
If You Can’t Say Something Good About Someone, Sit Right Here by Me
— attributed to Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ruckus
@Ultraviolet Thunder:
I’m not one of his loved ones, do I have to morn him?
D58826
@efgoldman: Possible but nominations to SCOTUS are in a different category. It would mean Scotus will be a 4-4 tie for the next 12-18 months on the major cases before it. From the democratic side it does give them a concrete case in point why the next election is important.
Brachiator
The so very sad news of the death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia brought this to mind:
Scrooge – The Morning After The Ghosts
“I don’t deserve to be so happy.”
D58826
@Ruckus: No you don’t have to mourn him but a respectful silence seems like showing that we have good manners. We would expect the same courtesy from the right if it was RBG. That doesn’t mean that we can’t discuss his legacy however. I’m sure Obama will order the flags to fly at half-staff. It is that kind of courtesy that I’m talking about.
ruemara
@D58826: We are doing better. That bloated bit of evil has gone.
Ruckus
@D58826:
Maybe if he had shown a respectful silence to those he was supposed to serve I could see your point. And I didn’t say that flags shouldn’t be a half staff, etc. Only that I shouldn’t have to morn his dead ass.
satby
Well I should feel bad that I am not the slightest bit sorry for him, only for his immediate family. I’ve been waiting for that seething bubble of bile to blow a gasket for years.
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
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