Unforgiven Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan, who mocked former President Donald Trump’s son Barron Trump during his impeachment trial, is joining the Biden administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenhigh Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I googled it, it wasn't that bad, seemed more of a stupid joke than anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
716er Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 cha cha cha Charmin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 42 minutes ago, Tenhigh said: I googled it, it wasn't that bad, seemed more of a stupid joke than anything. I remember watching it live. It was a really horrible thing to say and completely untrue and inappropriate at the time....but this just goes to show America, that Obama was right "elections have consequences". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: I remember watching it live. It was a really horrible thing to say and completely untrue and inappropriate at the time....but this just goes to show America, that Obama was right "elections have consequences". What was so "horrible" about it? That she said that Trump couldn't do anything that he wanted to do or was it that she made a crappy joke about the POTUS' son's name? The quote in question: "Contrary to what President Trump has said, Article 2 [of the Constitution] does not give him the power to do anything he wants. The Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the president can name his son Barron, he can't make him a baron." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, SoTier said: What was so "horrible" about it? That she said that Trump couldn't do anything that he wanted to do or was it that she made a crappy joke about the POTUS' son's name? The quote in question: "Contrary to what President Trump has said, Article 2 [of the Constitution] does not give him the power to do anything he wants. The Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the president can name his son Barron, he can't make him a baron." Really? You do not make fun of someone's minor age kid's name. Never. Ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Biden is hiring people?!? Tyranny!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 54 minutes ago, Tiberius said: Biden is hiring people?!? Tyranny!!! Biden is hiring people. There's a swamp to restock! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Tenhigh said: I googled it, it wasn't that bad, seemed more of a stupid joke than anything. It was like a bad old Grandpa/grandma joke.. I mean I get picking on kids is bush league but... oh the outrage The most surprising thing in her Wikipedia page under political views was that she advocated the US should help Ukraine fight Russia to avoid conflict with them on our own soil. That and there was not much under political views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: It was like a bad old Grandpa/grandma joke.. I mean I get picking on kids is bush league but... oh the outrage The most surprising thing in her Wikipedia page under political views was that she advocated the US should help Ukraine fight Russia to avoid conflict with them on our own soil. That and there was not much under political views. So if in her five minutes of 'witness' fame she'd made a disparaging racial remark, or a stereotypical sexist joke, you'd be fine with it? Come on....really? You know full well that you wouldn't. Edited February 11, 2021 by SoCal Deek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: So if in her five minutes of 'witness' fame she'd made a disparaging racial remark, or a stereotypical sexist joke, you'd be fine with it? Come on....really? You know full well that you wouldn't. her joke was something like just because he named his son Barron, doesn’t mean he himself can be one. it’s not even close to classy but on a scumbag politician scale it’s pretty benign. but then I’m not in the easily offended or triggered crowd... so I’m probably the wrong one to ask Edited February 11, 2021 by Over 29 years of fanhood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: Really? You do not make fun of someone's minor age kid's name. Never. Ever. She made a tasteless joke, and she apologized. Crime of the century it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 47 minutes ago, SoTier said: She made a tasteless joke, and she apologized. Crime of the century it's not. Yikes....learned people testifying before Congress in an impeachment hearing should not be making tasteless jokes about people's kids. Ever! Isn't that the Left's entire case against Donald Trump? That he is tasteless. (And no, it's not a crime....but it should never be done....ever!) And apologizing for it, while nice, should not be the door opener to a job in the new Administration. In fact, it should be utterly disqualifying.....but we see here what really matters to Uncle Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 12 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: Yikes....learned people testifying before Congress in an impeachment hearing should not be making tasteless jokes about people's kids. Ever! Isn't that the Left's entire case against Donald Trump? That he is tasteless. (And no, it's not a crime....but it should never be done....ever!) And apologizing for it, while nice, should not be the door opener to a job in the new Administration. In fact, it should be utterly disqualifying.....but we see here what really matters to Uncle Joe! Her comments were typical throwaway stuff. It’s an example of an otherwise educated person not using common sense in the appropriate venue, and it’s a non-issue for me. Besides, on a scale of 1-10, the sitting president has acknowledged groping 8 women, taken to task only because of his extreme hypocrisy on #istandwithher which in his case was actually #igottosecondbasewithher. If liberal voters support that sort of thing as they clearly do, it would be extremely hypocritical and discriminatory to shame this simply tone deaf female attorney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: Her comments were typical throwaway stuff. It’s an example of an otherwise educated person not using common sense in the appropriate venue, and it’s a non-issue for me. Besides, on a scale of 1-10, the sitting president has acknowledged groping 8 women, taken to task only because of his extreme hypocrisy on #istandwithher which in his case was actually #igottosecondbasewithher. If liberal voters support that sort of thing as they clearly do, it would be extremely hypocritical and discriminatory to shame this simply tone deaf female attorney. My wife is retired educator. Educators live in a world of student communication, appropriate language and behavior and believe me this ‘professor’ is/was trained in it, a lot. This professor should no better and I guarantee she does. You never make fun of a minor aged child...ever! She should have been fired by the university not hired by the administration. No...it’s nowhere near the end of the world by any stretch, but wow in this so called unity tour does this send the wrong message. Edited February 12, 2021 by SoCal Deek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 26 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: My wife is retired educator. Educators live in a world of student communication, appropriate language and behavior and believe me this ‘professor’ is/was trained in it, a lot. This professor should no better and I guarantee she does. You never make fun of a minor aged child...ever! She should have been fired by the university not hired by the administration. No...it’s nowhere near the end of the world by any stretch, but wow in this so called unity tour does this send the wrong message. Please. You’re looking for a reason to complain. I’m not condoning what happened, but life is a matter of degree. This isn’t “stand back and stand by.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 31 minutes ago, SectionC3 said: Please. You’re looking for a reason to complain. I’m not condoning what happened, but life is a matter of degree. This isn’t “stand back and stand by.” Do as they say, not as they do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 21 hours ago, Unforgiven said: Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan, who mocked former President Donald Trump’s son Barron Trump during his impeachment trial, is joining the Biden administration. And that comes as a surprise because of why ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 9 hours ago, SectionC3 said: Please. You’re looking for a reason to complain. I’m not condoning what happened, but life is a matter of degree. This isn’t “stand back and stand by.” Section...I am not looking for anything. I didn't start this thread. I'm just making a simple observation. Is this yet another topic that cannot be discussed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenhigh Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 5:25 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said: her joke was something like just because he named his son Barron, doesn’t mean he himself can be one. it’s not even close to classy but on a scumbag politician scale it’s pretty benign. but then I’m not in the easily offended or triggered crowd... so I’m probably the wrong one to ask Agreed it wasn't a huge deal. Probably the kind of remark on a big stage that would have precluded her from an appointment in the Obama administration though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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