Scalia: "sexual orgies eliminate tension and ought to be encouraged"

[Stephanie]

What a lewd, crude remark!

Scalia decried his own court's recent overturning of a state anti-sodomy law, joking that he personally believes "sexual orgies eliminate tension and ought to be encouraged," but said a panel of judges is not inherently qualified to determine the morality of such behavior.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031502798.html?nav=rss_nation/special

Discussion of the substance of his remarks is here >

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x674798

[MadMaddie]

1. They are all perverts......

[joeunderdog]

32. That explains why we all feel like we're constantly getting

fucked by a bunch of Republicans.

Now i get it.

[havocmom]

2. Question: Do taxpayers provide cable TV to offices of him & Thomas?

If so, can we get an audit of just what channels we are buying for them> ;)

[rpgamerd00d]

3. SCOTUS promotes Orgies - Film at 11 !

[Deep13]

4. nice sausage fingers, Tony

[leftchick]

19. fingers like those are indicators of serious health issues

:)

[shadowknows69]

5. I'd have to agree completely

having been fortunate enough to have been in one or two. I felt no tension. ;)

[rpgamerd00d]

9. One or two ? Which was it? You can't tell me you'd forget !!

And why wasn't I invited ?!?!?!

:rofl:

[shadowknows69]

13. ok one and a half

it depends on how many people constitute an orgy and on what the definition of what the word "is" is.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

20. Orgy - description

More than 4 people

3= Threesome
4=Foursome
5=Orgy

imho :evilgrin:

[shadowknows69]

21. Ok revision

does the group of 5 or more have to include 2 men and 2 women or does me and 4 women count as an orgy?

[Imagevision]

26. Enter Jeff Gannon/Guckert...? -- [LITTERALY!]

[shadowknows69]

31. No thanks

not there's anything wrong with that but....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

27. Good Lord! now ya made me look it up...

or·gy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ôrj)
n. pl. or·gies
1.A revel involving unrestrained indulgence, especially sexual activity.
2.Uncontrolled or immoderate indulgence in an activity: an orgy of spending. See Synonyms at binge.
3.A secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities, typically involving frenzied singing, dancing, drinking, and sexual activity.

was there ouzo involved? :rofl:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

35. I don't know but I'd like to hang out with you.

:toast:

[WillyT]

44. I Believe... That If It's More Than 2...

And everybody walks away satisfied and OK with themselves and each other, it's an orgy. Course... it's more likely to be a fantasy than an orgy, but that's because doing it well is so rare.

According to the books I've studied.

:shrug:

[MikeStl]

14. yeah

I think the lewd and crude comes into play in picturing Scalia being at said event ;)

[jobycom]

6. It's a funny remark, but the entire statement demonstrates the difference

between Repub and Dem beliefs in government, rights and the Constitution. He's saying that judges shouldn't decide the morality of sexual issues, but he's saying that it's okay to legislate and restrict them nonetheless. A Dem would say that neither a judge nor a legislator should decide someone else's morality, and it is the role of the courts to protect the people from legislators who try to do so.

[SpiralHawk]

7. He must be getting advice from John Bolton and Jeff Gannon

Clarence Thomas: "Oh yes. You can bet your Long Dong on it. As an expert on pubic hairs on Coke cans, I concur"

[Lerkfish]

8. ewwwww!

if angelina jolie said that, ok. but not that slimy guy.

[mondo joe]

10. Ew! Just imagine his little breakfast-sausage-fingers caressing you.

Or worse!

[MikeStl]

11. hmm..

no wonder I'm so tense

[JunkYardDogg]

12. Rove & Gannon Argued to Overturn the AntiSodomy Law

Didn't they say that it would negatively impact the GOP (Hard) CORE Hierarchy

[kevinbgoode]

15. Let's see...Thomas was accused of sexual harassment

and I believe Scalia once refused to answer a question about whether he has participated in sodomy with his wife.

[EFerrari]

16. I knew he's said this before:

http://www.lawschool.com/scaliasex.htm


Scalia Discusses Orgies and Sex

(10-01) 12:40 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's recent speeches have ventured into some surprising territory, with the staunchly conservative father of nine joking about sexual orgies.

Scalia is known for a biting humor and is entertaining on the talk circuit and on the bench during the court's argument sessions.

He raised some eyebrows with a speech this week at Harvard University, however, with a comment about the number of people needed for group sex and the jest that "sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged."

He made a similar remark in a speech Sept. 20 in Washington, to chuckles from the crowd at the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center, while making the point that judges can have personal moral judgments. It is not judges' role to impose them on citizens, he said.

[A Simple Game]

28. "sexual orgies eliminate social tensions

and ought to be encouraged."

The Roman Empire did last a long time.

I do have one thing to say about Scalia though. I will see the guest list before I go to the next orgy!

[spindrifter]

17. Dufus is disseminating a fundamentally

wrong view of the role of the courts and the legislature. What was it Tony was doing on that trip with DeadEye?

[begin_within]

18. That will come in handy when he's visiting Cheney in prison

[DaveColorado]

22. It's none of my damn business whether Scalia has sodomy with his wife

Unfortunately, Tony doesn't have the same respect for me and my personal affairs.

[Stephanie]

33. He's holier than thou. Except when he's not.

Seriously, how do the fundies take stuff like this? What if Bill Clinton said it? Or Sandra Day O'Connor? Or even Clarence Thomas?

[PATRICK]

23. So when does he get a censure

from the Vatican? None of our people ADVOCATE immorality, yet this Nuremberg blue plate Catholic special would support the punishment of selective people for selective sins with the Vatican's approval and make exceptions for Roman style decadence of the lowest character.

But to get to the point, this hugely suggests, and even boasts of personal experience and current behavior by himself and some circle jerk of friends. You don't talk like this unless you are either trying to bluff out your secret life a la Senator "Monkey Business" Hart or are just too personally immoral to see anything wrong with one's personal preferences. Has no one dared ask of his personal experience? Come on!

Maybe it would be safer if Bill Bennett and he were in a therapy group because with their different proclivities it wouldn't devolve into a sex therapy session.

Scalia: "I'll bet you'll like this better than gambling."

Bennett: "You're on, your honor!"

[MrScorpio]

24. That was fucking GENIUS!

GENIUS, I tell ya!

MORE ORGIES!

[Reverend_Smitty]

29. it's not often you find yourself agreeing with Scalia...

but when he's right...he's right...lol Just as long as he is not involved in the orgy :puke:

[Norquist Nemesis]

25. Sounds like he speaks from personal experience!

It does quote him as "personally" believing.

[Imagevision]

30. Got to admit, Gannon/Guckert was at the WH 200+ times baby!!

With absolutely NO background checks??

[Xenotime]

34. Who would want to get in a orgy with him...

yuck!

[Marie26]

40. Well, the Supreme Court does meet in private...

double yuck!

[Imagevision]

42. Who would want to get in a orgy with him? >Bush & Gonzo

[Stephanie]

36. kick for the late night crowd.

:)

[journalist3072]

37. Where's James Dobson, Tony Perkins, and the rest of that ilk

When you really need them?

[Imagevision]

38. Wonder what Scalia's sexual preferences are - he looks like, well you know

[wordpix2]

39. Scalia can't even get it up anymore at his age and weight so I know he

wasn't too serious--hopeful, maybe

[meow2u3]

46. Scalia needs spray starch to get it up

along with his Cialis for his 36-hour orgies :evilgrin:

[immoderate]

41. Panel of judges does not have to determine morality of behavior.

It's immoral to prohibit the behavior. Strawman alert! Let the individual be responsible for his morality.

--IMM

[Hekate]

43. But contraception would be wrong? No Plan B?

Twisty logic.

Hekate

[WCGreen]

45. Could you imagine being in that orgy....

And catching Scalia.....


Yeeeshhhh!!!!!

[benburch]

47. Republican and Party are two words that just do NOT go together. nt

[Swamp Rat]

48. GROSS!!!

"Scalia" and "sexual orgies," both mentioned together!!! :puke: