This is your "Activist" Supreme Court. Sam Alito fundraising for the GOP. Impeach this bastard.

[Atman]

Exclusive: Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito Dismisses His Profligate Right-Wing Fundraising As ‘Not Important’

Last night, the American Spectator — a right-wing magazine known for its role in the “Arkansas Project,” a well-funded effort to invent stories with the goal of eventually impeaching President Clinton — held its annual gala fundraising event. The Spectator is more than merely an ideological outlet. Spectator publisher Al Regnery helps lead a secretive group of conservatives called the “Conservative Action Project,” formed after President Obama’s election, to help lobby for conservative legislative priorities, elect Republicans (the Conservative Action Project helped campaign against Democrat Bill Owens in NY-23), and block President Obama’s judicial appointments. The Spectator’s gala last night, with ticket prices/sponsorship levels ranging from $250 to $25,000, featured prominent Republicans like RNC chairman Michael Steele, hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer (a major donor to Republican campaign committees and attack ad groups), and U.S. Chamber of Commerce board member and former Allied Capital CEO William Walton. Among the attendees toasting Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), the keynote speaker for the event, was Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito.

It’s not the first time Alito has attended the Spectator dinner. In 2008, Alito headlined the Spectator’s annual gala, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the political magazine. According to Jay Homnick, a conservative who attended the 2008 Spectator gala, Alito spent much of his speech ripping then Vice President-elect Joe Biden as a serial plagiarizer.

As Alito entered the event last night, I approached the Justice and asked him why he thought it appropriate to attend a highly political fundraiser with the chairman of the Republican Party, given Alito’s position on the court. Alito appeared baffled, and replied, “it’s not important that I’m here.” “But,” I said, “you also helped headline this same event two years ago, obviously helping to raise political money as the keynote.” Alito replied curtly, “it’s not important,” before walking away from me.

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/11/10/sam-alito-republican-fundraiser/

[gratuitous]

1. Of course it's not important

The only important things are stove-piping Bill Ayers' activities in the 1960s with the current campaign by Barack Obama. That's important! I share Justice Alito's bafflement that anyone would think his fundraising activities for fascists would be noteworthy. Can't imagine why Think Progress would take note of this; none of the popular media outlets noticed, and that's precisely as it should be. Gosh, I hope we can get another segment of Matt Lauer talking to George W. Bush tomorrow morning!

[BurtWorm]

2. Or suspend him until next Tuesday.

[Bluebear]

8. +

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Holy shit! How can that possibly be legal????????.....

[Blue Owl]

4. Supreme Court Crony

IMPEACH this Bu$h-appointed phony.

[David Zephyr]

5. The same Alito who said he wont' be attending SOTU speeches because they are "too political"

What a fraud this pathetic man is.

[EFerrari]

6. This is the most corrupt Court I've seen in my life.

How do you impeach one of the supremes? Is it in the House, too?

:grr:

[Atman]

9. I believe it is virtually the same process as impeaching the President.

But that is the only way to get rid of him; he must be charged with something, like lying to Congress during his confirmation hearings. Most reasonable people now see that he clearly told whoppers during his testimony. He has ignored precedent which he said he'd honor, he's headlining at purely partisan right-wing events. Those appear to be far worse offenses than lying about whether you had received a blow job. Unfortunately, the impeachment articles have to start with the House. The Senate conducts the actual trial. So, obviously, it'd be tough to advance the attempt to remove Alito...unless we take it all back in 2012. :eyes: But you never know, I guess. This crazy-ass new GOP House might actually hand it to us, just as we handed it to them last week.

[EFerrari]

11. The only other alternative is to create such a huge public scandal

that he would have to step down or continue to serve with a hugely wounded rep and that would be very difficult.

Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts, they're all filthy and there's no way any Democratic House will take them on.

[Bluebear]

7. PLEASE. Do NOT make her cry again!

:cry:

[Binka]

10. Indeed The Poor Sofa Got All Wet! n/t

[catnhatnh]

12. Horse-Fucking-Cock

Is it too much to ask that 9 people, each given a lifetime slot and expected to be a non-partisan exemplar of jurisprudence, actually separate themselves from political partisanship or supporting publicly a single extremist point of view???