The MSM begins it's day

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The MSM begins it's day

MEDIA/DNC NICKNAME 'SCALITO' SEEN AS RACIALLY INSENSITIVE
Mon Oct 31 2005 08:42:57 ET

Before Judge Samuel Alito was even officially announced as President Bush’s next Supreme Court nominee, he met a wave of racial discrimination from numerous corners of the mainstream media and the Democrat Party. Because of Judge Alito’s conservative and Italian-American background he is often been compared to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and has been nicknamed by the mainstream media "Scalito."

This morning, on CNN’s AMERICAN MORNING host Soledad O’Brien said, "we've heard the nickname ‘Scalito’…. which is of course combining the Scalia, Justice Scalia and Alito. Let’s talk a little bit about their similarities."

On CBS’EARLY SHOW host Harry Smith claimed: "[Our next guest] will be on to talk about Alito, who some people are calling ‘Scalito’ because of his close resemblance to Antonin Scalia at least ideologically."

Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee sent out talking points this morning titled: "Judge ‘Scalito’ Has Long History Of States Rights, Anti-Civil Rights, And Anti-Immigrant Rulings." More from the DNC’s anti-Italian American talkers: "Alito is often referred to as ‘Judge Scalito’ because of his adherence to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s right-wing judicial philosophy."

One outraged Republican strategist claimed, "If Alito were a liberal there would be no way Democrats and Washington’s media elite would use such a racially insensitive nickname. Italian-Americans should not have to face these types of derogatory racial slurs in 21st century America.

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Daiwa

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I'm no fan of the MSM myself, but if I were to fault them for their repetition (same stories, same clips repeated every fifteen minutes and echoed almost to a 't' on every other major news network) I would be attacking the least problematic of their practices. One of them being simple omission.

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I agree completely. My beef with the press is not solely that they are hopelessly biased, but that their sense of what constitutes "important" news is so distorted. You did a nice job of summarizing what's wrong with the media.

Cheers,
Daiwa

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You talk in generalities and then start getting all hostile and try to intimidate people who offer facts in response to your BS.

You are the one who got hostile first. Remember the 3 fingers the next time you start pointing them. You dont like it? Dont start it. And you were also the first to bring in the Paralegal. And the only one bereft of arguments.

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What does "little scalia" have to do with calling someone a "wop"? Little Scalia is derogatory int he same sense as wop?

No, no, no. JU's preferred term is "dego." Get with the agenda.

How long before we hear about his Sinatra collection and longtime desire to be a boxer? Maybe we'll find out that as a child he had a GUINEA pig. Will y'all be doing articles on his family? His uncle, aunt, GODFATHER?

That's when I'll worry about racism. Till then, whether 'Scalito' is a name-combo, an Italian diminutive (as I took it when I first heard it), or BOTH, it's just about his similar views, not shared ethnicity.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go flip my Dean Martin lp. Side one is finished, and I want to get to "That's Amoré" before my Pizza comes out of the oven.

(Gene disappears into the night, grumbling something abut seeing more anti-Italian slurs in 2 years on JU than in his entire life....)

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BTW, "'Scalito' = Racism" is about 3 things:

1) Throwing what is seen as a Liberal tactic -- You can't say that! It's racism! -- back in their faces. "Turn about is fair play."
2) Put the other side on the defensive. The old "gain points by calling your opponent a hypocrite" ploy. The idea being they'll have to waste valuable time defending themselves, and hopefully they'll take damage if the media picks up on it.
3) Trying to get "Scalito" off the air, and maybe squash the comparison in the process. (Good luck on the latter. Nice try, though. Play again sometime.)

I have my doubts those making the charge actually believe it.

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