Comments on: HECKUVA JOB TIERNEY: Why Is THIS Man Bloviating About Supreme Court Replacements In The Inquirer?

By: Brendan Calling » Blog Archive » Note to Brian Tierney: I Thought You Weren’t Going to Influence Editorial Decisions

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:40:24 +0000

[...] a thought: instead of paying your fellow travellers ten times what you pay local writers (ahem), why not hire some creative, and fresh new voices? You’ve already got a half-dozen right [...]

By: Brendan Calling » Blog Archive » Open Letter to the Inquirer and the Daily News

Tue, 12 May 2009 18:06:40 +0000

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By: deeney

deeney — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:40:35 +0000

There’s two sides to this, one is that it is incredibly unfortunate that a major city like Philadelphia has such an embarrassment for a daily newspaper. That’s bad. The other side is that people like Tierney who insist on pushing the flatly rejected ideas of the Santorums and Yoos of the world are keeping their party fiercely divided and without direction, which essentially ensures future victories for the opposition. That’s good.

So, honestly, I’m all for Limbaugh, Cheney, Yoo, Santorum, etc. being in the spotlight running their mouths and shouting down the moderates of their own party. That’s totally fine with me, in fact, I think it’s awesome. I just wish it was happening in another newspaper, because seriously, this shit (the Inquirer) is such a fucking bad joke at this point just looking at it is like getting kicked in the nuts.

By: ron

ron — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:28:06 +0000

i cancelled my 7 week subscription to the inquirer when they hired santorum and let them know that was why. about 3 months ago i caved and subscribed to the sunday edition to get the coupons, which really do pay for the paper +, but having yoo appear in this rag is making me reconsider. Ive written 2 letters complaining but of course they aren’t printed.

the entire currents section is a piece of crap anyway, so i guess running yoo only makes sense. after yoo, I wash that crap down with some kevin ferris…

By: agum

agum — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:54:02 +0000

John Yoo should not be allowed to talk about “empathy” or “balls and strikes,” considering he believes the President is allowed to order a child’s testicles crushed, as a torture technique.

Some people are so utterly mendacious and morally stunted they make you question the First Amendment. John Yoo is one of them.

By: Allan Smithee

Allan Smithee — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:20:00 +0000

@ Peter Principle

Good One!

@ Susie from Philly

Are you using a baseball analogy or making a literal reference to ““enhanced interrogation techniques?“

By: Susie from Philly

Susie from Philly — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:32:20 +0000

Stupid freakin’ analogy, anyway. Who doesn’t know there’s a floating strike zone? Moron.

By: Peter Principle

Peter Principle — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:14:28 +0000

Inky: “John Yoo (jyoo@law.berkeley.edu) is a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He has served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.

That’s like:

“Albert Speer (aspeer@spandau.mil) is a well-known architect and civil servant. He served in a number of posts in a previous German government.

And I’m probably being unfair to Speer.

By: Peter Principle

Peter Principle — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:08:57 +0000

What makes this almost inconceivable is that out of the zillion or so conservative lawyers and/or legal analysts who would love to bloviate oin print about Obama’s first SC pick, Tierney went and chose a fucking war criminal — or at the least, a fucking mouthpiece for fucking war criminals.

Maybe next time he could get that grandstanding French lawyer who defended Klaus Barbie. I bet he’d love a regular op-ed gig at the Inky.

By: Brendan Calling » Blog Archive » The Philly Enquirer: Where the Last Eight Years Go to Die

Mon, 11 May 2009 18:04:14 +0000

[...] Buster” Yoo, the new bi-weekly torturer columnist for the Inquirer. And here he is, bloviating about Obama’s choices for the Supreme Court: Obama promises something different. In 2007, candidate Obama declared that his judges would [...]

By: brendancalling

brendancalling — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:42:50 +0000

brian teirney: torture supporter.
what do you expect from someone who defends the archdiocese from investigations into child molestation?

By: Allan Smithee

Allan Smithee — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:49:27 +0000

Compare the Inquirer’s description of Yoo vs what you posted from Wikipedia

Inky:

John Yoo (jyoo@law.berkeley.edu) is a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He has served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.