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TrekkieMage
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 Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:53 pm Justice Scalia flips the finger in church |
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| Quote: | Justice Scalia flips the finger in church
BOSTON, March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia startled reporters in Boston just minutes after attending a mass, by flipping a middle finger to his critics.
A Boston Herald reporter asked the 70-year-old conservative Roman Catholic if he faces much questioning over impartiality when it comes to issues separating church and state.
"You know what I say to those people?" Scalia replied, making the obscene gesture and explaining "That's Sicilian."
The 20-year veteran of the high court was caught making the gesture by a photographer with The Pilot, the Archdiocese of Boston's newspaper.
"Don't publish that," Scalia told the photographer, the Herald said.
He was attending a special mass for lawyers and politicians at Cathedral of the Holy Cross, and afterward was the keynote speaker at the Catholic Lawyers' Guild luncheon. |
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I've been seeing Scalia's name in the paper a lot lately. Justices are usually a lot more sheltered from the press. Interesting.
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Puck
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| Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:10 pm |
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Its nice to see that Scalia understands the way the majority of American's think.
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LightningBoy
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| Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:28 pm |
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I've always liked Scalia; and frankly, I still do.
Is this really news? I, for one, couldn't care less.
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TrekkieMage
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| Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:48 pm |
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A correction:
| Quote: | WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia used an Italian hand gesture when questioned by a reporter after attending church this past weekend.
The Boston Herald reported Monday that the justice made "an obscene gesture under his chin" -- which prompted some online reports that Scalia had used his middle finger.
Untrue.
"It was a hand off the chin gesture that was meant to be dismissive," Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
Scalia, 70, is Italian and known for wisecracks in and out of court.
The sign he used in Boston is frequently used by Italians to express displeasure with someone -- from mild to deep irritation. It is done by cupping the hand under the chin and flicking the fingers like a backward wave.
Scalia was leaving Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross when the reporter asked the justice if he had to deal with much flak related to his conservative Roman Catholic beliefs, according to the newspaper.
"You know what I say to those people?" Scalia said before making the gesture, according to the paper's account. "That's Sicilian."
The paper said that Scalia also said: "This is my spiritual life. I shall lead it the way I like."
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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LB, this is actually news. Justices aren't usually in the papers this much, they generally keep to themselves, and I find Scalia's response to the reporter a bit shocking.
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webtaz99
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| Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:14 am |
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He's a Justice, not a saint. And when he's not at work, he's just a man.
And as he pointed out, the gesture was not obscene.
I thought we were supposed to be "tolerant of other cultures".
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TrekkieMage
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| Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:55 pm |
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Yes, however is is in one of the most powerful positions in the United States. I think he should be showing a little more dignity than that. Anything he does in the public eye could undermine the public's respect for him.
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webtaz99
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| TrekkieMage wrote: | | Yes, however is is in one of the most powerful positions in the United States. I think he should be showing a little more dignity than that. Anything he does in the public eye could undermine the public's respect for him. |
That is his problem and his business. He was telling others not to stick their nose in it. Big deal.
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