Next Stop on Nino’s Book Tour: A Riveting Talk with C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb
It’s no use, I’m going to be a public spectacle whether I come out of the closet or not, beyond T-shirts and bobblehead dolls and what-not. So if, you know, if I am going to be a public figure, I guess the public may as well get their notion of me firsthand rather than filtered through people such as [C-SPAN’s] Brian Lamb, you know.” — Justice Antonin Scalia
He’s spoken to students, chatted with Lesley Stahl, and watched his book climb the Amazon rankings. But the Great Nino Scalia Traveling Tour just keeps on giving. The latest: a transcript of his conversation with C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb.
The transcript is GREAT reading. But for our money, we agree with Legal Times’s Tony Mauro, who seemed to find most engaging Scalia’s answer (above) to Lamb’s question as to why Scalia’s so out and about these days (or, as Scalia puts it, “out of the closet”).
Other highlights: Scalia’s reaction to Jon Stewart’s reaction to his 60 Minutes interview (”childish”); whether he’s ever changed his mind over oral argument (”Yes, I would say, but very rarely”); and whether he can name all of his 28 grandchildren. (”If you give me enough time, I could, but I can’t – it’s not fair. I can’t rattle them off like my nine children.”)
What a retard.
I don’t mine that he wants to make a living, but he should not talk about the family business.
He’s “out of the closet” now because his prime days are behind him. He’s probably bored. He was passed over for Chief Justice, and his originalist jurisprudence will never hold sway over the more bland, conservative Roberts/Rehnquist philosophy of practical conservative judicial restraint. His little show tour is fun to watch, but if he keeps it up he will quickly jump the shark. Scalia is so 90’s.
Does anyone else think he looks like Peter Griffin from “Family Guy”?
scalia accusing someone of being childish!
a case of the pot calling the kettle black?
yes, “get over it” as a response to bush v. gore is SOOO mature
Yes! He really does look like Peter Griffin. He would be a joke if he didn’t actually have influence on our legal system… yuck. He has this essay, A Matter of Interpretation (ebook version) that would probably be funny if it weren’t written by him…
I have found his interviews to be most interesting and illuminating of jurisprudence. Even though he is the smartest guy in the room during each interview he has been able to clearly explain the law and the workings of the Court.
concerned,
“get over it” really isn’t a “clear explanation” of the law in bush v. gore
perhaps you should check out a bit more “jurisprudence” before deeming that “illuminating”
The who have commented on this post to this point seem ignorant of Scalia’s decisions, writing, and originalist theory of constitutional decision-making. Even limited study of the above would, in fact, be “illuminating” for such idealogues. Typical smarmy Lefist stuff, these comments, devoid of knowledge, facts, and understanding. Clintoonites and Obamanations, all.
Where’s Nino going with this? Reality show?
One would expect more intelligent comments on this blog. The current issue of the ABA Journal that came out today provided more mature comments about Scalia’s stature, regardless of what one thinks of his views. The ABA Journal called him one of the most erudite justices and best writers to ever sit on the Supreme Court. Most objective observers would be hard pressed to find contrary evidence.
Well, Hitler could have been a great writer as well. We certainly do not put him on a pedestal. ABA Journal should realize that academics has a slight correlation to performance on the bench. The “get over it” comment doesn’t make him erudite.
