MSNBC Analyst Makes Sick Racist Tweet About Titanic Sub Disaster, Supreme Court Justice
By C. Douglas Golden
June 22, 2023 at 7:43am
For most of us paying attention to the search for the missing OceanGate Titan submarine that was carrying tourists to the wreckage of the Titanic, our thoughts and prayers were with those aboard the submarine in the vain hope they were still alive and rescuable.
Not MSNBC analyst Elie Mystal, however.
He seems to wish 1) the sub is done for, 2) there was one more person on board, and 3) that person was Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
In a Wednesday tweet that would have gotten an Omaha FM morning shock- jock fired but seems to have not cost Mystal his job — yet — the controversial journalist and pundit made light of the disaster, saying, “Next time some rich white person wants to take Sam Alito on an expensive trip, please take him to see the Titanic.”
Mystal’s “joke,” such as you may consider it humor, combined the submersible tragedy with a report from ProPublica that claimed Alito didn’t disclose a fishing trip he took in Alaska 15 years ago paid for by billionaire Paul Singer.
Alito was part of a 7-1 majority that voted in favor of Singer’s hedge fund, NML Capital, in a case that involved an attempt to collect debt from the country of Argentina, according to The Hill.
In a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed published Tuesday, Alito said he had “no obligation to recuse” in the case and that his “recollection is that I have spoken to Mr. Singer on no more than a handful of occasions, all of which (with the exception of small talk during a fishing trip 15 years ago) consisted of brief and casual comments at events attended by large groups.”
“On no occasion have we discussed the activities of his businesses, and we have never talked about any case or issue before the Court,” the justice wrote. “On two occasions, he introduced me before I gave a speech—as have dozens of other people. And as I will discuss, he allowed me to occupy what would have otherwise been an unoccupied seat on a private flight to Alaska.
“It was and is my judgment that these facts would not cause a reasonable and unbiased person to doubt my ability to decide the matters in question impartially.”
Knowing what I know about the case as it stands, I tend to side with Alito, although I readily concede there is a good-faith argument to be made for the other side.
You know what isn’t a good-faith response to ProPublica’s report, however? “Hey, you know that tourist submarine that’s lost in the Atlantic? You know, the one where there’s a high likelihood the passengers are dead? Wouldn’t it be a riot if a conservative Supreme Court justice died on board as punishment for a fishing trip he took 15 years ago that he didn’t list on financial disclosure forms?”
This — and here’s a shocker — landed with a thud:
Poster Comment:
Unhinged!