In a move that’s bound to cause some amount of controversy, President Bush appointed Judge John Roberts, Jr. to the recently vacated seat of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

While we at Underhyped certainly don’t doubt that the judge is an intelligent professional, Underhyped sources have begun questioning whether or not Judge Roberts’ appointment was a fair choice.

After a few minutes of squinting at Judge Roberts during President Bush’s announcement, it became clear to Underhyped that the soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice bears an uncanny resemblance to infamous Dallas arch-villain J.R. Ewing, Jr., as played by Larry Hagman.

Though the resemblance is indisputable, we at Underhyped still feel the need to point out other key factors that may have influenced President Bush’s decision:

• J.R. Ewing’s full name is John Ross ‘J.R.’ Ewing, Jr.—very similar to John Roberts ‘J.R.’, Jr.
• J.R. Ewing is up to his ten-gallon hat in Big Oil. Judge Roberts, according to our sources, is not.
• While Judge Roberts grew up in New York and Indiana, both J.R. Ewing and Larry Hagman hail from the Lonestar State.

President Bush, known for favoring Big Oil and his fellow statesmen, could easily have inadvertently confused the two men. To be honest, looking at the picture side-by-side, Underhyped isn’t entirely sure which is the Judge and which the Ewing. Frankly, Underhyped is appalled at President Bush’s decision—J.R. Ewing would make a terrible Supreme Court Justice.

UPDATE: Underhyped has heard a lot of buzz about a supposed likeness to Pat Sajak, so for the sake of fairness, we’re examining this possibility… after the jump!

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