Right-Wing Ad Repeats Debunked Sotomayor Race Claim
Right-Wing Ad Repeats Debunked Sotomayor Race Claim
In a newly released ad, the right-wing Judicial Confirmation Network repeats the debunked claim that Judge Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court places “equal justice…under attack”:
The ad quotes from a lengthy speech where Judge Sotomayor warned that “[p]ersonal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see” and expressed her “hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” The ad cites the quotes as evidence that Sotomayor would not treat everyone who appears before her equally.
Judge Sotomayor conceded today that her now-famous “wise Latina woman” quote was a poor word choice, but it is clear from context that Sotomayor’s speech says the opposite of what the ad claims. Indeed, Sotomayor says in no uncertain terms that judges must ensure that their decisions are never compromised by prejudice:
I am reminded each day that I render decisions that affect people concretely and that I owe them constant and complete vigilance in checking my assumptions, presumptions and perspectives and ensuring that to the extent that my limited abilities and capabilities permit me, that I reevaluate them and change as circumstances and cases before me requires. I can and do aspire to be greater than the sum total of my experiences but I accept my limitations. I willingly accept that we who judge must not deny the differences resulting from experience and heritage but attempt, as the Supreme Court suggests, continuously to judge when those opinions, sympathies and prejudices are appropriate.
Moreoever, Judge Sotomayor’s statements that her own experiences as a Latina impact how she views her role as a judge mirror similar statements by conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who said that “[w]hen I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic background or because of religion or because of gender. And I do take that into account.”
The racial attacks on Judge Sotomayor have no basis in reality. Perhaps that explains why even conservative elected officials continue to distance themselves from the right-wing special interest groups’ race-driven smear campaign.
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It’s interesting that when Limbaugh says something that sites like this think they can link to being racist they take part of a sentence and never give the full context, but in this case they scream how the claims have been debunked because of the context. Yet another example of progressive hypocrisy.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:18 pmHere go you libs again, yapping about “context.” 9_9
I have it on very good authority that Sotomayor said this hateful and somewhat incoherent statement:
“I render people that owe me change and aspire to be the sum total of my limitations. I willingly accept that we must deny the heritage as the Supreme prejudices are appropriate.”
Her words, not mine.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:21 pmJohnM Says:
It’s interesting that when Limbaugh says something that sites like this think they can link to being racist they take part of a sentence and never give the full context, but in this case they scream how the claims have been debunked because of the context.
Yeah, but Limbaugh’s context is usually racist too. So…
May 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pmProgressive took the time to comb through Alito’s record and take issue with him that way. Right-wingers have taken issue with just ONE decision from her record thus far, the Jersey firefighters. So which is it, are you all simply too lazy to comb through her record or are you secretly satisfied with her moderation but still want to cause a racket?
May 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pmJohnM Says:
I like being racist and never have been debunked because of the hypocrisy.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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Actually, whenever this site quotes a Limbaugh or an O’Reilly or another right-wing idiot, they either provide lengthy quotes that show the statement in context or link to a site such as MediaMatters that provides a media clip of the quote in context.
So it’s really not interesting since it’s really not true.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:25 pmJohnM:
May 29th, 2009 at 4:26 pmHow do you feel about conservative hypocrisy? What about moderate hypocrisy? Do they all bother you equally or do you have some sort of hypocrisy hieracrchy?
Thanks-
ElBruce Says:
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JohnM Says:
It’s interesting that when Limbaugh says something that sites like this think they can link to being racist they take part of a sentence and never give the full context, but in this case they scream how the claims have been debunked because of the context.
Yeah, but Limbaugh’s context is usually racist too. So…
Not anymore than her context.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:26 pmAll I’m hearing is chit chat on archived chit chat that has nothing to do with the specifics of her history as a private lawyer, NYC ADA and federal trial & appeals judge. But if I’m wrong, dig in and prove me wrong. Stop the personal attacks, neocons.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:28 pmchiroptera toasterhead Says:
“I render people that owe me change…”
Holy crap, she’s a loanshark? “Rendering” people if they don’t pay up, even for sums under a dollar? This is news! Quick, put Rove on the teevee!
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JohnM Says:
Not anymore than her context.
Way more than her context. For one thing, from all of these quotes, she’s only mentioned race when asked about it or in venues where it’s relevant. Rush makes just about anything a “race” issue (football?), even when nobody asked.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:32 pmMegaloptera McWars Says:
All I’m hearing is chit chat on archived chit chat that has nothing to do with the specifics of her history as a private lawyer, NYC ADA and federal trial & appeals judge. But if I’m wrong, dig in and prove me wrong. Stop the personal attacks, neocons.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
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But… but that takes, like, work and stuff. Like reading and looking things up and whatnot.
Ugh, no thanks. Knee-jerk bigotry is so much easier.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:32 pmWhere are the Mothers, Wifes, Daughters, Nieces, Sisters, etc. of all of these Republican idiots making these vile statements, claims, charges, falsehoods, etc., oh never mind they’re standing way behind their men cowering.
Black, Hispanic, Gay, Women, Republicans= Stockholm Syndrome.
RIP
May 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pmSGT Stephen R. Sherman
C CO 1-5 IN (STRYKER)
KIA 3 Feb 2005
Mosul, Iraq
Judge Sotomayor will be confirmed.
Deal with it.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pmGood point McWars. If her record is so bad it will show up in the hearings. There is absolutely no reason to run a slander campaign.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pmAll these good christians seem to forget: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
oldgranny Says:
Good point McWars. If her record is so bad it will show up in the hearings. There is absolutely no reason to run a slander campaign.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
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Sure there is. There’s quite a lot of money in it. SCOTUS confirmations have become big business, with lots of lobbyists representing lots of industries who stand to gain or lose money depending on how the court rules on upcoming issues. There’s a hell of an ROI for them if they can put a corporate-friendly justice on the court for the next few decades.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pmPeople have seemingly lost their ability to read. To practice law is to read with nuance, carefully. What Sotomayor said was complex and saw all sides of the issue. I wonder where the paranoid crazies were when the Federalist Society was making its stealth moves to take over all levels of the courts? They acknowledge this was the plan, in order to stop the judicial branch from taking changing social conditions into consideration. But wait, I remember, now, Thatcher and her clone Reagan said “Society doesn’t exist.”
May 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pmdbadass Says:
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JohnM:
How do you feel about conservative hypocrisy? What about moderate hypocrisy? Do they all bother you equally or do you have some sort of hypocrisy hieracrchy?
Thanks-
I have a problem with all hypocrisy.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pmT of F,
May 29th, 2009 at 4:39 pmThe wives are sumbitting to their husbands like a good christian wife is taught to do. The husband is the head of the household and rules.
Sotomayor is an attack on the long accepted principle of equality which holds that some of us (rich white guys) are more equal than others.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:41 pmI have a problem with all hypocrisy.
—I trust you speak out as such but the problem I have is I only ever see you condemn left of center events. Is there a place I could go to see that I am wrong about that?
May 29th, 2009 at 4:44 pmJohn M:
Please then explain how Limbaugh’s racist statements on Monday Night Football were taken out of context. You DO remember that don’t you. I anxiously await your insightful response and defense of those misunderstood Limbaugh statements.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:44 pmI love how the GOP is glossing over the history of white male interests being served on the supreme court bench.
Then again, white is the rainbow when it comes to the neocons. It’s a rhetorical defense, like a snake biting a human in the wild.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:44 pm“I don’t come from an affluent background or a privileged background. My parents were both quite poor when they were growing up.
And I know about their experiences and I didn’t experience those things. I don’t take credit for anything that they did or anything that they overcame….
Because when a case comes before me involving, let’s say, someone who is an immigrant — and we get an awful lot of immigration cases and naturalization cases — I can’t help but think of my own ancestors, because it wasn’t that long ago when they were in that position…
When I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic background or because of religion or because of gender. And I do take that into account. When I have a case involving someone who’s been subjected to discrimination because of disability, I have to think of people who I’ve known and admire very greatly who’ve had disabilities, and I’ve watched them struggle to overcome the barriers that society puts up often just because it doesn’t think of what it’s doing — the barriers that it puts up to them.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:46 pmSo those are some of the experiences that have shaped me as a person.”
~~~Sam Alito (Justice, SCOTUS)
Limbaugh today:
The real question here that needs to be asked and nobody on our side from a columnist to a TV commentator to anybody in our party has the guts to ask, how can a president nominate such a candidate? And how can a party get behind such a candidate? That’s what would be asked if somebody were foolish enough to nominate David Duke or pick somebody even less offensive. It is asked.
Yeah, he’s comparing her to David Duke now. Is it racist because he’s slandering the NCLR, or because he’s soft-pedaling just how bad Duke was? Does it split the difference?
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obamawipe$ Says:
So, bruce, you agree with johnm? Good to know. :)
Ha ha, in the context of a discussion about taking things out of context, that’s a pretty good one.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:47 pmmegaloptera, Neocons cant stop with the personal attacks. Thats pretty much all they have left in their arsonal.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:48 pmJohnM Says:
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I have a problem with all hypocrisy.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Don’t like yourself much , do ya’ ?
Don’t believe that anyone can blame you there…….
May 29th, 2009 at 4:48 pmoldgranny Says:
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T of F,
The wives are sumbitting to their husbands like a good christian wife is taught to do. The husband is the head of the household and rules.
I knew that, I just want one of them or their husbands to say it.
RIP
May 29th, 2009 at 4:48 pmSGT Stephen R. Sherman
C CO 1-5 IN (STRYKER)
KIA 3 Feb 2005
Mosul, Iraq
obamawipe$ Says:
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Is the wank room your only source?
May 29th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Aren’t you the same dipshit that posts links to Op/Ed’s from NewsCrap , SludgeReport , The WeaklySubstandard and the like ?
May 29th, 2009 at 4:49 pmOH MY GOODNESS, THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ISSUES GOING ON TODAY AND YESTERDAY AND ALL THINK CONSTIPATED WANTS TO FOCUS ON IS SONIA!!! THIS IS A TERRIBLE SIGHT. ALL OF YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF YOUR BUBBLE!!!! UNBELIEVABLE FIXATION!!!!
Tired of fighting, ask your daughter what happens to pilots who fixate? There’s a word picture for you!!!
Sheepdog, over and out!!!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:50 pmThe racial attacks on Judge Sotomayor have no basis in reality.
What attacks on her have a basis in reality?
In reality, someone with her educational creditials would not be questioned about intelligence level. Statements about her alleged abrasive personality have all been based on heresay. The millions of women in the real world show how the sexist comments are false.
The Atwater playbook is out again: talk about everything but the issues, then say, ‘we just want to talk about the issues’.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:51 pmI have a problem with all hypocrisy.
But prefer to only chastise one side for it…
May 29th, 2009 at 4:51 pmSheepdog Says:
What happens to Sheepdogs when they can no longer get the sheep to follow?
My Daughter is of none of your concern.
RIP
May 29th, 2009 at 4:53 pmSGT Stephen R. Sherman
C CO 1-5 IN (STRYKER)
KIA 3 Feb 2005
Mosul, Iraq
Sheepdog Says:
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May 29th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
One of the 2 GOP tools on TP who posts in the 3rd person ; does this complete moron write in some sort of religious ‘tongue’ , that he and he alone , comprehends or understands?
This dope posts the most nonsensical and useless gibberish on the ‘Net…….
May 29th, 2009 at 4:54 pmobamawipe$ Says:
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http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2008/02/05/whats-olbermann-first-chicken-waffles-now-guacamole
Racist? With video!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
And you’re the same d-bag that mere minutes ago , penned a post questioning the validity of WonkRoom ………..
Good call there , Corky …………
May 29th, 2009 at 4:55 pmTired of Fighting, no disrespect intended.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:57 pmSheepdog Says:
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Tired of fighting, ask your daughter what happens to pilots who fixate?
May 29th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
They crash every plane , sorta’ like John McCrappyPilot ……
May 29th, 2009 at 5:01 pmSheepdog Says:
OH MY GOODNESS, THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ISSUES GOING ON TODAY AND YESTERDAY AND ALL THINK CONSTIPATED WANTS TO FOCUS ON IS SONIA!!!
Sheepdog, over and out!!
Roger that bogey, ten-four zebra monkey.
We’re not fixated on Sotomayor, we’re focusing on the racists and sexists attacking Sotomayor, who seem to include all idiots in general. It’s a pretty broad-spectrum group we’re dealing with here – Gingrich, Rove, Steele, Liddy, Limbaugh, etc.
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obamawipe$ Says:
Racist? With video!
I hate to have to break this to you, but none of the posts at TP have been about Olbermann. Nobody is talking about Olbermann but you. Constantly howling at us about Olbermann is just wasting your time and ours. If you love him so much, why don’t you go write him a love letter or something? If you want to engage fans of his show specifically, I’m sure there are more relevant websites where you can find them.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:02 pmShorter JohnMoron -
I’m all sad and upset that conservatives are now shown to be the unethical, immoral scumbags that they are…now America hates us and won’t vote for us anymore…waaaaa, waaaaa, waaaaa!!!
May 29th, 2009 at 5:03 pm… and the guy who wrote this.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:04 pmo/t
May 29th, 2009 at 5:05 pmOne of the conservatives was complaining about the language.
Doesn’t the term obamawipe$ seem obscene or otherwise distasteful and disrespectful?
Maybe the login should be flagged?
obamawipe$ Says:
Mr./Ms. wipe, stay on the sidelines please.
Mr. Sheepdog we can converse anytime offline as long as its respectful, and thanks for saying you showed no disrespect, that was a stand up thing, and well appreciated.
RIP
May 29th, 2009 at 5:06 pmSGT Stephen R. Sherman
C CO 1-5 IN (STRYKER)
KIA 3 Feb 2005
Mosul, Iraq
Like “take the bone out of your nose and call me back”?
You mean like that?
May 29th, 2009 at 5:06 pmobamawipe$ Says:
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MCMetal Says
When there’s actual video it’s kind of hard to refute, right? Hence, you attack the messenger.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
“Actual video” , of what ?
Olbermann making an off-hand comment ?
Wow ……..Please explain what that has to do with Fat Moron Limpballs or anyone/everyone in the GOP , and their making EVERY argument/criticism always come back to being about race or gender , tool…….
May 29th, 2009 at 5:07 pmobamawipe$ Says:
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we’re focusing on the racists and sexists
by bruce
May 29th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
That would be the entire GOP ; and the sycophant morons that support them ……..Like you
May 29th, 2009 at 5:10 pmThey must turn into lame brain conservative posters on liberal blogs…just sayin’
:|
May 29th, 2009 at 5:10 pmOf a guy who knows there’s guacamole in New Mexico?
Uh, I hate to break it to you, but there is guacamole in New Mexico. I’ve been there, and it’s good.
So, what’s the problem supposed to be? Why is this fifteen-month-old video so important all of a sudden?
May 29th, 2009 at 5:12 pmZooey Says:
Judge Sotomayor will be confirmed.
Deal with it.
Yeah, they should pace themselves and ease up, there could be two or three more SC appointments to oppose.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:12 pmchicken and waffles Says:
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MCMetal Says
Rush’s comments were only off hand, too.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
On a daily basis ?
Fat chance in hell they are ; and I do mean FAT …
May 29th, 2009 at 5:13 pmDumbass doesn’t even know how to spell it.
Yes, calling all blacks Ubanges is exactly the same thing as talking about the food in New Mexico.
And this is why you’re dumb enough to be a Republican. So sad.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:13 pmI’ll bet that those Republicans who must stand for Election will be a bit More Circumspect in their questioning of Ms. Sotomayor than Media personalities who rely on Ratings from a vociferous Base.
She’s gonna get confirmed anyhow…so any Political consultant should advocate Damage Control.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:15 pmchicken and waffles Says:
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jaimymoore Says
Says the olbypologist…
May 29th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Claims a LimpBalls nut hugger/OxyContin gatherer …..
May 29th, 2009 at 5:17 pmAnd it still can’t spell. Nor does it have any content of its own.
Truly a pathetic excuse for a human being. No wonder it’s a conservative.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:17 pmI have to wonder if this is part of a long term plan to make minorities with political aspirations feel skittish about advocacy. The only people who think advocating for minorities is racists, are people who want to preserve the status quo.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:17 pmobamawipe$ Says:
Racist? With video!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
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No, no it’s not.
Gringos eat guacamole too, you know. It’s no more racist than implying that people drink beer or eat chicken wings while watching the Super Bowl.
You really have no concept of what racism is, do you…
May 29th, 2009 at 5:22 pmWow. Ignoring the facts. Well, go with your strong suit, I always say.
Does anyone else think that the dems and repubs have the wrong animal symbols? I mean, they have the elephant, and they can’t seem to remember a fact they heard or what they said five minutes ago. And we have the donkey, and they’re the real jackasses. What’s say we introduce a resolution to switch names? Oh, wait a minute, that would be insulting to donkeys…
May 29th, 2009 at 5:23 pmEveryone who is trying to equate La Raza with the KKK, come back to us when La Raza lynches thousands and thousands of innocents…
May 29th, 2009 at 5:33 pmJohnM Says:
It’s interesting that when Limbaugh says something that sites like this think they can link to being racist they take part of a sentence and never give the full context, but in this case they scream how the claims have been debunked because of the context. Yet another example of progressive hypocrisy.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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i’m sorry you feel so helpless
to do anything about it.
:(
May 29th, 2009 at 5:37 pmobamawipe$ Says:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2008/02/05/whats-olbermann-first-chicken-waffles-now-guacamole
Racist? With video!
Fine, I’ll bite…
Um, no. Lots of people eat guacamole with chips while watching the SuperBowl. Of all races. Even more do in New Mexico. I’m guessing you’re not from the West, huh?
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jaimymoore Says:
Like “take the bone out of your nose and call me back”?
You mean like that?
Well, obviously that’s taken out of context. I’m sure the statements Rush made before and after perfectly explained having a bone in your nose.
/snark
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chicken and waffles Says:
Interesting login. I smell a sockpuppet…
May 29th, 2009 at 5:42 pm…
bruce,
ever since ranting tommy challenged
proud to a fight they’ve been in
“chicken” mode. it’s sad really.
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the yellow line of cowardice.
:(
May 29th, 2009 at 5:46 pmAnd they still screech “racist”. LOL!
I almost feel sorry for the poor morons. They have to fight Sotomayor because she was nominated by Obama. It’s all they can do. And yet? They can’t attack her on anything real. Her judicial record is moderate and apolitical so they can’t go there.
They’ve tried to denigrate her impeccable academic record and got laughed at. They tried to run with stories from disgruntled lawyers who got slapped down in her court and got laughed at. So? They keep screeching “racist” and I just keep laughing.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:53 pmDemocrats, likewise, need to be cautious about how they conduct the debate in a nation uncomfortable talking about matters of race and gender.
Because bigots get very upset when you call them bigots.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:12 pmwatchdog Says:
SPIN METER: Sotomayor has conflicting images
There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America’s power elite.
The White House portrays Sotomayor as a living image of the American dream, though its telling of the rags-to-riches story emphasizes the rags, a more politically appealing narrative, and plays down the riches.
Branding a complex person in a simplistic way can backfire in the highly charged environment surrounding her coming Senate hearing.
Discussions about Sotomayor and her ethnicity, gender and tax bracket carry risks for supporters and detractors. Unartful criticism by Republicans risks offending voters they’d like to win. Democrats, likewise, need to be cautious about how they conduct the debate in a nation uncomfortable talking about matters of race and gender.
^^^
perhaps you could sum
this up for us in your own words.
:)
May 29th, 2009 at 6:14 pmAw. Isn’t that cute? A stupid troll learned how to use the Google.
Now go and check Judge Sotomayor’s academic, professional, and judicial record. I think you’ll be pleased to see that she’s a moderate who bases her decisions on the law rather than politics. Not to mention that she has a wealth of experience and has already been confirmed twice.
BTW. Did you all know that she was on the short list to fill the spot taken by Alito? Affirmative action my a$$! She’s been waiting her turn.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:16 pmUnartful criticism by Republicans risks offending voters they’d like to win. Democrats, likewise, need to be cautious about how they conduct the debate in a nation uncomfortable talking about matters of race and gender.
Another jouralist, cowed into presenting fake balance, lest she be criticized for being liberal! republicans should be careful that they don’t appear racist – and democrats had better keep civil tongues in their heads, lest they upset the racists.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:22 pmAmong the evidence that is presented in the article to which our watchpuppy friend links is the stunning revelation that Judge Sotomayor (whose actual salary as a federal Appeals Court judge is under $180,000, not “over $200,000″) has a brother who is a doctor in Syracuse.
A brother who’s a DOCTOR! Imagine that! And she claims she comes from humble roots! The hypocrisy of it!
(Watchpup, I feel it only fair to warn you; you’re really scraping the bottom of the smear barrel here. There’s simply nothing there, dude.)
May 29th, 2009 at 6:27 pmApparently, the Right thinks that in order to retain street cred as an American success story, a trained lawyer and federal judge should decline any salary that might make her seem “elite”, and be content with an income that doesn’t threaten white folks.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:29 pmwatchdog Says:
SPIN METER: Sotomayor has conflicting images
Democrats “need to be careful?” WTF? Oh, it’s the AP, that explains it. Your quoted portion contained no concrete facts whatsoever. But it gets more interesting further down. They seem to feel it’s newsworthy to point out that she makes over $200K/yr, even though I’d assume that a federal appeals judge’s salary is pretty much the same for all of them. Apparently the AP thinks their readership had believed she lives in a slum. Nice.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:30 pmralph: Jinx!
May 29th, 2009 at 7:59 pmMerdad Says:
this nominee judge never thanked the greatness of this nation making her what she is now.
Yeah, but it also made you what you are now, so I figure it averages out.
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Merdad Says:
As a graduate of Limbaugh school of policy and advanced democracy…
Please stop saying that, it’s getting a little less funny each time.
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Merdad Says:
we don’t know if she has cheated on her taxes like three of the Bamster’s nominees…
Her taxes were specifically vetted, and no past errors were found. You should check some actual news sources before bloviating. And if there had been any past errors, she would have immediately paid the difference, just like they did.
May 29th, 2009 at 8:04 pmCALLING ALL TROLLS. CALLING ALL TROLLS.
Give links with evidence that Sonia Sotomayor has been the beneficiary of affirmative action. Give dates and frequency. For a definition of the term “evidence” go to dictionary.com.
May 29th, 2009 at 8:31 pmAs much as it may feel like it to you, Merdad (does that mean sh*tty?) wing-nuts don’t really define liberals. Enjoy your stay in the minority. Look behind you, the line is shrinking.
May 29th, 2009 at 8:38 pmMerdad is a fraud,…
May 29th, 2009 at 8:50 pmMerdad is trying too hard…
May 29th, 2009 at 8:52 pmGee, Merdad, come to a progressive website, spout wingnuttia and then complain when you get “whacked”. Poor little titty-baby. Can’t take the heat, get out of our kitchen. This is a progressive website. All that crap you’ve heard about liberals being universally inclusive, tolerant to the point of tolerating bigotry and injustice, and open-minded to the point of not being able to take one’s own side in an argument is a right-wing strawman.
PAY YOUR NICKEL, TAKE YOUR CHANCES. YOU DON’T LIKE IT, LEAVE.
May 29th, 2009 at 9:02 pmSince it’s a blog, you can keep playing the same nickel, huh.
Lazy-as*ed trolls.
May 29th, 2009 at 9:02 pmThe feeble attempt to cast Sotomayor as a racist and the juvenile, misogynistic comments being made by social conservative pundits, is going to backfire on the far right-wing base of the GOP and provide further proof that the Repubigot Party is out of touch with the vast majority of the American public.
Yet another reason why the GOP is rapidly become irrelevant.
May 29th, 2009 at 9:24 pmMerdad Says:
ok- libs believes in cheating tax and if got caught, just pay it.
Actually, we believe in – according to tax law – if you are audited and past errors are found, you pay the difference plus interest. That holds for everybody. Most people are justifiably nervous about getting audited, because the tax code is complicated and it’s easy to make a mistake.
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Merdad Says:
i always thought libs loves taxes.
Nobody loves taxes, but combined with fiscal discipline, we recognize that they are necessary in a modern society.
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Merdad Says:
why always libs are tax cheater.
It’s more often repubs are tax cheater, overall.
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Merdad Says:
I’m getting a little tired of getting whacked by everybody out there
WHACK!
Say that again.
May 29th, 2009 at 9:27 pmdbadass Says:
Merdad is trying too hard…
I agree, dbadass. Any time I hear a right-winger talk about how liberals are trying to “destroy” someone, what they fail to acknowledge is that the libs were, in most cases, simply pointing out the truth and how it differed from what they were saying. (There were some exceptions, I’m sure, which our trollish friends would point to as evidence that all of us are like that, because they think that we all think alike just like them.)
The right-wing believes that if you attack the story they are trying to present, you are attacking them. And the reason they act this way is because this is how they would act. And because the only way they know to refute a well-reasoned argument that proves them wrong is to attack the person making the argument, they view every refutation we make of a person’s argument as an attack on them personally.
The truth is that it is a kind of mental defect on their part.
May 29th, 2009 at 9:35 pmJohnM
You NEVER have a clue. Why dont you give us the CONTEXT of “take that bone out of your nose and call me back” Or saying that Donovan McNabb was only lauded because he is black? Unless it was preceded by I would have to be a racist moron to say…then it really wont do much good. You really are brainwashed John. Thoroughly brainwashed. Pavlovs dogs were never conditioned half as well as you are
May 29th, 2009 at 11:09 pmA$$wipe
You mean you STILL havent killed yourself? It is long past time. You add nothing to the world. You are pathetic and your stench is offensive. Just go kill yourself. The world is waiting. It expect you to do the right thing.
May 29th, 2009 at 11:13 pmObama just responded directly to this. I like his wording – “So that’s hardly the kind of statement that would indicate that she subscribes to identity politics.”
Imagine how much more grown-up the R opposition would sound if they had been accusing her of “subscribing to identity politics.” Imagine how much more difficult it would be for us to debunk them.
Too late now, suckers.
May 29th, 2009 at 11:48 pmas a Limbaugh school gtaduate I will not rest until all dems admit being life losers and join us for better america….
That’s all we need to know about you…
May 30th, 2009 at 1:02 amthis nominee judge never thanked the greatness of this nation making her what she is now. The leftist libs always defend little guys, and claimed to be the champion of poor- why she never thanked welfare system, rather she tells her life story as an American dream. can we concluded that even the spineless libs knows that the only way to help someone is to create jobs, by means of cutting taxes. who knows any poor person ever created a jobs for someone. As a graduate of Limbaugh school of policy and advanced democracy, I here by declare that the welfare system has failed for good. We should not pre-judged this lady- and give her chance to defend her racist comment- we don’t know if she has cheated on her taxes like three of the Bamster’s nominees… lets see if someone can find out if she is another tax cheater..If she is, then she is shoed in- hello Tim the treasury secretary, and Tom Dashel.
Yes, the Limbaugh school of economics…what? More tax cuts for the wealthiest? Hint, YOU’RE not benefiting from them, unless you’re somehow a member of the top 1%…And last time I checked, Bush’s job creation numbers weren’t pretty…
May 30th, 2009 at 1:13 amand go ask Professor Limbaugh how much he knows about the poor and minorities… and you know what? For all your pontificating about how she should not be judged, you have shown your biases and presumably have prejudged her…After all, Limbaugh, your professor (LOL) has deemed her unfit, unsurprisingly…and from your generalizing statements about “libs” I doubt you would have the capacity to judge her with an open mind…After all, Professor Limbaugh does not encourage critical thought especially if it goes against him.
May 30th, 2009 at 1:16 amUCSBKitty Says:
Hint, YOU’RE not benefiting from them, unless you’re somehow a member of the top 1%…
I find that 100% of the wingnuts crying about tax cuts for the rich are way too stupid to have enough money to be affected by tax cuts on the rich. The rich people are at least smart enough to keep their traps shut… while funding “advocacy groups” to rile up the imbeciles on their behalf.
May 30th, 2009 at 1:42 amI love how merdad pretends to be a critical thinker who is willing to give Sotomayor the benefit of the doubt. Yeah, right…he is a dittohead who would NEVER QUESTION RUSH.
May 30th, 2009 at 3:42 amMerdad isn’t even that. Merdad is a failed attempt at parody
May 30th, 2009 at 9:34 amOne of the leaders in the slam Sotomayor campaign is a woman named Wendy Long. This clip show how out of touch she is with reality.
I will never understand the rationale behind attacking empathy, but then again, I have a conscience.
http://progressnotcongress.org/blog/?p=1465
May 30th, 2009 at 1:57 pm“somehow, this important debate is turning into an argument about race and identity politics”?!
Gee, somehow? It’s like saying “Well, I mowed this guy down with my car and somehow he died.”
May 30th, 2009 at 2:13 pmWillWrite4Food Says:
Gee, somehow? It’s like saying “Well, I mowed this guy down with my car and somehow he died.”
Ha ha, “somehow, this important debate is turning into an argument about reckless driving and vehicular homicide.”
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