Howard Kurtz: ‘Duh’ Hispanic Sen. Mel Martinez will vote for Hispanic SC nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
By on Jul 17th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Howard Kurtz: ‘Duh’ Hispanic Sen. Mel Martinez will vote for Hispanic SC nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
Earlier today, Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Mel Martinez (R-FL) each announced that they would vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the next justice on the Supreme Court. The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz tweeted the news, but was only surprised that two of the Republicans were backing Sotomayor:
The implication of Kurtz’ tweet appears to be that it is obvious Martinez would support Sotomayor because they are both Hispanic. This kind of thinking is reminiscent to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) criticizing Sotomayor for disagreeing with another judge of “Puerto Rican ancestry.”
Update Kurtz responds in a follow-up tweet: "Didn't mean to dis Senator Martinez. I just question whether he would have come out so early for a Democrat's non-Hispanic nominee."
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they fired dan froomkin
but they kept kurtz.
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(duh)
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July 17th, 2009 at 5:32 pmAll them Hispanics think alike, right Howie?
Twit.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:33 pmWow – Kurtz is a bigoted, racist twerp. How sad.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:34 pm.
WOW(duh)
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July 17th, 2009 at 5:34 pmI hope this is Institutional Bigotry’s last gasp before being forever eradicated. We’ll never get completely rid of individual, petty bigotry, but to have Government and Media authorities speaking in an apparently Socially Acceptable Manner is disgraceful, shameful, contemptible.
Somehow these people must be shown how cowardly and shabby their behavior and writings are. Preferably by firing them from whatever cushy high-paying job they have, whether political or Media.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:36 pmTryin’ to reign in that runaway librul media.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:50 pmGotta say Kurtz does have a point.
After all Martinez is a Republican. Given the Republic Party’s historic focus on race as a determining factor of one’s value, it should come as no surprise that a Hispanic Republican would vote for a Latina nominee, whatever her politics.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:52 pmIsn’t this the same guy that has a show called “reliable sources”?
Reliably condescending ???? Shallow bastard!
July 17th, 2009 at 5:53 pm.
I find it wholley unimaginable that in the 21st Century people still go about judging another person’s “ability” based on race.
In short: A Racist.
Now, is Kurtz insinuating that Martinez is the racist or is Kurtz using the “race canard” as his platform to insinuate that Latino/Hispanics are not qualified?
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July 17th, 2009 at 5:56 pmWell, doh, just like Colin Powell voted for Obama because they’re both “dark Americans” (or whatever Daryll calls himself).
July 17th, 2009 at 6:00 pmWhy ‘Duh’?
Was it a given that Martinez would vote to confirm? Why, because they are both Hispanic? Just like it was a given *all* African-Americans would vote for Obama?
Seems someone needs to explain Kurtz that Cuban and Puerto Rican are not the same thing…
July 17th, 2009 at 6:00 pmBut Barbara Boxer was obviously NOT being racist for criticizing a black man for not agreeing with other black people.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:01 pmExposing yourself as having the same prejudices as Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III can’t be a good career move anywhere north of say South Carolina.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:01 pmWhy not say ‘duh’ for Snowe too?
Wouldn’t she vote to confirm Sotomayor given that they are both women?
Kurtz is not even consistent with his own idiocy…
July 17th, 2009 at 6:03 pmI believe that would be “dark-toned individual“.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:07 pmAlejandro says:
But Barbara Boxer was obviously NOT being racist for criticizing a black man for not agreeing with other black people.
Now you’re trolling. That’s not how the story goes and you know it.
The CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce spoke of, and his testimony made reference to, the Black community and the impact global climate echange will have on them -hence the reply from Barbara Boxer. In that context, bringing up the NAACP makes complete sense.
Check your facts before you post.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:15 pm“because they are both Hispanic”
Thay re NOT Hispanic,
July 17th, 2009 at 6:21 pmThay are Latinos..
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Former GOP Congressman Demands Bush Investigations
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/17/former-gop-congressman-de_n_237630.html
July 17th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
ralph,
Great catch on the Daryyll.
Did you notice we can go back in time and vote down Daryyll’s posts?
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July 17th, 2009 at 6:33 pmIt must be hard to be one of those craaaazy minorities who all share a hive mind and think the same way all the time. Lucky I’m white so I can think for myself. Well, except for the fact that I’m a woman, and I have to obey the mystical cult of the evil man-oppressing vagina… dammit!
July 17th, 2009 at 6:42 pmIf Stotomayor only acted more like that other Puerto Rican judge then all the Republicans would vote for her.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:47 pmAlejandro says:
This kind of thinking is reminiscent to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) criticizing Sotomayor for disagreeing with another judge of “Puerto Rican ancestry.”
But Barbara Boxer was obviously NOT being racist for criticizing a black man for not agreeing with other black people.
How much does ExxonMobil put in your pocket to act like a ham-fisted moron on a consistent basis here?
July 17th, 2009 at 6:54 pmKudos to these three Republicans—especially Senator Lugar. I’ve never voted Republican in my life, but if I were living in Indiana, I’d vote for Lugar. He’s a mature, responsible, dignified man who has worked on meaningful legislation to make the world a safer place for everyone.
July 17th, 2009 at 7:01 pmMax Anax junius -1 says:
ralph,
Great catch on the Daryyll.
Did you notice we can go back in time and vote down Daryyll’s posts?
While I detest the ignorance of Daryll AKA Looktothehills, if I could go back in time it wouldn’t be to vote the dumbass down.
Nice thought though!
July 17th, 2009 at 7:22 pmlivelongandprosper says:
While I detest the ignorance of Daryll AKA Looktothehills, if I could go back in time it wouldn’t be to vote the dumbass down.
Nice thought though!
I’d probably go back in time and tell him that President Huckabee sends his regards, and that he has to spread the word around.
/Number #41 in my To-Do list of “Things To Do When I Invent Timetravel”
July 17th, 2009 at 7:27 pmre Sessions and Kurtz: They just don’t “get it”. The racism is ingrained and automatic, and just seeps out when unguarded. It’s unthinking … but then again, that’s what racism is.
Cheers,
July 17th, 2009 at 8:02 pmRead this article discussing whether or not the “wise Latina” comment was racist.
http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=2204
July 17th, 2009 at 8:33 pmWell, they ain’t white, so they are the same to Kurtz.
This guy is so stupid I’ll bet he evens makes other racists cringe…
July 17th, 2009 at 9:19 pmThis is the same wording as Pat Buchanan used about Sotomayor. He told Rachel Maddow that the only reason why Obama picked Sotomayor was because she was a Hispanic which meant to Pat to mean President Obama is a racist. What the he//!
July 17th, 2009 at 9:27 pmDoes Howie Kurtz believe that his Jewishness colors everything that he does?
July 17th, 2009 at 11:11 pmLeftsideAnnie RRRRRRRepublicans RRRRRR RRRRRRRRAcists!
Tweet!!
July 18th, 2009 at 2:12 amGregor Samsa, your comment doesn’t make sense with respect to Mr. Alford’s testimony from, as you noted, a study of the impact of the green jobs policy on the Black community, specifically Black businesses. Sen. Boxer referred to the NAACP’s resolution passed (link below) to support the green jobs policy from the standpoint how climate change negatively impacts the Black community. Nothing in the NAACP resolution says anything about what effect the green jobs policy will have on Black businesses. Nothing.
Beside that, people keep ignoring the other patronizing stuff Boxer said. Once Alford objected to this age old and recently reoccurring condescending and patronizing treatment, the discussion went like this:
Boxer: “If this gentlemen were here he would be proud that he was being quoted.”
Alford: “He should have been invited!”
Boxer: “…just as he would be proud..”
Alford: “It is condescending to me.”
Boxer: “…he’s proud, I’m sure, that I am quoting him.”
Hmmm… Out of all the expert/witness testimony I’ve ever heard in the Congress, I’ve never heard a congress-person refer to opposing authorities/opinions in that manner. I bet you don’t have an explanation for it. And I know whether or not the NAACP or 100 Black Men/Atlanta were “proud” Sen. Boxer quoted them was irrelevant to the reason for the proceedings and to Alford’s objection.
What Sen. Boxer said was the functional equivalent to Sen. Boxer saying “some of my best friends are Black” which says nothing about whether those Black friends have something relevant to say on the issue at hand and the NAACP resolution, frankly, did not.
http://fairclimateproject.org/resource/naacp-nwf-proposed-joint-resolutions-on-climate-change/
July 18th, 2009 at 4:13 amIs Martinez constituency Hispanic? If it is, that could be an logical explanation for the vote and this remark, which wouldn’t necessarily reflect racism in Kurtz’ remark. I don’t know. I just wonder. I think that probably isn’t the case on the basis of Kurtz regular commentaries.
July 18th, 2009 at 6:41 amShorter Koward Hurtz ~
Attention! Hispanics of all nationalities!
We don’t want your wetback asses in our party! Get the Fukc off our lawn and out of our tent!!
July 18th, 2009 at 8:30 amHoward Kurtz, and Mark Halperin of TIME, prove that the wisdom of the Peter Principle lives on. I support Mel’s decision, and I’m a Scandanavian. Does that mean that I should only support Swedes and Norwegisns. Howie, why can’t I have a choice? Must I be tied to your umbilical straight jacket? It’s a matter of freedom of choice…PLEASE. And why are we(or am I) even wasting time on Howard Kurtz’s inane speculations? Find something else to write about Howie,something with more substance. And I’ll try harder to take my own advice.
July 19th, 2009 at 10:09 amRemember, this is the same Kurtz who asked whether “racial and gender identification produces a gauzier, more favorable portrayal of Obama” because, ya know, there are so many African American women who cover the Fist Lady.
July 19th, 2009 at 3:44 pm