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Why didn't the author of this CQ piece tell his/her readers if Sotomayor was speaking about race and gender discrimination cases in these instances as well?

Do you love lack of context?

Why does it matter what the context was? It is a sure certainty, that if a white man said the reverse, everyone would be branding him a racist - and rightly so. The fact that left wing bigots don't acknowledge her racist statements, shows how far they have drifted from the noble aspiration of gaining equality for ALL, which they held decades ago. Newt Gingrich was correct, new racism is just as bad as old racism.

If Obama is as honorable as his supporters would have everyone believe, he will acknowledge that this new information brings to light a disturbing pattern which is unbecoming of a United States Supreme Court Justice.

I am so sick of overt racism and sexism from people like her, and disgusted that it is very politically fashionable to keep trashing the white American man. I think most democrats are just a bunch of lemmings who would rather follow "fad" ideologies than take the initiative to learn and think for themselves.

Yeah, she meant what she said over and over again. Why is there even a discussion about whether she is a sexist racist or not? You would be a total moron to believe otherwise. "lack of context?" Bullshit!!! Keep trying to find a cover for her and your racism against whites. Hopefully you are not another duped white liberal, otherwise someone should pin a 'f.... me" on your back.

It would require the willing suspension of disbelief for him to not have known about this before nominating her to the highest court in the nation. This is the fruit of the cowardice of school officials in the 60s not confronting this and allowing these radicals to take over the universities. Now we have self-anointed "intellectuals" running the show.

Jack - Ask yourself. "is this really the best Obama can do?" We are constantly told that these damaged individuals (eg. Geitner) are the only ones in a diverse country of 300 million souls, (many of whom are educated at the best universities in the world) who can do the job. My only response is come-on! You must be kidding! Is this country really is turning into an Obamanation?

No doubt that a white man couldn't be considered if he made similar remarks. This by any fair definition makes her a racist.
Why does it have to be her?
Can't they find another Latino,female?
There has got to another.

You'd think that someone as "brilliant" as her could show a little more originality in her speeches from year to year.

Notice that the article casually stated that it was her remarks that prompted Rush Limbaugh to label her "racist."? This is another subliminal attack on an unrelated conservative. Stupid people absorb this crud and repeat it. Wouldn't any proud member of a skin color pride group such as 'The Race' (La Raza) be proclaiming that she is in fact a racist??

...but beware, Obama may have someone exponentially worse than Sotomayor waiting in the wings just in case she is rejected, which may be the real plan.

Of course she holds to racist identity politics, but why quibble about Sonia Sotomayor's specific instances, when we accept that a particular percentage of blacks, hispanics, gays, males, grew-up-poor and others should make up the Supreme Court? The principle is already conceded. The Court's analysis is to be grounded not in the constitution but in One's Biases.

Jack whines, "Why didn't the author of this CQ piece tell his/her readers if Sotomayor was speaking about race and gender discrimination cases in these instances as well?"

But Sotomayer was speaking of race/gender discrimination. In fact, she was the one doing the ignorantly biased discriminating. What other context do you need?

The Left admire weak characters like Sotomayer (and Obama) - makes them feel all warm and snuggly .. like they've "done something" fair, or had a thought of some kind, when in fact, the stupid and morally bankrupt condescension of Leftists towards 'diverse peoples' only manages to further inculcate governmentally institutionalized racism. What a bunch of dangerous dopes.

You sheep just don't get it. Obama picked her because she is the way she is - how could he not know it beforehand? He and his party want an anti-white racist on the Supreme Court, as do most non-whites and white-hating whites in this country.

Lets face it, most problems are caused by white people (particularly Dick Cheney) and therefore can only be cured by minorities. Don't believe me? Look at all the great things that have come from Third world cultures. Now look at the achievements from European & American culture. See what I mean.

Perhaps when whitey is made to sit in the back of the bus he will realize that he missed his chance to stand up for himself. He will get his wish soon.

Her judicial experience and record aside, statements like this made repeatedly over a 10 yr period is proof enough that she is an "Activist" judge. The Courts at all Appellate levels are supposed to apply the law based on the Constitution and precedent. The Judicial arm of government is supposed to enforce the laws, not make or change policy regarding the laws. That is for the Legislative branch to do. These "Checks" built into our Constitution are there for a reason..to make sure that neither of the 3 branches become more powerful or usurp the authority of the other. President Obama's comment about "empathy" runs counter to his "check" from the Executive. The Senate now has the duty to insure that their "check" accomplishes its goal of equal power and authority between the Branches.

Sen. Lott makes a one-time, off-hand comment to humor Sen. Thurmond on the occasion of his 100th birthday and he is forced to relinquish his leadership position. Fast forward to a Supreme Court nominee who repeatedly makes blatantly racist and sexist comments in structured forums, and we are told that these remarks are no big deal! Modern liberals are such hypocrites!

And then there is the issue of her judicial record and temperament ...

Kent, Do you really think you are wiser than the rest of us? Are you a liberal trying to silence dissent by making concerned citizens look like 'extreme right-wing radicals'? If you really don't like what Obama is doing, and you are smart enough to 'get it', then you should acknowledge how the media plays a role in pushing the liberal agenda. And when somebody make statements such as 'He and his party want an anti-white racist on the Supreme Court', the media latches on to them as being representative of all those who would oppose her. This is why there are repeated references to Rush Limbaugh... because liberals seem to believe "The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belong to one category,"

It's bad enough liberals already masquerade on blogs like this, if you aren't one of them, then please let your sedition be dignified.

In my experience with having been married to an ex-Wiccan priestess, and having a collection of neopagan books I've used for cultural research that total roughly six shelf-feet, "Wise woman" is always a euphemism for feminist witch (neo-pagan). Whenever you see a feminist "scholar" describing, say, the Witch of Endor from the Bible or the witchhunts of the middle ages, they ALWAYS replace the word "witch" with "wise woman". I have never heard a feminist or a neo-pagan use the word "wise woman" to describe an actually wise woman. It's as much a loaded word as a Communist referring to someone as a "fellow traveler".
As for her being "Catholic", frankly, the most intense feminist neo-pagans I know have Catholic backgrounds.

Anyone that works in or for any Federal Agency knows about the extreme hypocrisy that is now sanctioned!

Minority women (ex: Wise Latina) are given full blessing to say and do those things that White Males and others could never do without losing their jobs!

Their Wisdom and minority status even allows them to damage people with unchallenged and false allegations against members of the unprotected groups!

The U.S. Senate recently confirmed wise minority person(s) with a long history of verbally abusing White Males and others in the workplace! The Senate and all branches of the Federal Government are guilty of applying extreme double standards for workplace and official behavior!

It is all part of the rapid decline of the Late Great United States of America!

We are not a Nation of Laws and Principles that we stand on and adhere to!

We have become a bunch of Pandering Posers and Hypocrites!

Only people who feel inferior make the comments Sotomayor repeatedly made. Everyone on the planet knows that white males are superior to all others, and that is why it is acceptable for minorities to repeatedly make racists comments.

Since there is never any truth to the notion that a minority could ever do anything better than a white male then it acceptable for them to make these ridiculous and untrue statements like Sotomayor repeatedly makes.

No one punishes a child from playing make believe. That is how Sotomayor's comments should be viewed ... just like a little ignorant child playing make believe.

Newsflash, Obama won. He nominates whoever the hell he wants. You drudge report loving folks can whine all you want but if you want a Supreme Court Justice that is acceptable to YOU, then I suggest you elect the next president. In the mean time, sit back and enjoy the show.

Kentercat, I had wanted to address exactly the issue you brought up -- and that's the 'wise woman' reference stemming from neo-pagan feminist Wicca claptrap. Glad you said it, and also glad you made a safe getaway from the whacked witch you divorced. "Wise woman" ( or "wymyn" ) is the name for a cowardly and stupified woman transversing w/her paganized herd towards declaring herself male free - aka gay. For those of you prickly about reality, this is not meant as a slur on gays .. but more as a slur on so called Wise Wymyn .. who are equally and opportunistically hateful of both men and women (which genuinely gay people are not). All that and they're threatened by children too .. since they are in chronic competition for the social place of importance reserved for children. They are not unlike the Obamas in their inherent destructiveness. No wonder he likes this stupid beech.

True justice is blind to gender, race, culture or creed.

Being Latina or of Puerto Rican heritage doesn't make her more objective than anyone else.

At the end of the day, Caucasian bias and Puerto Rican bias are both still BIAS--and biased judges are something we DON'T want behind the bench.

If it's not clear that her statements are an obvious bias towards believing that Latin women are somehow superior in judgment than non-hispanic or white men, I think you're seeing what you want to see.

Sorry Sonia, no one has a monopoly on wisdom or proper judgment. Not even 'wise' Latina women (I'm hispanic, BTW).

And if you have to tell people that you're wise, or even wiser than someone else from another gender or race, you're probably not all that wise.

DaisyToo,
You are touching on a lot of areas of academic feminism that may or my not apply here, but your point is well taken. I would add one point. Without getting into too much detail of specific stories, my family contains many strong women, in the sense that they are brave and self-sacrificing in ways that make what a feminist calls "strong" a blatant mockery of what that word actually means. What feminists calls strength, I call the Terrible Twos writ large. Strength is strength and whiny/bitter/mean is what it is, but it certainly isn’t Strength in a woman any more than it would be considered strength in a man.

I sense a common thread in liberalism to A) come up with the worst possible interpretation of the motives of others, and B) personally attempt to live down to that stereotype in every way to achieve “equality”. Therefore a white man attempting to get ahead in life through his talents and energies is assumed to have stolen it from someone of minority status rather than actually to have earned it (I have yet to meet any of the these genius minorities from whom I am supposedly stealing anything – I thought I was just working my tail off for 19 years). They therefore establish both overt and hidden quotas to live down to the very sins they accuse others of committing.

One point of clarification. While you correctly assumed that I’m divorced, I should say she was an ex-wiccan when we started dating.

I think we are missing the point of a Judge here. They are to interpret the LAW. Nothing more, nothing less. It has nothing to do with race or gender. Is she racist? I don't know...don't really care at this point, since I am a whitle male. Has she, in the past as a judge, interpreted the Law without reguard to race, religion, background etc? NO. This is where she fails miserably as a judge. The law was never intended to be written for a particular group of people. It was to apply equally to all American Citizens. Where does considering ones background come in? If she wants to make the types of decisions that stem from being a compassionate latino woman....be a laywer, or a lobbyist, or a member of congress.....but stay away from the judicial branch.
Oh well, what do we expect from a 1 term senator?

Anybody with 1/2 a brain would have to admit that a white man that had made similar statements would already be disqualified. The double standard that exists here is really very sickening.

KGunderson:

You are absolutely right. There is the possibility that she may judge cases through the prism of a minority chip on her shoulder. Obambi is more concerned with "empathy" than evenhandedness.

Indeed, Judge Sotomayor's singular defense seems to be that she will "follow the Law"; but this is precisely what is at issue with her appointment. On the SCOTUS the Law is at bottom the Constitution of the United States, and the Justices are there to rule on what is and what is not constitutional, finally and without appeal. This is the very battleground for the current "culture wars", which split our country in some cases by just 50/50, and in other cases would have the tyranny of the minority imposing itself on the majority over issues of racial, ethnic, "gender", and other constructs of socio-economic identity.

The question is, this: is she an originalist? Any observer (objective or subjective) will have to acknowledge that she is not. Given her willingness express her superiority by virtue of her sex and ethnicity (let's not use the word race here, since Puerto Rican is not a "race"), she disqualifies herself with her own defense. This needs to be shouted from the highest mountain tops. The SCOTUS is no place for constitutional relativists steeped in the hatred of identity politics. Period.

What I'd like to know is this: who is this "wise woman" or "wise Latina" to which Sotomayor is referring?

She can't possibly be referring to herself, because anyone who is a student of philosophy knows that no one who is truly wise would call themselves wise. "True wisdom consists in knowing that we know nothing."

I wonder what Obama was thinking. Did he instantly rule out the possibility of nominating a white male? It's like they didn't stand a chance no matter what kind of experience and credentials they have. Obama had to pick a minority of some kind and that is just sad. It must be incredibly hard to be a white male these days being subjected to this reverse racism and having to deal with angry feminists.

...hey there kids...
...i am a white american male...i think that the appointment that president obama made of the honorable justice sotomayor is an excellent one...what i find amazing in these comments above is the lack of even a historical context from those who are decrying the comments about "latino wise woman"...i have helped cooked at several events where the "wise latino women" have been not only in charge of the kitchen but the whole event...we are talking about five six thousand of our relations!...it's a hoot...i have also helped at events, such as the large anti nuclear events at the nevada nuclear test site where white american males, myself included, have run the show...let me tell you that there is something to be said for cultural experience...we need more!...also please remember that the greatest human genocide ever, which by virtue of sheer number of those murdered would not be possible today, was done by "white american males"...this is not apology for anything about my own actions...i participate in this fine nations' democracy, but rather an acknowledgement of my relations actions in history and applaud this small step continuing the constitutional process started by our founding fathers...yet another group complicit in genocide...with love and prayers, meyer

If what Sotomayer is saying is true, why is she the only one saying it? Its not only a patently childish and self-serving comment, but a promise to bring a different-colored lenses to each case brought before her.

Wise people impart wisdom without the use of racial comparisons.

Idiots!

What you right-wingers don't get is that none of this diversity rubbish is sincere on the Left. Progressives make a huge pretence of believing that everyone is equal, but it is all just a show, so that the victim groups of birth and circumstance don't feel embarrassed.

Progressives are just like the kind-hearted parents who tell their young children that their pre-K scribble is actually wonderful art and post it on the refrigerator.

Conservatives, bless their hearts, actually think that all races, given equal opportunity and real feedback, will flourish and succeed in life.

Progressives make a nauseous pretence at equality, but believe the opposite. They say, "Of course we believe a 'wise latina woman"'is better than an old white man (yeah right! wink, wink!) ."

"Keep saying it, my dear Sonia, keep believing it, and with our help it will come true."

In reality they believe that no Latina has a hope in heck of making it to the SOTUS without their beneficence.

Conservative idiots refuse to "get it". They keep blowing the whistle on this whole charade, so of course the progressive "adults in the room" have to call them out on being heartless pigs.

Get it now?

Some of you need to get a grip. Obama is going to choose and activist, liberal, and probably racist judge. There is the outside possibility that this one may be pro-life (no one appears to know).

Elections have consequences, and Sotomayor is one of them.

"an activist..."

She left two ways out of this. First, she was talking about 'wise' women, and she isn't one. Second, she said 'might' which only the first half of 'might or might not'. What our Dear Leader should do is try to find a wise women who can make decisions better than Sonia can.