Sen, James Inhofe, R-Okla., used the word "racist" to describe Sonia Sotomayor's speeches in which she suggested a wise woman or wise Latina might make a better decision than a white male judge.
"To me, I consider that racist," Inhofe said tonight during Senate floor debate on Sotomayor's nomination.
Senate Republicans have shied away from that term when critiquing Sotomayor's speeches. She testified at her Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing last month that she believed she had chosen her words poorly during a series of speeches intended to inspire student audiences.
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Interestingly, Sen. Inhofe doesn't believe Bob Jones University is racist, despite the school's longtime ban on interracial dating. It must be this brand of rightwing hyprocrisy that makes the Senator so popular in Oklahoma, a state with a long history of racial tolerance.
Posted by: mag_amberson
| August 5, 2009 2:59 AM
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