Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor

[SCUDSBROTHER]

This can be turned around at the ballot box in California (if it's an off year election.) Problem with that is it can be reversed at the ballot box by the Conservatives(in a heavy Presidential election.) It's a form of discrimination(based on the sex of the two people involved.) It's an interesting situation here, because Democratic Blacks and Latinos usually vote against gays. The Gays pick up some support from the money Conservatives(dat be you, Honu.)

[timmgirvan]

Well......it's not like we didn't know he would pick a liberal judge!....I've seen some plusses and minuses to her being on the Court, if her history is any indication. Too early to tell now,though.

[Honu]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

This can be turned around at the ballot box in California (if it's an off year election.) Problem with that is it can be reversed at the ballot box by the Conservatives(in a heavy Presidential election.) It's a form of discrimination(based on the sex of the two people involved.) It's an interesting situation here, because Democratic Blacks and Latinos usually vote against gays. The Gays pick up some support from the money Conservatives(dat be you, Honu.)

Maybe but if the Mormons flood the anti-gay marriage pool with their money again its going to be a long haul.

[dellinger63]

I couldn't put my hand on why I liked this Obama appointee so much considering how I feel about most all things Obama but then it came to me. This woman is the spitting image of my grade school lunch lady who used to slip us extra cookies.

[hi_im_god]

i'm disheartened by the reasonable tone and rational discourse so far voiced by elected republicans.

i think senators cornyn, sessions and hatch could do a lot more for democrats if they joined the unholy trinity of limbaugh, gingrich, and coulter in continuing the hysterical tone.

and i mean hysterical in both senses of the word.

it's a little difficult for us to keep tying those millstones around their necks when they don't cooperate by agreeing.

i miss mike steele kissing rush's ass.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i'm disheartened by the reasonable tone and rational discourse so far voiced by elected republicans.

i think senators cornyn, sessions and hatch could do a lot more for democrats if they joined the unholy trinity of limbaugh, gingrich, and coulter in continuing the hysterical tone.

and i mean hysterical in both senses of the word.

it's a little difficult for us to keep tying those millstones around their necks when they don't cooperate by agreeing.

i miss mike steele kissing rush's ass.

So what do you think about her quote, " I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

Do you agree with that? Would it be ok if a white male said the same thing? If a white male said this, his nomination would be dead in the water. For the record, I think it would be worse if a white male said it, but I still think for her to say it is totally inapporopriate.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

So what do you think about her quote, " I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

Do you agree with that? Would it be ok if a white male said the same thing? If a white male said this, his nomination would be dead in the water. For the record, I think it would be worse if a white male said it, but I still think for her to say it is totally inapporopriate.

i would say "good luck". i'd offer my fervent blessing that this be the line of attack taken.

i'd say that the old white male party wanting to place the focus on the huge national problem of reverse discrimination in a debate about a hispanic woman going into an institution that has a 200 year history which includes 2 women and no hispanics would be awesome.

i'd thank you for express mailing the hispanic vote to us for the next decade. motivate your shrinking base. we'll gladly take the inevitable fallout.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i would say "good luck". i'd offer my fervent blessing that this be the line of attack taken.

i'd say that the old white male party wanting to place the focus on the huge national problem of reverse discrimination in a debate about a hispanic woman going into an institution that has a 200 year history which includes 2 women and no hispanics would be awesome.

i'd thank you for express mailing the hispanic vote to us for the next decade. motivate your shrinking base. we'll gladly take the inevitable fallout.

For the record, I'm no big time Republican. I pretty much always considered them the lesser of two evils. But as bad of a job as they did the past 8 years, I think it's becoming a close call regarding which party is the lesser of the two evils.

But with regard to this woman, I think her comments are offensive to more people than you think. Even my liberal friends found her comments offensive.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i would say "good luck". i'd offer my fervent blessing that this be the line of attack taken.

i'd say that the old white male party wanting to place the focus on the huge national problem of reverse discrimination in a debate about a hispanic woman going into an institution that has a 200 year history which includes 2 women and no hispanics would be awesome.

i'd thank you for express mailing the hispanic vote to us for the next decade. motivate your shrinking base. we'll gladly take the inevitable fallout.

i read an article that there is some discussion over whether she would in fact be the first hispanic judge. according to the article, some believe justice cardozo should be considered hispanic, while others say he should not be...

but of course she would most certainly be the first female of hispanic descent-if she passes the process.