so what did he in fact say?

Republicans all need a lesson in how to declare their independence without attacking their colleagues and supporters. I doubt that either Sessions or Cornyn had read the exact words of Rush or Newt. I may be wrong, but I don’t think either civilian unequivocally called her a racist.

he refused to contradict their conclusion. He simply refused to go that far, and given his position I don’t blame him. He did fine.

He is no Cornyn. I heard his tape as well.

I think Senator John Cornyn, formerly of the Texas Supreme Court, should join Senator Graham in taking Sotomayor’s comments personally. She is saying that white judges cant jump, judicially speaking. She said basically that men like Cornyn couldnt be trusted to be as fair on the bench as she could because they lack the all-important latina life experience.

And further, she thinks its a virtue not a vice to include such considerations that go beyond the law.

Sessions on “MEET THE dePRESSed”

Let’s stay mad but focused on the right targets for venting that frustration…..

I saw the whole interview… I saw David Gregory after having set up the interview with a frame of SoSo’s Racist comments they are working on dismissing….. Gregory kept pressing to insure he comes away with, and all the other MSM outlets will pick up on, a snippet that they can take out of context to fit that Republican infighting narrative….. He clearly and specifically (within the U.S. Senate “let’s be overly courteous” tone BS they dance around) that there are things to be “concerned” about including that one continually repeated RACIST comment - but what you will get is some BS like “Sessions says he would not use those words” when being badgered by David Gregory about “well Rush said” … “but then so and so said … Bigot” and you get that money quote to be taken out of context “I would not use those words” …. DO NOT LET THEM PLAY YOU/US…. The Republican Leadership IS criticising, to the extent they can before official hearings, let us give them a break and some time…..

In the mean-time… let US continue to harp on all the points they can eventually acknowledge unconstrained by the niceties of the Senate rules…..

SoSo is a Racist, Sexist, Class-ist (as well as Class-less and Clueless), and is as Radical as the Radical-In-Chief in the WH and that is exactly why she has been picked BEHIND THE HISPANIC SMOKE SCREEN DIVERSION…. All of this is open/fair game and we can/should keep harping on it - not about how our Leaders haven’t said these things “exactly” like we’d like them to. And let us keep flooding their offices with calls that they MUST return the Filibuster favor and use it!!!!!!!!!!

We need to be MAD AS HELL and not gonna take it anymore… but it has to be at the MSM for trying to DUPE US INTO A DISTRACTION NARRATIVE!!!!! Mad as Hell enough to keep calling our Representatives and DEMAND they Challenge by any and all means necessary or they will NOT get re-election support!!!

I am trying to check on that in the midst of painting the bathroom…

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racist
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot
: a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices ; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

In the PC world racism if done by whites is Racism. If done by blacks/hispanics etc it is not. Barack Obama used the race card against every argument that he was confronted with.

I think Rush and Newt are right in calling her a racist. If her comments are not racist how would you classify them? If her comments are racist won’t that make her a racist?

Do our guys get a shot at an “unadulterated explanation”? Ever?

Do we see Democrats fret about having been unfair to Robert Bork/Clarence Thomas/John Bolton? Ever?

Do we convince anybody that we’re more empathic and compassionate and less divisive than the other party by taking the “high road”? Ever?

The thing is, this isn’t really about her. One way or another she’s going to the high court. This is about the most blatant example of the political double standard in this country yet. If we’re not going to at least try to make a stand here, then when?

She’s had 8 years to “explain herself.” Is that long enough for the benefit of the doubt??

The woman’s comments (not just the one) and her actions on the bench provide the complete context past any one SINGLE spin/dismissal of any one comment….. There is a specific record and a pattern is derived from that pattern… The woman is a RACIST, Sexist, Liberal-hack-Activist and each and every piece of that is valid objection.

What part of “Latina woman better than white man” is NOT sexist?

reasoned arguments that covers the whole issue going back to Bork and coming forward.

Go to Rush Limbaugh dot com

read and then come back

I want all humans to have empathy and sympathy where-ever possible… it is a whole different matter if it translates to twisting the Constitution from EQUAL JUSTICE to redistributive Justice as SHE has record of in word/deed.

“What she said is that based on her life experiences is that she thought a Latina woman, somebody with her background, would be a better judge than a guy like me — a white guy from South Carolina.”

Also no, she said that she thought that somebody from her background would be better than a white guy without her background.

Your misquote is farther from what she actually said than is Graham’s.

The fact is, her statement was either not very smart, as in ‘indefensible’ but ‘not what she meant,’ or it was both sexist and racist, claiming that an unnamed woman is inherently better than a man, and an undefined Latina is better than a white.

So I guess the real problem with her statement is the assumption that whites do not experience bigotry or hardship.

No, the real problem is that it reveals a lack of depth in her thought processes, which is a terrible characteristic in a judge. Based on her statement, most of the decisions reached by white men have been and are wrong, because she clearly believes her opinions would be better and therefore necessarily different. If she can’t follow that logical construct before she utters it in a speech, how can she unwind a complex legal case?

It seems to me that Sonia Sotomayor’s guiding principle might be “Peter.” Based on her most recent decision which is in the process of being overturned (undone by ‘empathy’), she’s already reached her level of incompetence. Too bad she’s headed even higher.

Don’t pre-judge his actions here. Give him a chance to do the right thing before you start making name-calling attacks.

Sessions on “MEET THE dePRESSed”

Let’s stay mad but focused on the right targets for venting that frustration…..

I saw the whole interview… I saw David Gregory after having set up the interview with a frame of SoSo’s Racist comments they are working on dismissing….. Now, I have been through Journalism and TV Production (in front of camera, behind the camera, working sound boards, most importantly THE EDITTING ROOM! - I could chop that interview up to be whatever direction I want the audience to feel)…. I’ve been on Campaign and in these things, thought I did okay, only to find they caught me with leading me to say just one sentence - and that becomes the distortion!!! That is what has to be remembered as we go on with this discussion. Raw/Live interviews are on thing, then those get chopped up and the “sound-bites” sent off to CNN, MSNBC, NBC, the newspapers get transcripts…. and they pick and choose the least words that they can twist into the biggest LIE….

David Gregory kept pressing to insure he comes away with, and all the other MSM outlets will pick up on, a snippet that they can take out of context to fit that Republican infighting narrative….. Sessions clearly and specifically (within the U.S. Senate “let’s be overly courteous” tone BS they dance around, yes sometimes is like listening to Shakespeare) that there are things to be “concerned” about including that one continually repeated RACIST comment - but what you will get is some BS like “Sessions says he would not use those words” (which they will twist to mean he thinks she is NOT Racist, not what he said!) when being badgered by David Gregory about “well Rush said” … “but then so and so said … Bigot” and you get that money quote to be taken out of context “I would not use those words” …. DO NOT LET THEM PLAY YOU/US…. The Republican Leadership IS criticising, to the extent they can before official hearings, let us give them a break and some time…..

In the mean-time… let US continue to harp on all the points they can eventually acknowledge unconstrained by the niceties of the Senate rules…..

SoSo is a Racist, Sexist, Class-ist (as well as Class-less and Clueless), and is as Radical as the Radical-In-Chief in the WH and that is exactly why she has been picked BEHIND THE HISPANIC SMOKE SCREEN DIVERSION…. All of this is open/fair game and we can/should keep harping on it - not about how our Leaders haven’t said these things “exactly” like we’d like them to. And let us keep flooding their offices with calls that they MUST return the Filibuster favor and use it!!!!!!!!!!

We need to be MAD AS HELL and not gonna take it anymore… but it has to be at the MSM for trying to DUPE US INTO A DISTRACTION NARRATIVE!!!!! Mad as Hell enough to keep calling our Representatives and DEMAND they Challenge by any and all means necessary or they will NOT get re-election support!!!

ability to frame an issue.

That’s not the point. Her confirmation hearings will be controlled by the Dem’s to keep her in the best light.

She has made two public statements that bring her thought processes and intentions into question. The one we’ve been discussing recently, and the one where she jokes about making policy on the bench. No matter how the left spins her comment, the laughter that followed it was a combination of “Haha, that was caught on tape, you better amend it,” and “Heehee, we all know that you’re exactly right, and that’s what we want you to do. You go girl!”

Those statements need to be kept in the public’s mind.

I don’t have much hope we can stop her, but we can’t do it if we’re on our backs waiting to have a tummy-rub.

and also has a statement out there that she renders better decisions than white guys. And let’s accept a generous spin on her remarks that she only meant that in “certain cases” she would have some insight on, would her race and sex matter. Surely Ricci would be just the case, heh?

Fell better now that we are safe from all those REAL racists now?

if you promise to do the same here Reaganwarrior.

Moby, You never did clarify yourself.

he was the first Republican for national office I ever voted for. He was a great defender on the war most of the time. One of the few that really called out the dems for their bushlied crap.

Terrible on amnesty and La Raza.

But when he is good, he is very good. He was great on Alito and Roberts, as I recall.

So on this, while I think he was too harsh on Rush and Newt he was masterful against Soto and the dems on this matter.

I think I am in your camp bro!

His recent attaboys do not erase a career full of stupid moves.
His performance evaluation is day to day.
No one should suggest all is to be forgotten.

What I read is “Let’s encourage good behavior, when it does happen.”

I think eventually he will revert to form, but in the meantime, let’s enjoy it when he does something helpful.
(And yes, all in all, I would prefer a stable conservative had that seat, but we have what we have, for now.)

Regards

but yeah, it’s really spooky!

Regards

to explain pretty much anything we want at this point. Well, either that or the aftereffects of a case of swine flu.