Posted on 05/31/2009 3:32:03 AM PDT by Dallas59
WASHINGTON: The White House sought on Friday to quell a controversy over US supreme court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's 2001 comment indicating Hispanic women may decide cases better than white men, saying she used a poor choice of words.
In an NBC interview, President Barack Obama said he was sure Sotomayor "would have restated" her comment. "If you look in the entire sweep of the essay that she wrote, what's clear is that she was simply saying that her life experiences will give her information about the struggles and hardships that people are going through — that will make her a good judge," Obama said.
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She said precisely what she meant.
What the White House is doing, of course, is attempting spin after the after the fact.
Something about barn doors and horses comes to mind.
I agree, let the left make the insults regarding people’s looks, that’s just my two cents though.
I’m noticing that she went to BOTH colleges on a scholarship. When someone said “token”...she found a lawyer!! Just thinking.....Rediong a little bit on wiki...not best source sometimes
Wrong again, obamessiah, you fool.
“her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life”
You can stand in the echo chamber looking all important in your expensive empty suit, restating the first part in that “authoritative” voice act, but the second part does NOT go away. It IS what she believes.
“She isn’t qualified”
Neither is Barry, but he’s still our president.
I think we are looking at 70-30 vote now. The other day I was predicting 88-12...I believe that by summer it might be 60-40 and not broken down by party...
What is funny is that this is the “easy” nomination. The President picked her because he thought everyone would accept her as in his mind she is not a big time liberal. I can only imagine what he will pick next time around.
I think it's the next nomination (maybe two) that will be the tide turner...and not for the greater good...Community Service at it's best!!
Laws are not based on her life experiences, you do not decide guilt or innocence because of someones hardships and struggles.
They are based on the law. Her experiences as a Judge should have taught her this, but I guess it didnt.
And she's had 8 years to do it.
Wouldn’t bother me if Sessions declared this along with any similar nominations DOA in committee.
I just know Orrin Hatch is going to roll over just like he did for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
This is what happens when you turn over power to a bunch of hood rats, gays & females.
Doesn’t this make the White House an accessory to racism?
There seems to be a strong separation between Church and State, but not Racism and State...
The only way we can stop this is to end whitey guilt. I am making sure that my daughter will feel no whitey guilt. I hope all of you do the same.
yep,,poor choice of words would be appropriae if she called white people honkies or something.
THis is a mindset not a word choice problem.
“What other words could have she said that would have altered the meaning?
You say what you mean.”
You forget that under the Messiah’s rule you are not supposed to believe your lying ears and eyes.
Can we just say it?
Ugliest SCOTUS in a dress since David Souter.
“Ugly”? Have you seen Ginsburg??? OY!!!
They way these people are moving, in very little time the damage will be so great there won't be much left to fix.
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