BREITBART: No more apologies from Sotomayor

The Washington Times ^ | June 1, 2009 | Andrew Breitbart

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With Barack Obama, many Americans had hoped to get a post-racial president. With Mr. Obama's pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace David H. Souter on the Supreme Court, it looks less and less like they got one.

President Obama - a man we still hardly know - clearly subscribes to the notion that we should judge each other not just on the content of our character, but also by the color of our skin.

We've had warning signs before. Remember the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.?

As for the outrage du jour, the call for Sotomayor to apologize for making a racist comment in a 2001 speech is silly. She said what she meant, and she meant what she said: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

No white nominee could get away with that statement's corollary in which a wise white man comes to better conclusions that a Latina. Nor should he.

A non-apology apology - which seems to be all the price she is going to pay - is pointless.

The White House simply says Judge Sotomayor used "poor" word choice. But that excuse applies to any number of public figures who have had their careers derailed for similar language blunders. This double standard needs to go on public trial.

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“No more apologies from Sotomayor” and don’t expect any.
If anything at all, all we will get is a mincing of words from her, as we have already seen from those who advocate for her, such as the Barry Administration, etc.