Like calling Sotomayor's comments racist?
I think that Sotomayor’s comment was certainly bigoted but just calling it “racist” isn’t going to work. The problem is that not only does that play into the left’s attempts to redefine what “racism” its hard to criticize the splinter in someone else’s eye when you’ve got a plank in your own, real or simply imagined. I’ve always suggested that people avoid an argument that requires you to win another argument, first, for it to work and that’s what this is. The better approach is to hand her rope and let her hang herself. Ask her to explain what she meant and why she felt a Hispanic woman would make a better judge than a white man. Oh, she’ll try to spin it but there is only so much spin you can put on something like that, especially with follow-ups such as, “So why did you say it?” if she tries to say that’s not what she meant.
The left is their own worst enemy if you drag them into the sunlight and force them to explain and defend themselves. That’s why Sotomayor made the comment about how she shouldn’t have mentioned that the courts make policy on tape. I think that’s even more damning. Ask her, if she’s willing to conceal her true opinions with a smile, why we should believe anything she says isn’t just spin.