Posted on 06/01/2009 4:13:47 AM PDT by Scanian
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I hope the Republicans fight!
They need to watch the scene in Braveheart!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLrrBs8JBQo
A weak and stupid president picks a weak and stupid Supreme Court Judge.
How can that be when everyone of her judicial decisions reflect that philosophy?
Please sign the petition at www.stopsotmayor.com. against Sotomayor being confirmed. It will be sent to BO and the members of the United States Senate.
Correction: It should be www.stopsotomayor.com
Will she and the White House be offering us the "poor word choice" explanation for her goofy court decisions, too?
The problem with such a slavish, slobbering press corps is that even a leader with the best intentions can rapidly realize he is untouchable and move from excess to excess without fear. He understands he can nominate someone with racist utterings in her background and get away with it, he can use taxpayer dollars to jet to a date in NYC and get away with it, he can do virtually anything ang get away with it where no other President could hope for such a pass. Power corrupts and absolute power corupts absolutely. We will all see shortly because the American media has given Obama absolute power.
Just what I want in a justice: somebody who stands to affect the lives of generations of Americans by his choice of words, and has poor judgment about it.
Time is coming for one million white men march, soon!
I think it’s possible she could not be confirmed.
If there’s a lot of light on the hearings. If the questions are sharp and clear. If her true colors come through.
As the least, as this author says, Barry’s racism will be more exposed.
Why can’t the majority of American’s see the simplicity in Brietbart’s words. No parsing, no BS, it is what it is....she should step away and let the Obama team name the next uber liberal nominee...this will never end
...who will be confirmed for life, without a fight by weak and stupid GOP senators
“I hope the Republicans fight!”
Hope all you want, it ain’t gonna happen. Just like they didn’t fight against Obama for fear of being labeled a racist, they’re not going to fight against Sotomayor for the same reason. What’s ironic is, Sotomayor is a racist and no one has the guts to call her on it. The GOP is pathetic.
The un-PC truth is that Bambi is not really an American black, he’s a “whigger”.
I am thoroughly disgusted with most of our GOP leaders.
With Barack Obama, many Americans had hoped to get a post-racial president.Guess what didn’t go as HOPED.
Is anyone surprised Obama would use SCOTUS nominees to buy votes?
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