Be Careful What You Say About The Supreme Taco.
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs issued a pointed warning to opponents of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination Wednesday, urging critics to measure their words carefully during a politically charged confirmation debate. White House to Sonia Sotomayor critics: Be 'careful'[^]
Justice may be blind but Sotomayor certainly is not, she sees perfectly; Sonia Sotomayor in a 2001 speech in Berkeley, California: "Second, I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a latino female who hasn’t lived that life." I think I got the quote backwards.... but it doesn't matter, it's racist both ways.
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Justice may be blind but Sotomayor certainly is not, she sees perfectly; Sonia Sotomayor in a 2001 speech in Berkeley, California: "Second, I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a latino female who hasn’t lived that life." I think I got the quote backwards.... but it doesn't matter, it's racist both ways.
You do have the quote backwards.
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Justice may be blind but Sotomayor certainly is not, she sees perfectly; Sonia Sotomayor in a 2001 speech in Berkeley, California: "Second, I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a latino female who hasn’t lived that life." I think I got the quote backwards.... but it doesn't matter, it's racist both ways.
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Justice may be blind but Sotomayor certainly is not, she sees perfectly; Sonia Sotomayor in a 2001 speech in Berkeley, California: "Second, I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a latino female who hasn’t lived that life." I think I got the quote backwards.... but it doesn't matter, it's racist both ways.
Needs some context. Wasn't she speaking to deciding cases involving latin and/or female persons/scenarios? If deciding a case involving inner city ghetto youths of latin decent then she probably would be more understanding of the circumstances leading to that. Just as the flip side is relevant and I don't see how that is racist. Is it sexist to state that a white male would be better fit to understand the issues facing white males? Its an experience based observation.
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Needs some context. Wasn't she speaking to deciding cases involving latin and/or female persons/scenarios? If deciding a case involving inner city ghetto youths of latin decent then she probably would be more understanding of the circumstances leading to that. Just as the flip side is relevant and I don't see how that is racist. Is it sexist to state that a white male would be better fit to understand the issues facing white males? Its an experience based observation.
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She is nominated for position to intrepret constitional law as the orginal founders intended. Deviation from that has a profound impact on the rest of the nation in terms of precedents set. Her feelings and racism have no place in that position.
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Well its not racism. Nice try. And were those comments in reference to the Supreme Court nomination or was it pulled from the past to be used in current context?
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Synaptrik wrote:
Well its not racism.
Would it be in reverse? Is it okay for a nominee to claim that the best candidates are wise old white guys? That Blacks and Hispanics just can't get the wealth of experience needed to make good decisions?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Synaptrik wrote:
Well its not racism.
Would it be in reverse? Is it okay for a nominee to claim that the best candidates are wise old white guys? That Blacks and Hispanics just can't get the wealth of experience needed to make good decisions?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Synaptrik wrote:
Well its not racism.
Would it be in reverse? Is it okay for a nominee to claim that the best candidates are wise old white guys? That Blacks and Hispanics just can't get the wealth of experience needed to make good decisions?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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I think the entire premise is blown out of proportion. So, no not in reverse. I think an old white guy would be more understanding of circumstances affecting old white guys than a young latino woman.
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Synaptrik wrote:
So, no not in reverse. I think an old white guy would be more understanding of circumstances affecting old white guys than a young latino woman.
That's very interesting, but it is not what I asked you. She said that Latinas would make better decisions than white guys - Period. I reversed it so that whites would make better decisions. Period. I asked if that was a racist statement. As far as I am concerned a judge can be as understanding or not as the case may be - as long as hisher decisions are rendered according to the law, not that understanding. Apparently President Obama agrees with me about the racism - He said today that she misspoke. By the time the hearings start, I fully expect to hear her say that that she really meant that everyone is equal.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Better yet. Would the requirement of having a "Jury of your Peers" be racist/sexist/etc? And is it appropriate for an all white upper class Jury to decide the fate of an inner city black youth?
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Synaptrik wrote:
Would the requirement of having a "Jury of your Peers" be racist/sexist/etc?
The reverse. It is quite clear than in this country, we only have one class of people when it comes to the law. Only in Europe, I believe, does the idea that a member of the nobility should have a jury of noblemen hold sway.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin