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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:31 PM Original message |
Republicans will make race an issue in Sotomayor confirmation |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. What "race" is she? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Homo Sapiens Sapiens n/t |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Answer Part 1 : Female. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. That would be gender |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. She's Catholic and Brown. Scary! She's an UNWASP. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
51. Newt recently converted to Catholicism and Alito, Thomas and Roberts are Catholic. WASC is |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good for them |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. "will"???? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. Bring it. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. The Remains of the GOP Are Uneducable |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. It is not wise to interfere with the workings of evolution. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Isolation Would Hasten Evolution's Process |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. A sound point. They would probably be grateful too. nt |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. Go for it |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. Her confirmation will be a breeze. Quote me. That argument takes them nowhere they want to go. nt |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. They just can't help themselves |
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RDANGELO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
63. Yep. It is not a coincidence that there are no left of center African Americans or Hispanics on the |
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freelancer3072 (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well, as an African American woman, I have to be honest |
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chascarrillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. As a White Anglo-Saxon male, I have to be honest |
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freelancer3072 (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. And I would agree with that. Personally, I want a Supreme Court that looks like America. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
54. Which is a totally different issue from the subject of this thread. Lots of women of color are |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. In essence Sotomayor is a woman of color |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 06:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. ? Who said she wasn't a woman of color? |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. bullpucky, you quote it no better than Ann Coulter does. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
56. You see a huge difference between what you said and what the poster to whom you |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. If you went anywhere and said just that, I agree...however |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #23 |
58. Please read Reply 11 again and see Reply 53. |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. I read Post 11, and 53 is irrelevant |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-02-09 07:06 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Reply 53 is very relevant. See also Reply 57. When a poster says |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. If you were that bothered, you would "Bother" to read the context of |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
52. Saying a sentence was poorly worded is very different from saying Sotomayor is a racist. And |
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aggiesal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. Here is her actual quote, with the text ... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #37 |
53. The poster to whom you are replying said that she understood what Sotomayor was saying, but |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #37 |
60. I don't think the clause "who hasn't lived that life" changes the sentence much. Which |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
57. I agree with you. That one sentence could have been worded better, even though |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
65. I'm white, statement doesn't bother me at all and I think she is right. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. After the Dr Tiller shooting death, I'm thinking that they might be more......... |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. But can she make fair decisions about White Men? |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Well, I'm white and I ain't worried. You're right, but look at their "base". |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #17 |
59. Exactly. |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yes, sir, political suicide. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. Nice bullet they're shooting themselves with. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. Dum-dum bullets... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. We need to know whether John Roberts and company |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. Oh broher... |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
22. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that wraps up the 2010 midterm elections. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. well, can white men make fair decisions about ethnic minorities and women? |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
25. I love it when the Republicans shoot themselves in the foot... |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. "...take Fox News with them." |
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ldf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
28. turnabout is fair play |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I'm With You |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Holy Shit You Are Full Of Yourself Aren't You? |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. Judges aren't leaders. They're judges. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
32. The Neocons want it both ways don't they? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. She may well have a good point about "white men"... |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. As a fellow whitey, I agree with you. And I can't dance or jump either. |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. We rich, white guys will do what is necessary to stay in power |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
42. Go ahead GOP, you didn't get your racist ass kicked enough last |
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jmondine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
43. Yeah, GOP. You go do that. See how it works out for you. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
45. I'm laughing at the GOP circular firing squad. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
46. GOP men think that Latino women should be working as their maids |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
47. Oh, like white men have been making decisions for women and |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #47 |
61. Ding, ding, ding. We have a winnah1 |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
62. I find this sudden display of Republican concern about discrimination transparent hypocrisy. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
48. why is it always about white men?? |
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BrookeATL (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
49. Why I Have A Hard Time Taking the GOP Seriously |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
50. The GOP can kiss the Hispanic vote goodbye |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. I don't think all Americans whose ancestors spoke Spanish vote the same way, nor do I think |
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