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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:01 PM
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Poll question: Is Sotomayer speaking the truth? Will a Latina make better decisions than a white male?
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:02 PM
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1. If by better, do you mean will a Latina realize that much of our
traditional law is slanted to protect the rich and powerful at the expense of the poor and weak, the HELL YEAH!
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:03 PM
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2. On certain issues, of course...
...how could anyone even argue to the contrary?
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:04 PM
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3. Certainly can't do worse.
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npk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:11 PM
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7. LOL. That was wrong, but funny nonetheless. n/t
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:04 PM
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4. What a horrible push poll! Try setting the context!
Edited on Wed Jun-03-09 07:11 PM by Buzz Clik
"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," she was specifically discussing the importance of judicial diversity in determining race and sex discrimination cases.


Holy shit. I hope to God you didn't do this on purpose, but the result is the same regardless.


(Edited for tone)
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DrToast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:17 PM
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10. I get so pissed everytime the quote is read on the news
Edited on Wed Jun-03-09 07:17 PM by DrToast
They NEVER put it in context.

It was about discrimination cases, people! Context matters!

Then there's the meme that, "If a white guy said that he'd be done for." If a white guy said that, it wouldn't make sense!!!
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:23 PM
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12. couldn't put all that in the poll question. DUers know what I mean. Not a push poll
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:32 PM
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14. Very good, and my apologies.
I trust you understand that there are many among us who are more than willing to stir the pot with known fabrications.
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:33 PM
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15. I understand. I could have written a better poll question.
:party:
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:07 PM
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5. First, her name is spelled "Sotomayor". Second -
Edited on Wed Jun-03-09 07:08 PM by Avalux
when considering whether a minority female has a perspective on life a white male does not (and never could) have and if that perspective will allow her to make better decisions for the good of ALL Americans, not just white men - yes.

I am excited to have someone who can bring a broader view to the court. I am sick to death of being ruled by white men.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:08 PM
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6. Her life experiences will give her a different way to look at making
decisions, for better or worse. It's all good imo, and much ado about nothing.

And she was speaking her truth.
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tritsofme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:13 PM
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8. I have high hopes that this particular "Latina" will.
I reject the notion that any person would inherently make better or worse decisions based on race or gender.
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 07:15 PM
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9. The "white males" would make poorer decisions on certain cases
being that they lack her particular life experiences.
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Hansel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:23 PM
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11. Probably. But this poll is a little dishonest.
Unless, of course, the two questions are unrelated to each other.
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AlexanderProgressive Donating Member (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:24 PM
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13. Your headline is misleading
She said being a wise Latina would be an advantage over the white male in race and gender discrimination cases.
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:33 PM
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16. yeah. Too late to change it though
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:57 PM
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18. I would hope she would bring a differnent point of view whenever
the choice is between a David and a Goliath !
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Synicus Maximus Donating Member (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-03-09 08:53 PM
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17. Maybe yes maybe no.
Her experiences could lead her to a different conclusion than a white male, whether that conclusion would be better or worst than that of a white male it could go either way.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-04-09 07:56 AM
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19. Based on the way the question is stated. No
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-04-09 10:12 AM
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20. yes!

any day
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-04-09 10:19 AM
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21. Out of context quote so I refuse to respond. NT
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-04-09 10:21 AM
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22. misspelled and misquoted but if you asked me I would rather have a
Latina judge than a white male, that is if I can't actually get my brother, lol
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PufPuf23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-04-09 10:23 AM
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23. Other - Her words were out of context and twisted by
media.

I believe her to be a good choice for the SCOTUS and her specific life experiences and innate intelligence give her the required wisdom.

She will make better decisions than most white males; specifically most of those currently on the court.

As a class, there are white males that are equally qualified but I also think the diversity she brings -- female and Latina -- is good in that inclusiveness is an important signal in what I would like of our society.
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Unsane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-04-09 10:28 AM
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24. Is this what she actually said? If so, I don't approve.
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Uzybone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-04-09 10:30 AM
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25. delete
Edited on Thu Jun-04-09 10:30 AM by Uzybone
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