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jimlongley wrote:All I see in that exchange is someone refusing to answer the question as asked, and again I have to wonder if she would allow such a thing to happen in her court.

I thiink we not only ave reason to be worried, I think we should all be writing to our Senators to object to her confirmation, based strictly on her refusal to answer direct questions openly and honestly, as I have done.

mr.72 wrote:

Purplehood wrote:Sounds like every former female in-law that I ever had.

Careful. You may be close to making a racist and sexist statement yourself. As it is, it is a generalization only about your in-laws, and not about all latinas. So I suppose you are suggesting this character flaw is only a family trait and not necessarily true for all latinas.

However if you are implying that racism and sexism is common to nearly all latinas and therefore should be tolerated since it is a trait that is inherent to their race or gender, then you are just as racist and sexist as Sotomayor.

The fact is that Sotomayor is not required or expected to make racist and sexist statements because she is a latina. She makes these statements as a result of her own opinions and choices and not because it is some kind of cultural imperative. It would be the same as saying that young black men are required or expected to become criminals or gang members because it is a cultural imperative, or that young Arab men are required or expected to become terrorists because it is a cultural imperative. Those would be racist statements as well. In all cases of gang bangers, Arab terrorists, or racist-sexist latinas, it is about individual choice and opinion and not excusable just because in some segment of their culture it is accepted. Just because many of the latinas you know are racist and sexist does not make it an expected or acceptable trait. I am quite certain I can come up with a long list latinas that I know who do not fit this mold, and in fact I have never met one who was a racist as far as I can tell. If the lady that cuts my hair has managed to resist this cultural influence to become racist, then certainly a Supreme Court nominee should be expected to do the same.

In Congressional testimony, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayer claimed she couldn't think of a self-defense case having come before the Supreme Court, adding, "I could be wrong, but I can't think of one."

Abraham wrote:Purplehood,

If her statement regarding the wisdom of latina vs. white people is typical and her typical statement isn't racist, perhaps I don't know a duck when I hear it quack...

If bubba spouts a "typical" redneck sentiment would he get a pass? Or would his statement be regarded as purely cultural with no bias. Heaven forfend. This person is simply misunderstood. Why anyone employing common sense regarding cultural declarations would surely know the difference. Why, dear old bubba, hasn't a racist bone in his lily white body. He just says stuff that sounds like racism, looks like racism, feels like it too, but hey, he's simply a product of his culture and wouldn't act out anything like he sounds.

(psssst, do you buy that?)

No?

Me neither.

LM230023 wrote:

preacher wrote:

LM230023 wrote:and -

http://carbolicsmoke.com/2009/06/02/oba ... f-context/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

sorry if there is language issue - but this is some of the comments that have been made by this person.

Carbolic Smoke is not a real news source. Please, let's keep it real. I don't think Sotomayor is worthy of being on the SCOTUS, but let's not put (dirty) words in her mouth that she didn't say. I really hope you were trying to be funny.

that is a link given to me and I shared such. With that said - once again I am out of here. This is a site for a chosen few and only those chosen whose opinions agree with members of the "click".