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| Sotomayor's 'wise Latina' comment a staple of her speeches |
| 2009-06-07 |
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| #12 Yep, it's interesting to hear "Hispanics" snipe at each other, ain't it, Old Spook? Your Newyorrican friends wouldn't like what my old Mexican American buddies would have had to say about them, either. :P |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-06-07 22:54 |
| #11 "If she is so wise, how come she only is capable of giving one speech, recyled a half dozen times in a decade?" Damn, Garth - that has so got to leave a mark! BTW, the San Antonio Tea Party is fielding a protest in front of Senator Cornyn's local office in San Antonio, WRT to the Sotomayor nomination. Tuesday, at 11 AM. We are demanding that Senator Cornyn take our concerns into account, when considering her nomination to the highest court in the land. It's the "living document" aspect to her view of the Constitution that bothers us ... the racism comes in second. Ah well - we are living in interesting times, aren't we? |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2009-06-07 19:33 |
| #10 if she is so wise, how come she only is capable of giving one speech, recyled a half dozen times in a decade? |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-06-07 19:08 |
| #9 Absolutely no love lost between Boricua (Puerto-Ricans) and Mexicans (not Cubans either). That per my buddies and family friends from PR (one of whom "disowns that bitch"). They look down on Mexicans because Mexicans "didn't fight to keep their own land, unlike the common people of Puerto Rico, who love liberty" (per my wife's friend who is a Boricua from NYC - those are her words not mine). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-06-07 16:46 |
| #8 Calling her "Hispanic", a meaningless term invented by the Reagan administration, that sort of means "non-white other", is just a joke. She is a Puerto Rican. An editorial cartoon depicted her as a Mexican pinata and wearing a Mexican sombrero, which she got rightfully very pissed off about, because "Hispanics" often despise the "Hispanics" of other countries. They have virtually no intermarriage, though they will marry anyone else who is not "Hispanic". "Hispanic" is about as stupid as calling all Europeans "Germanic". Well, they all speak German, don't they? "Latino" is as bad, officially as "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-06-07 12:21 |
| #7 Richard, for Republican Senators to ask about the remarks would be racist. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-06-07 11:45 |
| #6 How long would a white, male farmer and judge from Nebraska last as a candidate if he would have made a comment like that about a female from Latin America? Let's get OFF the double standard. Move along Judge Sotomayor. NEXT please. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-06-07 11:44 |
| #5 I am anxious to hear what she has to say about her 'poor choice of words'. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-06-07 11:36 |
| #4 Seems the self-described 'wise latina' made a 'poor choice of words' several times. Just think of the 'poor choice of decisions' she can make! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-06-07 09:38 |
| #3 "and she regrets every time she said it....now" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-07 09:15 |
| #2 Well, at least she's not a Muzi symp (La Raza wants "Azatlan" for itself). |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-06-07 03:31 |
| #1 Sounds like she belongs on an episode of Hell's Kitchen, not the highest |
| Posted by: ed 2009-06-07 02:15 |