Obama Nominates Sotomayor to SCOTUS

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

I don't care what the color of the ladies skin is or if she's a lady. Harriet Meyers wasn't my cup of tea either. The liberal media isn't totally at fault. Many American's don't do their homework and just accept what some talking head tells them and repeat it.
The Supreme Court is a joke, just like this government. Eminent Domain shouldn't be about bulldozing some poor schmucks house to build a Super-Walmart. Let's not forget that we were one vote away from losing our right to bear arms because these groups of clowns couldn't find it in the Constitution.
From what I hear we've already had a Hispanic or Latin Justice, Justice Cardozo. Since he was Jewish, of Portugese decent, looked white and wasn't an Indian, Mestizo, or of African decent than that doesn't count. Hispanic is a stupid term.

Are you simply that stupid of a man? Or are you so f'ing lazy you can't even bother to look up the word Hispanic? For f*ck sake man get your act together. Portuguese are neither Hispanic nor Latino.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

Are you simply that stupid of a man? Or are you so f'ing lazy you can't even bother to look up the word Hispanic? For f*ck sake man get your act together. Portuguese are neither Hispanic nor Latino.

F you Saden. I am so-called Hispanic. It's a made up term and so is Latino. You're not as smart as you think you are.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

F you Saden. I am so-called Hispanic. It's a made up term and so is Latino. You're not as smart as you think you are.

I am not as smart as I think I am but when I talk about something I try to know what I'm talking about. You on the other hand don't make any effort. It's like you're handicapped and if that's the case I apologies.

Made up term indeed.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

F you Saden. I am so-called Hispanic. It's a made up term and so is Latino. You're not as smart as you think you are.

actually i have to agree with TTE here. "hispanic" wasnt a word until US immigration made it up as a category of race to my knowledge . . . .older hispanic persons ive talked to about this said it was at one time viewed as a derogatory term among "hispanics" b/c it took away their actual identity and lumped them all into one easy category whether you were from south america, mexico puerto rico, spain etc., you, for americans convenience, were all branded as "hispanic".

now its just an accepted term i doubt most young hispanics even know the origin of.

go skins!!

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by saden1

Are you simply that stupid of a man? Or are you so f'ing lazy you can't even bother to look up the word Hispanic? For f*ck sake man get your act together. Portuguese are neither Hispanic nor Latino.

So are we going to be excited when an Azerbaijanee is put on the court? Do we have to have one representative from every dialect and race and nationality appointed to the court before we stop citing it as a quality? I am pretty sure that every person appointed is unique in some way, so must we now always sort that out? She is the first woman who wears her hair in pig tails. He is the first male named Robert who is not called Bob by all his peers. It gets redundant and ridiculous. As MLK Jr called for, let each person be known by their character, integrity, and honor instead of by the race they were born a member of. (obviously paraphrased)

[saden1]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

So are we going to be excited when an Azerbaijanee is put on the court? Do we have to have one representative from every dialect and race and nationality appointed to the court before we stop citing it as a quality? I am pretty sure that every person appointed is unique in some way, so must we now always sort that out? She is the first woman who wears her hair in pig tails. He is the first male named Robert who is not called Bob by all his peers. It gets redundant and ridiculous. As MLK Jr called for, let each person be known by their character, integrity, and honor instead of by the race they were born a member of. (obviously paraphrased)

Diversity matters, it's that simple. I don't understand why people are acting as if she was selected solely based on the fact that she's a Hispanic. It is one factor among many and that is OK.

It's easy to drag the matter through the gutter with a slippery slope argument and it's even easier and reasonable when you're in the majority.

[firstdown]

This is the socialist she quoted in her year book.

Norman Thomas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884—1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.

This quote her says more about her then any case.

[firstdown]

A socialist Hispanic at that.

[SmootSmack]

I was the first half-Hispanic moderator ever on this site (I think)...but did anyone acknowledge that? Nooooooo.

I'm starting to wonder now if I wasn't a token case by Matty?

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I was the first half-Hispanic moderator ever on this site (I think)...but did anyone acknowledge that? Nooooooo.

I'm starting to wonder now if I wasn't a token case by Matty?

NO OP's??? What's the deal?

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I was the first half-Hispanic moderator ever on this site (I think)...but did anyone acknowledge that? Nooooooo.

I'm starting to wonder now if I wasn't a token case by Matty?

Matty probably reached out to you because he hoped that a wise half-Hispanic moderator with the richness of his experience would more often than not be a better moderator than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

[dmek25]

another case of Republicans getting up in arms over a "woman in power" and a minority at that. let the criticisms flow

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by dmek25

another case of Republicans getting up in arms over a "woman in power" and a minority at that. let the criticisms flow

Didn't hear any complaints from the right about Condi??? I wonder why the Dems filibustered Priscilla Owen & Janice Rogers Brown???

This has to do with Sotomayor's opinions and reasoning, not race/sex. How about rebutting claims with facts or a well reasoned counter-position rather than the standard "The racist/sexist white guys are pissed again."

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

another case of Republicans getting up in arms over a "woman in power" and a minority at that. let the criticisms flow

Can you say Clarence Thomas. If she had any pro life comments in her past the left would have eating her up by now.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by dmek25

another case of Republicans getting up in arms over a "woman in power" and a minority at that. let the criticisms flow

That is absolutely the silliest thing you have ever said. I haven't seen even one tiny piece of evidence that anyone cares that she is Latino or a woman (here or anywhere). What some are perturbed with is the fact that those qualities were used as qualifications when maybe they shouldn't be. Get off the emotional log flume and try and the follow the discussion on its merits and not your predisposition to think all Pubs are evil.