Here are some most posts, taken from the Archives, that are worth reading for the first time or revisiting for all the good times you had the first time. Enjoy.
SCOTUS pick reflects Obama’s politics
Afghanistan’s no. 1 domestic enemy
500 words on: Iran and Mexico, and Democracy’s growing pains
Has gay marriage hit a tipping point?
Entries Tagged as 'sonia sotomayor'
Old Posts, Renewed
January 21st, 2010 No Comments
Tags: afghanistan · gay marriage · iran · mexico · sonia sotomayor · supreme court
Buchanan v. Maddow on Race, Sotomayor
July 21st, 2009 No Comments
One of the most interesting videos out there right now is the spat Pat and Rachel had recently around affirmative action, Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and the “discrimination against white working class Americans” (per Buchanan).
The video is below, but a few things pop up as holes in Buchanan’s and Maddow’s argument.
Buchanan says [...]
Tags: affirmative action · pat buchanan · race · rachel maddow · sonia sotomayor
Sotomayor & Spanish Adjectives
June 10th, 2009 3 Comments
A rule in column writing, which is also applicable to almost any other sort including blogging, is that there is really nothing worse than insincerity in your writing. Insincere outrage is doubly shameful.
Exhibit A: the newest right-wing attack on Sonia Sotomayor, and a clear indication that they are running out of creativity, centers around her [...]
Tags: gop · sonia sotomayor
G. Gordon Liddy on Sotomayor’s Cycle
June 2nd, 2009 No Comments
The right-wing talkosphere’s attack against Supreme Court nomination Sonia Sotomayor is now at a fever pitch. They have settled on their arguments (she’s racist, she’s a woman, and she’s a bitch), and are ignoring Republican party leaders pleading them to shush. They run the party now, remember?
The new minority whip (thanks for the memories, Cantor) [...]
Tags: g. gordon liddy · sonia sotomayor · supreme court · talkosphere
The Sotomayor “reverse racist” argument
May 28th, 2009 No Comments
Leave it to Rush and Newt to articulate some sound arguments against a Supreme Court pick. But enough about sarcasm.
The decision to confirm or not Sonia Sotomayor as the next Supreme Court Justice might hinge on a few dozen words she uttered more than 8 years ago. At a UC Berkeley speech in 2001 she [...]
Tags: gop · sonia sotomayor · supreme court
SCOTUS Pick Reflects Obama’s Politics
May 26th, 2009 1 Comment
photocredit: Pete Souza, White House
As mentioned previously, the chance to send a judge to the Supreme Court is one of the surest ways a president can create a legacy. The pick also reflects the president’s attitude and, often but not always, their mentality. With Sonia Sotomayor, Obama is playing it smart.
His pick of what many [...]
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