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Myths and falsehoods surrounding the Sotomayor nomination
News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed May 27, 2009 10:44 PM EDT
Article Source: Media Matters for Americaadvertisement
The media have advanced numerous myths and falsehoods about Sonia Sotomayor. In addition to evaluating these claims on their merits, the media should also consistently report that conservatives were reportedly very clear about their intentions to oppose President Obama's nominee for political purposes, no matter who it was.
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| Commentary: Sotomayor pick not based on merit | CNN | Wed May 27 | 47 |
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{"commentId":7320452,"authorDomain":"multifariousone"}
The Republicans would have opposed Jesus for this seat...probably too "empathetic".....
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- 5 votes
#1 - Wed May 27, 2009 11:01 PM EDT{"commentId":7336495,"authorDomain":"jfarchonis"}
"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," said Judge Sotomayor.
So much for impartiality...
Sotomayor is a bigot.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":7336855,"authorDomain":"moshdagoat"}
Agreed Archon.
Another "for the sake of making history"appointee from the guy who benefited from that concept the most, no one gets anywhere on their own merits anymore.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":7338554,"authorDomain":"jfarchonis"}
no one gets anywhere on their own merits anymore.
White Men aren't allowed to and minorities and women don't need to try hard when INSTITUTIONAL BIGOTRY provides them an undeserved advantage.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":7338880,"authorDomain":"moshdagoat"}
And if you even think of calling it out for what it is your labeled a racist or sexist.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":7339208,"authorDomain":"multifariousone"}
most benefit of institutional favoritism in the US is towards the children of alumni.
True, George W. Bush attended Yale and Harvard Business School. Being the son of a millionaire oilman (and later congressman, CIA director, and President) and the grandson of a Senator, both of whom attended Yale, probably had a little something to do with that - especially given that he never made the honor roll at the elite prep school his family connections got him into.
Facts probably mean little to you but:
1. Sotomayor commuted to the parochial Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx, where she was on the forensics team and was elected to the student government.[15] She graduated asvaledictorian in 1972.
2. She won the Pyne Prize, the top award for undergraduates, which reflected both strong grades and extracurricular activities.[15][10] She was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[10] She earned her A.B. from Princeton, graduating summa cum laude in 1976.
3. Sotomayor entered Yale Law School in fall 1976, where she became an editor of the Yale Law Journal
These are extraordinary achievments. No amount of "undeserved advantage" has anything to do with anyone's ability to accomplish these things.
The silly Republican talking points are drivel. Archon, you sound like the bigot here.
Barack Obama was elected president. He will nominate who he chooses for all the posts that require his nomination. Get over it.
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- 5 votes
{"commentId":7339847,"authorDomain":"moshdagoat"}
The silly Republican talking points are drivel. Archon, you sound like the bigot here.
I didn't see that comment coming, see #1.4.
Yes, rich families tend to do quite well. Using That as a comparison does nothing for your case. How about the fire fighters in New Haven Connecticut? The promotional tests were thrown out because no minorities passed the test. It is just an example and I am not saying that minorities are incapable, just be fair about it.
If a white man made the statement that she did they would not be getting the job.
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":7341208,"authorDomain":"jfarchonis"}
"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," said Judge Sotomayor.
The silly Republican talking points are drivel. Archon, you sound like the bigot here.
Sotomayor's SEXIST & RACIST statements identify her a the BIGOT.
Your feeble attempt to attack me identifies you as another ETHNO-MARXIST STOOGE.
How about the fire fighters in New Haven Connecticut? The promotional tests were thrown out because no minorities passed the test.
Well they can't keep LOWER TEST STANDARDS to accommodate weaker minority and female candidates, so it's easier to HOLD BACK WHITEY.
Apparently Sotomayor's rich experience as a latina, assisted her decision to deny White Men their due advancement.
No underlying motivations of RACIAL & GENDER BIGOTRY there.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":7348387,"authorDomain":"Seriously"}
Moshdagoat-
I read the case and as I understood it, (in Jen's terms) Ricci's argument was that Whites were denied because no Blacks succeeded. The counter argument seemed to be we can throw out any test we want. If any test can be thrown out,then it does not matter who passed or failed or why you think it was tossed. If they can throw out a test, they can throw out a test. It sounded like the courts said they do have the right to throw out a test. Hayden v. County of Nassau, 180 F.3d 42 (2nd cir. 1999) was one of the cases used for the decision.
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{"commentId":7354278,"authorDomain":"moshdagoat"}
The counter argument seemed to be we can throw out any test we want
How convenient.
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":7365583,"authorDomain":"Seriously"}
Covenient yes, but if we don't apply any measure but the law.....
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{"commentId":7365795,"authorDomain":"agboola-2"}
how convenient
it may be, and businesses and governments have had the upper hand when it comes to making decisions about their employees for a long, long time.
It is within the law for any institution to throw out any test at any time and they threw out this test because it wasn't certified. And on top of that they had test evaluators come in and say the test was flawed. So the city would have gotten sued regardless.
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{"commentId":7365808,"authorDomain":"multifariousone"}
Thanks for putting some well reasoned perspective on this....
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{"commentId":7320671,"authorDomain":"jaywow67"}
Isn't it amazing that they have all their talking points out before the pick was even hours old? I'm thinking that they took everyone that The President could have considered and got all this months ago.
The party of no is at it again.
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- 6 votes
#2 - Wed May 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT{"commentId":7341241,"authorDomain":"jfarchonis"}
Isn't it amazing that they have all their talking points out before the pick was even hours old?
Isn't it amazing Sotomayor provided all of the evidence we need to prove she is UNQUALIFIED for the position, and that WE all know it because CONSERVATIVES ARE SMARTER THAN NEO-LIBERAL DRONES and pay attention to the FACTS?
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":7321765,"authorDomain":"multifariousone"}
They had all their talking points formulated well before a nominee was even named.
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- 5 votes
#3 - Thu May 28, 2009 12:56 AM EDT{"commentId":7326622,"authorDomain":"po-poet"}
Thanks for the article. Cleared up somethings for me.
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- 2 votes
#4 - Thu May 28, 2009 11:19 AM EDT{"commentId":7328519,"authorDomain":"multifariousone"}
As I said, the right would have opposed Jesus as being too empathetic!
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- 3 votes
#5 - Thu May 28, 2009 12:46 PM EDT{"commentId":7339101,"authorDomain":"fisherlady-1"}
" This woman is brilliant. She is qualified. I want her confirmed. I want her walking up those marble steps and starting to provide some justice." (emphasis his).
This is Obama's OWN words last night in L A about this pick for the Supreme Court. Never mind that she has been reversed over 60 % of the time in her opinions, never mind the fact that she did indeed say that as a Latino woman she will do a better job, (imagine if Samuel Alito or John Roberts had said that about him being a white man as opposed to African Americans or Latinos) never mind her saying that "policy is made" on the courts... never mind all that . This is what Obama said last night.
Just a question or two. Why did he say that? Is this to imply that for the last __— years no one on the Supreme Court has provided justice? Is it because it's his pick - now they will have REAL justice? And what opinions have been rendered that have not been just? ..."and starting to provide some justice"- How arrogant and what a slam for those who are currently sitting or have sat on the bench. Truly an unbelievable ignorant remark!
Some people don't like the fact that others think words mean something. Some think that others pick on this President too much. But with statements like these??...Look, I am sure these words mean something to the POTUS and I am not sure what it is he meant, but it sure doesn't sound good. How can anybody take these words he spoke and see anything good coming from them?
Let's see what you have.
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- 3 votes
#6 - Thu May 28, 2009 10:08 PM EDT{"commentId":7341265,"authorDomain":"jfarchonis"}
{"commentId":7344463,"authorDomain":"fisherlady-1"}
Ding ding. You are the winner!
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{"commentId":7364712,"authorDomain":"jfarchonis"}
ARCHON-PRIMEDeleted
ARCHON-REPOSTED.
*When Obama-Soetoro says "justice"he really means "PAYBACK for WHITEY".
Sotomayor is a "whitey deserves payback" bigot just like
Obama-Soetoro.*
You are the winner!
When Eric Holder told White America they were AFRAID to discuss Race he forgot about me.
The RiNO COWARDS and the NEO-LIBERAL MARXIST DRONES can hide their heads in the sand and CENSOR opposition all they like I will not be stopped..
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":7364867,"authorDomain":"po-poet"}
A bit dramatic AP,
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":7345615,"authorDomain":"multifariousone"}
If anyone is interested in the facts, here they are.
According to data compiled by SCOTUSblog, Sotomayor's reported 60 percent reversal rate is lower than the overall Supreme Court reversal rate for all lower court decisions from the 2004 term through the present -- both overall and for each individual Supreme Court term. Using SCOTUSblog's data, Media Matters for America has also calculated the reversal rate for only federal appeals court decisions:
Term
Overall Lower Court Reversal Rate
Circuit Court Reversal Rate
2008 (preliminary through April 2009)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2004-April 2009
71%
73%
Indeed, The Wall Street Journal reported on May 27 that, according to 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Guido Calabresi, "such reversals are typical. 'It's standard for what we do because most of the cases that go up [to the Supreme Court] are difficult,' he said."
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- 4 votes
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