[Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick

[g. crabtree]

I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experiences, 
would more often then not reach a better conclusion than a latina woman who 
hasn't lived that life.

A WM nominee wouldn't last two minutes after a remark like that was made 
public. He would be condemned as a patriarchal racist and in all likelihood 
driven from public life. Simply flipping the subjects around doesn't make 
the remark profound or insightful. This is a choice example of the 
"progressive" double standard.

The remark, in and of itself, MIGHT not mean Sotomayor harbors animosity for 
the white male but in conjunction with other statements and, more 
importantly, previous rulings (ex. Ricci v. DeStefano) she has handed down a 
fair minded person  can't help but wonder and be rightly concerned.

g

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
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Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Obama to Name Sotomayor as Supreme Court Pick


> Courtesy of CNN at:
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> http://tinyurl.com/SotomayorQuote
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> "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."
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> - Sonia Sotomayor (October 26, 2001.)
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> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
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