hotair.com - 7/15/2009
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Actually, so-so would be putting it kindly. If Sonia Sotomayor was a Broadway musical, she would have closed on opening night. The reviews have been, to put it mildly, awful — and not all from the Right, either. [...] Read the rest »
nytimes.com - 7/15/2009
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Washington You can’t judge a judge by her
cover. Despite the best efforts of Republicans to root...
out any sign that Sonia Sotomayor has emotions that color her views on the law, the Bronx Bomber kept a robotic mask in place. A wise Latina woman with ...
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Op-Ed Columnist - White Man’s Last Stand
thinkprogress.org - 7/15/2009
washingtonexaminer.com - 7/15/2009
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By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 07/15/09 6:24
AM EDT Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are...
convinced that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has not been candid with them in under-oath testimony about her speeches and ...
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Republicans don't believe Sotomayor's stories
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AP: Pat Leahy got Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” remarks wrong
Sister Toldjah —
... Related: Ed Morrissey writes about Sotomayor’s “so-so reviews so far.” ...
Reactions From The Rightosphere To The Sotomayor Hearings
Right Wing News —
... If Sonia Sotomayor was a Broadway musical, she would have closed on opening night. The reviews have been, to put it mildly, awful -- and not all from the Right, either. -- Ed Morrissey, Hot Air Today, it's the SCOTUS ceremonial dance with the Senate. Republicans will delicately challenge Sonia Somotmayor on racial preferences, Second Amendment rights, property rights, sovereignty issues, and her extracurricular speechifying. Democrats will bloviate about pet causes ("consumer-friendly" laws, the environment). Sonia the Wise will assuage skeptics with repeated insistences that ...
Sotomayor Grilled, Sotomayor Flip-Flops, Sotomayor Uncut….Why She Is Unqaulified To Be On The SCOTUS Bench
Flopping Aces —
... men and women who were entrusted to vote for the American people will soon stamp approved on her application for SCOTUS. It’s obvious now, if it wasn’t before, Sotomayor is not qualified to be on our most powerful court. Will the Democrats do as Republicans did with Miers?
Not on your life.
That would just prove that their savior was just as unqualified because he chose someone not for their intellectual prowess but purely political reasons.
Ed Morrissey:
In short, every prevarication and stumble Sotomayor makes ...
SOTOMAYOR’S STUMBLES: Does this mean she won’t be confirmed? Nope. “None of this will affect her t…
Instapundit —
... SOTOMAYOR’S STUMBLES: Does this mean she won’t be confirmed? Nope. “None of this will affect her tenure on the Supreme Court, but it will provide further evidence that Obama has a big problem in selecting people for his administration, and that there seems to be little effort at vetting nominees for important positions. In short, every prevarication and stumble Sotomayor makes deepens the impression that Obama is not a competent executive. That’s the real danger for Obama in these hearings, and the tough questioning of Jeff Sessions and Lindsey Graham has ...
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Stop The ACLU —
... in 1984: LAPD to Treat Death as a Homicide; Public ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’ to Jackson Tragedy! Mr. Right: Goodbye Cruel World! Obama’s TelePrompTer™ Comes to an Untimely End. A Nation Mourns. Scrappleface: Dems to Probe Secret CIA Plan to Spy on Enemies Maggie’s Farm: Puerto Rican Stew Vs Sotomayor Hash Castle Arrgggh!: Angel In Iraq Kirly: Socialized Health Care Exposed Don Surber: Obamacare By End Of Summer Hot Air: Sotomayo’r Awful Reviews Flopping Aces: Sotomayor Mania…Why She Is Unfit For the Bench Blog ...
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Sonia Sotomayor La Raza: The Ignorance of Ignoring Sotomayor
stoptheaclu.com 7/21/2009 — by Maggie at Maggie's Notebook
Conservatives and Liberals agree that Sonia Sotomayor hid her liberality while testifying at Congress about her views, and how those views will influence her decisions if she is confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court. ...
Why the GOP failed the Sotomayor test
washingtonexaminer.com 7/17/2009 — For Republicans, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor were a missed opportunity. Not an opportunity to defeat her with 60 Senate Democrats determined to confirm President Barack Obama s first Supreme Court choice, ...
Lowry: How Sotomayor Misspoke
article.nationalreview.com 6/2/2009 — Now we know. A few innocuous slips of the tongue made it seem that Sotomayor endorsed a racial essentialism, when she really meant to associate herself with race neutrality and impartiality.
Sotomayor: A Strong Choice for Supreme Court
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Reports on Judge Sotomayor’s Record
scotusblog.com 7/12/2009 — In anticipation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, which begin Monday, July 13 at 10 a.m., we’ve organized by subject matter the dozens of published reports and substantive blog posts about her judicial record. (Links are ...
Sotomayor Bio
whitehouse.gov 5/27/2009 — Pictures from Throughout Judge Sotomayor's Life
Is Sotomayor Really Anti-Business?
forbes.com 5/28/2009 — Within minutes of President Barack Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, the conservative Judicial Confirmation Network sent a memorandum to members highlighting her controversial ruling in an employment discrimination suit ...
Sotomayor Hearings (VIDEO, UPDATES): Day 3
huffingtonpost.com 7/15/2009 — <p>Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Our full liveblog of the day's events is below.</p>
<p>Read updates and watch video ...
Obstruction 101: First Manufacture A Controversy
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 6/12/2009 — Cribbing from a press release by the right-wing Judicial Confirmation Network (JCN), Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee drafted a letter claiming that Judge Sonia Sotomayor failed to disclose important information they need to evaluate her ...
White House: Sotomayor Used Poor Choice Of Words
huffingtonpost.com 6/7/2009 — WASHINGTON — In a bit damage control, the White House on Friday said Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor acknowledges she chose her words poorly by saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a "better" conclusion than a ...
Sotomayor: Wrapping up Day 2 —
First Read 7/15/2009
"Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sought yesterday to reframe critics' portrayal of her as a judge swayed by her gender and ethnicity,” the Washington Post writes. “On the second day of her confirmation hearings, she stressed the primacy of legal ...
Sotomayor cool under Republican grilling —
Reuters: Politics 7/15/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor fended off Republican attacks on Tuesday, saying "diversity on the bench is good for America" and promising rulings based on law, not racial bias.
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