youtube.com - 5/27/2009
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President Barack Obama has announced Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee to the US Supreme Court. But what does she have to say for herself? Visit www.aboutsoni...
mediamatters.org - 5/27/2009
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mediamatters.org —
Since President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to
the Supreme Court, numerous conservative media figures have smeared...
her as a racist and a bigot. In doing so, these media figures have frequently cited -- and misrepresented -- remarks she made ...
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Conservatives react to historic Supreme Court nominee ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 5/27/2009
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
As anyone who knows me can attest, I
don’t have what you’d call a strong “Hispanic” identity....
Three of my four grandparents are Jews from Eastern Europe. My paternal grandfather, José Yglesias , was a Cuban-American born in ...
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Sonia Sotomayor and Identity Formation
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Conservatives go on-the-air after Sotomayer
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Conservatives go on-the-air after Sotomayer A conservative legal group is now up with the first ad from the right on Judge Sonia Sotomayer's Supreme Court nomination, arguing "America deserves better." The conservative Judicial Confirmation Network (JCN) launched a website and ad taking aim at Sotomayer's now-publicized comments on the role of her ethnicity in making decisions, as well as her on-camera remarks about courts making policy. The ad marks a first salvo from the right in what is sure to be a drawn-out fight between liberal and conservative interest groups over President Obama's first nominee to the nation's highest court. The liberal ...
Conservatives Enter the Ad Battle Over Sotomayor Nomination
The Caucus —
While the left provided the first round in the battle over the airwaves , a conservative group joined the fray on Wednesday with a new ad questioning the nomination of appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The Judicial Confirmation Network, a conservative advocacy group, began airing the Internet ad spotlighting Judge Sotomayor’s past statements about the role of the appeals court and how gender and ethnic heritage may play a role in judicial decision-making. The ad, headlined “Equal Justice Under the Law?” draws on Ms. Sotomayor’s own quotes, including a video clip of a 2005 conference where she said that “a ...
Garrett Murch: Equal Justice Under Law?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Here's Sonia Sotomayor in her own words, brought to you by the Judicial Confirmation Network .
Swiftboating Sonia: Familiar Names Behind Sotomayor Attack Ads
Firedoglake —
An anti-Sotomayor ad has hit the airwaves and it piqued my interest on who was really behind it.
It's an odd ad, edited narrowly to portray a very stilted picture of Sotomayor -- in short, it's a classic political hit piece. Watch for yourself: ...
Conservatives’ New Sotomayor Opposition Stategy Same As The Old One
Think Progress —
Republicans in Congress and conservative activists spent last week attempting to paint President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a racist. Newt Gingrich, Tom Tancredo, and Rush Limbaugh all made the charge explicitly, while Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) appeared to come to the same conclusion using softer language. At different points, others attacked her temperament, her intellect, and misrepresented her record on the bench.
This week, however, prominent Republicans are attempting to distance themselves from last week’s smear ...
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Partial transcript:
This month…a video surfaced of Judge Sotomayor asserting in 2005 [during a panel discussion for law students] that a ‘court of ...
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Sonia Sotomayor 'La Raza member'
worldnetdaily.com 5/28/2009 — President Obama Announces Sonia Sotomayor As His Supreme Court Nominee As President Obama's Supreme Court nominee comes under heavy fire for allegedly being a "racist," Judge Sonia Sotomayor is listed as a member of the National Council of La Raza , a ...
Obama picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court —
Reuters: Politics 5/27/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, selecting a woman who would be the court's first Hispanic justice and a liberal who is unlikely to change its ideological balance.
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