tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post5506130547418671417..comments2024-03-28T23:35:56.945-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: Good Luck, Judge Sotomayor!Shaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-19086700610310202462009-07-16T19:38:30.440-04:002009-07-16T19:38:30.440-04:00Arthur: I'm wondering if it is H.R. Clinton, H...Arthur: I'm wondering if it is H.R. Clinton, H.R. Perot, or H.R. Pufnstuf.<br /><br />Any guesses?<br /><br />Whoever he is, he seems to be waxing racist about Latinas.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-18376016469888492522009-07-16T11:32:05.048-04:002009-07-16T11:32:05.048-04:00H.R.-
We have received this transmission. Somebod...H.R.-<br /><br />We have received this transmission. Somebody just nudge you awake?<br /><br />Over.Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-28950915928228587802009-07-16T07:07:47.206-04:002009-07-16T07:07:47.206-04:00"Justice [Sandra Day] O’Connor has often been..."Justice [Sandra Day] O’Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases. I am not so sure Justice O’Connor is the author of that line since Professor Resnik attributes that line to Supreme Court Justice Coyle. I am also not so sure that I agree with the statement. First, as Professor Martha Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, 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."–Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 2001<br /><br />"But I can just tell you one thing: If I had said anything remotely like that, my career would have been over."–Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, July 13, 2009<br /><br />So true, Lindseypoo! In fact, you were a Latina, I’m very sure you never would even have had a Senate career, as South Carolina likes its senators male and white. But just imagine, Lindseypoo, the possibilities if you were a Latina! You could be a star!H.R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-3253662523518581882009-07-15T19:38:39.927-04:002009-07-15T19:38:39.927-04:00dmarks we forgot the great Willie Mays.dmarks we forgot the great Willie Mays.The Gray Headed Brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647578485414060472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-1548947380031979222009-07-15T19:19:41.730-04:002009-07-15T19:19:41.730-04:00dmarks said...Grey: I don't think Rodman broke...dmarks said...Grey: I don't think Rodman broke any ground, or distinguished himself other than becoming a famous trashy celebrity worthy of C-list reality shows.<br /><br />No he did not, but he stood up for what he was.The Gray Headed Brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647578485414060472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-67202619438537887012009-07-15T19:03:43.114-04:002009-07-15T19:03:43.114-04:00Good point: "But mostly because the whites kn...Good point: "But mostly because the whites knew better than to support an old outdated fart like John McCain."<br /><br />The age difference trumped issues in this election.<br /><br />Lynne: Do you have a point? Probably not. You did not dispute the facts I presented.<br /><br />Grey: I don't think Rodman broke any ground, or distinguished himself other than becoming a famous trashy celebrity worthy of C-list reality shows. <br /><br />"This Obama victory does not mean that America is no longer racist."<br /><br />If "has racists in it" is what means that a country is racist, then this will never change. You won't find a country in the world without racists in it.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-60003826507043908332009-07-15T19:00:31.437-04:002009-07-15T19:00:31.437-04:00Anonymous (Lynne) said..."Lynne said nothing ...Anonymous (Lynne) said..."Lynne said nothing about racial issues."<br /><br />I think that I am smart enough to know that.<br />I know the difference between a racial issue and a gay issue. It's racial issues that continue to plague the whole country, not gays or gay marriages. <br />Still, my comment holds.The Gray Headed Brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647578485414060472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-39352403862516988402009-07-15T18:58:34.370-04:002009-07-15T18:58:34.370-04:00dmarks: You are exhausting and not in a good way....dmarks: You are exhausting and not in a good way. If you are married, may I say that your wife must be a saint. I'm sure she's entitled to an opinion as long as it's yours.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023334574444182859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-20046659411662599952009-07-15T18:41:39.034-04:002009-07-15T18:41:39.034-04:00Lynne's comment was about Dick Cheney and the ...Lynne's comment was about Dick Cheney and the fact that he most certainly is influenced by the fact that he has a gay daughter and that influence leads him to support gay marriage and gay rights.<br /><br /><br /><br />Lynne said nothing about racial issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-89133092087904822072009-07-15T18:41:05.534-04:002009-07-15T18:41:05.534-04:00Yes, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Serena ...Yes, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, and Dennis Rodman. I'm not sure I'd agree with you on Clarence Thomas,or Michael Steele. <br />Glad you had time to drop by. It's been a while since I've heard from you.The Gray Headed Brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647578485414060472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-88715178301390310652009-07-15T18:06:34.178-04:002009-07-15T18:06:34.178-04:00I have an entirely different perspective about the...I have an entirely different perspective about the Obama presidency and what it represents.<br /><br />Understand that Obama was supported by whites NOT BECAUSE he was black and NOT BECAUSE of his ideals but foremost because he was an Ivy-Leaguer WITH a socioeconomic affiliation that they gave credence to. But mostly because the whites knew better than to support an old outdated fart like John McCain. <br /><br />This Obama victory does not mean that America is no longer racist. Far from it. <br />I keep reading blogs of black people saying that “now the barriers are shattered” and they are living on Fantasy Island because NOOOOO the class barriers are not shattered and a black boy from the projects has the same probability of being gunned down by the age of 18 as he did BEFORE November 4th… black women have the same probability of dying from HIV as they did BEFORE November 4th.<br /><br />I am happy that you are happy for his victory but Obama will not change how blacks are viewed in this country as long as classism is alive and well.<br /><br />As for Lynne's comment, I don't know if she is Black or White, but I do know that she is clueless, her comments make no sense at all.<br />Do you think that Black people should THANK white people for voting for a black guy? There will always be some form of racism. We can never escape it.The Gray Headed Brotherhttp://thegrayheadedbrother101.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-72271308575288191072009-07-15T18:05:45.127-04:002009-07-15T18:05:45.127-04:00Grey: You named a real bad person in there. Angela...Grey: You named a real bad person in there. Angela Davis. Soviet operatives like her meant both black and white people a great deal of harm.<br /><br />But of course there are names that can be added to the list, like Doug Wilder, Clarence Thomas, Michael Steele, and Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali.<br /><br />All African-Americans who advanced, overcame, and broke barriers. Regardless of what party or political affiliation one associates them with.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-16565556014747460582009-07-15T17:56:05.843-04:002009-07-15T17:56:05.843-04:00You are 100% right Shaw, Julie's Jewel's i...You are 100% right Shaw, Julie's Jewel's is a hateful person. I agree with you completely. The way I see it is pride not only in your country, but in your race and your family that makes Americans what they are. When your proud of something you feel pleasure or satisfaction over something. for example Im proud to be an African American not because I have pride but because I'm proud of my Black history.<br />My president is Black and I’m proud of him. <br />And when I think of my Black History, Let us Not forget<br /><br /> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<br /> Malcolm X<br /> Medgar Evans<br />Rosa Parks<br /> Emitt Till<br /> Huey P. Newton<br /> Stokely Carmichael<br /> Assata Shakur<br /> Angela Davis<br /> Linda Brown<br /> Ruby Bridges<br /> Homer Plessy<br />Dred Scott<br /> Nat Turner<br /> Harriet Tubman<br />Jackie Roberson<br />Ralph Abernathy<br />I have no problem with being proud. Heck, I was out in the Harlem streets whooping it up with my friends, hugging strangers, and totally devouring the moment of ecstasy that came over the crowd when Barack became the projected winner over John McCaine.I feel that he is really breaking down more walls for all of us so we can have the courage and strength to make a better way in this country. <br />. Yes I’m black and I’m proud; but knowing that Barack is the world’s choice is a part of understanding that he’s much bigger than his blackness. Barack’s blackness is huge; but his humanity is even bigger.<br /><br />In history you have dynamic human beings, who transcend race. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Oprah, and now President Obama.<br />So Julie's Jewel's you know where you can stick your hateful blog.<br />I believe we as Black people have earned a right to be PROUD. Why not be proud of a man so eloquent, humble, poised and who brings people of all backgrounds together? The fact that he happens to be Black… is only icing on the cake!The Gray Headed Brotherhttp://thegrayheadedbrother101.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-20437755351811604692009-07-15T17:40:03.428-04:002009-07-15T17:40:03.428-04:00Beauregard Sessions
Miss Lindsey Graham
John "...Beauregard Sessions<br />Miss Lindsey Graham<br />John "My grandparents were proud slave owners" Cornyn<br /><br />They took their turn at the mound and lobbed fast balls, curve balls, change-ups, whacko balls, race balls, and loon balls and they couldn't strike Sonia Sotomayor out.<br /><br />The Bentley and Simon Robe Factory in Salem, VA is just waiting for the phone call from Sonia Sotomayor placing the order for a dozen justice robes.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-32638311502151744252009-07-15T15:22:39.941-04:002009-07-15T15:22:39.941-04:00Arthur: Sotomayor and her supporters are making th...Arthur: Sotomayor and her supporters are making the case that she is qualified due to valid factors such as experience, the Constitution, and the law. As they should.<br /><br />Not Lynne's idea, that would have her flip-flop on things based on family situations. Lynne's ideal person might make a good legislator, but would completely lack any sort of temperament to be on the Supreme Court.<br /><br />"As you can see working for diversity isn't 'sexist' or 'racist'."<br /><br />Entirely aside from this nomination process, "working for diversity" is sexist or racist, if you hire people for their race or gender (instead of real qualifications).dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-84391421067057885492009-07-15T14:39:55.480-04:002009-07-15T14:39:55.480-04:00Go dmarks go.
'In other words, excellence and...Go dmarks go.<br /><br />'In other words, excellence and real qualification is a meaningful criterion for a Supreme Court justice. Not a racist/sexist appeal to "diversity".'<br /><br />Sounds like you've described Sotomayor to a tee.<br /><br />As you can see working for diversity isn't 'sexist' or 'racist'. It isn't as if Sotomayor is only the third qualified woman jurist worth of consideration.Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-68745699140992772862009-07-15T13:57:18.062-04:002009-07-15T13:57:18.062-04:00In other words, excellence and real qualification ...In other words, excellence and <i>real qualification</i> is a meaningful criterion for a Supreme Court justice. Not a racist/sexist appeal to "diversity".dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-8900166469226655452009-07-15T13:55:34.987-04:002009-07-15T13:55:34.987-04:00Nice new photo in the upper right. Suggestions for...Nice new photo in the upper right. Suggestions for captions:<br /><br />"I bet I'll do this better than that wimp Bush"<br /><br />"All I have to do is pitch this right... oh wait, I see a pretty girl in a dress in the first row"<br /><br />"I dare you to knock this one over the roof of Sarah Palin's house and into Russia!"<br /><br />------------<br /><br />Lynne said: " Does anyone think for a second that Cheney would support gay marriage if his daughter wasn't gay?"<br /><br />Obama campaigned against gay marriage. Does this mean he would have supported it if he had a gay daughter too?<br /><br />"This is EXACTLY why diversity on the supreme court is necessary"<br /><br />Your example ends up being an argument against "diversity" as you define it (the willingless to impose personal choices on the whole nation's law system). The justices should rule on the LAW, and not change their mind due to life experiences! If diversity means what you describe (changing views on the law due to personal circumstances, rather than anything meaningful and required by the job), we don't need any of that.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-299165307801080022009-07-15T12:42:18.078-04:002009-07-15T12:42:18.078-04:00To make a point of how a person's background a...To make a point of how a person's background and life experiences play a part in how they form opinions: Does anyone think for a second that Cheney would support gay marriage if his daughter wasn't gay? No. Of course not, his opinion about gay marriage is changed and is in direct opposition of his political beliefs because of circumstances in his life. This is EXACTLY why diversity on the supreme court is necessary.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023334574444182859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-32594997680007284112009-07-15T12:39:12.546-04:002009-07-15T12:39:12.546-04:00Thayer,
I had to visit JJ's blog to believe t...Thayer,<br /><br />I had to visit JJ's blog to believe that this was posted there:<br /><br /><b>"She is a Demon-rat, so clearly she does not have morals, honor or a belief in any god except Obama.'</b><br /><br />In one sentence, JJ tells her readers, based on absolutely NOTHING except her own special brand of fantasy, that Judge Sotomayor has no morals? [what does she base this on? Nothing, I'm assuming] No honor? [This has to be the silliest charge.] And believes in no god except Obama? [How does JJ know this?]<br /><br />It doesn't get any nuttier than that, does it?<br /><br />Thank you for informing me of this strange blogger.<br /><br />I wonder how JJ would like it if someone wrote those awful things about her?<br /><br />I'm sure she wouldn't like it very much.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-57706361824618368142009-07-15T12:21:17.962-04:002009-07-15T12:21:17.962-04:00Keep it up GOP Senators.
There is a large, large ...Keep it up GOP Senators.<br /><br />There is a large, large audience watching you clowns at work.<br /><br />And an ever decreasing number of them live in Dixie.Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-82460036917803777892009-07-15T11:52:58.839-04:002009-07-15T11:52:58.839-04:00From Julie's Jewel's blog on Sotomayor:
T...From Julie's Jewel's blog on Sotomayor:<br /><br />Taking an oath only means something if you have morals and honor and believe in the God that you are taking the oath to.<br />This woman is symbolic of all the idiocy being rammed through congress right now.She's a left wing activist Trojan Horse.<br /><br />She is a Demon-rat, so clearly she does not have morals, honor or a belief in any god except Obama.<br /><br />So she can lie, lie, lie all she wants. She knows all she has to do is survive and she has the job for life and can fule with all the bias and prejudice that her ''wise'' hispanic female tiny little brain wants to... <br /><br /><b>Sotomanure would stand on her head with panty-hose flying, cross her eyes, and chatter like a monkey to get confirmed. What makes any conscious person think she wouldn't lie for the job.</b><br /><br />The Republicans don't believe Sotomayor? Heck, not even Leahy believes what she said. She can't quote herself, so she doesn't believe herself either, and neither do I!<br /><br /><br />shaw, JJ is obviously not a person to take seriously--just another hate-filled blogging hack. I wouln't give her the time of day, let alone a place here to spew her invective and illiterate rantings over Sotomayor.Thayer Nutzhttp://www.nutsonline.com/jerichonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-11427579759480033652009-07-15T11:43:05.337-04:002009-07-15T11:43:05.337-04:00Julie's Jewels wrote:
"What Sotomayor sa...Julie's Jewels wrote:<br /><br /><i>"What Sotomayor said on various occasions, mostly to pimp out her audiences, was simply a variation on that 1970s theme."</i><br /><br />She said just about the same thing that Judge Alito said when he was being confirmed. He said that as an American of Italian descent, he would have a more empathetic ear to those who came before him with grievances having to do with discrimination. And yet when a white American male said almost the same thing as did Judge Sotomayor, no hurricane of indignation was heard from on the right.<br /><br />And here are Justice Alito's words to back up my assertion:<br /><br /><i>ALITO: I don't come from an affluent background or a privileged background. My parents were both quite poor when they were growing up.<br /><br />And I know about their experiences and I didn't experience those things. I don't take credit for anything that they did or anything that they overcame.<br /><br />But I think that children learn a lot from their parents and they learn from what the parents say. But I think they learn a lot more from what the parents do and from what they take from the stories of their parents lives.<br /><br />And that's why I went into that in my opening statement. Because when a case comes before me involving, let's say, someone who is an immigrant -- and we get an awful lot of immigration cases and naturalization cases -- I can't help but think of my own ancestors, because it wasn't that long ago when they were in that position.<br /><br />And so it's my job to apply the law. It's not my job to change the law or to bend the law to achieve any result.<br /><br /><b>But when I look at those cases, I have to say to myself, and I do say to myself, "You know, this could be your grandfather, this could be your grandmother. They were not citizens at one time, and they were people who came to this country."</b><br /><br />When I have cases involving children, I can't help but think of my own children and think about my children being treated in the way that children may be treated in the case that's before me.<br /><br /><b>And that goes down the line. When I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic background or because of religion or because of gender. And I do take that into account. When I have a case involving someone who's been subjected to discrimination because of disability, I have to think of people who I've known and admire very greatly who've had disabilities, and I've watched them struggle to overcome the barriers that society puts up often just because it doesn't think of what it's doing -- the barriers that it puts up to them.</b></i><br /><br />IOW, he's saying that his experience as an American of Italian descent--a group that had in the past experienced discrimination and prejudice--he would have an advantage of understanding those issues as they apply to that particular ethnic group and perhaps make a wiser decision because of his unique background.<br /><br /><br />Julie, if you want to participate in this discussion, use your facts and logic, and leave out loaded words like "pimp" while referring to a highly qualified candidate for the Supreme Court who happens to be of Puerto Rican heritage.<br /><br />That sort of talk demeans you more than it does Judge Sotomayor.<br /><br />Thanks.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-46626571704144133712009-07-15T10:14:00.895-04:002009-07-15T10:14:00.895-04:00La Raza often gets confused with the "Aztlan&...La Raza often gets confused with the "Aztlan" movement. The Aztlan movement is a Latino pro-genocide movement, sort of like Nazis. La Raza denounces these groups.<br /><br />The unfortunate problem with La Raza is its name, "The Race", which comes across as racist. Time to change the name.<br /><br />Julie: "And yet Lindsey Graham and the rest of our elected limp wrists"<br /><br />Christopher called him a woman yesterday. I looked him up on Google and found many people bashing him for being homosexual. Now with this comment, I see that is a common meme.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-44483775816814572612009-07-15T09:43:43.035-04:002009-07-15T09:43:43.035-04:00You might want to remember the radicals in the wo...You might want to remember the radicals in the women's movement of the 1970s. One of their basic assertions was that women could do things better than men because, well, because they were not men. What Sotomayor said on various occasions, mostly to pimp out her audiences, was simply a variation on that 1970s theme.<br />And yet Lindsey Graham and the rest of our elected limp wrists will vote to confirm herJulie's Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716382777887584767noreply@blogger.com