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Gail Collins: "3 Days of the Sotomayor" (NYT)

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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Jul-16-09 03:29 AM
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Gail Collins: "3 Days of the Sotomayor" (NYT)
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN PATRICK LEAHY: Judge Sotomayor, welcome to you and your large and lovely family, including your mother, who I believe saved up to buy your first encyclopedia when she was a hard-working widow. Let me begin the opening statements by noting that you have more federal court judicial experience than any nominee to the United States Supreme Court in nearly a hundred years. And the Constitution — is that a great document or what? And now, the ranking Republican from Alabama.

SENATOR JEFF SESSIONS: Thank you, Chairman. Judge Sotomayor, let’s talk about empathy. I find it shocking that President Obama said that judges should have empathy. I hate empathy. My Republican colleagues hate empathy. In fact, I am proud to say that we’ve reached an all-time low in the “understands the problems of ordinary people” category.

SENATOR RUSS FEINGOLD: Judge Sotomayor, if confirmed, you will join the Supreme Court with more federal judicial experience than any justice in the past 100 years. And, therefore, I will devote my time to complaining about the way the Bush administration pummeled our civil liberties.

SENATOR ORRIN HATCH: Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to point out that we once had a Hispanic nominee for something, and the Democrats filibustered him.

Full piece: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/opinion/16collins.htm...

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   Quite hilarious!  FrenchieCat   Jul-16-09 03:48 AM   #1 
   I thought so too!  SeattleGirl   Jul-16-09 03:50 AM   #3 
      Nice to see you as well, SeattleGirl!  FrenchieCat   Jul-16-09 12:51 PM   #7 
   THE GOP reveals its penchant for nits as they stoop to gather them from the ground  opihimoimoi   Jul-16-09 03:49 AM   #2 
   They are becoming more and more transparent, aren't they?  SeattleGirl   Jul-16-09 03:51 AM   #4 
      Their bias clearly displayed.  opihimoimoi   Jul-16-09 04:47 AM   #5 
   Howzabout this?:  pnorman   Jul-16-09 05:11 AM   #6 
 
FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jul-16-09 03:48 AM
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1. Quite hilarious!
Thanks!
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Jul-16-09 03:50 AM
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3. I thought so too!
Good to see you, Frenchie! :hi:

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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jul-16-09 12:51 PM
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7. Nice to see you as well, SeattleGirl!
:toast:
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jul-16-09 03:49 AM
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2. THE GOP reveals its penchant for nits as they stoop to gather them from the ground
The Pubs whine and make ado about moot shit....

Nit pick and denigrate....thats their goal....to destroy sully the Dem Party....

The chess master has the GOP trapped...they will lose a rook on this losing gambit....
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Jul-16-09 03:51 AM
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4. They are becoming more and more transparent, aren't they?
Edited on Thu Jul-16-09 03:52 AM by SeattleGirl
I mean, Sessions and Graham might as well have stated, "I am a rich white guy who thinks black and brown people, and women of all colors, have no business usurping the old boy's club."
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jul-16-09 04:47 AM
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5. Their bias clearly displayed.
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6. Howzabout this?:Updated at 7:53 AM
"JUDGE SOTOMAYOR: Thank you, Senator, for the opportunity to revisit that matter. I appreciate that the man who once said he’d drown himself if North Carolina went for Obama has a special contribution to make when it comes to the importance of thinking before you speak"
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Centrist though she my be, I LOVE her!

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