SONIA SOTOMAYOR DOES THE BALL DROP....Melissa Ethridge to sing!!!

[msanthrope]

Who says only tourists go to see the ball drop in Manhattan's Times Square on New Year’s Eve?

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a Bronx native, will be in charge of pressing the button that activates the 60-second descent of the sparkling ball to celebrate the introduction of 2014 in Times Square, organizers announced Sunday.

The justice will usher in the New Year in front of more than 1 million people who will gather in the center of New York City and the 1 billion people who will be watching the event on TV screens around the world, according to the Times Square Alliance, which organizes the yearly show with the help of Countdown Entertainment.

“Justice Sotomayor is an inspiration to many, and it is a privilege to welcome her to our celebration to ring in 2014,” said Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins in a statement. “Who better to join us in the Crossroads of the World than one of New York’s own,” he added.

U. S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will take center stage among about 1 million revelers in New York's Times Square to usher in 2014 by pressing the button to lower the countdown ball, organizers said on Dec. 29.




http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/29/22099603-sotomayor-chosen-to-trigger-ball-drop-in-times-square-on-new-years-eve?lite

[msanthrope]

1. KICK for a great New Yorker....nt

[msanthrope]

2. Kick for a fellow Yankee fan..nt

[Kath1]

3. That is wonderful!

And since it is still the holiday season, this is still nice....

[msanthrope]

4. Never seen this before...how lovely!! nt

[Kath1]

7. It really is.

I remember her performance at the 2008 DNC. Just awesome.

[msanthrope]

8. I met her when I worked at the Clinton White House. A gracious, loving person. nt

[Kath1]

9. So glad to hear that!

Always seemed to me that her heart is really in the right place!

[msanthrope]

12. Heart and formidable intellect. nt

[one_voice]

5. k&r

[msanthrope]

6. thank you!! nt

[one_voice]

10. Don't understand why this isn't...

getting more attention.

Could be I'm missing something. Wouldn't be the first time..lol

Happy New Year!

[msanthrope]

11. ODS--actual news about Democrats is anathema to the "Left." Had I posted an article about

how Sotomayor is fomenting class war, then there would have been a thousand views and several hundred replies.

Democrats needs to learn how to govern, not merely complain.

[morningfog]

13. Recommend. Two women I admire.

[sheshe2]

14. Justice Sonia Sotomayor,

She is amazing!

Thank you so much for posting this, msanthrope. Perfect woman to usher in the New Year!

[Renew Deal]

15. I'm not sure it's appropriate for a sitting supreme court justice to be part of such a public event

Justices aren't politicians and shouldn't be putting themselves into the roles of celebrities.

[msanthrope]

16. She's a New Yorker...dropping the ball. nt

[FactBasedLifeform]

18. Couldn't be more appropriate.

She's one of our best justices.

[msanthrope]

19. Welcome to DU!! nt

[msanthrope]

17. Kick....

[msanthrope]

20. kick

[Cha]

21. Mahalo, msanthrope..

Have a Healthy Happy New Year!

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/sonia-sotomayor-new-years-eve-times-square-101595.html

[msanthrope]

24. Thank you and the same to you!!! 2013 was a terrible year for me, personally

and professionally....2014 looks better!

[SidDithers]

22. DU rec...nt

Sid

[Jefferson23]

23. Happy New Year Justice Sotomayor! I think she is awesome. If you missed the Kennedy Center

Honors, she was there and gave tribute to Martina Arroyo..amazing opera singer.

I like how she is visible in the public eye, engaged as she is..it's wonderful.


K&R