The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Gemini Cricket]

Yesterday on his radio show, conservative host G. Gordon Liddy continued the right wing’s all-out assault on Judge Sonia Sotomayor. First, just like Tom Tancredo, Liddy slammed Sotomayor’s affiliation with the civil rights group La Raza — and referred to the Spanish language as “illegal alien“:

LIDDY: I understand that they found out today that Miss Sotomayor is a member of La Raza, which means in illegal alien, “the race.” And that should not surprise anyone because she’s already on record with a number of racist comments.

Finished with the race-based attack, Liddy moved on to denigrate Sotomayor’s gender:

LIDDY: Let’s hope that the key conferences aren’t when she’s menstruating or something, or just before she’s going to menstruate. That would really be bad. Lord knows what we would get then.

Finally, Liddy disputed the entire idea that there’s anything wrong with the paucity of women and total lack of Hispanics on the Court:

LIDDY: And everybody is cheering because Hispanics and females have been, quote, underrepresented, unquote. And as you pointed out, which I thought was quite insightful, the Supreme Court is not designed to be and should not be a representative body.

Source

So she's a racist for the following comment:

"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," she said.

But the Liddy comments above are okay?
Huh?

[JWBear]

Right-wing hypocrasy at its best!

[Gemini Cricket]

I can't tell if the right wing talking heads are helping or hurting Sotomayor.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I can't tell if the right wing talking heads are helping or hurting Sotomayor.

Neither. They're just making themselves look like the frightened bigots that they are.

[Betty]

OMFG! And men shouldn't be on the SC because they all think with their dicks.

(no, I don't believe that. but the level of truth is about the same.)

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Betty

OMFG! And men shouldn't be on the SC because they all think with their dicks.

I don't think with my dick, it's more of a divining rod.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Neither. They're just making themselves look like the frightened bigots that they are.

*sigh*

It is possible to be against the views of an individual without being a "frightened bigot" you know.

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

...my dick, it's more of a divine rod.

/word on the street

[scaeagles]

The middle Liddy comment is most certainly inappropriate. He should be criticized.

The first is, of course, pointing out her affiliation with a group that is questionable at best.

The last I agree with 100%. It isn't a representative body.

Should Sotomayor NOT be criticized for her racist comments? I think they are. They would be considered to be so if a white man said it about a hispanic woman. I also think she should be criticized for her comments about the circuit court "making policy". Courts should not "make policy".

And I'm not a frightened bigot because I don't like her as a choice. I don't like what I've read and hear about her.

I find it interesting that her "life story" is so huge. I can think of another minority member of the court that has a more compelling life story than hers, yet as a conservative, that wasn't the focus of the coverage.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I don't think with my dick, it's more of a divining rod.

Best fvckin quote ever, duly submitted for posterity

VGCM, I'm still howling.