The 5 Most Racist Moments of the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings
Yesterday, the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor finally wrapped up. While the opposing Republican Senators didn’t make much of a dent in blocking her confirmation, they did manage to advance what seems like their lifelong mission: making themselves look like huge racists.
Ironically, their questioning of Judge Sotomayor revolved primarily around attempts to make her out to be a racist who was ready to discriminate against white people. And whenever the nearly all-white Republican party tries to talk about race, an entertaining comedy of errors is bound to take place. In case you missed the hearings, take a look back at our picks for The 5 Most Racist Moments of Sotomayor’s Confirmation Hearings…
#5. Arizona Senator John Kyl Pretends Sotomayor’s Entire 17-Year Career Doesn’t Exist
In a move that was repeated throughout the hearings, Senator Kyl began his questioning by lecturing the Judge for 10 minutes about her 10-second “wise Latina” comment. Most Republican senators seemed convinced that this one off-hand comment about her heritage was more telling about her decision making process than, you know, her actual decisions. The GOP message: no matter what they do, minorities always have a secret agenda to take down the white man. Watch out!
#4. South Carolina Senator Lyndsey Graham Thinks Sotomayor Is A Hot-Blooded Latina
After reading a ridiculous list of insults from completely anonymous critics, Graham theorized that she “sticks out like a sore thumb…because of [her] temperament,” asking her, “Do you think you have a temperament problem?” Clearly, being assertive would not be a problem for a white male, but when it comes to a Latina woman, it raises a red flag for the GOP. Granted, this could be taken as either sexist or racist…and we’re gonna go with both.
#3. Republican Senators Repeatedly Compare Her To Miguel Estrada
In this pathetic attempt to prove that they’re not racist, Republicans come off as even more racist. Multiple Senators brought up the fact that they would have gladly voted for their boy Miguel Estrada, an ultra-conservative Honduran-American judge who Bush attempted to nominate to the circuit court in 2003. Estrada and Sotomayor have basically nothing in common except, you know…they’re both Hispanic. This is the political version of “Some of my best friends are black people!”
#2. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is Shocked To Discover That All Puerto Rican Judges Don’t Vote Alike
Sessions lectures Sotomayor for not ruling in the New Haven case the same way as another judge, José Cabranes, making sure to note that he is Puerto Rican just like her. It’s also worth noting that Sessions was himself rejected as a Federal Court nominee in the ’80s after it was proven that he is in fact a huge racist. How the fuck is this guy still in politics? Oh right, Alabama. Makes sense.
#1. Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn Channels Ricky Ricardo
In the most hilariously sad moment of the hearings, Coburn references I Love Lucy’s Ricky Ricardo, who must be his favorite Latino celebrity. Sonnnnia, you’ve got some ’splainin’ to do!!
RELATED: Is “Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen” Racist?
Ha! July 17, 2009 at 7:24 pm
This is amazing. SIMPLY AMAZING!
Pe Riche July 17, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I watched the confirmation hearings. The republicans were very disrespectful. It still amazes me how the republicans are so quick to cite reverse racism, when in actuality they make the biggest deal out of race than any minority ever could.
Teresa Rice July 18, 2009 at 10:23 am
NOT even close. I make you a bet, if Dems had done the same kind of questioning to a conservative judge then you probably wouldn’t think that it was disrespectful. They were revealing her racist tendencies.
swizzy July 17, 2009 at 9:31 pm
how long do you think coburn waited to use that? it was probably on his mind the whole time, hoping any “appropriate” moment would pop up so he could say that shit
jaymthegenius July 18, 2009 at 8:51 am
The left makes usage of alot of code “All families” meaning ALL, that is, including illegal immigrants with our tax payer money with regard to health care to uninvited people who raise the crimerate who go out of their way not to pay taxes (citizenship is oftentimes discouraged), so they really should be watched. This article is just leftist propaganda. And the Latino thing was very valid: If they would vote for a Latino like Cabranese that goes to lack of bias for ones skincolor.
Teresa Rice July 18, 2009 at 10:20 am
Its amazing to me how you Libs avoid seeing reality. The Ricci case was a pure and simple case of racism. The Republicans did a good job of revealing her multiple personalities. She is an liberal activist that will do anything to further the affirmative action agenda, even for the unqualified. The African- Americans were not qualified in New Haven and that’s why they couldn’t pass the test. Its pretty amazing that a dyslexic passed the test and African American couldn’t. And there were many committees devoted to finding or creating an unbiased exam based solely on a person’s knowledge as a firefighter. I think there needs to start being some conservative judicial activism to counteract the liberal nightmare that liberals have forced on U.S. citizens.
jeff July 19, 2009 at 4:58 pm
These idiots were just putting on a show. They will confirm sotomayor. They have to play the good cop bad cop routine.
Tony2Real July 20, 2009 at 9:08 am
Reality is that Sotomayor is a proud Latina making advancements not only for the hispanic community but for any minority in this country. Now people paint her to be this ghetto ass puerto rican but reality is you will never catch her in the BX drinking a 40oz with Hell Rell on weaks ave…but some of these racist Republicans probably drink beer all day sit at their plantations shooting off gunz…How do they claim she is pushing the affirmative action agenda when she has earned everything fairly that she has achieved..She certainly did not get anything handed to her
PIMPJUICE but my momma call me Tyrone July 20, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Its okay America is changing everday. Here comes generation X
Dae-Hyun Kin Ph.D July 20, 2009 at 7:56 pm
who elected these clowns…oh thats right ignorant white people!
Louis November 3, 2009 at 6:30 am
hmm. i wonder why white people supposedly “control” every thing. theory of evolution strong survive. in a world that was created by smart people that WANT to excel its only fair that they control things. if black spanish or anyother race was supposed to be in control they would have won that right. so with all due respect fuck you. the only reason racism is such a big issue now days is because people cant let it go. im sorry if your ancestors were slaves. my great aunt was raped by a black man. OMG BLACK PEOPLE ARE RAPIST. see my friend it just makes you sound stupid.
frank white July 21, 2009 at 1:52 pm
teresa rice = uninformed dud
A look at Sotomayor’s record will reveal that she ruled AGAINST affirmative action seekers 8 times, and FOR it only once (Ricci).
Educate yourself.
SuperJunior October 11, 2009 at 2:10 am
Very good!!!;D I love it so much!!!
And I found a very good online shop,I want to share it with you.
http://www.wholesale4ebay.net
This webstie can supply UGG,Supra,ED Hardy,GHD and so on.
Email:faithgeng@yahoo.com