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Politics & Crime 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…

July 17, 2009 | Permalink | 13 Comments
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Politics & Crime John Brown: Who Will Lead The GOP Into Irrelevance?

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In his weekly column, rapper John Brown'the self-proclaimed “King Of Da Burbz”'will be offering his insight into politics and current events to the Complex readers. Check out “Politickin With John Brown” every Thursday.

After eight grueling years of destroying various aspects of our country, the GOP is finally destroying itself. The country’s cultural landscape has shifted in a way that has Republicans fabricating heroic anecdotes, embracing ebonics and scrambling for a leader. Hella entertaining. I’m sure there’s some competition for Obama out there, but if so, I haven’t seen anyone. Most that have emerged only reinforce confidence that a Democratic majority will have a dynasty not seen since the days of Roc-A-Fella. Now we all know that Joe The Skinhead and Sarah Pipeline are gunning for that number # 1 spot. But let’s look at some of the other potential leaders who could drive the GOP even deeper into irrelevance…

March 5, 2009 | Permalink | 2 Comments
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