well, they didn't waste any time, let the games begin.




Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court Nominee
By Jeff Zeleny
President Obama will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as his first appointment to the court, officials said Tuesday, and has scheduled an announcement for 10:15 a.m. at the White House.

Ms. Sotomayor, 54, will be the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court if her nomination is approved by the Senate.

The president reached his decision over the long Memorial Day weekend, aides said, but it was not disclosed until Tuesday morning when he informed his advisers of his choice less than three hours before the announcement was scheduled to take place.

The president narrowed his list to four, according to people close to the selection process, including Federal Appeals Judge Diane P. Wood of Chicago, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Solicitor General Elena Kagan.

In what may be her best-known ruling, Judge Sotomayor issued an injunction against major league baseball owners in April 1995, effectively ending a baseball strike of nearly eight months, the longest work stoppage in professional sports history, which had led to the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years.


Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court Nominee - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

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Well, it might be better than Napolitano.

Get ready for leftist racism.

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BIO: Judge Sonia Sotomayor - Presidential Politics | Political News - FOXNews.com

Why does it matter what country her parents came from? Can she even offer some insight into the law and hispanics?

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threads merged.

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This should stay in breaking news....

Anyway she also ruled against a town that threw out the fireman exam sonce too many WHITES passed it and not enough "minorities"....

The town wanted to promote minorities over the whites since and the test got in its way.

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Judge Sotomayor has impressive experience at both district and appellate level. She also has drawn positive attention from BOTH parties.

Obama picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court - White House- msnbc.com

That quote is a sentiment that both conservatives and civil libertarians should respect. However, given the political temper of the times, I expect some opposition to her appointment to arise.

Well first they could have done their homework but I suspect this is just the usual we will see as the msm starts the drumbeat; she will NOT be the first Hispanic on the SC if confirmed.

I think her decision ala the Ricci decision is off, way off. But I won’t conclude my opinion and stance based on one decision, that’s unfair. I will do some homework and come to an informed opinion.

Some surface statements caught my attention-

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praising her as "an inspiring woman" with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely.

She has never forgotten where she began," said Obama, who praised Sotomayor for her "wisdom accumulated from an inspiring life's journey."

Uhm so? Is this a qualifier for service? But thats just Barry being Barry I guess....

As far as- Sotomayor is a self-described "Newyorkrican"...so I guess Scalia can now be the ‘Jersey Sicilian Vesper’.

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let us know when you get informed.

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Given that this is an Obama nominee, the question needs to be asked: DID SHE PAY HER FUCKING TAXES???

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

Cardozo was the descendant of Portuguese Jews who came to America in 1740, via the Netherlands.

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Inaccurate. The relevant issue in that case was whether the test results were relevant in gauging whether someone in the fire department merited a promotion.

The conclusion was the test was flawed. . .

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According to Wikipedia, Cardozo was of Portuguese Jewish ancestry. I wouldn't classify that as Hispanic, but it sort of points out the artificiallity of the "Hispanic" classification that people in America today have come to accept as a reality. Hispanic, of course, includes a range of racial backgrounds, and a couple dozen nationalities, many of which self-distinguinsh among themselves. So, an Argentinian of German ancestry becomes included with a mestizo of Mexican background, with a full blooded Indian of Guatemalan background, with a mulatto (or whatever the PC term is today) of Puerto Rican background, with a Cuban of pure Spanish background, etc. However, I don't believe it includes Brazilians, and certainly not Portuguese from Portugal, though in theory it could include someone from Spain. I've also heard that "Latino" on the other hand does include Brazilian, but not Spanish. What's interesting is that the whitest neighbors on my block are Brazilian. They have three little blond kids.

uhm I am sorry does the preclude him from being hispanic? or wait, we'll make a new yardstick

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Sure, the leadership of both parties is pretty liberal. Quite often, Republican Presidents themselves pick liberal justices, Democratic Presidents NEVER pick anyone BUT the most hardline liberal judges. Souter was appointed by a Republican.

Uh... it most certainly does.

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