Comments on: Sotomayor’s Misguided “Brown vs. Board of Ed” Response

By: JR

JR — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:56:01 +0000

When a judge says something THAT inane, racist, and stupid, it ought to not only disqualify her (or him for that matter) from being nominated, but every decision she has ever made should be nullified.

And Professor Schweikart is so right on; the democrats as a whole have NEVER promoted civil rights in any way. They see minorities as dependent, ignorant herds just like they did before the Emancipation Proclamation.

By: ecotim

ecotim — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:16:16 +0000

I have known and dated New York Latina’s (cuban, and Puerto Rican) none were wise at all, their decission were poor (after all they chose to date me ). No really the ones I dated I would not give that much power to. Turst me.

By: Ilion

Ilion — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:47:03 +0000

“Wise” Latina woman: “First, as Professor Martha Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, 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.”

So, “wise” is a meaningless term? But she is, nevertheless “wise?” Because she’s a “Latina woman?” (And isn’t “Latina woman” redundant?)

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:30:21 +0000

after reading the full quote from her I got the feeling that she thinks that a wise latina woman isn’t as smart as a white male, but she hopes they are