During the 1970 Senate debate over Richard Nixon’s nomination of G. Harold Carswell to the US Supreme Court, Mr. Carswell was characterized by his opponents as a mediocrity. (Now, admittedly, considering who Obama has foisted off on us mediocrity looks pretty good.) Nebraska Senator Roman Hruska took to the floor of the Senate to defend the nominee:
“Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they, and a little chance? We can’t have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos.”
What was sort of funny at the time has actually happened, in spades. David Souter and Anthony Kennedy have been valiant and indefatigable champions of mediocrity since joining the court.
At one time, the Supreme Court was divvied up by race and ethnicity. We had a Jewish seat, then a black seat (this seat also served as a representative of the lazy and the mediocre when Thurgood Marshall held it, but it is now vacant because Clarence Thomas is not a liberal), and a woman’s seat. For a short while there was a Catholic seat, but now it is hinted that there are just too many Catholics on the court.
The nomination of Judge Sotomayor represents a natural evolution in parceling out Supreme Court seats. Rather than the so 1970s criteria of race and ethnicity, her role on the court will be to ensure that bigots and racial supremacists have adequate representation.
She’s off to a rousing start. She’s a member of a racialist group, the Council of La Raza, she has extolled her own ability to render “better” judgment because of her sex and ethnicity than a white male (aka, the guys who brought you Western Civilization), and she has ruled that race not trumps competence in civil service promotions. The future of bigotry seems to be in safe hands and Senator Hruska, unbeknownst to himself or anyone else at the time, has been revealed as a prophet.
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The real racists are now in power
avgamerican (Diary) Saturday, May 30th at 3:02PM EST (link)Imagine having a whole generation of people that hate our country and culture suddenly come into power over us. That is what we have. Our culture has been labeled as racist by those that have been trying to destroy America idealism. The liberals have chosen to ignore the civil war, the civil rights movement, and the dominant voices of Americans that fought and triumphed over racism. Now those that still cry racisim are those that are the racists. The racist judge, Sotomeyer, La Raza, Louis Farakan, ACLU, Jeremiah Wright,etc.
Your column very accurately describes the state of our country. I’m sure there are those on the Obama side that would find a place for Alqeada under the Equal Rights Amendment too.
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Questions I'd like to ask at Sotomayor's Congressional Hearings
deweyfromdetroit (Diary) Saturday, May 30th at 6:49PM EST (link)“Judge Sotomayor, would you say that a wise black woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Latina woman? How about a wise black man? Where might he fall in your spectrum of ‘good conclusions’? How about a wise Latino man? And I guess I’m also curious as to how you think an Asian woman might stack up.
I have a couple other questions here.
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Michael Steele says stop 'slammin and rammin' on Sotomayor
katesmith (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 12:35AM EST (link)He is quoted saying this on Bill Bennett’s program Friday morning, 5/29, per a WaPo blog by Sargent. That members of his party should rejoice in her selection as ‘historic.’ If they object, he says, do so on substantive grounds other than her ethnicity. The blog doesn’t say if Steele himself had anything substantive to impart. Instead of attacking others on the right, why doesn’t Steele just say, I think x, y, and z would be valid areas of concern. Attackers like Steele never have any ideas, they just park their Trojan Horses and sneak out of town.
yes, so... the problem is....
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 12:47AM EST (link)You think we should be saying “she isn’t qualified because she’s Hispanic” is that your strategy? I think this another case of just looking for something to criticize our leaders over/on… We’ve been on it in another Diary (FP: Moe: Lindsay Graham Wounded By SoSo’s Comments”) you’ll probably come across….. It is NOT that they aren’t criticizing her, it is that some of these “comments” are blown out of proportion and taken out of context….
The woman is a Racist, Sexist, Class-ist (as well as Class-less), Liberal Activist from the Bench, and everyone knows it… There is PLENTY to challenge her on in those regards, including her rulings and how some have been REVERSED, and her being Latina indeed has NOTHING to do with it and isn’t needed in the arguments/discussion… THAT IS ALL HE AND SO MANY OTHER REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING….
The key give-away in your Post: “PER A WAPO BLOG” really… That is the source?!?!? And you don’t think it didn’t play you like a fiddle into attacking Republicans rather than focusing on how pathetic SoSo is?!?!?
If you listen to these things IN FULL and first hand you’ll see they are criticizing SoSo….
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I was going to defend Kate but...
speciallist (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 12:57AM EST (link)you’re right JLD…..we all know about Steele….
we could sit here all day and bash Repubs, but no…
Time to Focus on this terrible pick for SCOTUS and Barry’s bad decisions…..and Watch out tomorrow ….
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I forgot to add where I agreed with you
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 1:01AM EST (link)I share your frustration at their desire to be “polite” and answer the questions they are asked and not just be evasive like Democrats answering what they would have preferred to be asked rather than what was….. Regardless, there will be people distorting anything said and the “sound-bites” that get Republicans to focus on the infighting narrative…. and we keep allowing it to work!!!
I think you just missed that He does say some of those things, but it is NOT in the interest of the MSM to bother to play anything other than the HYSTERICAL… er… I mean…. HISTORICAL BS the WH puts out….
She IS NOT the first, but don’t plan on ANY media outlet including Fox to bother to go into the FACTS….
They should be very SHORT and say (like you suggest) Race is irrelevant what is is X, Y, and Z……. Like you said…. They have to stop being so polite and just give real short Q&A’s that give the MSM bits to pick and choose from…. As they have been!
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“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
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Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
How about these "substantive grounds" Mr. Steele?
TNJim (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 12:57AM EST (link)Would she qualify as a juror, let alone a judge?
And just what about that “racist charge” against her?
Oh, btw, how is her life story any more compelling than that of Clarence Thomas anyway?
we all agree with that...
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 1:11AM EST (link)but that is NOT what any MSM is going to allow the narrative to be…. especially if WE do not stay focused on what the proper narrative should be….
We must keep on pointing out how flawed and a failure SoSo is… She should be IMPEACHED from the Bench, not promoted… But that is how Liberalism works, the worst get passed up the ladder!
Kate has an appropriate “concern” but I just think she was unwittingly duped into the wrong discussion by that WAPO BLOG. I’ve allowed myself to be suckered into it… so I’m not trying to be mean….
And I cannot say anything more on it… or I allow the distraction to continue.
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Agreed, JLD
TNJim (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 1:42AM EST (link)Just trying to help Kate out myself. And as far as how “flawed and a failure SoSo is” I offer one more link for Kate, and possibly Steele, to peruse:
From Deborah O’Malley at Heritage.org
I view the Wash. Post as an Obama press office
katesmith (Diary) Monday, June 1st at 3:24AM EST (link)I may have left the impression that I rely on the Washington Post or any of its blogs for news or opinion which I don’t. I just happened to see the Steele quip and it happened to be on that site–which was filled with predictable left wing comments. I despise the Washington Post. I did not assume they gave a full and complete summary of Steele’s comments on radio. He may have put forth some good ideas. What most of the world will see is that Steele used hip, slang language to criticize other Republicans and that he sold the nominee as ‘historic.’