Sotomayor Surprises Sessions

[RandySF]

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/07/14/sotomayor-surprises-sessions/

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), seeking to discredit Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s judicial philosophy, cited her 2001 “wise Latina” speech, and contrasted the view that ethnicity and sex influence judging with that of Judge Miriam Cedarbaum, who “believes that judges must transcend their personal sympathies and prejudices.”

“So I would just say to you, I believe in Judge Cedarbaum’s formulation,” Sessions told Sotomayor.

“My friend Judge Cedarbaum is here,” Sotomayor riposted, to Sessions’s apparent surprise. “We are good friends, and I believe that we both approach judging in the same way, which is looking at the facts of each individual case and applying the law to those facts.”

[Hepburn]

1. Mega pwned! n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

29. +1

[myrna minx]

2. I am really impressed with her.

:applause:

[mzmolly]

30. As am I.

She's doing a fabulous job so far. :hi:

[myrna minx]

31. Hey Molly!

We finally have a second Senator. :toast:

[mzmolly]

33. Fabulous

isn't it? :D

[pinto]

3. Ha! Good answer.

:kick:

[boobooday]

4. Damn, I turned it off because Sessions was pissing me off

Sounds like I missed the good stuff!

[Spazito]

5. Oh my! I love it!

Judge Sotomayor is certainly impressive in this hearing, both on her responses to genuine questions regarding constitutional issues and her responses to racist creeps like Sessions. There is no question she is going to be an positive addition to the Supreme Court!

[old mark]

6. She is an extremely intelligent, tough and capable person. A

limited little shit like sessions is playing way out of his league with that wise Latina....


mark

[lyonn]

10. It was damned inspiring watching her let Sessions babble on

Sometimes she wanted to answer him and he'd cut her off. How dumb is that? She is the most impressive SC nominee I have ever seen. Why are there not more like her out there?

[Jennicut]

18. She is very impressive. Obama picked well.

[Critters2]

22. Not only is she brilliant in terms of her knowledge of the law,

but she knows how to handle these asshats, wiithout letting them suck her into their crap. She's amazing on several levels. Obama knew what he was doing when he chose her. She'll be great on the court.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. bet Judge Cedarbaum gave Sessions a stern stare

wonder if she'll be questioned by anyone in the blogosphere later (I've given up on MSM)

[suffragette]

11. There's follow-up in the article in the OP

Cedarbaum agreed.

“I don’t believe for a minute that there are any differences in our approach to judging, and her personal predilections have no effect on her approach to judging,” she told Washington Wire. “We’d both like to see more women on the courts,” she added.

Also, interesting background there on her connection to Sotomayor and Sessions.

Brief and well worth reading.

Huge fail for Sessions.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

14. Thanks for heads up

I'm at work, manning phones, so usually don't go to links--but will check this one out.

[spanone]

8. did deputy dawg's jaw hit the floor? dumbfuck

[Critters2]

23. Deputy Dawg!

:rofl:

[Skittles]

38. here's how he looked when Sonia was kicking his ass

[Critters2]

39. !

:rofl:

[Caliman73]

9. Damn I wish I could have seen that. Stupid work gets in the way of my life!!

I would love to have seen his face.

[Enrique]

12. life imitates "Annie Hall"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpIYz8tfGjY

[DeltaLitProf]

13. She must have seen Annie Hall

There's a scene in Annie Hall when some fevered ego case is bloviating about Marshall McLuhan while standing in line behind Woody at a movie theatre. Woody says, "You have no idea what you're talking about," and goes behind a cardboard display to bring out THE Marshall McLuhan, who says to the man, "I have heard what you've been saying here and I have to say you know nothing about my work at all." Woody turns to the camera then and says, "Don't you wish sometimes you could actually do that?"

[philosophie_en_rose]

15. !

[Cognitive_Resonance]

16. Ha Ha. Sessions is way out of his league. nt

[Cognitive_Resonance]

17. They don't know when to stop digging.

Loving it, but the political tone deafness is amazing. Non-stop destruction of the Republican brand. Let the meltdown continue.

[PretzelWarrior]

19. nice!

[gratuitous]

20. Memo to Sessions

Stuff your words into corpses. Living people have an annoying tendency to say you're full of shit when you try to speak for them.

[Klukie]

21. Ha Ha...

A little history between the two as well (Cedarbaum and Sessions that is). From the blog.....


In 1986, Cedarbaum and Sessions were both nominated to the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan, and were members of the same orientation class for future judges. Their paths then diverged, however. Cedarbaum was confirmed, but Sessions nomination floundered over a controversy surrounding comments he made involving the Ku Klux Klan and the NAACP

[noiretextatique]

35. and this racist POS

dares to suggest that sotomayor racist :argh:

[Cognitive_Resonance]

24. Do you think Sotomayor might have lost Sheets Session's vote with that response? nt

[Critters2]

25. I missed this exchange, and would give my eye teeth to see the video! nt

[blogslut]

26. Sa-Weet!

Very nice.

[Ignis]

27. How'd that Gotcha Politics work out for you, Sessions?

Not so well, I guess. :rofl:

[Cybergata]

28. Sotomayor is one smart lady!

The whole racism thing is so ridiculous. Those who keep pushing it keep ignoring the facts. I keep yelling: "LOOK AT HER RECORD."

[thelordofhell]

32. Next time Sessions should get Robert Ludlum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnAhSzb4gY

[subcomhd]

34. a wise latina, indeed

K&R

[eppur_se_muova]

36. Well, it's true that Sessions is kind of easily surprised ...

but it was still a GREAT rebut. :D

[ProfessorPlum]

37. OMG how perfect is that - I immediately thought of Annie Hall/Marshall Mcluhan too

and was delighted to see others remembering that as well.

That is just too good. To see incompetence, laziness, and ignorance caught in its own stupid trap. Just delightful.

[Blue_Tires]

40. Sessions is a piece of shit

i'll be glad when his day in the sun is over...