Comments on: Powerline’s Che Sotomayor joke underscores GOP dilemma: Opposing nominee without alienating Latinos

By: Todd Dugdale

Todd Dugdale — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:42:53 +0000

We should expect a lot more of this “joking” as pundits, politicians, and Party leaders attempt to walk back from the brink of disaster in the coming months.
Public statements, columns, blog posts, interviews, etc. will all be “revisionised” and re-cast in a humorous light, with the inexorable charges of “libs” not getting that person’s wacky sense of humour.

By: Che = Compliment

Che = Compliment — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:58:12 +0000

“Che’s life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory.” — Nelson Mandela

By: jonerik

jonerik — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:33:23 +0000

I don’t know if Sotomayer deserves to be appointed or not. But if the right wing had any brains, they’d wait until the nomination process began and some actual facts about her views or decisions came out. idiots like this Paul Mirengoof are falling over one another to be first in being possibly proved wrong. How do they know Sotomayer is secretly not one of them?

By: Proud Marxist

Proud Marxist — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:33:50 +0000

I wish she was Che Guevara in robes.

These corrupt oligarch pigs need a firing squad – not a bailout.

By: Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:19:53 +0000

Right, a “friend” said it. And the friend is anonymous, just in case it comes off as racist. She could be Ho Chi Minh in robes, Trotsky in robes, but it’s pure chance the joking friend picked a Latin American. Sure.

If anyone wants an example of racism dripping from the blog post, look at Michael Goldfarb saying, “…Obama seems to have the views of a 21-year-old Hispanic girl…”. The context is he quoted something Sotomayor wrote when she was at Princeton about the university neglecting Puerto Ricans and Chicanos. Obviously anything said by a “21-year-old Hispanic girl” ought not be taken seriously. He also could have said Obama has the views of a 21-year-old if he wanted to imply immaturity. But no. That the 21-year-old is Hispanic and a girl seems to be the operative parts.

The amazing thing is even knowing their racism plays poorly, and they could just not bring up race, they can’t help themselves.

By: MN guy

MN guy — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:54:49 +0000

Aw go ahead and shoot yerselves in the feet again! You won’t need Hispanic voters, women, blacks or any other minorities, y’all got Rush and Karl, and Dick and about 200 other red meat eaters who are all registered neat and proper. Why I bet you could hold next year’s convention in Cheney’s bunker!