Conservative Hypocrisy on Race & Sotomayor

Informed Comment by Juan Cole | Jul. 15, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) The tactic of congressional conservatives, of portraying Sonia Sotomayor as a reverse racist for her ?wise Latina? comment, has so many holes in it that you could make a Swiss cheese sandwich with it. First of all, her statement about the wisdom gained by members of oppressed and discriminated-against groups didn?t have anything to do with race. It had to do with belonging to oppressed and discriminated-against groups. The thesis that if you have that ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Racism, U.S. Supreme Court
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 15, 2009 - 4:17 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 15, 2009 - 8:53 AM PDT

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Joel Kulenkamp
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 by Joel Kulenkamp - Jul. 15, 2009

Their chronicle of Lindsey Graham is a real smoking gun!

Then there was the conservatives’ support for Strom Thurmond, who ran on an Apartheid platform for president in 1948, blaming all America’s problems on social ... More »

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 15, 2009

Insightful commentary on claims of racism raised by conservative Senators during Judge Sotomayer's confirmation hearings. The author makes a reasonable point that these reverse claims seem unfounded and hypocritical, citing historical cases of conservatives supporting people like Charles Pickering or Strom Thurmond, whose behavior is widely considered to be racist.

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 15, 2009
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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 15, 2009

First of all, her statement about the wisdom gained by members of oppressed and discriminated-against groups didn’t have anything to do with race. It had to do with ... More »

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