However, there was no way Sotomayor could get deep enough into the issue to do any good. The whole thing was simply a way to manufacture something out of nothing so that Republican's could rile up the angry white male voters.

It's a shame (or is that sham) really.

So you tell me what “race” I am, if that's so important to you…

What is your race Mr. Rodriguez? Or do you know? There are only five. Surely you identify with one.

You are so correct on both counts, and we can not stop trying (harder)

Thanks,

Dorian

Ask yourself this question Dorian. Why do so many people (including the Sotomayor's) want to live in our great nation? I will tell you why. Despite numerous mistakes in our past, America is the role model for the rest of the world because even if we don't have it completely right (racism) we try harder than any other country.

Thank you for not even attempting to argue the point of my comment – the difference in the treatment by the press of Sotomayor, a product of affirmative action, and Sarah Palin, a self-made woman of extraordinary achievement.

You did have a point about Sotomayor knowing two languages, but just as George Bush spoke both Spanish and English, I don’t think Obama is an idiot simply because he’s not bilingual.

The facts that you bring up, that a young Latina girl, daughter of poor immigrants, who couldn't even speak English, whose father had a third grade education, whose mother worked her rear end off to support her family, and who herself, through hard study, hard work, initiative, perseverance, true grit, has been able to rise up to possibly become a Supreme Court Justice in the United States of America, is the greatest tribute you could have given to affirmative action and to our nation.

Thank you again

Sarah Palin was unfortunate enough to be just another white girl from a middle class family. While people like Sotomayor were getting into Ivy League colleges with less-than-stellar scores, Palin was working her way through mundane schools. As the public sector competed for minorities to fill their self-imposed quotas, Palin was fighting the most well financed and entrenched political and corporate interests. As Sotomayor was appointed to ever higher office so that the politicians elevating her could take credit for their empathy to minorities, Palin was winning elective office on her own.

And yet, the media paints Sotomayor as a rags to riches, smart, scrappy Latina while deriding Palin at every turn.

There is no justice when liberal write history.

Sotomayor grew up among Puerto Ricans who settled in the South Bronx and East Bronx.

After her father died of heart problems, when Sotomayor was nine years old. Sotomayor started to become fluent in English—but apparently not fluent enough for some.

When did Palin become fluent in English? And how many other languages does she speak?

The gross hypocrisy is the difference between how the press and liberals treat these miscues as acceptable by Sotomayor, as opposed to the crucifixion that would ensue if Palin had said the same thing.

Wow, let's not even get started on not being “comfortable with the English language” I remember, a long, long time ago, a guy whose initials were GWB…

Keying off of the headline of this piece – “Sotomayor and Palin” – let’s contemplate the disparity of treatment the two receive.

In Sotomayor’s testimony, she has made numerous grammatical errors that reveal she is less than comfortable with the English language, especially the big words. Here are a few examples with the help of Rush Limbaugh’s transcript:

SOTOMAYOR: “ This first seven who are gonna be hired, only because of the (pause) uh, vagrancies (sic) of the vacancies at that moment.”

She wanted to say “vagaries”.

SOTOMAYOR: “Under New York law, if you are being threatened with eminent (sic) death or very serious injury –“

Imminent is the word that works.

SOTOMAYOR:” — is educate themselves. They build up a story (sic) of knowledge about legal thinking.”

Store of knowledge, Sonia.

SOTOMAYOR: “ All questions of policy are within the providence (sic) of Congress first.”

Province, Ms. Sotomayor. En Ingles, por favor.

Argue, rationalize, excuse or justify these verbal gaffs any way you want. The point of my comment is that if Sarah Palin had made any combination of these mistakes in a speech or interview, the media would be playing them 24/7 as evidence she was too stupid to function in society.

How can liberals be a party to such gross hypocrisy?

http://themoderatevoice.com/39552/sotomayor-and...