re: #168 Thanos

The more the R’s choose to dwell on the race comment, the more we lose purchase and sway with average Amercans, so I don’t know why folks are doing it, you are really just serving the left when you do that.

Not only is it a losing issue, it’s based on a selective misreading of her statements and ignores the many times that she’s qualified and even renounced those particular out of context words. This is what she said today:

Sotomayor said she does agree with O’Connor and that, although personal history helped shape a person and their view of the world, that experience cannot trump the law. The confusion, she said, was caused by a poorly worded speech. In her speech, she said, she attempted a “rhetorical flourish” on O’Connor’s words, but that play on words didn’t work.

“My play fell flat,” she said. “It was bad.”

As she said earlier, Sotomayor said she was just trying to inspire young Latinos and to let them know that their personal backgrounds had real value. Sessions said he remained unconvinced.