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Sotomayor on Tape

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Daria Emmons5/29/2009 2:34:30 pm PDT

re: #190 OldLineTexan

I am less than thrilled with her, which is not surprising.

OTOH, I have no problem with this discussion going on until she is confirmed.

As far as the other things: it will always be necessary to multitask.

I guess I look at this as one of distinction: do conservatives in general examine Sotomayor’s record? I think we all should examine her record as something newsworthy.

But should we be attacking her as a “racist” or a “sexist” or “unqualified”? I think it is only productive to do so if there is evidence of that - and a few comments she said is not true evidence of this. Labeling her racist only harms conservative credibility.

I want to again clarify - we absolutely should be quick to examine Sotomayor’s record, but slow to judge whether she is a bad justice. I think some conservatives, including Rush Limbaugh, and Newt Gingrich, have been far too quick to label her a bad justice with little evidence.