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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Gingrich: Sotomayor ‘racist,’ should withdraw nomination — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Rush Limbaugh isn't the only one calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Newt Gingrich is, too — and he's demanding that Obama's pick to the Supreme Court withdraw her nomination. — On Twitter, Gingrich pointed …
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Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Rove: Attending top schools doesn't mean that Sotomayor is smart, but it proves that Bush is. — During a debate at Radio City Music Hall last night, former Bush adviser Karl Rove claimed that Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor was “not necessarily” “very smart.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates:
About That “Wise Latina” Statement — It's worth looking at the whole speech, and at least considering the statement in context: … I think we can immediately dispense with the crazies who think this statement should disqualify Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.
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The Huffington Post:
White House Smacks Gingrich For Calling Sotomayor A Racist — The White House hit back at Newt Gingrich on Wednesday for a twitter post made by the former House Speaker accusing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor of being a racist. — Early on Wednesday, Gingrich put up a post …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DISGRACED FORMER LAWMAKER REFUSES TO GO AWAY.... The lead story on CNN's political blog right now: … I see. The disgraced former House Speaker, who hasn't served in public office for over a decade, and has no relevance or influence in the Senate at all, wants to see Judge Sotomayor withdraw.
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Tancredo: Sotomayor ‘Appears To Be A Racist’ — Last night on MSNBC, former Republican House member Tom Tancredo declared that Judge Sonia Sotomayor “appears to be a racist” and indicated she would only be confirmed because she's a Hispanic woman: … Tancredo also called Sotomayor …
Wookie / Media Matters for America:
Conservatives react to historic Supreme Court nominee by smearing Sotomayor as “racist,” “bigot” — SUMMARY: Numerous conservative media figures have misrepresented remarks Judge Sonia Sotomayor made during a speech at Berkeley in 2001 to smear her as a racist and a bigot.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Justice Sam Alito on empathy and judging — (updated below) — As is true for any Supreme Court nominee, there are many legitimate questions to raise about Sonia Sotomayor, but the smear attacks on her as some sort of “identity politics” poster child — which are still being justified largely …
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Ryan Powers / Think Progress:Gingrich Calls On Sotomayor To Withdraw Because She's A ‘Latina Woman Racist’
Wall Street Journal:The ‘Empathy’ Nominee — Is Sonia Sotomayor judically superior to ‘a white male’?
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:Parody? — Are The Hill — and anti-Sotomayor operative Curt Levey …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
EXCLUSIVE: Sestak Intends To Run For Senate — Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) is privately telling supporters that he intends to run for Senate, TPMDC has confirmed. — “He intends to get in the race,” says Meg Infantino, the Congressman's sister, who works at Sestak for Congress.
Mark Krikorian / The Corner:
It Sticks in My Craw — Most e-mailers were with me on the post on the pronunciation of Judge Sotomayor's name (and a couple griped about the whole Latina/Latino thing — English dropped gender in nouns, what, 1,000 years ago?). But a couple said we should just pronounce it the way the bearer …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE.... One of the low points in the right's criticism of Obama during the presidential campaign came in October, when some conservatives started complaining about the Democrat's pronunciation of “Pakistan,” with a soft “a.” — The National Review's Mark Stein complained …
Johanna Neuman / Top of the Ticket:
Biden talks Irish poetry, gets in a dig at Obama's teleprompters at Air Force Academy — On Tuesday, he did the economic recovery thing, touting the environmentally friendly jobs that President Obama's $787-billion stimulus package is creating. — Then, as the Ticket reported Tuesday …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
It's Not About Bill — Bill Clinton loves to shop. On a March day in an elegant crafts store in Lima, the Peruvian capital, he hunted for presents for his wife and the women on his staff back home. He had given a speech at a university earlier and just came from a ceremony kicking off a program to help impoverished Peruvians.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Once Considered Unthinkable, U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look — Levy Viewed as Way to Reduce Deficits, Fund Health Reform — With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage, some Washington policymakers are taking a fresh look …
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Wendy Kaminer:
Sotomayor and Sisterhood — Sonia Sotomayor is either an injudicious advocate of identity politics or candidly realistic about the possibility of entirely objective decision-making. “Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences ... our gender and national origins …
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Supervisor Asks Woman To Take Down American Flag — UPDATE: Hospital Says Woman May Re-Hang Flag (Read More Below) — MANSFIELD (CBS 11 News) ― Is it okay to show your patriotism at the office? — For one Arlington woman, the answer was “no” after she hung an American flag in her office just before the Memorial Day weekend.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Majority of Americans Continue to Oppose Gay Marriage — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views on same-sex marriage have essentially stayed the same in the past year, with a majority of 57% opposed to granting such marriages legal status and 40% in favor of doing so.
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Mike Boehm / Los Angeles Times:
Photos show President Barack Obama as Barry the freshman — Lisa Jack took pictures of the future president when he was an Occidental College student. — A public that wants to know everything about Barack Obama can thank Lisa Jack for a glimpse of what the future president …
John Taylor / Financial Times:
Exploding debt threatens America — Standard and Poor's decision to downgrade its outlook for British sovereign debt from “stable” to “negative” should be a wake-up call for the US Congress and administration. Let us hope they wake up. — Under President Barack Obama's budget plan, the federal debt is exploding.
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