Comments | flowerzenith: OH, HELLO SEXISM/RACISM/BUTTHURT

flowerzenith

OH, HELLO SEXISM/RACISM/BUTTHURT

May 26, 2009 17:29

All I've heard all day is guys talk shit about Sonia Sotomayor - how Obama "should have picked the most qualified person for the job instead of a token woman/minority."

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kuro_nyoko May 26 2009, 23:50:29 UTC

I think the conservatives are just all butthurt because Obama will steal the Hispanic vote, the largest minority vote in the country, by nominating a Hispanic. They're worried, too, that she's going to be an "activist" judge. God forbid someone has some progressive opintions. And for the record, I think it's a crock of shit that they're complaining that she's unqualified. Ugh, they were saying the same about Obama. I think she's a great choice.

kuro_nyoko May 26 2009, 23:51:46 UTC

Scratch that, Obama already has the Hispanic vote. The conservatives are worried they won't be able to win it back in the next election.

flowerzenith May 27 2009, 03:07:55 UTC

From the looks of it, they have a lot of work to do to win ANYONE back in the next election.

heartonsea May 27 2009, 01:24:37 UTC

Here, here!

heartonsea May 27 2009, 01:24:52 UTC

or is it "hear, hear!" I don't know...

savvy_sleek May 27 2009, 02:34:22 UTC

Every time a minority judge has been nominated critics claimed they lacked the 'intellect' for the job. Racist much?

flowerzenith May 27 2009, 03:04:57 UTC

And in her case, add the sexism and it's double the bullshit.

colormywaffles May 27 2009, 03:26:41 UTC

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS. SO MUCH THIS.

I agree with a lot of the comments above -- I think that this nomination has DEFINITELY gotten the Republicans worried that there's really no hope for getting the Hispanic vote back from Obama as far as anyone can tell right now. With Sotomayor's nomination, the challenge to create hype on the Republican side of politics is going to be much greater than it was before.