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WHAT JEFFREY ROSEN HATH WROUGHT

  • ‘SONIA SOTOMAYOR IS DUMB’ WATCH: Sen. John Ensign’s turn! “Throughout the confirmation process, I will work with my colleagues and thoroughly review Judge Sotomayor’s record to make sure she has the right intellect and understands the proper role of a judge — to interpret and apply the written law, not to decide cases based on personal feelings, politics or preferences.” [Washington Independent]


4:11 PM on Tue May 26 2009
By Jim Newell
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  1. Custerwolf says at 4:17 pm, May 26th, 2009

    “Right intellect” - isn’t that an oxymoron?

  2. BlueStateLibtard says at 4:17 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Ha ha ha, John McCain is going to judge a woman on her “intellect!” Well, if he interviews her the way he interviewed Sarah Palin, Sotomayor can look forward to maybe two minutes tops where he asks what her name is and how many kids she has, and then says, “OK, honey.”

  3. The Lucky Republican says at 4:20 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Look folks, Republicans are right to question the President’s nomination this time. I mean, who nominates a housekeeper to be a Supreme Court justice anyway?

  4. Gorillionaire says at 4:21 pm, May 26th, 2009

    If they had the senate vote today right now, it would not be any different that a vote taken after 14,000 hours of confirmation hearings. Also Ben Nelson will vote “no”.

  5. Paterlanger says at 4:21 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Making sure she “understands the proper role of a judge — to interpret and apply the written law, not to decide cases based on personal feelings, politics or preferences.” Meaning, she mustn’t decide cases using her spicy Latina Uterus.

  6. Bruno says at 4:21 pm, May 26th, 2009

    SHE DONT BE KNOWING WHAT THE JUDGEING THING IS BECAZE SHE IS NOT A REAL MERICUN AND DERFORE INTELECTULLY NOT SOOPIERIORS

  7. SwanSwanH says at 4:22 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Speaking of intellect and judgment, from Ensign’s Twitter page…

    “Just saw the premier of Night at the Museum 2. All the stars were there. It’s better than the first one … very creative, funny lines.”

  8. RoscoePColtraine says at 4:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    I’ll be satisfied if she would just anglicize her name. So-to-my-yor. How the fuck am I supposed to even pronounce that shit.

  9. nappyduggs says at 4:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Really? She is astoopid? Not for nothing, but if there is a more obvious reference to the effect of the god-issued hemorraghic fever that takes hold of a passionate latina’s home-growed, ethical brown brains once every mensa, I have yet to see it. O.my.stars.

  10. Dramatist says at 4:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Dog whistle to the right wing - Latina ladies (Red Sonia) are not as smart as White pretty boys (Johnny Roberts)?

  11. BlueStateLibtard says at 4:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Who will be the first Repubatard to inadvertently ask her if she does laundry? Boner? Cantor? McCain?

  12. Bruno says at 4:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    I WANTS TO SEE HER CERTIIFICATES OF LIVE BRITH BECAZE PORTO RIKO IS NOT A STATE AND TEREFORE SHE IS UNNATURALLY BORNS

  13. azw88 says at 4:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    The Lucky Republican: ummm.. GWB did. Everyone knows that White House Counsel is just a maid with a law degree that cleans up the President’s messes.

  14. proudgrampa says at 4:25 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Custerwolf: Totally off topic: thanks for the b-day wishes yesterday. Made my day.

    And yes, “right intellect” is an oxymoron. Kinda like “military solution.”

    And Ensign’s intellect is right up there with, oh, Dubya and the rest of the LOSERS…

  15. magic titty says at 4:26 pm, May 26th, 2009

    BlueStateLibtard: You sure you mean John McCain?

    Anyway, that’s some wild shit being uttered by Ensign. WILD.

  16. Hooray For Anything says at 4:27 pm, May 26th, 2009

    What the fuck is this whole “not smart enough” meme. How the fuck do Republicans know and how are they going to prove that she meets the vigorous intellectual standards of a party that doesn’t believe in Evolution? What are they going to do, ask her to take her LSAT’s again? Put her on “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” Or will they go all “Slumdog Millionare” with her, ask her a bunch of law questions and if she answers correctly, waterboard her to make sure she’s not cheating?

  17. WadISay says at 4:28 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Ugh, 60 days of the Republicans trying to prove she got her summa cum inside a pinata. Kill me now, please.

  18. nappyduggs says at 4:29 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Custerwolf: Too true, too true. I just peed myself a little upon reading that.

  19. Custerwolf says at 4:29 pm, May 26th, 2009

    proudgrampa: I hope you had a wonderful day of celebration. Yesterday was also my wonderful siter’s birthday.

  20. Noodle Salad says at 4:31 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Becuz the party of Sarah Palin, Harriet Miers, and John “Debating the war emboldens our enemies” Ensign knows a lot about smartiness. Also.

  21. edgydrifter says at 4:34 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Stupid? Yeah, probably. I hear that Yale place is a regular diploma mill.

  22. DoctorCulturae says at 4:34 pm, May 26th, 2009

    I didn’t think about it, but the confirmation/carnival process may yield some very juicy racist remarks from our wingnut brethren. Pleeze for to have gooood youtube vids and/or audio. Lot’s o’ cowpies for them to step in. If someone haz teh smarts they’d start a site to ring up the sweet-sweet dingers from doz whacky southern white boyz & galz. To wit: Summer blogger heaven.

  23. Bearbloke says at 4:36 pm, May 26th, 2009

    proudgrampa: Hey Grampa - how old are you now, 50? 51?

  24. Country Club Jihadi says at 4:38 pm, May 26th, 2009
  25. sarcasticusername says at 4:39 pm, May 26th, 2009

    aww isn’t it sweet to see republicans being so consistent about their professed love for intellectualism?

  26. iwillsavethispatient says at 4:43 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Presumably, he’ll be quizzing Maria on kittens and whether she knows her limits, not the gold standard.

  27. Harriet. Myers.

  28. DangerousLiberal says at 4:55 pm, May 26th, 2009

    “understands the proper role of a judge — to interpret and apply the written law, not to decide cases based on personal feelings, politics or preferences.”

    Dear Asshat:

    How did that civics class work out for you in high school? Apparently not so well. And that gig in vet school didn’t exactly expose you to careful, uh, jur-es-prood-nce, did it?

    Anyway, thanks for your ultimately useless and ill informed opinion. Know that if you uttered this in Poli Sci 101, you’d be laughed out of the room. Also: you’d flunk. Dumbass.

  29. Mustang says at 5:05 pm, May 26th, 2009

    “Dumb Watch.” Excellent. Just excellent.

  30. Varchar says at 5:10 pm, May 26th, 2009

    It’s very important that women judges know their role.

  31. Tommmcatt says at 5:17 pm, May 26th, 2009

    TGY:

    Bwahaha win. I had forgotten about that.

  32. bored with gravity says at 5:17 pm, May 26th, 2009

    “…to make sure she has the right intellect…” - not unlike the serious intellectual testing that Republicans put Clarence Thomas through.

  33. Lionel Hutz Esq. says at 5:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    RoscoePColtraine: It’s pronounce “Ayres.”

  34. DoctorCulturae says at 5:23 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Yes oh yes oh pretty please, for to let the white boys prolong the dumb meme. Also.

    And can you imagine what is going on in Scalia’s psyche today? Methinks he is one sour grouchy-puss.

  35. Custerwolf says at 5:26 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Custerwolf: Wow - I must have had a mini-stroke. That comment was lamer than Joe Klien. Sorry proudgrampa.

  36. Custerwolf says at 5:27 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Custerwolf: And sorry Joe Klein for spelling your name wrong.

  37. Mr Blifil says at 5:42 pm, May 26th, 2009

    IOW we are going to ask condescending slime ball questions peppered with the appelations “honey” and “sweetie” in order to get this fiery Latina to go fucking ballz-out ballistic on national television. DEMOCRACY!

  38. Mr Blifil says at 5:44 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Custerwolf: You obviously doughnut have the rite intellectaul.

  39. V572625694 says at 5:44 pm, May 26th, 2009

    proudgrampa: Or “sports journalism,” or “Republican integrity,” or “Harry Reid’s courage.”

  40. proudgrampa says at 5:45 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Bearbloke: 58. I know, that’s REALLY old!

  41. proudgrampa says at 6:02 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Custerwolf: No worries. I was having fun trying to figure out whose b-day you were referring to: your sister’s, your sitter’s, or (I know how much of an animal lover you are), your setter’s. Hmm?

  42. GreyPanter says at 6:39 pm, May 26th, 2009

    Right, a Vice President can have a degree from six community colleges in Cowtown, USA, but a Supreme with an Ivy summa cum laude needs to impress Republicans with her intellect.

  43. Captain McAwesome says at 9:55 pm, May 26th, 2009
  44. Bruno says at 1:30 am, May 27th, 2009

    edgydrifter: Did she go to the real Yale, like Coultier went to the real Cornell?

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