Comments on: Judge Sotomayor: ‘I Feel Fine’ After Fall

By: arkie vet

arkie vet — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:48:35 +0000

Paul Wall –”she will be of crutches by them. i guess Rush must have said she wasn’t qualified and so you repeat it. why don’t you do some of your own research. it’s not hard to do. she has been a federal judge and a federal appeals judge for over a decade, a distinguished legal scholar, a law professor. but you want the white guy with no experience, ROFLMFAO!”"– I did do some research.. apparently you did not.. so, I’ll let you in on what I found. She has had 60% of her lower court opinions elevated for appeal (thats about double the normal rate) She has had 4 of her decisons overturned by the supreme court in the last ten years.. Not too good for someone who is now nominated to be ON the supreme court. She has been chastized by higher court judges for “poor writing skills” in her decisons on numerous occasions. She openly discussed the role of judges while lecturing a college audience and eluded to a judge’s ability to “set policy”. her comments regarding teh ability of a Latina woman over a White male are seen by many as racist and preudicial.. two traits that one certainly would not want in a supreme court nominee..
Face it.. if this were a republican nomination, they would never even make it to the confirmation hearings.. but we are all supposed to simply sit back and revell in her “amazing life story” and pretend that her lack of experience and poor track record does not matter..

By: Oonogil

Oonogil — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:13:52 +0000

First she trips over her words, now she trips over everything. This is just a slight of hand to get sympathy and to direct attention away from the real issues such as her fitness to sit on any court.
Has she explained why she thinks she’s a better judge than a white man or why she thinks it’s okay to “set policy” from the bench? I’m more interested in that than how she fell or how bad she really needs those crutches.

By: Dr. Linda McLean

Dr. Linda McLean — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:41:15 +0000

I think Palinroxs and these others are crazy. What do you want on the Supreme Court –Rush Limbaugh? Wasn’t lazy George Bush enough of a disaster to set us back 20 years.
Go to Alaska and join Sarah looking at Russia from her back yard.

By: Chuan Wong

Chuan Wong — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:24:26 +0000

I think this liberal need to learn how to walk before learning how to think, have a nice fall, see you next trip.

By: Jaylah

Jaylah — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:09:34 +0000

Good lord, somebody go out and buy this woman a pair of flats! High heels and crutches don’t go together. Ask me how I know! :)

By: Percy

Percy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:01:43 +0000

Re, Posting by: Paul Wall | Jun 8, 2009 3:43:42: “… but you want the white guy with no experience…”
People keep bringing up experience, experience, experience and how much Judge Sotomayor has. Some of these same folks – I will bet – several months ago, claimed experience did not matter. But, then, the choice was for president. Oh, well!

By: just sayn

just sayn — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:48:24 +0000

If a man fell and broke his ankle, he’d be crying of pain, asking for prosac, cancelled the rest of his appointments for the day and been rushed to the hospital. She just gets up, says “whatever” and gets on her flight.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:18:56 +0000

I hope Tina Fay does a hilarious skit about her falling like Chevy Chase used to do about Pres. Ford on SNL.

By: Milton

Milton — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:54:21 +0000

Now thats a trooper.

By: Tendergroin

Tendergroin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:45:38 +0000

A minority and a disability: she’s a shoe-in now.