June 1, 2009

Republicans Continue to Attack 'Justice J-Lo'

Republicans continue to struggle with Obama's decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the Supreme Court. On the one hand, they claim that Sotomayor is a racist who is only being nominated because of her gender and ethnicity. On the other hand, right-wing Republicans continue to race-bait Sotomayor.

The latest to join the bandwagon is Debbie Schlussel, who called Sotomayer 'Sonia from the Block' and 'Justice J-Lo'. Schlussel feels that Obama chose Sotomayor for the "sole reason" that "she shares the life story of J-Lo, Jennifer Lopez."

Another right-wing kook, Pat Buchanan, continued his rampage against Sotomayor. He is now calling on the US Senate to "stand up for the white working class" and vote against Sotomayor.



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2 comments:

  1. A.SmithJune 2, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    Why are they getting away with calling her this stuff? That's so ignorant it's not even funny.

    I'm so done with trying to understand this extra tomfoolery with these crazy-ass people.

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  2. UnknownJune 2, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    A. Smith - I think that they use their rhetoric like a dog whistle. Most of us can't hear it ... but, they want their redneck audience to hear it clearly. I figure that we need to keep the light shining on them. Roaches tend to scatter when the light is shined on them...

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