Subscribe to Breaking NewsWithers: Senator Inhofe calls new justice a racist
I’m stealing this from Ta-Nehisi Coates, who got it from fellow Atlantic Monthly writer Andrew Sullivan, who picked it up from Think Progress’ Ian Millhiser. Not exactly six degrees of separation but close enough for this morning. Here is Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe coming to the support of former Sen. Trent Lott, when Lott said if the country had elected a segregationist for the White House we would have avoided so many headaches (like the Voting Rights Act).
“In an effort to honor the life and service of Strom Thurmond, Senator Lott made some comments that he probably wishes he had phrased differently. I do not believe Senator Lott meant to be malicious or racist with the comments he made. I believe he was merely honoring a great American on his 100th birthday [...] I do not believe he harbors racist sentiments in his heart.”
A few days ago, when talking about now Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Oklahoma senator had this to say:
“There is no other way you can interpret [Sotomayor's "wise Latina" speech]. She thinks that a woman with her experience can make a better conclusion than a white male – and to me, I consider that racist.”
Oh and by the way, Inhofe is certain of what is in Sotomayor’s heart even though he never talked to her. This logical dissonance is no surprise because the senior Oklahoma senator has made a career of kookiness for votes (no wonder he loves him some birthers).
Inhofe also gets tongue tied when the topic comes close to LGBT stuff . Who can forget this line in 2006 during the Federal Marriage Amendment debate?
“I’m really proud to say that in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
Oklahoma brothers and sisters: what’s the deal with your elected officials?
Bruce scribbled : “Next time talk about a Soto as a person not a Latina woman……”
Her surname is Sotomayor, as in Cristóbal de Sotomayor (died 1511 in Puerto Rico), son of Don Pedro Álvarez de Sotomayor and Doña Teresa de Tavora, Count and Countess of Camiña, NOT Soto.
Perhaps you were thinking (ha!) of Hernán de Soto; he never set foot in Puerto Rico. Hernán de Soto arrived in América in 1514 – not before.
Learn some American history, Bruce.
Ramo…. there was no America perse in 1511; therefore what ever happened in PR at that time is NOT part of American History!
In fact nothing that went on in PR prior to it’s affiliation with the USA is NOT American history.
Ramo… your reakin insecurity is not attractive.
Ramo I typed, there is NO scibbling going on here.
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” Marcus Tullius Cicero
Bruce “typed” – “your reakin[SIC] insecurity is not attractive.”