Comments on: Withers: Senator Inhofe calls new justice a racist

By: Ramón

Ramón — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:21:28 +0000

“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.”

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:07:16 +0000

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.

By: Ramón

Ramón — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:27:33 +0000

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.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:08:02 +0000

gurls and girls …I’m not racist… I just get tired of the poor me I’m Latina …and it was Withers et al that brought up the Latina argument. If you are going to hide behind the poor me I’m Latina ,,,, then expect to be confronted on that issue.
Next time talk about a Soto as a person not a Latina woman……what does Latina or woman have to with what she does?
How do those things make her uniquelly qualified to do her job. Stop making a big deal out of that crap and I’ll stop making a big about it too!

By: yodafriend

yodafriend — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:04:10 +0000

@Bruce, I’m a white male. I definetly disagree with your views of “people of color” are racist to you. Nobody, needs to apologize to you. You may need to read the article several times over, before you let the crap seep out of your mouth. “Oh, poor me, I never get what I want, because I am white”. Please grow up, before posting on here again. Throughout history, America has been run by rich,racist,white men. Now that you’re starting to see color in the White House, you want to throw out the racist cards. I voted for Barack Hussein Obama, and I’m still damn pleased that I did. Although he hasn’t completed all of his promises, I still have faith in him. All of the people on this site that berade President Obama, are probably 98% white. So now, keep your mouth closed, and stick to just reading.

By: Ramon

Ramon — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:06:36 +0000

I stand by my comment; you incorrectly classify Latinos as racially separate from what you perceive to be your origins. Sweeping monolithic classification has historically been an argument for “otherness” from xenophobes.

I don’t owe you an apology.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:25:04 +0000

Withered…. you account for 20% of the comments on yor own column LOL

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:14:51 +0000

Boys, gurls and bottoms….. please read my comments again; then think about what I said and then you may apologize for your rude inappropriate comments!

By: Raymond H. Clark

Raymond H. Clark — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:01:44 +0000

Has anyone considered the notion that a latina woman who grew up in the projects in abilities just might HAVE a broader range of experience and understanding than an pampered, privileged, conservative, rich, white male, which is what the Court has mostly been populated with since the Founders?

By: Ramon

Ramon — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:31:22 +0000

It’s impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument, but here goes:

Bruce :”Just because this person is a latina woman does not mean that she is not sexist towards men and racist towards whites.”

How MANY times does it have to be stated that Latino is NOT a race?? Are you of the Polish race, the Irish race, the English race, or the dense and ignorant race?