Archive for July 16th, 2009
More Defending the “Wise Latina” Comment
6:50 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Politics|race · 1 Comment
16 Jul 2009In the past two days of confirmation hearings, Sonia Sotomayor was made to “clarify” her now infamous “wise Latina” statement countless times. Yesterday afternoon she went up against Republican Senator from Texas John Cornyn in yet another attempt to quiet the accusations of racial bias (see video above). While she is totally not owning the statement, she wins the battle of rhetoric here and Cornyn is clearly grasping at straws. Score one for Sotomayor.
After the jump, video of Sotomayor defending the statement to Senator Patrick Leahy (D) of Vermont on Monday.
Ricky Ricardo Evoked at Sotomayor Hearing
6:48 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Politics|race · 1 Comment
16 Jul 2009From my sickbed yesterday I was able to catch some of the Sotomayor hearing (thanks, C-span!) and it didn’t disappoint. I mean it did disappoint if you were looking for a hearing that didn’t include unfounded accusations of “bias”, but in terms of WTF moments, it really performed. But one moment that has me baffled was this: a pop culture reference made by Senator Tom Coburn (R). Coburn quoted I Love Lucy character Ricky Ricardo while questioning Sotomayor. Have a look:
Was this racist? Did he evoke the quote because Sotomayor is Latina? Or is it just the Senator’s “silly” style? Without being too much of a conspiracy theorist, I’d err on the side of yes, this was yet another potshot at Sotomayor’s Latino heritage. Consider the source.
BTW, today’s hearings start at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and you can catch them online at C-SPAN.
Via / HuffPost
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