Posted on 05/28/2009 5:32:25 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, has a blunt and even testy side, and it was on display in December at an argument before the full federal appeals court in New York. The case concerned a Canadian man who said American officials had sent him to Syria to be tortured, and Judge Sotomayor peppered a government lawyer with skeptical questions.
“So the minute the executive raises the specter of foreign policy, national security,” Judge Sotomayor asked the lawyer, Jonathan F. Cohn, “it is the government’s position that that is a license to torture anyone?”
Mr. Cohn managed to get out two and a half words: “No, your hon — .”
Judge Sotomayor cut him off, then hit him with two more questions and a flat declaration of what she said was his position. The lawyer managed to say she was wrong, but could not clarify the point until the chief judge stepped in.
“Why don’t we just get the position?” he asked.
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[T]o detractors, Ms. Sotomayor’s sharp-tongued and occasionally combative manner — some lawyers describe her as “difficult” and “nasty” — raises questions about her judicial temperament and willingness to listen. Her demeanor on the bench is an issue that conservatives opposed to her nomination see as a potential vulnerability — and one President Obama himself carefully considered before selecting her.
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In the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, which conducts anonymous interviews with lawyers to assess judges, she has gone from generally rave reviews to more tepid endorsements in recent years, with some lawyers saying that she is a “terror on the bench” who “behaves in an out of control manner” and attacks “lawyers for making an argument she doesn’t like.”
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The Slimes put this out to deflect the charges of racism. Sotomayor is a racist and believes racist ideas. This story will be used as a foil to what’s really wrong with her nomination. They will say, “She’s got a sharp tongue. But, other than that she’s brilliant.”
I'm beginning to amaze even myself.
This nomination gets more disturbing by the day....many have stated publicly that this selection is a direct reflection of what Obama truly is and what his agenda is about.
I mean, really, can ya find a Puerto Rican chick from the Bronx who doesn’t have a “sharp tongue?”
And a sexist. She didn't just say white, she said white male.
Well, by targeting males — she insulted fewer people. That’s showing some nuance.
Ah, if we can't call folks racists for their opposition, let's call them sexists. The beauty of a "two-fer".
Ah, so John Bolton just had a sharp tongue...
She sounds more like a Lawrence O’Donnell than a Federal judge...never let someone with whom you disagree get a word in edgewise.
Just what we want in a Supreme Court Justice, eh!
Personally I think she is a taco shy of a combo plate
really awful word-picture, al.
Maybe the diehard libs see her as their Harriet Miers - a mediocrity who is not liberal enough and not smart enough to be one of “their” SCOTUS judges.
Cue Rosie Perez and her 200 decibel nasal shriek in “Do the Right Thing.” Eeek!
“If temperament was reason enough for Dems to oppose John Bolton, then surely it’s reason enough to oppose a Supreme Court nominee”
Oh you silly one, did you forget democrats have a double standard. There IS a difference between what dems and repubs can do.
Good. Get the info out before the public and let public opinion turn against her. Judging by her own statements, a white man could not be guaranteed a fair trial before her. As such, she should not be a judge on a lower court and certainly not a Supreme Court Justice.
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