Posted by
Arik on Sunday, July 12, 2009 6:28:29 PM
"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
Let's accept this statement at face value and assume that it is true.
In modern society' hyper-charged, racially-motivated political atmosphere, would a "wise Latina" have chosen to make this statement?
Since Sotomayor is obviously Latina, and not likely to let us forget it, the emphasis here should be on her wisdom. How STUPID did she have to be to make this statement, given the modern state of racial politics, and, given that she actually DID make the statement, numerous times, what does that say about her wisdom?