Mother Jones: Why the GOP Can’t Sink Sotomayor
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Opinion
In a post today on MotherJones.com, Stephanie Mencimer writes:
“For the past month, Republicans have done their best to tar and feather President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. There’s been talk-radio griping about her now-infamous ‘wise Latina’ speech, charges of reverse racism, and lots of disparaging of “empathy” for the little people.
“But despite [...]
Tags: gop, Mother Jones, republican, tephanie Mencimer
Ruling on Ricci Case and Sotomayor
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Media Coverage
In a statement issued today on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision on Ricci v. DeStefano, Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron said that the “majority’s opinion ignores our nation’s history, rejects precedent, overturns the judgment of local government officials and makes it more difficult for employers to take voluntary steps to break down barriers to equal employment.”
“Continuing [...]
Tags: afj, alliance for justice, MARGE BAKER, NAN ARON, people for the american way, pfaw, RICCI V. DESTEFANO, supreme court
