Repuke senator makes Ricky Ricardo (racist) reference ... media crickets ...

[zbdent]

what they're focusing on:

http://news.aol.com/article/franken-perry-mason-joke/573756

[MADem]

1. The Perry Mason exchange was great! Nothing to get angry about....

"Ricky" has been finger wagged for his "tin ear," so it's not like that went unnoticed, either:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/15/coburn-evokes-ricky-ricar_n_233555.html

Calling Coburn out for this might be going too far - those who know him say he often speaks like this - but it was hard not to notice his inflection and choice of words. At the very least, it suggests a tin ear - particularly when speaking to a woman who would become the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.

Yvette Melendez, a Glastonbury, Conn., woman attending the hearing, said she winced inwardly when Coburn made his comment but did not feel offended.

"I personally did not think it was appropriate," she said. "But I'm sure he said it as a joke."

[Xipe Totec]

2. Coburn is a joke, and he did say it, so yes, he said it as a joke... n/t

[Chipper Chat]

3. Never mind that Sotomayor is PR while Ricardo was CUBAN.

Like the "wise latina" comment, Coburn's attempt at humor "fell flat."