***HEADS UP*** President Obama Introduces Sonia Sotomayor as Nominee for Supreme Court

[jefferson_dem]

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[Raine1967]

1. Danke! eom.

[JayMusgrove]

2. What? a woman? an Hispanic woman? raised in poverty?

Not another white guy from the burbs?

I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked.:sarcasm:

[CatWoman]

4. I can see Scalia throwing shit at the tv set

:rofl:

[jefferson_dem]

9. Well, he's routinely surrounded by it, as spewed from his various orifices.

So he has heaps of shit to throw.

[CatWoman]

3. she's pretty short, isn't she?

:)

[CBR]

8. She sure is... at 5 foot 2 I appreciate being represented.

She looks gorgeous.

[Clio the Leo]

11. lol +1! NT

[ecstatic]

16. yep nt

[CatWoman]

34. same here

:)

[Katha]

5. Not that this has any bearing on her qualifications

but she's quite pretty, isn't she? :-)

[jefferson_dem]

12. LOL! Exactly what I thought...

Ooooh...la...la...

Sorry, folks. Male Moment.

[Clio the Leo]

13. ... even prettier than I was expecting.....

.... lol, I guess Youtube videos just dont do you justice.

... pardon the pun.

[ecstatic]

6. I love this pick!!!!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. CSPAN is most reliable...

http://www.cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx

[Clio the Leo]

10. At the risk of being sexist and superficial....

.... future Jusitce Sotomayor is just lovely!

[Kahuna]

15. Now that YOU mention it, she sure is looking pretty spiffy. I didn't

want to be perceived as being sexist though. :hippie:

[Clio the Leo]

36. lol, well I am probably ok on the sexist part....

... as we all know if he'd chosen a man and I thought he was hot, I'd tell everyone that too lol

Speaking of which .... HELLO Mr. Vice Hottness!!! Meow!!!

[Kahuna]

43. Me too! I love hot men and never fail to give them their due..

and their hubba hubbas.. :fistbump:

[Dawgs]

24. She has a beautiful and generous smile.

I love it.

:hi:

[BeyondGeography]

14. She's humble

Very appealing.

[MADem]

17. I love it when he "does what I tell him to!"

:rofl:

Seriously, I was hoping for a woman of Spanish language heritage, and he delivered!

It's about time that, ethnically, a quarter of the country gets a little respect. To say nothing of over half the population of female citizens!

[Kahuna]

19. I agree. Today is another great day for America...

:patriot:

[Clio the Leo]

18. lol @ "you know, she was first nomianted by a Republican...." NT

[ecstatic]

20. lol. He's good nt

[onehandle]

21. He said that she has more judicial experience than any current SCOTUS member at their selection.

Good luck killing this one, GOP.

[Clio the Leo]

22. "Judge Sotomayor SAVED BASEBALL!!!"

... which get huge applause..... well what more reason do you need? Give her a Medal of Freesom along with that nomination!

[ecstatic]

23. I love how Obama pronounces country names nt

[Clio the Leo]

25. Yep .... dont you love how we're all now saying....

... "PAK-ee-Stahn."

[ecstatic]

27. LOL. I still don't. I can just picture my friends/fam rolling their eyes

if I tried to use an ethnic pronunciation. LOL!

[onehandle]

26. Another Catholic on the Supreme Court.

That should make some DUers heads spin.

LOL!

[ecstatic]

29. how many total? nt

[onehandle]

31. This will make SIX OUT OF NINE!

And yet Roe vs. Wade stands.

Pro-Life GOPers are suckers.

[ecstatic]

37. Interesting. I'm happy she was picked

but hopefully Obama's next pick will introduce religious diversity into the mix as well. Maybe a woman atheist.

[Clio the Leo]

41. Darn it! When are all of us WASPS gonna get our fair shake...

... HA!!! :sarcasm:

[onehandle]

49. Back of the bus, Protestants!

Catholics have the court!

Or should I say the Pope has the court!


:evilgrin:

[BeyondGeography]

28. Barack has her all choked up

Me too.

[Kahuna]

30. I'm all choked up now...

Sniff :cry:

[CBR]

32. Tears in my eyes. What a tribute to her mother. nt

[BeyondGeography]

35. That did Biden in...he can barely keep it together up there

A soulful bunch...great to see.

[Clio the Leo]

38. ... awww, I missed that, gotta rewind. NT

[Jennicut]

54. I saw that. She gave such a great statement about her Mom. I was ready to cry too.

Joe was so enthusiastic to her ever her speech, LOL.

[Clio the Leo]

33. Can you imagine what it must be like.....

... to stand on National Television while Barack Obama tells the world how wonderful he thinks you are?

I'm jealous much!

[ecstatic]

39. Is the blonde on Fox News going off script?

She is gushing over Sonia! I forgot her name, but I love tuning in to Fox on days like this!

[Clio the Leo]

42. What is this "Fox News" you speak of?

I know not of it.

[chimpymustgo]

44. OMG - I checked her out. "Summa cum laude from Princeton - that's HARD to do!" LOL

[chimpymustgo]

40. "An only in America moment", says Whittaker on MSNBC. Stirring and inspiring.

Ooh, Rev Al is in the house!

[underpants]

45. DAMN! I went with the long odds pick in the pool

[CBR]

46. Ugh... Turley is jealous. nt

[jefferson_dem]

48. One-note Jonathan has found another song - "Sotomayor is an intellectual lightweight."

[Graybeard]

47. Toobin on CNN: "The face of a new America."

Yep Jeff, the times they are a changin'.

[Kahuna]

50. Delete...

I was thinking of Schneider.

[ecstatic]

52. That reeks of code speak nt

[Kahuna]

53. At first I thought so too. But then I remembered that Toobin was and

I assume still is, very pro-Obama. If it was Schneider, I'd think it was code speak.

[Raffi Ella]

51. wow...I LOVE her.

You know when Hillary lost the nomination THIS is what I focused on, The Presidents ability to appoint a Supreme Court Justice.

Since then Barack Obama has won me over a thousand times over but THIS is what got me through the worst of it; knowing that President Obama was a good man and would appoint an equally good person to the bench.

He did that and more. I am very happy today. Thank You President Obama.