Sotomayor Surprises Sessions

[DrToast]

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), "seeking to discredit Judge Sonia Sotomayor's judicial philosophy, cited her 2001 'wise Latina' speech, and contrasted the view that ethnicity and sex influence judging with that of Judge Miriam Cedarbaum, who 'believes that judges must transcend their personal sympathies and prejudices,'" the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Sessions: "So I would just say to you, I believe in Judge Cedarbaum's formulation."

Responded Sotomayor: "My friend Judge Cedarbaum is here. We are good friends, and I believe that we both approach judging in the same way, which is looking at the facts of each individual case and applying the law to those facts."

Needless to say, Sessions looked surprised.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/07/14/sotomayor_surprises_sessions.html

Hehe. I need to see the video of this.

[DinahMoeHum]

1. Jeff Sessions (R=Dumbfuck, AL)

:evilgrin:

[zulchzulu]

2. Smack. Down.

Sessions is a complete buffoon.

[Clear Blue Sky]

3. It's all show. She'll be confirmed. nt

[Cha]

4. bigot sessions stepping into his own trap..

Oh, there will be a video!

[polmaven]

8. And I'll bet it will be on one or more

of the MSNBC nightly shows...Ed, Tweety, KO and/or Rachel will surely show it!

[SleeplessInAlabama]

13. I hope so

Throw some of Sen. Schumer's line of questioning in too...

[backscatter712]

5. PWNED!!!

Very nice!

Put Beauregard in his place!

[AlinPA]

6. How long will these hearings last before a vote for cloture for her acceptance vote?

[Ian David]

7. Can someone actually look surprised after so much botox? n/t

[DrToast]

9. Video inside

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PMksletDaA

[WI_DEM]

10. Snap!

[yellowcanine]

11. Sessions was playing the bully and laid himself wide open. Good for Sonia.

The best way to handle a bully is to stand up to him.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

12. Sheets Sessions experiences a Wiley Coyote moment

Something for him to stew about on his next nightride.

[question everything]

14. ..

:fistbump:

[eppur_se_muova]

15. Sun rises in morning (again!) -- needless to say, Sessions looks surprised.

Sessions is not exactly the go-to guy when the unexpected strikes.

[ShadowLiberal]

16. And I thought his comment about her not ruling the same as a hispanic judge was his worst moment

This tops his comment about Sotomayor not ruling the same as another puerto ricon judge on the same case proving how 'biased' she was.

[TokenQueer]

17. Ha

:spank:

[saltpoint]

18. Sessions is an air-conditioned racist.

I'm not entirely sure what that means, but it's working for me this morning.

Judge Sotomayor is a lot more fluid a personality, a lot more experienced in the legal sphere, and a lot more adaptable to circumstances.

Sotomayor is going to be confirmed. She will move into the History books, while Sessions pouts in the obscure corner.

[Kind of Blue]

19. It was a Priceless moment! n/t