Inhofe: Sotomayor Is a ‘Racist,’ But Strom Thurmond Is A ‘Great American’

[RandySF]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/05/inhofe-sotomayor-racist/

Interestingly, while Inhofe is convinced that the first Latina nominee to the Supreme Court is consumed by racial animus, he had very different things to say about a fellow Southern white conservative. After former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) claimed that America would have avoided “all these problems” if it had put a segregationist in the White House, Inhofe quickly came to Lott’s defense:

“In an effort to honor the life and service of Strom Thurmond, Senator Lott made some comments that he probably wishes he had phrased differently,” Inhofe said. “I do not believe Senator Lott meant to be malicious or racist with the comments he made. I believe he was merely honoring a great American on his 100th birthday, but I believe he is right to apologize for the words he used. Racism of any type must not be tolerated.

“Many have been quick to criticize Lott, but few have been quick to accept his apology. I do not believe he harbors racist sentiments in his heart. He has apologized and appropriately clarified the meaning of his statements. I believe we should accept his apology and move forward.”

[SalmonChantedEvening]

1. He also thinks Bobby Orr is the greatest quarterback in NBA history.

:silly:

[VWolf]

6. It's true! I heard him say it.

He followed with: "Did you see that 3-point slapshot he knocked over the wall?"

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. inhoff isn't worthy of scrubbing Sotomayor's toilet.

[MrScorpio]

3. His logic is simple:

Merely being of a minority race automatically makes one racist, yet racism against minorities is the privilege of the white man.

Welcome to "America", baby

[opihimoimoi]

4. Ienhoff is a jerk and a Dufus...

[rustydog]

5. Hey, Inhofe..

You need to learn when to sit in the corner quietly and ponder your navel.
The way your GOP is going, you should be in the corner pondering until oh, 2016.

Until then, please try vocal restraint..you do your constituents, your district and yourself no good when you open your mouth.

[NJmaverick]

7. What a shock a Republican with double standards

who would have thought