Re: Reprinted from Hufington Post:The GOP’s Mischaracterization of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

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Re: Reprinted from Hufington Post:The GOP’s Mischaracterization of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

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Re: Reprinted from Hufington Post:The GOP’s Mischaracterization of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

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Re: Reprinted from Hufington Post:The GOP’s Mischaracterization of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

way2go — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:08:49 -0000

An interesting debate occurred on Rachael Maddow's show tonight (July 16) between Pat Buchanan and Rachael. I don't agree with most of Buchanan's politics but as a debater I think he was on his game. It's just my observation but for one of the few times I can remember I think Maddow was out-maneuvered. She even got flustered a few times and came close to losing it.

Buchanan claims Sotomayor only got into Princeton because of affirmative action. He cited the Ricci case as proof of reverse discrimination and denounced Sotomayor's appointment by Obama as strictly racist for nominating her.

Personally, I don't believe someone's grade point average should be the sole criteria for getting into college nor should it be the sole criteria on written tests that measure a prospective job applicant's ability to perform that job. Some jobs require a lot more physical skill than mental, nor is judgment something you can measure numerically on a bell curve. Buchanan feels otherwise and of course that's his argument -- grades and written tests determine all.

Maddow did a poor job of defending Sotomayor other than asking Buchanan, "Isn't America better off with a female, Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court?" The fact is, Sonia Sotomayor may not have had the best scores out of high school for admittance to an elite Ivy League school. She did, however, graduate with honors. Too bad Rachael missed so many opportunities.

Who is to say that Ricci, who has dyslexia and needed extra preparation in order to take the fireman's test, was better qualified to carry a heavy hose up a 30-foot ladder, put a passed out smoke-asphyxiated body over his shoulder and climb back down to safety better than a non-white fireman? Maybe he might have had to struggle just to pick up a garden hose. But, that probably wasn't on the test anyway.

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