Limbaugh: Sotomayor's 'Wise Latina' Comment Worse Than George Allen's 'Macaca'

So, Rush Limbaugh is hopping mad about Sonia Sotomayor! I know, I know, dog bites man and all, but he's got some specific grievances. Seems that Sotomayor's "wise Latina" comment is so much more terrible than that time Virginia Senator George Allen called Indian-American Jim Webb volunteer S. R. Sidarth "macaca." Let's put the two statements side by side, to hold them in judgment!

SONIA SOTOMAYOR: Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, a possibility I abhor less or discount less than my colleague Judge Cedarbaum, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging. Justice O'Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases. I am not so sure Justice O'Connor is the author of that line since Professor Resnik attributes that line to Supreme Court Justice Coyle. I am also not so sure that I agree with the statement. First, as Professor Martha Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

GEORGE ALLEN: This fellow here over here with the yellow shirt, Macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent. He's following us around everywhere. And it's just great. We're going to places all over Virginia, and he's having it on film and it's great to have you here and you show it to your opponent because he's never been there and probably will never come. [...] Let's give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia.

Why can't anyone give George Allen any credit for his moving Oration On "Uhm...I Meant 'Mohawk' Didn't I? Didn't That Kid Have A Funny Haircut Or Something? Macaca? That Doesn't Sound Like Something I Would Say."

Anyway, Rush is all agog and aghast:

LIMBAUGH: So Russ Feingold: A couple of words that Sonia Sotomayor said taken out of context. You mean, like, macaca? George Allen saying macaca -- we heard about that for weeks and months as the Washington Post and the Democrats sought to destroy Allen; he'd been a congressman, a governor, and a senator.

Sotomayor's comments are much worse than macaca; and they're frequent, and they are long-held. You see how this race thing works, folks. If you're a liberal, nothing you say can be held against you.

[LISTEN]

Oh! I guess Audra Shay is a "liberal," now!

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Comments

[mooface]

I didn't listen to the audio, but I read the article, and I agree that the "wise Latina" comment is worse than the racial slur, given the positions and consequences that can come from each. Sotomayor is a judge, someone who's supposed to be unbiased and use the facts given to her in order to reach a logical conclusion on whether or not someone has broken the law and how they should be punished. The fact that she thinks she's more qualified due to her race and gender indicates that she lets those facets of her influence her decisions in court, which are supposed to be unbiased.

Allen was just racially insensitive to someone. Big deal.

[Jia Bei]

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[rockinroll]

We all know if Rush doesn't like you - you must be doing something right!

[sheputstheLinPAIN]

As I read his words the cinematic picture in my head is the guily guy being dragged out of court, yelling at the jury of his peers.

[walleymr]

taken out of context, or put in context, what she said isn't worse; but his is still juvenile

[old lady]

How fast would he (and his 1st fishwife Alaskan counterpart) fall into obscurity if the press would PLEASE stop fawning over their every burp and hiccup. I long for the day when I could wake up and find them in the "whatever became of..." articles.

[StillMadMatt]

With every breath youll pray for death. Slayer!!

[Whinger]

Even a fool may be regarded as wise when he remains silent.

[NJProgressiveIndie]

I hope Limbaughs vocal chords FAIL...

[Troutboi]

What would a P ig head know anyway?

[findingavoice]

Ah, Scalia, Roberts, Thomas, and Alito? Of course a wise Latina woman would be a better advocate on the court than those guys, no question.

[LMPE]

Rush Limbaugh has corroborated Sonia Sotomayor's comment.

[mikesw]

This poor man!

Mr. Limbaugh. Your story of victimhood has touched my heart!

Never before have I met a man who has born such injustice as you have.

Please accept this post as a sign of my sincerest sympathy.

[klondiker]

Actually, the American Public is pretty good at deciding what is and is not offensive. The reason why the macaca thing got so big was because the video went viral - it wasn't Democrats or even MSM who were pushing it. It was ordinary everyday people who found Allen's remark to be offensive and made the video viral.

Sotomayor's comment has been making the rounds for weeks now, and it is not even close to generating the same controversy because people are thinking, "Yawn. Nothing to see here." The only people who are outraged seem to be conservative pundits.

[jalowe1957]

May I have a tube sock and some duct tape to shove into his big mouth?

[Robinsong]

Get your own and I'm ahead of you in the line!

[nellie]

I notice Rushbaugh didn't have any problem with Alito saying that his Italian heritage would help him in forming his opinions on the bench.