Sotomayor Ads Hammer GOP Using Limbaugh "Bigot" Remarks

A progressive Latino organization is set to begin airing ads on Spanish-language radio attacking members of Congress over the nomination of Judge Sonia Stomayor. In order to stay out of Presente Action's doghouse, a member needs to denounce statements Rush Limbaugh has made calling the Supreme Court nominee a "bigot and a racist."

Reps. Adam Putnam and John Mica, both Florida Republicans, are the first two targets. Neither, according to the group, has denounced Limbaugh, despite requests to do so. Putnam is retiring in 2010 to run for statewide office.

The Putnam ad begins in Spanish, saying, "Sonia Sotomayor esta apunto de ser la primera latina y la primera puertorriqueña a servir en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos. Es un momento de orgullo para nuestra comunidad. Sin embargo, los lideres republicanos insisten en atacarla."

That is: "Sonia Sotomayor is set to be the first Latina, and the first Puerto Rican, to serve on the US Supreme Court. It is a proud moment for our community. Yet Republican leaders insist on attacking her:"

It then switches back to English to quote Limbaugh saying, "She doesn't have any intellectual depth. She's got a -- she's an angry woman, she's a bigot. She's a racist."

Back in Spanish, it tells listeners, "Eso fue el lider Republicano, Rush Limbaugh diciendo que la Juez Sotomayor es racista y prejuiciada. Esto es un insulto a todos los Latinos y Americanos. Le preguntamos al congresista Republicano Adam Putnam si denunciaría las palabras de Limbaugh. El se negó a responder. Pongamos alto al odio. Llame hoy al congresista Adam Putnam al 863-534-3530 y pidale que condene este language."

Or: "That's Republican leader Rush Limbaugh calling Judge Sotomayor a racist and a bigot. It's insulting to all Latinos and Americans. We asked Republican Congressman Adam Putnam if he would denounce Limbaugh's words. He refused to reply. Let's put a stop to the hate. Call Congressman Putnam today at 863-534-353 and tell him to condemn this language."

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee endorsed the ad and set up a page where people can help Presente Action keep it on the air -- DenunciaRush.com.

Comments

[S1m0n]

As arguments go, the "denounce this or I'll say you think the same.." is fundamentally unreasonable. Surely we've got better ways to support our positions.

[PINO]

why doesn't anyone question her membership about LaRaza???

[PINO]

La Raza

[jakiew]

cause it's a repub lie, made in their desperate , disgusting ,dishonest attempt to a regain power. they're criminals who should be in prison. there's nothing they won't do for power and money. look at our economy. when bush lowered taxes on the rich 8 years ago, that has caused us have a 700 billion deficit, not to mention the war for oil and their rich contractor friends. remember no bid haliburton. what more proof do somepeople need. are they brain washed or brain dead. what is it. i really want to know.

[Wydia]

Right on about the right! As someone said to me, the Repubs have made the seven deadly sins, the seven virtues; greed and lust being the highest on their list!

[rimofheaven]

Advocating Rush's comments is hypocrisy. I force myself to listen to this man because it helps in understanding where one side may be coming from, but the one characteristic about Rush that rings through loud and clear is that he - the face and voice of his party - is a bigot. Hypocrisy becomes him. This is the same man who once said that all drug addicts should be behind

[rimofheaven]

To advocate Rush's comments is hypocrisy. I force myself to listen to this man because it helps in understanding where one side may be coming from, but the one characteristic about Rush that rings through loud and clear is that he - the face and voice of his party - is a bigot. Hypocrisy becomes him. This is the same man who once said that all drug addicts should be behind bars.

[rosal]

The Repbs tent is getting smaller and smaller. No minority will support them, no progressive, no independent. That is why their supporters now are 22% of the country. What are they thinking? Are they welcoming extinction?

[wordvarc]

rovian doublespea­k...Limbau­gh describing someone of having no intellectual depth.

This school drop-out loudmouth shock jock accuses a graduate of the best schools in the US of being less intelligent than he!

[MarcusT]

Does anything demonstrate the hypocrisy of our system better than a bench full of rabid partisan senators explaining that there is no room for politics on the court?

[Cadillakin]

You said it, brother.. It's a farce.

[Anni-Frid]

These ads make no sense. Putnam and Mica are in the House, they don't even vote on Sotomayor's confirmation.

[doctorwang]

That doesn't make any difference. They are Republicans.... and Rushbo is their leader. They either agree with his comments, or need to denounce them.

[starkcr31]

How is he the leader? He's an entertainer and has no power.

[rich misty]

I asked you earlier today, since you know what "latinos" think, why they don't support Republicans. What was your answer again? Oh yeah, you told me it was something to do with the economy and where they lived.

In fact... You don't know anything about any minority culture. I have been listening to Spanish talk radio since this began.

[Chonfi]

How interesting!

Who's behind Presente Action? They have no problem asking for people's money but, why don't they say who they are?

About Rush Limbaugh's comments, the woman behind the "radio ad" states, "Éso fue el líder republicano...," which is incorrect Spanish. "Ése fue el líder republicano..." is the correct translation of the singular, demonstrative pronoun"that" (ése, masculine; ésa, femenine; and éso, neuter or aquél, masculine; aquélla, femenine; and aquéllo, neuter.)

How pitiful, the people behind the radio ad don't even speak Spanish correctly. Furthermore, the entire radio commercial was obviously written in English and then literally and poorly translated into Spanish.

Regardless, I am Hispanic and I agree with Rush Limbaugh one hundred percent!

[ocheeky1]

So what

[Cadillakin]

"Regardless, I am Hispanic and I agree with Rush Limbaugh one hundred percent!"

I think you are probably adopted...

[starkcr31]

Just because a person is a minority doesn't mean they have to blindly follow liberals.

[Cadillakin]

I think you are adopted.

[rich misty]

Actually, I was listening to Spanish talk radio on the Monday lunch hour after Newt went off on Sotomayor. It was the same weekend of the Tiller event in Kansas.

Spanish talk radio has been all over this, and the show host I listened to that Monday, tied Tiller in as well to the Republican ideology.

[MikeDarooky]

7% of all the votes in the 2008 election were cast by His/panics.

[Tommygun264]

Please cite your source.

[MikeDarooky]

Pew Hispanic Center - 2008 election

[ImaVeteran]

I never thought I would agree with Limbaugh!

[Tommygun264]

Why not? Your comments are filled with just as much bigotry and hate.

[starkcr31]

As usual you are referring to someone that disagrees with you as "bigot". You might want to try a more sensible way to discredit someone.

[lydiajean]

You are well informed by agreeing with him.

[floridafun]

the comments the neocons are on her about are very similar to what alito said about his own immigrant background. but that was ok because he is on their team. that my friends is prejudice.

[dwright]

Nice and very informative article by a very bright guy I happen to know:

http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/story/1603095.html

[buckeyedave]

The courtroom is no place for identity politics. Justice is supposed to be blind to race, sex, religion and all the rest. Being sympathetic to one group only makes you prejudiced to another.

[rimofheaven]

True. However, one sound bite should not be equated as the sum of person's parts. She is human, and so is every other judge blessed with the duty of applying the law.

[MikeDarooky]

If they are Big/ots like Sotomayer then they should be rooted out and ter/minated also!

[dwright]

Oh brother buckeye - yes in a perfect world justice is supposed to be blind. Has justice ever been blind in America - no - are we getting closer - we sure are trying.

[floridafun]

or likely more open to other peoples realities, not as excuses but as the cause of an effect.

[dphilip]

That is the goal...as long as those on the losing end are white males..

[DennisMM]

You have the power, you lose the power. Simple equation.

[Tommygun264]

So you opposed confirmation of Alito after he said whenever cases come before him concerning discrimination based on race or gender, he couldn't help but be influenced by the stories of how his own family members were discriminated against based on their ethnicity and gender in his confirmation hearing? And did you oppose Clarence Thomas after George H.W. Bush announced he was nominating Thomas because of his empathy?

Didn't think so.

[starkcr31]

Bush said those things. Thomas didn't say it about himself. Try to understand the difference.

[starkcr31]

Also, Thomas didn't say he would be better at his job than a white person. That is what people are upset about.