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Sotomayor Hearings are Political Bullsh*t

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Senate confirmation hearings on judicial nominations are a form of Kabuki Theater in which everyone plays their assigned roles and no one tells the whole truth.

A Supreme Sotomayor: How My Country Has Caught Up to Me

Maria Hinojosa | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Maria Hinojosa

What President Obama has done for men of color, Sonia Sotomayor will do for Puerto Rican women. She will forever and profoundly change the image of what a "Puerto Rican girl" really is.

The Supreme Court: New Face, Old Arguments

Stanley Kutler | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Stanley Kutler

Sotomayor has the "right" gender, ethnicity, and experience; nevertheless, we can expect the Republicans to mount an "ideological" opposition.

Sotomayor Opposed By Powerful Anti-Empathy Lobby

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.27.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor faces new hurdles today, in the form of pressure to block her confirmation from the powerful anti-empathy lobby.

More RNC Talking Points on Sotomayor Nomination Leaked

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy


John Wellington Ennis

WATCH: "Is Sotomayor Smart Enough?" Attack Ad

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

Maybe the problem is that most right wingers don't know what summa cum laude means. Most likely, they're just desperately making stuff up to try to stop an extremely qualified nominee.

Republicans Get All F*cked Up Over Opposing First Hispanic Supreme Court Choice

John Marshall | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy


John Marshall

The artist formerly known as the Republican Senator Arlen Specter said that as a hermaphrodemocratite, if he opposed Sotomayor his head would explode.