Sotomayor Surprises Sessions with Cedarbaum Friendship

[spacemonkeyable]

anyway, can anyone explain to me why judge cedarbaum being at the hearings as a friend of judge sotomayor makes sessions question irrelevant? she did disagree with cedarbaum in that race or gender was a factor in reaching a wise and impartial decision. the fact that she does not believe she can be objective is disturbing. here we go, another life time appointment for an activist judge. im not impressed that she will be the second hispanic supreme court justice. ben vargas has more clarity.

[spacemonkeyable]

my illegal alien neighbor laughed when he showed off his texas drivers license. how are "these people" getting drivers licenses? and that was my point. mr. obama had to use more than his certificate of live birth,which is different than a birth certificate, to get his.

no one outside two people from the hawai'i department of health has apparently viewed the original 1961(long form?)document.neither of them has any forensic or legal experience.health director chiyome fukino is a medical doctor.

[spacemonkeyable]

Judge Sotomayor's statement is not racist, she is just wrong. Second, I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Latina woman who hasn't lived that life.

[press1500]

lmao... Sen Sessions before you start quoting people, make sure they aren't present.

[spacemonkeyable]

present or not i read the quote in judge sotomayers speech regarding cedarbaums previous comments. he was correct. her answer was clever. people were mislead.

[press1500]

why didn't he then ask her good friend Judge Cedarbaum, who came to support her nomination?

[spacemonkeyable]

read the speech and think for yourself. its not sessions fault that you are confused.

[press1500]

I'm not confused, and now, no longer is he. She'll be the next justice of the supreme court.... deal with it.

[spacemonkeyable]

i have been dealing with liberal activist judges for all my life. im one of the lucky ones 40,000,000+ are in planned parenthood dumpsters "dealing with it"

she admitted herself that her "words fell flat, it was bad" she then went on to say that "the broader context of the speech was to inspire latinos to believe that their life experiences added value to the process." this is misleading because its not what she said in the speech that sessions refers

[press1500]

So you are saying that if your mom had a choice she would have aborted you?

How about this why don't you go to NYC look up all of her cases and find out just how many Black and Latino, men and women she put in jail. FYI liberals work as defense attorney's not prosecutors, you dunce. She was originally appointed by George Bush Sr.

Does any of this sink in???

[spacemonkeyable]

you sound like a very unhappy little person. i did say british colombia the first time my mistake. however kenya was a british colony though, no rumor , just one of those history things.

if you continue to advance your theories with insults you will continue to look like a fool.

[spacemonkeyable]

fyi liberals dont corner the market on defending the less fortunate. i find your generalizations remarkably shallow.

[spacemonkeyable]

no,my mom had a choice,I was one of the lucky ones

i am reading her cases there are some 1100 i will read them on the internet instead of going to ny.one high profile case,ricci, does not support your theory.however her decision did hurt 15 minorities one that had balls enough to stand up for what is right,lt. Ben vargas.he and 17 white guys were vindicated by a the supreme court overturning her.he has been labled uncle tom and turncoat by tolerant liberals,his opinion probably wouldnt matter.

[mike50333]

At this point, people, just ignore the people who are kicking dirt in their own eyes about this "birth certificate scandal". It's nothing but a waste of time arguing to people about this bull.

[guyNbluejeans]

I made it to 10-seconds and had to turn it off. I lost all respect for Sessions; he pulled his punches with this racist woman and voted to confirm her, so that makes him another traitor working in government.

Look at the racial/social/political chessboard boys and girls, and see how the satanic forces are all lining up to remove all Caucasians from all places of power and prestige!

Soon this racist will decide to implement the so-called Fairness Doctrine AND take away your gun rights!

[dizzymasekela]

The next Obama Supreme Court nominee is gonna be a lesbian Muslim with EMPATHY. So suck on that Republitards.

America, love it or leave it.

[mike50333]

...That makes no sense. Muslims don't support lesbianism. Now if you're referring to a lesbian *arab*, then that's logical...

[GBS990]

Ms. Sotomayor will be confirmed, and she will go to parties to celebrate with champagne toasts given. One of them being - This is a great day for all latinos! And the truly pitiful, sorrowful part is, no one at the party, especially Ms. Sotomayor will think anything is wrong with what that toast implies.

[obamaout]

Us soldier Cook does not have to deploy to afghanistan he challenged the Obama order to deploy stating Obama was not a US citizen. He Won, court would not hear futher argument and dismissed order to deploy. No reason given, no futher comment. Why! what is Obama hiding?

what is federal gov hiding.?

[Shabaka87]

Whites still think they are the norm. If you have any views diverting from what they deem acceptable you are controversial, and are a "reverse racist"

[tlcambell]

I would like to hear her say that it's LITERALLY true that a wise latina from her background would more often reach a better decision than a white male who hadn't lived that life, because it is true. Just as Justice Alito draws on his heritage in order to better understand institutional racism, so can Sotomayor. It could only help her understand the claims of minorities in some cases in order to make a better decision. A white male who hasn't lived that life can't know what it's like.

[deandake]

What I love! She is getting in and there is nothing you racist republicans can do about it.

[cricketlover1117]

hahaha yep :DD

the republicans can whine all they want, she's gonna be their supreme court justice for the next 30 years at least.

[obamaout]

Obama is not a US citizen

Any Senator, Rep, Supreme court

Judge, attorney,..who participates in this conspiracy should be prosecuted.

STOP THE FRAUD

[Shabaka87]

lol@ you birth certificate nuts STILL crying. McCain lost. Get over it.

[obamaout]

Prove it!!!

I have a reward for Obamas birth certificate!

Let me hear from those that have seen it.

[Shabaka87]

You made the accusation. Prove that he was NOT born in Hawaii. I will wait.

[obamaout]

No you prove he was born in Hawai

since you believe anything he tells you.

I say hes born in Kenya..I agree with his

grandma. Its his duty to prove to America

that he is a US citizen..has he proven that to you? He hasn't to me? Have you seen the birth certificate? NO..no one has?

I don't have to prove he was born in Kenya

the only thing that needs to be proven is that he was born in US and he can't.

You keep waiting but if I were you I would contact him & get info so you can know 4 shor

[spacemonkeyable]

mccain showed his birth certificate to the press when questioned about it. why doesn't barry do the same.

[Shabaka87]

Obama already showed his birth certificate. Where were you during the campaigns, in a coma?

[spacemonkeyable]

what mr obama posted is a certification of live birth.not a birth certificate.the difference is that you cant use the former to obtain a passport, its missing info(hospital, doctor, etc)at the time obama was born you could get this doc. w/o being born in Hawaii.?did you know that obamas grandmother,Sarah Obama, confirmed the birth took place in Kenya. thats what started this controversy.I dont expect him to make it public. but he should atleast prove to the election commitie he is nateral born.

[TheTrueGOP]

Why do we Republicans question barry and not others? Why haven't we questioned other presidents?

[spacemonkeyable]

mr. obama is going to successfully dodge this question that his grandmother raised about his birth origins. would you agree that all presidents in the future should have to present a birth certificate democrat or republican?

[press1500]

Had he been born on the moon to an American citizen, then he would be an American citizen. John McCain was born in Panama, was he not?

[spacemonkeyable]

john mccain was born 72 years ago in a military hospital in the Panama Canal Zone, then under U.S. jurisdiction.the Senate has unanimously declared John McCain a natural-born citizen, eligible to be president of the United States.he showed his birth certificate to the press.

as for barry,he has yet to even show his long form birth certificate to an election committee. there is a bill before congress that will require future candidates to prove they are natural born.would you support that?

[press1500]

Excuse me... the "Senate" declared him a natural born citizen??? ...on what damn, toothless authority??? Since when does that overide the constitution???

The Panama Canal Zone is not America, however McCain was born to an American parent, which is good enough for me. So was Obama.

I would not support any congressional bill sponsored by republicans just for Obama, until each and everyone of them puts their own birth certificate on public display.

[spacemonkeyable]

it was a toothless democrat majority senate. in this case it upheld the constitution.

yeah i agree that they all should. bill posey's bill would require all future pres candidates to prove natural born,not obama he is retroactively untouched.

[press1500]

he did, and furthermore his mom was American... end of debate

[spacemonkeyable]

he has produced a short form document that a could be obtained by a parent not giving birth in the us. an average citizen would not be allowed to obtain a passport using this document. some states will not allow you to obtain a drivers license using this document.

furthermore his father was a citizen of British Colombia making barry a dual citizen. this does not qualify as a natural born citizen. i know you want to just believe it.

keep trying...

[press1500]

Let's see, the republican Gov. of Hawaii who endorsed McCain, verified his birth certificate. Every Gov. employ get's a complete and thorough backround check, I know i was in the Army with level 3 security clearance.

Finally a certificate of live birth is just another way of saying birth certificate, same words different order. He has a driver's license and had one in NY, IL, CA, and HI.

His father was from Kenya, not BC... this is getting silly.

[spacemonkeyable]

this is silly.sarah obamas (signed statement)barry was born in kenya started this.kenya was a british colony in 1961 making sr. a british citizen. I didnt know that until this mess became public.currently,only a signed statement from candidates attesting to meeting constitutional qualifications is requested and received by the SOS with no further verification.lame! thank you for serving our country. If you had to supply proof why not presidential candidates?

[press1500]

Oh now his father was a british citizen? in your previous statement he was a citizen of British Colombia, which is in Canada. Pick a rumor and stick with it would you?

His his father's Stepmother who lives in a hut, signed a statement??? Is that credible, to you??? come on man. Does veracity mean anything here?

[spacemonkeyable]

yes sarah obama lives in a hut in a third world nation. does this make her a dunce too. or is it because she is his dads mother that you find her not credable. you are treading a very fine line here. you will lose the support of the kenyans if you dare to oppose or question her.

[jmnjne]

She's a COUNCEL MEMBER of the radical Mexican supremist group La Raza which means "The Race" Their slogan is "Everything for "The Race", nothing for the rest." She's going to get everyone's guns because THEY don't want a civil war when THEY implement "The North American Union" The unification of Mexico, US, and Canada. No borders, one currency called "The Amero" This country is in for BIG CHANGES and they're using her to get their ducks in a row before THE MACHINE ROLLS ON!!

[NoiseHorse]

It's so funny to see that once someone comes out and displays some strong opinions towards the society of this country, if it sounds encouraging to a certain demographic excluding Caucasians males.

The person is automatically deemed a racist. This women is clearly talking about showing ethnics that it's possible to be successful in AMERICA. It is obvious a double-standard. Reverse-racism doesn't even exist. Whites don't have a problem in this country. Now who's palying the victom.

[Manchac7]

She justifies her racist, sexist comment by saying she did it to give meaning to the lives of students from minority backgrounds. That still leaves her RACIST decision in the New Haven firefighter's case? The 12 democrats on this committee are absolute slime.

[OcultOprah]

CHECK IT OUT!.......YouTube: ...Sotamayer quits belizean grove................(she quit this all womens FREAK show club that worships Satan or BA'AL as they like to call him and make MOCK Scacrifices and have a 40 foot owl they worship also!....sssssssshhhhhh......t­his is all real secret and no one is supposed to know thisssssshhhhhhhh....Omama would be=MAD!)

[smashos85]

Obama is appointing all these spics/coons because they are an expanding demographic in this country, and they are going to reelect him. Trust me when he does something for gay rights, ass-pirating sodomites across the country are going to come out and vote for him. If he does something about the income disparity in this country, I am all for it.

[deandake]

Hate much? Sig Hiel!

[smmm1968]

OK! So we know that her confirmation is a foregone conclusion. What is the real value of this display of verbosity and partisan jabbing?

[gawtmeelk]

busherbee : stfu. the bitch is a racist.

[DustyMarlin]

I am totally embarrassed to be from Alabama right now.

[busherbee]

Why does anyone even listen to republican B.S. anymore??? I mean how many time can they prove to be a single-minded marketing entity for corporate kickbacks before people quit listening.

I've given them enough time to have well reasoned arguments. But I'm through because they don't have any true points. I just plain shut them off now, such a waste of time.

[hassleoffa]

She just dropped a sledge hammer on Senator Dip shit.

[astrumporta]

Why is it called "bias" if you don't think and act like a white male? Why is that still the norm? Sessions is a douche bag.

[nosmokes1]

If the GOPosse had any decency they'd keep Beauregard Sessions locked up in the plantation house and keep his sorry racist ass away from microphones.

[crazyassgerman]

Lying major league butt ugly racist bitch. FU

[2tsaybow]

Are you real? Or, are you just trying to upset people and aiming for a reaction. Do you believe in magic. Is there more power in being hateful?

[2tsaybow]

My comment was for Crazy Ass German. What Mr. German do you want. Nearly 40 and from Uganda, Really?

[smaugfrost]

I love Sessions face around 1:38 and the smirk on the gentleman at 1:46.

1:38 Sessions: "Fuck me sideways".

1:46 Guy in Suit: "Wow. Sessions got fucked sideways."

[harunabdassami]

PWNED

[neglectedurchin]

it's funny jow sessions is so appalled by her latina comment when he's the biggest racist in the senate. he has a nice history of racism. people look it up. and in his excuse in is own words "in jest." RIGHT!

[SubmarinerAndroid]

Sessions is a bottom

[arequipa1]

you would know...?

[neglectedurchin]

BIG TIME bottom.

[slakjaw]

Definitely Pwned.

[CaltonB]

Oh, and "pwned" is a good description.

[brukins]

Major PWnage!

[arequipa1]

uhm, there's no pwnage taking place here. she is just responding to jeff sessions.

[Superplatanoman]

jeff session was pwned

[arequipa1]

incorrect...do you even know who jeff sessions is? lord

[Superplatanoman]

yeah. a bigot.

[arequipa1]

how's he a bigot? i really want to know.

[laleeloolelo]

Hey remember me?

As for Sessions, his records speak for him, so to speak.

The New Republic Dec 30, 2002:

"It got worse. Another damaging witness--a black former assistant U.S. Attorney in Alabama named Thomas Figures--testified that, during a 1981 murder investigation involving the Ku Klux Klan, Sessions was heard by several colleagues commenting that he "used to think they [the Klan] were OK" until he found out some of them were "pot smokers.""

[arequipa1]

hello lalaleeloo of course i remember you, you sent me this video. i think you can pretty much find anyone to say something damaging about almost anyone in politics. not that sessions is my hero or anything, because he's not, i just don't like people's leaps to judgment.

[DoctorDoubleX]

"I don't believe for a minute that there are any differences in our approach to judging, and her personal predilections have no affect on her approach to judging," she told the Wall Street Journal this morning.(cedarbaum told the wall street journal)

taken from the Washington monthly website

[ho2cultcha]

in order to be truly objective, you need to be aware that the subjective reality of everyone - judges included - is extremely pervasive, and when push comes to shove, everyone tends to be self-serving. it's so incredibly ironic that republican pinheads don't understand this simple fact. fuck them!

[gumpydoood]

Did you see Sessions face when she motions back to her friend "Cedarbaum"? hehehe. His whole face just dropped. Watch it again. It's hilarious!

[micahgee]

Sonia Sotomayor looks awesome!

She totally confronted all the stupid criticism about what she said once, and owns her opponents.

She killed the GOP with kindness and proved to everyone how right she is for the Supreme Court!

[SquallCloud]

Indeed. It's been fun watching the hearings even though it can get boring in sections. lol

[wonkguy]

I thought her answer expecially the last 60 seconds, was just beautiful. Unfortunately, the headline will be that "Judge Admits Remark was Bad!"

Too bad. I guess we get the media & government we deserve.

[stayyoungmyfriends]

Loved the reactions from the guys behind Sotomayor. They are like "what is this guy doing bringing up Cedarbaum? Doesn't he know they are friends?!"

[pelayostyle]

Sessions is a racist dumbfuck.

[KataVideo]

sessions=PWNED

[sachaput]

How much did Sessions drink before showing up?  Man, he can't even read from the notes Rush gave him?

[snarkwaupaca]

He had a problem translating them from their original German....

[Dennyc52]

Wham Bam Thank you maam

Back at ya Sessions. You can put your white hood back on.

[Smartassawhip]

Jeff Sessions

Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)

Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)

Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)

Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)

Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)

Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)

[Smartassawhip]

Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)

Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)

Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)

Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)

Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)

Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)

[Smartassawhip]

Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)

Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)

Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001

Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)

Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)

Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)

[1234uz]

It isnt about Popularity it is about doing what is right for the Country. It is about time Repubs stop their whiney butt attacks and start helping to solve the very problems they created since they had power in the congress from 1994 to 2007. Along with all but 8 years under clinton who was really a Repub in Disguise.

Repubs you lost - The Country will go forward with or without your help - but if ya aint helpin Then SHUT UP and get out of the way

[tigerakabj]

Amen.

But they won't. What do you expect from a party that is being led by Colonel Rush Limbaugh? No elected GOP official will denounce him w/o apologizing later. On top of that, their stars have the half-life of a fruit fly (Ensign, Sanford, Palin, Jindal) and they are down to 20% of people identifying w/them.

[OlivierdeAthos]

The half-life of a fruit fly.

Ah yes, thanks for bringing back pleasant memories of when Palin accused the federal government of pork barrel spending because they were giving human genetic disease research money to people who studied fruit flies.

Comedy gold. I hope she doesn't quit politics. We'll never be able to find a comedian like that again.

[PASMdude]

They are trying to help solve the problems they solved by fighting the Obama budget deficits. Our dollar lost half its value against the Euro, hit an all time low against the Canadian dollar, and a 28 year low against the British Pound because of our budget deficits that are skyrocketing under Obama.

[jaimymoore]

"They are trying to help solve the problems they solved by ..."

Looks like Sessions isn't the only one drunk today.

[PASMdude]

Avoiding the question by attacking the messenger is not what one generally expects from an intellectual. If you think the dollar did not drop because of deficits I suggest you see what deficits have done to the dollar in the past. Why do you think we went off the gold standard? When we run deficits other countries started demanding gold for paper money. We are starting to monetize debt because no one will buy it. How has that worked out in the past? Wiemar Republic Argentina etc.

[vaberella]

Ron Paul is that you? Or are you channeling RP? What does that have to do with the above video?

[PASMdude]

It has to do with a comment on this video, or as we old farts who have been on the internet for decades call a "thread".

[jaimymoore]

What message?  It was incoherent. I even quoted it.

That was the point, dumbass. Sorry if it was over your head.

[PASMdude]

Strike 2. Please do me the courtesy of not wasting any more of my time.

[arctic123456]

And the Iraq War, which has cost $800+ billion so far. Then there's the Bush tax cuts. How can you cut taxes and go to war at the same time? Just ask the Fed to inflate the currency!

[PASMdude]

Bush had two advisers Larry Lindsey and Paul O'Neill. O'Neill told him the truth and Lindsey told him what he wanted to hear. You can guess which one Bush listened to. We are already starting to monetize debt so the double digit inflation will get much worse when the bailout money that is still sitting in banks finally enters the economy.

[gisforgary]

sounds like king lear. bush could have learned from shakespeare -- if he were literate.

[foghorn19]

"My friend judge Cedarbaum is here..." HAHAHA!!! PWNED!

F*cking racist hick from Alabama.

[Dennyc52]

You're so right foghorn. Here's a little info on Sessions as proof.

This is a man who showed not just "empathy" but approval of the Ku Klux Klan, accused a white government lawyer who fought for voting rights for African-Americans a "race traitor," and called the Voting Rights Act of 1965 "intrusive legislation."

What a hypocritical prick.

[WinterHaven]

This whole "senate hearing" is a fucking joke. The woman already got the job-just put her in there and quit wasting our tax payers' money with these "hearings". As soon as Obama appointed her, she got it. Now Obama got brownie points with Hispanics and women with one Sotomayor. But that won't stop his waning popularity.

[Maplesyrup41]

waning popularity? please provide citations for such subjective opinions

[OlivierdeAthos]

I think he's referring to straw polls on the Little Green Footballs and Red State blog sites. Obama's popularity is really dropping, there. He should be worried.

[nulwee]

Good old Winter Haven, Florida. I feel so bad for the many decent people of Florida who have to put up with the people who are proud of their own ignorance.