Why is Graham So Damn Condescending Toward Sotomayor?

[rellik619555]

what does condescending mean again.??

[INatalkaI]

Cenk, Russia is still the biggest country in the world, not China. :P

[itsumo212]

3:50-4:20 Cenk and JD are so hilarious XD

[BrattyMaddy]

I love your show!

[zachsav5]

lindsay graham looks like an old lesbian and is a gross misrepresentation of conservatives

[MICHAELMEMISBACL]

There is nothing wrong with resisting Sotomayor. Graham should resist her more vehemently because she arguably does not belong on the same court as Scalia, the most conspicuously godly and no-nonsense of them all.

[MICHAELMEMISBACL]

Apparently Graham has acknowledged that "elections have consequences" equals necessitated support for Sotomayor? Huh?

[spencerdev91]

Because he likes media attention.

[Fred13B]

I've said here before -- I've met Graham, and -- I say that he's a dickless wonder, but that would be insulting dickless wonders worldwide. The fact that he continues to be re-elected in South Carolina is a strong indicator as to the mental acuity of South Carolinians.

[Zapppo]

Well duh.

You act as if this is an isolated behavior.

R all your listeners like, 20 years old & younger or are you really that ignorant of modern political history?

This is what they've done since the beginning of time, both sides of the aisle.

This is MILD compared to other notable senate hearings of the last 80 years, say like Anita Hill & Clarence Thomas to name just one.

Retitle this show as the Beavis & Butthead Show as that is the level of knowledge & intelligence of the host.

[HabitualNightOwl]

He's mad that she's not making him a sandwich and cleaning his bedroom.

[DocSolomon]

i want that sandwich in the background

[megamarsvin]

I dunno but it seems incredibly childish. They can't find any actual arguments against her so they have to resort to baseless insults instead.

If they spent a little more time researching their own opinions they could levy some very strong criticism against Obama but instead they seem to go for these stupid, useless off the cuff comments instead. Playing to the ignorant base I suppose.

Holy hell our politics are so messed up right now.

[flaimbait]

but shes latino! as in not white! if she gets confirmed then that meens a white male wont which is just terrible! we cant let a non-white woman get this far in politics

[BoredAtHome44]

god i hope you're being sarcastic

[ccm800]

for the same reason that when the role is reversed and cons do the same.

[hypnofan35]

i used to think that guy was multifacetedly pitiful, but he is actually a genius at this stuff. He is amazingly sleazy or is it just rare creepiness? i dunno! He seems gay, but that's probably just a front. One day he looked haggard. Tossin' and turnin' all night i'd guess. I wonder if he wanted that job, or he just became the job.

[robotpanda77]

You really have it all figured turks. I guess that is why you spend your lives dicussing the works of men greater then yourselves and contributing nothing.

[candidskeptic]

*** Smug Alert ***

[denicci1977]

I think Graham would feel much better if he just came on out the closet. No discrimination here, but then again the GOP Party of NO Values just might not accept that.

[DurkabaJung]

I like how Graham purposely left out that she earned the respect of THE PRESIDENT...as if earning the respect of Kenn Starr totally triumphs the fact that Obama nominated her in the first place.

Typical republicans...

[TimesEyes]

Cenk you're losing it mate. You might be right, you might just as well be not. No way to tell, I didn't see anything wrong with this.

[icvids]

i'm not letting the senators off the hook but the reason they act this way is because it works. the public also loves to play gotcha. a meltdown would have satisfied our taste for sensation for a few days. so we should take our share of the blame too. having said that, we can now go back to booing graham and the rest of his ilk because they are supposed to be the leaders of the country. we expect better of them. we want rigorous but respectful confirmation hearings.

[Domhnalathan]

I don't usually say anything about race. however for this I want to say: I am a white male.

I don't understand why the "wise Latina" comment is a problem.

It doesn't bother me.

really, she is a Latina isn't she?

I wish people would stop harping on race. We will truly be a sociologically advanced society we have in office people who can give up the playground politics and look at the real issues and relevant facts.

[adarkenedmind]

I totally agree. As a Native woman, i wouldn't be offended to hear someone referred to that way. A wise person is a good thing, not a bad thing.. so what the fuck is the issue?

[MajorCoffey]

Lindsey is a girls name, haha.

*immature laughter*

[GRUBTHOR]

Holy shit man are you me?

[TheDrogonzo]

its amazing what bullshit these republicans pull out there ass too blast someone to make them look bad but in reality there fuckin desperate cause there fuckin faliures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[somefarkerdude]

wow, you're a piece of shit lowlife poor excuse of a turd subhuman.

[somefarkerdude]

Someone should shit in your mouth and punch you in the nutsack.

[BrightWave]

These hearings are bullshit.

[gosuns08]

3:46 and 4:12 LMAO!!!!

[chicafria911]

that's what you do when you need the job Cenk -- we all can't be media stars like you -- regular people have to "bow their head"

[elspoko]

All I saw in these hearings were several old white men acting like old white men. Nothing new. Someone better than they said a comment they didn't like, and the Little Dick Syndrome kicked in.

Nothing new.

[hxckid1988]

Honestly I really didnt like the fact that sotomayor said that, and im someone who voted for Obama, she may not have meant it in a racist way, but there was no reason to really add race into well thought out speed she had made in the first place. Why did she have to bring up Latin/white in the first place? It was an ignorant and condescending comment at the very least.

[megamarsvin]

The comment illustrated how it may be better to have diversity on the court, that perhaps a change in background might give you more insight, understanding or empathy for the plight of someone with shared heritage. Something that has been sorely missing on all levels of power in the U.S.

Frankly I find it incredibly offensive that anyone could even take offense to a statement like that.

[SunSin1000]

cent you do the same thing.you condensate all the time.

[Exystence]

aw man this made me actually laugh out loud

[astrolabe1976]

if Cenk were to condensate, he would be the beads of water on a cold glass of lemonade!

[TheGiantRobot]

Exactly. Ken Star? Warning flag.

[chiefrc77]

Sounds like you support those southern redneck dumbass hick accented GOP senators? How embarrassing for you. Can't your party have more than a couple senators that don't have that stupid southern accent and only talk about the white man being held back? Dumb necks.

[kathyvicki]

Graham called her a wise latino. Does he think she's a dude?

[18bites]

no, just ignorant. shocking, isn't it?

[Bunnicula71]

Nah, I think it was just intentional disrespect for Spanish. He's a total douchebag, and likely a homosexual. He's a 52 year old man with NO history of EVER dating even. . . hmmm. He says he's just a loner. Even loners need something somethin now and again.

I decry not his homosexuality, but his hypocrisy.

[Numinous123]

A republican who secretly a homosexual?

Say it isn't so! That's NEVER happened before!

LOL.

Seriously, what is it with those ignorant, hateful, racist, sexually maladjusted republicans?

[tommysch]

If I was nominated to the supreme court, all I would say at those hearings is: I AM THE LAW!!!!

[Cutchswife]

Senator Graham sounds like a patronising asshole.

[KataVideo]

miss lyndsey graham was condescending to Judge Sotomayor because: a) he could be; and b) he seemed to really, really want to paint her as some kind of rosie perez movie character, with a 'hot & spicy' temper. it was racist, just like the rest of the republican opposition to her nomination.

in 17 years of legal opinions, they had nothing to object to except her latina-ness and not-white-guy-ness.

[HAPrime]

I thought it was the law review saying she was the most qualified candidate.

[audadvnc]

It's a Dog and Pony show. Everybody knows it.

Justice Cenk! FTW! Justice Jayar! Even better!!

[kif868]

3:47....wtf? yall playing up with the audio or something?!?!? I hope this isn't a ploy to get folks to join youtube....like those videos that have the water mark on them..Lol

[crowdaddy13]

lindsay graham just has little man syndrome.........he talks and acts like a metrosexual and he knows it

[judoyodan]

Ken Starr was the first thing that turned me off to the GOP.

In what world does it make sense to spend $10 million a day, for months on end, to find out about a blojob?

[rextrek]

why? cause he has the VAPORS as usual....he misses his rocking on the porch drinking his mint julips,wearing his aunt bee pill bx hat!

[thetotalvidwatcher]

Or option 3- she is the most experienced judge in a century and she is completely honest and unbiased. I'm going with option 3 because it's true.

[flowergirl1313]

I would have lost it on the 1st day when Sen. Sessions starting talking crap to me. I would have brought up all the racist and extreme things he did in his past.

Graham's condescending comments would have been thrown back at him.

[hypnofan35]

Sometimes people just need you to say their loyalty words. Turkey is plenty big! You could say that. It would be a kind of consession to the big-ness of Turkey, or satisfaction at the buffet.

[hypnofan35]

Superman is from Krypton, Aqua man is from the Oceans,  Batman comes from Gotham, Disgusto Guy is a senator from congress and his less than secret identity is Lindsay Graham. Kinda make one want to yark, just to see him speak.

[GBS990]

After the vote and swearing in, Ms. Sotomayor will be at parties celebrating. Someone if not herself will offer a toast, - this is a great day for all latinos everywhere! And no one, especially Ms. Sotomayor will think anything is amiss.

[thetotalvidwatcher]

Yes, and nobody should think anything is amiss. Latinos are an important, neglected ethnic backround- and it certainly will be a great day for latinos everywhere. Not to mention women!

[harr77]

Lol you've made when an old white man says you have!

[bumfire007]

I see why you think that way what a pitty

[PISTOLcm]

I want to see Cenk do the Tunak Tunak Tun dance.

[olof790217]

Why is Graham So Damn Condescending Toward Sotomayor?

..she is a women..

(listen to the way he is talking to her)

(oversimplistic, like to a child, or in this case a woman=sexism)

[olof790217]

he would not talk to her in this way if she was a man.

[MewFushisDad]

Graham and these other clowns are all posturing before the camera.

[bumfire007]

finally some who see reality.

[Bobbiethejean]

I suspect that if he were actually nice to her, the GOP would toss him out on his ass.

[bumfire007]

Rush would chew his ass out. That fat fucking losers actually has an effect.

[NSU224]

I agree with Cenk.

[alastairlichten]

These senators need to rise above politics if they ever want their court to. Respect judges or when they need to make unpopular but right decisions they may not gain the authority they need. The constitution has survived because of activist judges helping evolve its interpretation.

The US Supreme Court has fallen from the most respected constitutional court in the world to being more and more politicized. Add a 10th judge for a 5:5 liberal conservative balance

[bumfire007]

wouldn't that result in split decisions.

[personalperspective]

"Here's the thing, I could never do it ... because I don't like bowing my head. that's not how I roll!..." and that's precisely why we watch: don't lose that edge Cenk that's why we love TYT! Call it like it is!!!

[rollsthepaul]

Cenk, what Graham did is called hypocrisy. They all bow their head to the true God, called success. They all know that , if at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking.

[FantasmaBAnco]

He's a bastard.

[Ceddyohtwo]

you know i don't think she apologized for saying what she said, but apologized for what she said offending people, which is different.

i mean tell your wife she's fat, and then say "I'm sorry if i hurt your feelings." i don't think that would make her feel better, do you?

[lowendentheogen]

gop is a joke

[dietsnapple89]

Watching this whole confirmation hearing has been painful because of moments like these when the republicans just bring up dumb shit, talk down to her and follow those comments up with comments that are nice

[stewart0312]

Graham is definitely a repressed homo. His first name is Lindsay for goodness sake.

[Zackeizer96]

yea, cuz we all choose our name when we're born

[1Vella]

haha so true

[burntonion05]

The best thing in the world that could happen to the Democratic party is to have Lindsey Graham go up there and show everyone just how backwards the Repub point of view is on these things. If anything he made me hate that party just a little more.

[warrencray]

Senate Confirmation hearings are nothing but a public hazing ritual.

[MikeRoch6969]

how does someone get kicked off these comities? is it when they get voted out or what?

[3star2nr]

you know she IS A WISE LATINA

[tonemenolc]

You've come a long way baby, to get where you got to today, you've got your own cigarette now baby, you've come a long long way.

Have a Lark have a Lark have a Lark today, have a Lark have a Lark have a Lark today, have a Lark have a Lark have a Lark today, Have a Lark, have a Lark today.

Sorry, lost my mind for a minute.

[ermacpath]

why do you guys get god into politics...i have nothing against god, infact i am a christian. but you will only loose if you get god into arguments because most people are athiest now days so they wont care what you say if you have the word "God" in your speech. just talk with the wisdom of god and only the rightious will notice it.

[GrownupPhan]

Even his "You'll get confirmed unless you have a total meltdown" was designed to be condescending. It undermined the gravitas of her hearings, such as they are in these stupid things, from the start. It's like another dog whistle way of saying even this is something stacked in her favor. There wasn't a single thing out of his mouth that didn't speak down to her. The whole tenor by the Reps was an insult.

[AnotherCuppaCoffee]

The respect of Ken Starr. Now there's a standard.

[KendalOzzel]

I was rather bothered that Graham called her a dude. Somebody should've called him out on that.

[sellyoak2]

Russia's the biggest Cenk : P

[as2711]

population size? China rules

[sellyoak2]

Oh he was talking in terms of population size? In that case I stand corrected.

[Tyler1337Admin]

Wanna say that again, you little shit?

[jogeryjogo]

alright liberals are faggots who suck each other cocks you see when you hate god thats what you really are deep down. a cock sucker

[canadianeh24]

im a christian and im more liberal, so your statement makes no sense...

[YoungTon22]

youre projecting

[majoraccident13]

hahah STFU you Troll.

[Tyler1337Admin]

Oh, so you're jealous that we're straight, right, get pussy, aren't idiots and are loved by the world? There's no reason to be jealous. You are what you are.

And, unfortunately, you're an idiotic, small-dicked loser that no one likes, as proven by your lack of common sense and your rabid attacks for no found reason.

-Elbow from the sky.-

[ermacpath]

hey man calm down. i know your frustration with athiests but humans do have the right to choose what to believe, just let god judge them and forget them.

[connberkshire]

It's so nice that he approves of her, he's so magnanimous-

Everyone says things at one time or another that can be taken out of context, and Sotomayor is no exception. I'm sure if the Far Left wanted to push through a more liberal candidate, they could. It appears that the Obama administration is trying to install a justice that is a political moderate, the Reps should just get on board...

[SkreetGil]

Turkish Americans got talent!?

[geminielf7]

Graham is in love with her, but acts like a dick in front of his buddies!

hahaha

[ERAUPRCWA]

for some reason I still feel most Republicans will still vote against Sotomayor just to oppose Obama... it's so stupid, Republicans need to add something new. I'm a registered Democrat but that doesn't mean I agree with Dems 100% we need a balance of ideas, not just one idea... but Republicans are acting like sore losers and not adding anything new or helping with the problems.

[MrShaneVicious]

Sotomayor has accomplished more than most of those on the hill, yet they try to talk down to her

[RichoRosai]

Stop misusing "beg the question"!

[NafeesLACC]

I question the effectiveness and sanity of appointing/confirming people for Life to a position of such High Power regardless of what political side they're on.

[frankgrimes17]

I sort of agree, but I think the reason is so that judges dont campaign. If judges are elected or appointed to short terms then it is easy to politicize the court.

[Baconaisethe3rd]

As opposed to having Justices that have constant political pressure for reelection?

I think the point of the lifetime position is to break down this divisions into their natural antecedents. You even pointed out one of the problems in your post: "regardless of what political side they're on. " This isn't sports, there are many different ways of thinking.

[criskity]

How awful for someone as intelligent as Sotomayor to have to answer idiot questions asked by people with half her IQ.

Earned the respect of Ken Starr? KEN STARR?? One of the slimiest people on the face of the earth? Is that supposed to be some kind of *compliment*? Ken Starr?

[sonisisuper]

It's too bad. Lindsey Graham is annoying, but I'll take him over, what, 90% of Republicans any day, even when he was running around as John McCain's sidekick (who I'd also take over 90% of those people). At least he's not completely batshit crazy.

His openeing comments were by and large fair. (except some of the usual retardedness one'd expect from the right).

[Mazsimiliian]

Btw Russia is the biggest country in the world :p

[Capng123]

By landmass but not by population, or economy or number of Chuck-E-Cheeses.

"BIG" is a relative term, you see...

[Chimera1591]

Hey Cenk, Why'd you stop playing that music. I was getting my groove on. I'm putting that in my iPod. I didn't even see the racism in her comment, we all make decision based on our heritage and upbringings, why can't she make her decision based on hers?

[ver506]

Lindsey Graham is so, very annoying, it's not just you! He also needs to go home and get laid, or go to Argentina or something, because he's got tension issues!!!

[theforethought]

Haha, go to Argentina... Nice one :)

[ver506]

IK, cheap shot, huh?? lol

[matereymate]

just with his accent you can tell he's an idiot

joking joking

just by looking at him

[redlion83]

Lindsey Graham is a buffoon. The Repubs are only making themselves look like idiots. Thank God for other news outlets that expose all the BS.

[Cazz814]

Dur liberal media supporter dur!

That's just how Republicans talk when the media's referenced. Yeah I agree I'm glad they're shooting themselves in the feet their party is going nowhere like it deserves to be.

[201curzonst]

Graham said 'wise LatinO' - what a moron.

Rich white conservative men are such babies. Be a man and suck it up, *Lindsay* - other people have had to deal with worse prejudice in their careers.

Lindsay. Why not just call your boy Evelyn and be done with it?

[ihavenopantson]

she didnt apologise for being a racist and making the wise latina comment, she just apologised that she offended some people with it

hopefully this racist doesnt get enough votes

[ram8704]

I thought she would fit in with fellow racist whites in the supreme court.

[soccerdude601]

how is she racist? just because she doesn't agree that white men are the best of the best and no one on earth can ever talk about them. i'm glad that she didn't apologize.

[ndvuncle]

She did apologize for something taken out of context. But her decisions in court were the proper things to ask questions of. She is more qualified for SCOTUS than any of Bush's appointees.

[EcrossH]

ihavenopantson, look at her judiciary record and the facts: her decision pattern is not racist. She turned down 80% of the racial discrimination cases she's ever presided over, and 90% of the time that she DID vote for the minority, conservative republican judges also voted unanimously with her. Get yer facts straight ;)

[ihavenopantson]

you get your facts right, in yesterdays vid Cenk only presented a small sample that supports his biased view.

And even in that small sample size, he had to just brush aside some of her rulings in favor of minorities as just 'technicalities'

[EcrossH]

ihavenopantson, did you happen to notice that conservative republican judges also unanimously voted the same way because of those "technicalities"? Come on man....

[ihavenopantson]

not in all the cases

[EcrossH]

All but one. You know.. one day you're going to have an explosion of facts in your head, and you'll emerge a stronger person, being reborn like Neo at the end of the Matrix. You'll understand that white folks aren't at risk from the many things they BELIEVE themselves to be at risk for: discrimination, people taking their jobs, being taxed for OH SO BURDENSOME welfare. I'm a white male that lived in the south for 30 years; white folks are mad because they can't walk all over everyone anymore.

[sonisisuper]

Yeah, cause obviously she's a racist, especially when Rush Limbaugh says so (he would know!). Her comments were pretty far-removed from racism. This is pure politics.

[zombiekiller2045]

This has nothing to do with gundam. this is bussshit

[victor2cutube]

Lindsey Graham is such a closet case he needs to come out and stop trying to hide out in the republican party to pass as str8 ..

[trscott1975]

Lindsey Graham: "You've come a long way". "Ken Starr has come out in your favor".

WHAT!! pure bullshit!

[swankrecords]

Graham is finished. He will never be elected or advance to any political office. You are seeing his last gasp.

What's next? He'll either be a lobbyist or an analyst for The Heritage Foundation.

[duner11]

Republican monkeys, causing issues driving Government Debts further into the hole....That hearing MUST have cost 50k+

[RetroTune]

damn

[trscott1975]

I agree with you Cenk. Pure Politics behind it.He just wanted to appear to Talk about her and appear to bash her to appease the people that support him and give money to his campaign!

[ecwaufisxtreme]

Graham is Sarah Palin's DICKLESS and BALLESS BITCH and PUSSY! Palin is a SUPERIOR politician and statesman than Graham could ever be. She is also MORE MAN than he is for Graham wears the skirt in his family while his wife wears the pants!

[CmdrSloanne]

I don't miss your Young Turks on youtube everynight I watch the clips,,keep doing a great work.

[StewieSwan]

zuerst

[StewieSwan]

GOD DAMMIT

[nnamdi247]

1st