Obama Praises Sotomayor, Senate for Tearing Down Barriers

"The congress could have taken down barriers with Miguel Estrada. It elected not to do so because, although he was a much more highly qualified and brilliant candidate than the oafish Sotomayor,"

Miguel Estrada had ZERO bench experience when he was appointed.

Sotomayor laughs at his qualifications.

In thinking about it...both Obama and Sotomayor are perfect example of the greatness of the USA and our system..where else can people overcome socio economic and racial bariers to become two very powerful people...only in America...so why do they keep advocating that the current system which has ensured their success be changed...because they have been brainwashed and programmed from a left wing ideologues who fill our education system...resist the socialist ask questions

Its great that sotomayor got confirmed she is well qualified and it proves that republicans look at the qualifications and not the ideology...so when is the president and his partisan bandits going to stop dividing people along race, age economic means...his perfect union is different than mine he doesn't want equality but superiority where all white people are subservant to minorities...thats why he demonizes them..so he is president representing maybe 40%of the population ...the rest can go to hell

The only thing diffferent about racism from the democrat side of things is that they call it diversity.

"As the late Adrian Rogers said, "you cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

What a shock that a right winger cites a mega church televangelist for his economic wisdom.

The right wing stupid...it burns.

"The congress could have taken down barriers with Miguel Estrada"

What barrier? The barrier of having bench experience?

Miguel Estrada had ZERO bench experience when Bush wanted to appoint him to one of the most powerful Appeals Courts in the country.

KMDay . . .

Most people in the United States are not concerned with the skewed views, 'facts' and attacks of zealots.

You have your pre-judged point of view - you had it before the election, you have it now. This is not a surprise.

We have simply watched contempt turn into contempt and bitterness. Fortunately democracy will carry on.

This President has made great strides in a very short length of time. There will always be naysayers especially from the small crowd of zealots who post here each day to spread their contempt, their distortions and their fear tactics.

Posted by: davedillon | Aug 12, 2009 5:05:13 PM

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What great strides has he made?

he is keeping this country more racially divided, especially after the comment he made about the Gates incident.

He has zero economic intelligence to save his own rear-remember, As the late Adrian Rogers said, "you cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

Foreign Relations? Apologizing for everything, pissing off our allies and trying to make friends with rogue dictators....LOL, okay! Another cup of tea please.

War tactics? Right, shall we start counting how many men and women have been killed in Afghanistan since he has taken office? Why are not out of the wars?

Gittmo? Sure, move the terrorist to the US because that make so much sense!

Please, what has he does that is so spectacular?

This President has made great strides in a very short length of time. There will always be naysayers especially from the small crowd of zealots who post here each day to spread their contempt, their distortions and their fear tactics.

Remember how, just a few short months ago, a term like "Omentum" would aptly sum up the formidable momentum that Obama had when entering his presidency? How glorious those days must seem to his ever-dwindling band of supporters, as more and more of the electorate come to distrust and despise him every day.

He is already a failure, and things will get much worse for him.

The congress could have taken down barriers with Miguel Estrada. It elected not to do so because, although he was a much more highly qualified and brilliant candidate than the oafish Sotomayor, they were politically afraid of him.

No one is attacking the little girl.

Obama looks foolish and incompetant calling on such obvious plants.

These are not Town Halls, they are Greenhouse Gases.

don't remember so much of a fuss
being made when George W Bush
appointed Colin Powell our first
African-American Secretary of State.
I do remember how Alberto Gonzalez
was hounded and harassed by Democrats
in Congress when he was Attorney General!
I do remember how almost all of the
Democrats in the Senate opposed
Samuel Alito's nomination to the
Supreme Court!
I guess they Belong to the Wrong
Party to Matter!

Posted by: reaganfan | Aug 12, 2009 2:14:16 PM
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It is only racism when those who disagree with democrats plans and policies do it, it is only unAmerican when those who oppose Democrats plans and policies, it is only Astro Turf and Nazi"ism" when those who oppose the Democrats do it!

Do you see the double standard and hypocrisy?

They can talk bad about, protest against, make nazi signs about Powell, Rice, Alito, Gonzales, etc..etc..etc.. and they are merely disagreeing or showing their "dissent" but heaven forbid you do the same against them, then you are a racist, unAmerican, Nazi, etc..etc..etc...

Sotomayor is a disappointment. If she rises to the level of mediocrity it will be a surprise. She may look the part but she is not ready nor is she intelligent enough, kinda like her boss.

"Fact: The little girl who asked the question about "all the mean signs" was at the WH for the Easter Egg Hunt and mommy is a friend of the Bamster!"

That question really embarrassed the right wing.

So she is being attacked.

Posted by: Ryan C | Aug 12, 2009 3:24:34 PM
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Ryan? Where are youre reponses to the rest of the fact checks the poster listed? Come on, I am sure the Daily KOS as an AWESOME response that makes no sense what-so-ever!

Fact: Yesterdays Town Hall in N.H. was Canned....Staged!

Fact: AARP never backed his plan for social medicine!

Fact: No way in hell this plan will save 1 single penny...ever!!

Fact: The little girl who asked the question about "all the mean signs" was at the WH for the Easter Egg Hunt and mommy is a friend of the Bamster!

Fact: Everybody will have their taxes go through the roof paying for this elephant!

Fact: Barry is for Single Payer System. He said so in 2003 and again in 2007!

you want more?

"Fact: The little girl who asked the question about "all the mean signs" was at the WH for the Easter Egg Hunt and mommy is a friend of the Bamster!"

That question really embarrassed the right wing.

So she is being attacked.

You want facts....Okay come back to the fray.

Fact: Yesterdays Town Hall in N.H. was Canned....Staged!
Fact: AARP never backed his plan for social medicine!
Fact: No way in hell this plan will save 1 single penny...ever!!
Fact: The little girl who asked the question about "all the mean signs" was at the WH for the Easter Egg Hunt and mommy is a friend of the Bamster!
Fact: Everybody will have their taxes go through the roof paying for this elephant!
Fact: Barry is for Single Payer System. He said so in 2003 and again in 2007!

you want more?

No one gives a rats patootie whether or not she is "Latina" or a woman,... is she qualified?
Mr. Obama and the press on the other hand, by focusing on her gender and race suggest those are the only qualifications necessary. If so the next chief justice should be my wife, she's always right.

I missed the barriers.

Just what we needed a left leaning racially motivated supreme court justice.