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'Judging' Sonia

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'Judging' Sonia

Published: Sun, 31 May 2009

Description: Press focus on Sotomayor's personal story. Are they ignoring her record?

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" As she has accomplished so much of her life. She has never forgotten where she began. Never lost touch with the community but supporters. What's -- will bring to the court that is not only the knowledge and experience acquired over a course. Of a brilliant legal career. But the wisdom accumulated from an inspiring lecture. President Obama there introducing his supreme Supreme Court nominee judge Sonia -- mile war on Tuesday. The press quickly focused on her personal story here are just some of the headlines from the papers the next day. From the Washington Post first Latina picked for Supreme Court. And this sidebar heritage shapes judge's perspective. From the USA today Obama -- life story and record. And then this sidebar piece from humble beginnings the judge -- Obama's image nominee is a symbol of Hispanics success. Give it kind of looks like the media led with the personal story is that exactly what the White House one."

" Absolutely they they wanted the identity politics. Carter laid down on the table and the media. Went four. As Mike Allen writing for the distinguished journal the politico said quote. The media's leftist senator bias is rarely more apparent. Then during court fights and if you add -- that the Hispanic angle he got a home run of liberal unanimity that anybody opposes Sotomayor is a bad person."

" He's saying the media took the Beijing today."

" I think the media did take today I think the personal narrative trumped her record for several days although I will say it wasn't the first story in the New York Times. That this comment that she made was was was first reported in the Newt Gingrich and other people went with it about the -- woman. She was talking you can debate which is talking about the they had in their first story but they had page after page of how she -- Nancy drew she had diabetes. Adding that story ended up from the bootstraps Hispanic story was the story."

" Let's get to that specific quote here's what she said. About well let's get Newt Gingrich's take on what she says he said. Imagine a judicial nominee said my experience as a white man makes me better than a Latino woman knew racism is no better than -- racism. White man racist nominee would be forced to withdraw Latin Latino woman racist should also. Withdraw. Does he have a point."

" And it well that's certainly election Leon absolutely it's a true statement but it's a very politically stupid to make I think for Republicans to have this -- look. A bomb. This -- political pick for him and he knew that by doing it he would triangulation Republicans would be very tough for us not to take the -- to go after a Latina a female but guess what. Some of them dead and I think it box that -- and I think that it makes us look very harsh. I think we need to go after her for the real credentials of being a judge is this woman going to judge but based on feelings or should she be working across the street where policy really issues that a job done."

" And for the media or is -- jobs for Republicans. Fought in the job for both from the Republicans in the Senate have to examine her credentials but think certainly the media. And a watchful role we'll certainly do that as well. And I would say that yes the first these stores were very much -- positive for the Obama why else focusing on the biography but sense that you said a lot of reporting digging. You do or actual. Opinions and what's actually done."

" On the bench adjudged. Clarence Thomas had a pretty compelling personal story as well did you get the same kind of coverage. Well in about painful war you know he got to coverage that that the people who nominated Clarence Thomas also said. That he came from from humble origins Sam Alito we now -- in about date for. Testimony people went look at the video where he said I will remember the people in my Italian American family discriminated against. I think what's interesting is the media this is one of those things where the media are absolutely salivating IC. You know sub web sites and kickers on on all the cable networks to -- they -- endlessly replaying the Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich thing. And the context has been a little loss I don't think she's benefited from this coverage."

" Jenny Craig has benefited enormously but look you you can -- is not benefiting from these doubts being raised and not really talent well she's now she's benefiting from the media surge and we have you can't inflate. The fact that the bush 41 White House said the Clarence Thomas is a good guy came up bootstraps. And -- its call -- the media coverage and media coverage was annihilating the Thomas the end and they didn't like Alito either. I mean that the difference is that -- my hours a Democrat and Thomas Leo are Republicans. And that it's totally explains the fact that the coverage on one side was up -- boot -- that they had -- was right wing picked this --"

" Here's here's another quote from the nominee on experience she said. I would hope that a wise Latina woman with a richness of her experiences -- more often than not. Richard better conclusion in a white male who hasn't lived that life now a lot of people Jonathan. I thought that was you know. I guess a reverse racist comment dot -- get the coverage that it is there watching it certainly is going to coverage that is now in part because of the comments from folks like. Before speaker of the house but would possibly I think one of the reasons that were focusing so much -- Gingrich said. Is because of just how quiet much of the Senate has been on the Republican side they -- forty votes this is not going to be a real battle that's what was the media do. The -- avoid all of the lack of an actual battle of the lack of a filibuster they get comments from of the likes of Gingrich or some other point twelve -- at the training gauge -- increase -- accomplice went. In reality should probably going to sail -- well it is their battle coming down -- what I mean wilt will the media do any more digging into her record under."

" I sure hope so many haven't done as much as they did for conservatives have as we've said before. But look you know I think and when it comes to her. She comes from good judicial pedigree -- when it comes to the media the media here this is like Obama two point now they got to write about the history that at the right about the story we knew very little about Obama to and I think this is just very typical they're going to try and protect during -- and Republicans shouldn't take debate with the race."

" One brave comment was from top that he -- Coates who writes for the Atlantic. Who said that that the argument you made about the white -- in a woman's -- preposterous I was a brave thing after a catch it. From his brother and sister MS -- but -- if you didn't make the point that that it just absurd to say that is Hispanics have a double a candidate they're both. Americans and Hispanic whereas white people dislike."

" All right time for a break first though if you want to hear what we're chatting about and there's plenty more during our commercial break go to our website foxnews.com slash. Fox News Watch we'll be back in two minutes -- this quest."

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