'Inappropriate' Statement

" Judge Sonia Sotomayor meets one of her critics face to face. Excuse me present Obama's first pick for the Supreme Court is back on the Capitol Hill today the administration deals with the fallout from controversial comments from the judge. Remember judge Sotomayor made a statement about a wise Latina woman making a better decision than a white male. Former house speaker -- great Gingrich -- none of that statement let me tell you called -- to -- your a racist. Well today. Newt Gingrich is backing off that comment. Sort of on his website -- writes the word racist should not have been applied to judge so to my your as a person. Even if -- words themselves are unacceptable. But a couple of sentences later he says so to -- yours words reveal a betrayal of the fundamental principle of the American system that every. Everyone is equal before the long good grief trying to haven't always. Meanwhile -- met with -- Republican senator Lindsey Graham today. He has also been critical of the judge and this weekend on Fox News Sunday senator Graham said Sotomayor should say she's sorry listen."

" What she said is that based on her life experiences. That she thought the Latino woman somebody with her background would be a better judge than a guy like me. A white guy from South Carolina. And it is troubling and it's inappropriate now hopes she'll apologize. And if I had said something like dead or someone with my background and profile. We wouldn't be talking about this nomination going forward. But what will listen to what she has to say that she's got to prove to me that if I found myself in court with Latino woman. In front of her I'd get a fair shake an asset to her today."

" Senator Graham joins us live now from Capitol Hill senator good CDs get an apology out of judge so it's my own about whether today."

" And that's -- it had a great meeting I would suggest that you ask her about this I don't want to put words in her mouth issues. A very nice person. -- Well qualified sterling character. There's some. Concerns about a temperament and it would appear before her. But the bottom line is I think that comment you just play needs to be corrected I don't think. Most Americans agree with that I don't think she's a racist to say so is really out of balance. -- from what I can tell she's a delightful person. She's accomplished a lot like she should be proud of what she's accomplished with this statement is really really inappropriate in. And I'll let her speak as to how she feels about that statement. But I -- the sincere and a startling person. If I applaud the Obama standard -- her nomination October directly act and vote for because. We've got to remember President Obama voted against Alito and Roberts both. In his standard was that if I have the difference with the ideology philosophy our record. -- at both parties that you can be well qualified have a great judicial. Disposition and be very very smart but if you don't have that you could be -- thanking me. To judge people -- can't vote -- that's what is that about Roberts. Got to remember Ginsburg and Scalia. Pittsburgh got nine six votes -- got 98 votes they used to be -- the Senate of people -- uses standards."

" Senator the you know Wilson has always and I have always had a thought that you're you're one who lays out. Sort of where the Republicans are on things sometimes that and I I think we just witnessed. The sort of a sense of the the predicament the Republicans are in right now. And that is you've got a Hispanic woman to -- I'm I don't -- what -- those you know I ask I double we have an Hispanic woman in present in the Balkans are obviously they're very conscious of the Hispanic vote. In trying to be carefully thinking it's a trying to find that line but what you can say what you shouldn't say in all that seat seems to be what everybody's doing. What's Newt Gingrich and it has sort of backed off a little bit at Rush Limbaugh says don't back off a bit. Is is their party unity on this -- today."

" I just think hopeful lot of Latino men and women would be up and about what -- in. You know she could have a lot -- sort she as a terrific background she's a very good person. But her statement was that her experiences. Make a better than that and then another group Alito said. -- immigrant background but the fact that. Some family members suffered discrimination sure that's part of -- he never said that makes me better than another group. I think he would serve her well to straighten that comment -- let's move on to her qualification."

" She may well do that during confirmation hearings we shall see senator Graham Republican of South Carolina my friend thank you goodness."