IS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINEE SONIA SOTOMAYOR A RACIST?

Is Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist?  

The accusation comes primarily from racially insensitive comments she made during a 2001 lecture at the University of California-Berkeley. Referring to comments made by former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, in which she said that, "a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases," Sotomayor said,

"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

Ms. Sotomayor should be asked what about her background makes her decision making ability, when it comes to interpreting law, superior to that of a white male.  She should be asked what makes her experiences richer than anyone else of any other racial background.  She should be asked if white males should not be considered for her potential post because their experience isn't as rich as hers apparently is.  

This racist statement by Sotomayor disqualifies her from appointment to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justices, as with the whole judicial branch of government, exist to interpret law without bias.  Ms. Sotomayor, in her statement, admits that she lacks this ability.  If she's willing to make such racist statements in public, then I can only imagine what she's comfortable saying privately, not to mention her private thoughts on the matter.  Sotomayor is incapable of being "color-blind" in her interpretation of the law, in her own words, which invalidates her from consideration to the highest court in the land.  

On Wednesday, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich wrote on Twitter:  

"Imagine a judicial nominee said 'my experience as a white man makes me better than a Latina woman'. New racism is no better than old racism.  White man racist nominee would be forced to withdraw. Latina woman racist should also withdraw."

Racist remarks are not the only problem with Sotomayor.  Other controversial comments have been made including comments made at a Duke University School of Law panel four years ago, which show her as being a liberal activist:

"All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people with court of appeals experience, because it is, court of appeals is where policy is made.  And...I know this is on tape, and I should never say that, because we don't make law, I know...I'm not promoting it, and I'm not advocating it," Sotomayor said then.  

This goes against the very nature of a judges duty to interpret the law (policy), not write it.  Not only is Sonia Sotomayor a racist, but she is someone who, like Vice President Joe Biden, blurts out revealing, yet inappropriately embarrassing content that later comes back to bite her.