Comments on: Firefighter to Testify Against Sotomayor

Senate Republicans Plan Testimony from White Conn. Firefighter Whose Reverse Discrimination Case Was Rejected by Nominee

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by ibsteve2u July 12, 2009 11:53 AM EDT
The Republicans have a vested interest in injustice.
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by Thalia-9 July 12, 2009 4:01 PM EDT
no...frank ricci has an issue with personal injustice...and he's right.
by speakinup22 July 12, 2009 11:17 AM EDT
Yeah, amazing how these every day citizens have the gall to stand up for their rights isn't it ?
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by speakinup22 July 12, 2009 11:15 AM EDT
Anyone receiving a job nder reverse descrimination should be ashamed.
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by ToolMangler1 July 12, 2009 5:09 PM EDT
If it was the only way I could get a badly needed job, I would not be ashamed. I would hope that the person I beat out was not in as big of a need as I was. See, This cuts both ways! Even when the playing field has been 'artificially leveled'. "IF" I can't do the job, then I should not keep it.
by ddalco54 July 11, 2009 10:33 PM EDT
First we had joe the plumber (or pseudoplumber), now we have Frank the fireman!
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by speakinup22 July 12, 2009 11:17 AM EDT
Yeah, amazing how these every day citizens have the gall to stand up for their rights isn't it ?
by cainemarko July 10, 2009 4:27 PM EDT
Can we at some damn point stop calling it "reverse" discrimination? Is it reverse murder if a white person kills a black one? How about reverse rape?
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by ToolMangler1 July 12, 2009 5:11 PM EDT
well said and true!!
by Joe_NY_15 July 10, 2009 11:42 AM EDT
WavyGravyBoat, read this person's comment, it's precisely what I said

by dwright1now July 9, 2009 10:18 PM PDT
The GOP is a dying wind bag and this is their last hurrah. This sleazy skin-head of a fire fighter is a racist dog looking for his 15 minutes of fame.
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by Joe_NY_15 July 10, 2009 11:39 AM EDT
by gravyboat4000 July 9, 2009 2:35 PM PDT

It was appealed, to the Supreme Court, who ruled the law was unconstitutional
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So what you are really saying is that Sotomayor is making un-constitutional rulings, based on her hispanic bias, which then are overturned....how is this good, I don't have a clue........trust me, I know about the bias....I have first hand knowledge, I'm married to a "Wise Latina" from the Bronx,NY
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by jgreatsone July 10, 2009 8:22 AM EDT
i appreciate that you're aware of what it takes to become one, but this issue has nothing to do with being a fireman - it's about opportunity. do you have a problem when a white person gets a job because he/she's white?
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by Thalia-9 July 10, 2009 3:06 AM EDT
by fred-mertz July 9, 2009 8:08 PM PDT
"What are you so afraid of UnionDame? That a testimony from a firefighter who was racially discriminated against by Sotomayor's decision might wake people up and realize that the RACIST DOOR swings two ways, NOT JUST ONE?" - HeThoughtHeWasFunnyButHeWasJustStupid

WRONG! Sotomayor ruled in favor of the law, and she was NOT alone in doing so. Those ACTIVIST JUDGES, the "supremes", later changed the law, by a split, 5 to 4, vote. You call it "racism" to UPHOLD THE LAW? What kind of repuke are you, anyway? Conservatives are supposed to CONSERVE the status quo!

The testimony of the spoiled white boy who thought he was "discriminated against" is not at all meaningful when considering the confirmation of a supreme court judge. The repukes are grasping at straws. On the vast majority of the appellate cases Judge Sotomayor has ruled on, she has AGREED WITH THE REPUKE JUDGES! If you idiots think you're going to get anyone closer to your "ideology" by rejecting her, you are completely OUT OF YOUR MINDS! Keep up all this obstructionism and President Obama is going to stop trying to appease you lunatics. And that will be a GOOD thing!

you should really do some homework before you spout off to a world wide blog Fred...rico...it makes you look like less of an idiot if you do. 'spoiled white boy'? LOLOL...yep...poor little dyslexic spoiled white guy got a higher score and the hispanic/black who cried wolf based on skin colour...and the so called 'minority in the judges seat...no wait... "wise latina who can make better decisions than any white man" screwed it up and will be the one who faces reprecussions for her own stupid, out of line actions - got NOTHIN' to do w/ republicans and you know NOTHIN' about the fire service.
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by Thalia-9 July 10, 2009 2:54 AM EDT
LOLOLOLOL!!!! you are disturbed to say the least...'the sleazy skinhead of a fire fighter'??? you mean the dyslexic guy who hired a tutor to assure he didn't miss a friggin beat? or you think color makes a man/leader as long as it's a 'minority' color...whatever the he.ll 'minority' means anymore...sotomayer was WRONG...grow up, get over it and do your homework instead of typing up a bunch of BS armchair quarterbacking.
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