Steele: Democrats Should "Chill Out" on Sotomayor
(CBS)
Sotomayor "is getting a much fairer shot at explaining her case" than previous nominees appearing before a Democratic Congress, Steele told CBSNews.com in an exclusive interview.
"All the histrionics and the noisemaking by the Democratic members of the committee -- just chill out," he said. "Because we know what you did with Judge Alito, and Judge Roberts, and Lord knows we know what you did with Justice Thomas. So I don't want to hear that."
Speaking after his address to the NAACP convention in New York, Steele said Republicans do not need to walk a tightrope in their questioning of Sotomayor for fear of alienating Hispanics. He said Sotomayor must be "appropriately vetted" and that the nominee has made troubling statements in the past. (Watch the full interview at left.)
"I don't think the country is best served by having an activist jurist on the bench who in the president's words is empathetic to the person standing in front of him, blind to the fact that the law or the Constitution says this is the appropriate outcome," Steele said.
"That is a real concern for a lot of Republicans," he said. "It is not anti-Hispanic, it is not anti-Sotomayor."
Steele also responded to a question about whether he would invite soon-to-be-former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to head a GOP fundraiser. Some Republican candidates have expressed reservations about having her campaign for them.
"If Sarah Palin wishes to be a part of what I am doing in any way, shape or form: Sarah, you are more than welcome," Steele said.
"I consider Sarah Palin a friend," he added. "I admire the courage it took for her to do what she's done. She's looking out for her state and her family and I think we should all respect that and not try to second guess her decisions."
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See all 63 CommentsBut that does'nt make her a racist. Also vetted and scutinized were over 3000 cases she has ruled on and in NOT ONE CASE is there any evidence what-so-ever that she ruled with racial impartiality.
So with all the examination of her personal life and her professional life, there is NOTHING to indicate that she is a racist.
But that does'nt stop the GOP from hounding her on this issue. After all, they do it to impress their constituency - to let them know they are still on top of running this country, that they are still valuable as a party.
Is it really that? Or is it that the Republicans are just so far down the ladder of relativity that anything that even appears to give them purpose they crave to...even cling to if for no other reason than to assuage their sore egos. Either way they so need to find SOMETHING to be impressed about.
Surely the republicans know the race issue is a losing battle they wage with Sotomayer. So I believe the republicans are once again proving through this confirmation that they are the real racists.
And they should chill out!
Our US Constitution, and our laws made within its parameters are supposed to rule on human events, not mechanical operations. We should expect them to be applied in a consistent and objective manner, with some understanding of human conditions (called empathy in honest English) and their actual impact on people. That is quite different than being blind to the law. Laws that control mechnical operations are usually called computer programs.
Thank goodness they are not shuffling like Mike Steele. Why didn't he just say yessah Massa to Rush Limbaugh?!
Mike Steele is pitiful and so is Palin. She has proven she does not have what it takes to become President, Vice President or anything else in the Federal Govt. The only thing Republicans like is her "looks". I guess they don't care if she doesn't have a brain.
I pity the fools.
How many ways can you say, Mr. Steele you are being used by the Republican party. He knows, he has got to know.
I lost total respect for him when he recanted his comments regarding Rush Limbaugh.
Steele needs to "chill out" and go away!!!!!
And I never mentioned anything with regard to Alito or Roberts other than to point out that when they were before the committee, during a Democratic controlled Congress, the Dems went after the two of them.
Alito's confirmation hearing was held from January 9 to January 13, 2006.
The Senate hearings on the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, began on September 12, 2005, and he was confirmed on September 29th.
The republicans held the senate majority during BOTH confirmation hearings.
Care to guess again?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bil-browning/steele-gop-woos-blacks-wi_b_231534.html
Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With "Fried Chicken And Potato Salad"
LMAO
Steele is a gold mine of material. I wish he'd have a weekly address to the party of No/Nimrods.
Rush just choked on his stogie...
Who is he?
Does he think that he's relevant somehow?
Capitalism forces us all to be mean and degrading - show the worst characters of us.
I am praying hard to God that the Republicans will press hard and negative on Sotomayor to improve these numbers for the Democratic Party in Nov 2010 and 2012.
Gracias Republicans for your kind understanding. If any Republican needs help to writeup an ugly nasty negative comment about Sotomayor, it will be pleasure to help you. So, please let me know.
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