In another example of how the racist record of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s top Republican questioner has gone down the memory hole, Associated Press had a whole story (7/19/09) about Sen. Jeff Sessions’ assertions that Sotomayor was too prejudiced to get his vote without mentioning that the Senate Judiciary Committee had rejected Sessions when he was up for a federal judgeship precisely because of his long pro-discrimination history.
On MSNBC, the subhead of the story was “Top GOP Member of Senate Committee Still Concerned About Her Objectivity.” And AP reporter Douglass Daniel would tell you, I expect, that “objectivity” required him to leave out the context of Sessions’ racist background.
It is being reported that Senator Jeff Sessions is going to vote for Sonia Sotomayor. Gee, that has to endear him to his constituents. Perhaps, he’s another Arlen Specter, D -PA., more interested in his career and political future, than representing the good citizens who turned out at the polls and elected him as their Senator. I believe that you’re dropping your constituents in the hot grease.
Concerning the blog posted by me on this site on July 28th, 2009 at 10:01 am, I misunderstood the facts. This was not the Honorable Jeff Sessions that is supporting Sonia Sotomayor. Mr. Sessions, sir. I apologize to you for what I wrote above. I find you to be a honorable Senator and I was mistaken. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. When I said that this was being reported, I was in error and this was a mistake and I retract that statement. I also apologige to your constituents for my blog. Please forgive me for this.
Thank you, Mike
Concerning the blog posted by me on this site on July 28th, 2009 at 10:01 am, I misunderstood the facts. This was not the Honorable Jeff Sessions that is supporting Sonia Sotomayor. Mr. Sessions, sir. I apologize to you for what I wrote above. I find you to be a honorable Senator and I was mistaken. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. When I said that this was being reported, I was in error and this was a mistake and I retract that statement as well as the entire blog of July 28th. I also apologige to your constituents for my blog. Please forgive me for this.
Thank you, Mike