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'Objectivity'--Sotomayor's, Sessions' and AP's

07/20/2009 by Jim Naureckas

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.

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3 Responses to “'Objectivity'--Sotomayor's, Sessions' and AP's”

  1. Mike Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 10:01 am

    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.

  2. Mike Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 11:50 am

    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

  3. Mike Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    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

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