Graham “Happy” To Vote For Racist Judge
What would happen if a white American claimed that their upbringing equipped them to make better decisions than a bunch of minorities?
Would that person get nominated for one of the most important, prestigious jobs in the whole world? One in which they are required to make decisions based on facts and law, free from prejudice?
Or would they get run out of town on a rail?
That – in a nutshell – was the point raised by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham during the recent confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s overtly racist nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s a good point … and a fair one. Unfortunately, it seems to have been a point made exclusively for show as Graham said yesterday that he is “happy” to cast his vote to confirm Sotomayor.
From the NY Daily News:
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham urged fellow pols on Wednesday to stop making Supreme Court nominations like Sonia Sotomayor’s a “battle over our culture.”
In announcing that he’ll be “happy to vote for her,” the South Carolina moderate called Sotomayor’s hard-knocks life “a helluva story,” though he disagrees with some of her views.
“I’m voting for her because I find her to be well qualified – and elections matter,” Graham said on the Senate floor.
Wait … “elections matter?”
So do basic principles of fairness, Senator.
Look – we hate racism in any form or fashion, people, and one of the most important parts of “equality” is refusing to tolerate it – from anybody.
What’s also interesting is how Graham’s support for Sotomayor is yet another in a long line of “must-have” Democratic votes where he helps provide the ruling party with a little “Republican insurance.”
Wonder what they have on him?
Comments
By 1+1=3 on July 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
He didn’t veto the Latino woman for his friend Mark either
By HammerheadSC on July 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I am more tired of him than sanford believe it or not. His incompetence is incredible. I wish he would go ahead and switch parties like he votes. Or should I say when he votes. He has one the highest percentages of missing votes over this year and over the last 3 years. I look forward to someone challenging him.
By crush on July 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
They have videos of Lindgay giving Blumpkins
By T4 on July 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Graham keeps us in the Game, on a federal level. No one ever understands this.
Notice; Inglis, Barrett, Wilson, Brown, and Demint, have accomplished SHIT! Lame Ducks. It’s all they’ve ever been…just seat-fillers. You’re all blinded by uncompromising “do-nothings.” Wake up! No one looks to SC for anything anymore.
And by the way, no one worth a damn has given Demint’s healthcare propsal a second look. So, why not look at ways around this, rather than the norm -stagnant South Carolina politics.
By dirtbogger on July 23rd, 2009 at 1:13 pm
This Chickenhalk republican would probably faint at the sight of his own shadow. He is no conservitive eather! This establishment career politican needs to be voted out, he is definitly part of the problem. Does any one else think he acts a little feminin, his nuts must never dropped! maybe thats why he acts like a vollyball coach!
By zorro on July 23rd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I suspect Graham has discussed privately Sotomayer’s views on “gay marriage” and adores them…
By Look out, I'm next on July 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I agree with T4. Also, I think you are misconstruing her words FITS. If you look at them on face, then yeah, I see where you are coming from, but in reality, I believe she was referring to her upbringing from low income, immigrated parents, Ivy leauge school, woman, minority, etc, gives her a better rounded view…and as a white privileged male…I have to agree she has seen more and had to climb a bigger mountain than me, and yourself for that matter, and most of the good ole boys club. And when it relates to the Firefighter case, why in God’s name does no one ever discuss that 2 of the justices that sided with her were white!!!
By Look out, I'm next on July 23rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
And Graham is the best thing we’ve got in DC, because he doesn’t get caught up in the partisanship like Demint…and stillmanages to vote over 90% w/ the GOP, but what the ultra conservatives (C street boys) want is a robot.
By HammerheadSC on July 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
cause they aren’t nominated for Supreme Ct.
By Marianadja on July 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I think you didn’t read her speech. Either you don’t understand what she said or you are taking it out of context. She said HOPE. She hopes a person of a different background would bring something different/additional to the bench. She is a centrist. She has more federal judicial experience than any other supreme court justice (when nominated). Not very liberal, not progressive, belongs to the Roman Catholic church, and went to Scalia’s alma mater – without any affirmative action available. Relax -she is no gift to liberals – just smart.
By SCCON on July 23rd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Note to T4: any politician can use his power to take away his neighbors’ liberty. An “accomplishment” for a politician is standing in the way of the totalitarian herd.
By voting for Sotomayor, Lindsey Graham is demonstrating once again that he has no more respect for the Constitution and the concept of equal justice under law than any liberal Democrat.
Call him (202) 224-5972 and tell him to go join Arlen Specter in the Democratic Party.
By Rick on July 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Does race truly have anything to do with you’re core beliefs? Explain then Alberto Gonzales, Thomas Sowell etc. If where you rise from is such a valuable commodity, then why isn’t little lapdog lindsey of value to South Carolina? After all, I’m sure there are many druggies, alchoholics, depressed homeless people with a richly varied life and can be relied upon to make decisions as valid as any Sonia can make. Yep, de poor old hispanic girl, sucked down public funds and cried all the way to law school, yep she be varied man! Who sided with her…her fellow judge said she was wrong in her decision in the Firefighter case and the appeals judge said she resembled a soup sandwich….ya know kinda f*cked up and uneatable. Gotta love the Dems….couldn’t stand Alberto and can’t wait for Sonia….and Chuckie crying….
By Confederati on July 23rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
hey Quinndom, is that you?: “T4″ and “Look out”. If so, maybe you can answer the real burning question on everyone’s minds about your client. What does Lindsey like more… chains and leather whips OR 12-year-old boys?
By T4 on July 23rd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Confederati,
I thought we were discussing Graham, not the relationship you have with your estranged father.
Haven’t you a flag to inquire about?
We gave you a monument, what more do you want?
By Cooter Brown on July 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Wonder what they have on him? Wonder what they have on him! WONDER WHAT THEY HAVE ON HIM!?!?!
Gud Lawrd, y’all, jest look at ‘im!!!
Eberyone a knows dat Mista Lindsay is a homophile.
Now, as a luver of libertie, I could giver a frog’s fat ass what or hoo Mista Lindsay likes t’ do in his private bitness– Lawrd know I dont!
But because dis feller is a hiding his “special feelin’s” towards his chief o’ staff, or sum other flava of th’ month up thare in Sodom & Gomorrah (Warshingtun), he can bee black maled, I means blackmailed! (Freudian slippage, I rekon!)
Come on outta da closet, Sin-a-ter of South Carolinie, an’ be free!!!
You’d be free of da lie an’ we’d be free of yer hypocrazy! Sounds lika win-win t’ me, folks!
Now dat boy wuz raised better dan to vote fer dat lil’ haggard lookin’ lady for th’ supreme (pizza, he! he!) court– she hates us wite folks an’ hate ain’t gud. Aint good fer none ov us, but it sho aint gud fer us regular ol’ wite folks.
Why all dis race bitness? Me an my neighboors git on jest fine!
Lookin’ lik mo reconstrutshun is a commin’ our way, folks! Git readie!
By Yon on July 23rd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I detest Nancy Graham.
She has palys the “middle” so well. She splits the difference with anyone, no matter how outrageous the Lib’s starting point.
She gets fame, glory and love from the DC crowd. We get the bill.
Nice gig for Sen Nancy. For us, not so much.
By Fester on July 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Lindsey doesn’t like his vote counted. I wonder if he supports transparency.
Does he favor an audit of the Federal Reserve? I doubt he would answer yes or no if you caught him off the record in a gay bar.
By CNSYD on July 23rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
This nomination was going thru no matter what. So what political capital was to be gained by opposing it?
By ethel krabitz on July 23rd, 2009 at 7:08 pm
if Lindsey Graham votes for the energy bill OR the health care “overhaul”, I will vote for WHOEVER runs against him. and i do mean WHOEVER.
By Charles on July 23rd, 2009 at 7:27 pm
It’s whomever, and Graham should really be quaking in his boots right now. Lets face it Sotomayor is much less a racist than vast majority of SC Republicans.
By Mule on July 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Maybe he thinks he is a Hispanic or a brown man?
By Susan on July 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Oh for heavens sakes, you don’t have much of anything else to gripe about with Sonya Sotomayer – she’s really got a pretty good record so you want to call her a racist?
I am a little more concerned over when Jim DeMint is going to move out of the C Street house than I am about whether Lindsey Graham is ticking off certain people in SC with his vote. Obviously Lindsey isn’t taking his orders from C Street so that is a plus with me.
By SC Moderate on July 24th, 2009 at 6:16 am
I agree with T4 and Lookoutimnext. And I think Graham is being honest in wanting to keep the Supreme court nomination process from becoming overly partisan, After all he was part of the bipartisan group that got together to move Judge Roberts forward. Also, I think everyone forgets that one reason Graham may respect Sotomayor is because they both came from tough backgrounds and credit much of their achievements to hard work and education.
Further, I think Graham (and many others) were able to overlook the speech Sotomayor gave to Latino girls, because he understood that she was trying to encourage these young students to set high goals, have confidence in themselves, and stress the importance of education. To me this makes the most logical sense as to why the one speech (given 7 of 8 times) does not match up with her overwhelming judicial record. But in the end- I think this is one of those times, that people are going to view the situation however they want to based on their underlying feelings on various subjects.
And Demint is a waste of space in the Senate, and does nothing for 99% of South Carolinians. If some people like his ideas, I think you would be better served encouraging him to change jobs and join a political think tank- Because he may as well be a painting on the wall in the Senate…. He sort of like a cry wolf Senator, in that if he ever does have a practical idea- no one will listen. He is also increasingly coming across as thinking he is some great political thinker who is too smart to entertain ideas other than is own. So no one even tries to bargain for his support, which equals no impact.
By SC Moderate on July 24th, 2009 at 6:17 am
Regarding the Fire fighter case- the vote was overturned 5-4…not like that is so outrageous. And the party on the other side of the case, were not minorities. The city was worried that some local minority groups were going to sue them base on the minority groups recent comments. The city was trying to protect against a potential law suit. So Sotomayor is being called a racist because she ruled that a majority group could protect themselves from being sued by a minority group. And one of the people she rule against was a Latino. And the fact that applicable precedent was ambiguous, a ruling would have other potential ramifications. All of this is to say- the case is not as cut and dry as the “Sotomayor is racist” group is portraying.
On the other hand- you have Justice Roberts- who votes 17-0 in favor of corporation, etc (I can’t remember the exact stats) but its safe to say- everyone knows how Roberts will vote well before a case comes up regardless of the facts. He is the epitome of the type of judge described in one of Gresham’s recent books- the Appeal. At the very lease Sotomayor is intelligent, as you don’t finish top is your class at Princeton because of affirmative action. And if in deed she needed affirmative action to help her get in… then finishing in front of all other students would seem to justice its use in this case. Also, I would be willing to bet that if anyone was ever has a case in front of the Supreme court that necessitated careful consideration by the court- you would rather have Sotomayor rather than Roberts.
By Workin' Tommy C on July 24th, 2009 at 9:05 am
WHERE WERE Y’ALL LAST FALL?
Two candidates ran against him with practically zero budgets and got huge percentages considering their almost complete lack of funding. If either of them had received just a few dollars from each of those who voted for them, Gaham would be gone now.
Gaham spent over $10 MILLION to stay in office (not counting over $305 million in vote buying earmarks). You know where he got those millions? He’s a corporate puppet and he’s got a the hands of big business/big government lobbyists up inside him directing everything he does. There can be no reform of big government with this effeminate corporate whore in office.
The next candidates running against him in the 2014 primary and in the 2014 fall election will have to get some support! He can still be beat but every term makes her more powerful and harder to dislodge. We need to end the tradition in this state of having “Senators for Life.” If we don’t get rid of him next time, he’ll be another Strom Thurmond or Fritz Hollings.
By North Augustus on July 24th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Am I the only reader who wishes Mr. Cooter Brown would tell us what he thinks in just plain English, please? There’s no need to dress it up in that mock Dixie drawl, which gets in the way of the message, anyway. We’d all love you just the same, Mr. Cooter. Really.
By PEEP on July 24th, 2009 at 9:26 am
South Carolinians were all upset about Graham and the “amnesty” bill too, and said that there was no way they would vote for Lindsay Graham again. I guess they must not have voted then, because he sure won the last election by a helluva margin. And… he will next time too…
By Cooter for U.S. Senate!!!!! on July 24th, 2009 at 10:52 am
North Augustus:
Don’t be discouraged. Cooter ran for a small—very small—public office last November and only lost by a few points. Somebody other than one of his best friends (like me) will figure out who he is one day. He actually would be an ideal candidate for a high office campaign… I mean, dang, he threw me a kickass bachelor party. …and that’s just what makes his online accent so damn hilarious. If only you knew him, man.
By HR Pufnstuf on July 24th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Working Tommy C–
What was wrong with Strom Thurmond and Fritz Hollings? That’s why I like Lindsey, because like them, he understands how a Senator is supposed to conduct business.
DeMint on the other hand is a total waste of space who doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground.
By Look out, I'm next on July 24th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
working tommy,
a monkey could get 35% of the vote w/o ever running a campaign…just a fact
By Jim on July 24th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
The best reason to vote Lindsey out of office is his pro-war stance. His main mission seems to be to bankrupt us by sending troops off to fight people who have never done anything against us. Sure lets kill Osama bin laden, but 9/11 happened 8 years ago and several trillion dollars later we are bogged down in two unnecessary wars with Miss Lindsey leading the cheers. The real war on terror for me is watching him on TV.
By Chris R on July 24th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Wow Great title! Way to keep the Republican party marginalized. Keep up the good work.
By Recall Graham on July 24th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Lets recall Lindsay Graham…remove him from office!
By scooter on July 24th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Will, I can only hope you are kidding. Otherwise, I find your article disgusting and totally untrue. This woman was NOT racist, but after watching every minute of the hearings on TV, I found the Republican white males to be much more racist than she could ever be. Shame on you. Not that I agree with your view point much, occasionally, you do say things that are on point. But his is over the top. Cut it out, you have no leg to stand on. Re: Graham- not my favorite person, and was rude to the nominee, but he does occasionally do the helpful thing for SC. I can not say the same for Mr. DeMint. What an idiot that man is. I suggest that you watch yourself that you do not fall into the same crazy hole after DeMint.
By political hack on July 24th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
I think Lindsay and Barney Frank should hang out
By TADPOLE on July 24th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
GRAHAM YOU HAVE MESSED UP. IWAS NOT PROUD OF YOU WHEN YOU STOOD WITH GOV. SANFORD AFTER WHAT HE HAS DONE TO DISGRASE OUR STATE, BUT NOW YOU ARE GOING TO SUPPORT A RACIEST FOR THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND. YOU WILL NEVER GET MY VOTE AGAIN AND LOTS OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILEY FEEL THE SAME WAY.
By Confederati on July 26th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Man, look at all these paid hacks defending Lindsey. 99% of South Carolinians would love to find a chatroom like this where they can tell off these people. Talk about out-of-touch.
By George on July 27th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
W”hat would happen if a white American claimed that their upbringing equipped them to make better decisions than a bunch of minorities?
Would that person get nominated for one of the most important, prestigious jobs in the whole world? One in which they are required to make decisions based on facts and law, free from prejudice?”
No! He will get elected by the good citizens of Alabama, like Jeff Sessions did!
By George on July 27th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
“This woman was NOT racist, but after watching every minute of the hearings on TV, I found the Republican white males to be much more racist than she could ever be.”
Republican white males especially from the south are mostly philanderers or whoremongers. Remember the past two GOP governors of SC..Sanford and Beasley..philanderers. And then remember Tim Hutchinson or Arkansas and the present senator from Louisiana..whoremongers..the only reason these guys did not get into trouble within the party is because they happen to screw white women. Had they screwed a minority all hell would have broken loose. In other words, the US south is a land of white skin worshipping politicians and people masquerading as Christians. Christians they are not..more likely white skin worshipping pagans!
By George on July 27th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
“South Carolinians were all upset about Graham and the “amnesty” bill too, and said that there was no way they would vote for Lindsay Graham again. I guess they must not have voted then, because he sure won the last election by a helluva margin. And… he will next time too…”
The only way they will throw Graham out is if he dates, marries or simply sleeps with a minority woman. Even dating an Asian American woman would do to bring him down.