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Bush 41: Lay Off Sotomayor

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2009 2:56 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Calling Sonia Sotomayor racist for her now-infamous “wise Latina” remark “doesn't help the process,” former president George H.W. Bush tells CNN. "I don't know her that well but I think she's had a distinguished record on the bench and she should be entitled to fair hearings,” he says. Bush 41 nominated Sotomayor to serve as a federal district court judge in 1991.

“You're out there name-calling,” Bush says, referring to influential conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, who jumped on the Supreme Court nominee’s comment. Instead, “let them decide who they want to vote for and get on with it." Lawmakers should look to Sen. John Cornyn, Bush adds. “He may vote for it, he may not. But he's backing off from those radical statements to describe her.”

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., not shown, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., not shown, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Barack Obama walks past a portrait of President George H. W. Bush in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington.
President Barack Obama walks past a portrait of President George H. W. Bush in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Former President George H. W. Bush rides tandem with Army Sgt. Michael Elliott of the Army Golden Knights parachute team as he celebrates his 85th birthday today in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Former President George H. W. Bush rides tandem with Army Sgt. Michael Elliott of the Army Golden Knights parachute team as he celebrates his 85th birthday today in Kennebunkport, Maine.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Former President George H. W. Bush speaks to reporters following his parachute jump today.
Former President George H. W. Bush speaks to reporters following his parachute jump today.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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kokuaguy
Jun 13, 2009 4:50 AM CDT
Jon, there's a way to say most of what you said without being so crude and shrill. You totally lose credibiliy that way. It seems like you don't care.
riffran
Jun 13, 2009 1:04 AM CDT
distinguished 60% turn over rate...
Doctor-Zaius
Jun 12, 2009 11:10 AM CDT
So when Clinton raised the top tax bracket from 36% to 39% that had nothing to do with the balanced budget?

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