Rush Limbaugh thinks Sotomayor is against abortion rights/Roe v. Wade

[cagesoulman]

Yeah, it's Limpdick and he's frothing at the mouth, but according to the Fatman, Obama's candidate for the SC has no record on abortion rights and she is a "devout" Catholic.

Anybody have contradictory info?

[Dappleganger]

1. If there's no record

then he's talking out of his ass as usual.

[spanone]

2. i don't give a rat's ass what the gasbag says or does

[madokie]

3. limberbrain thinks he's smart too

can I be proven to be wrong? :-)

[babylonsister]

4. Ya know, who cares what he thinks? Really.

He's just trying to reverse his position and his hate-filled spewing because I imagine he's been told to tone it down.

I'm sure he didn't provide any proof either. As for her being a 'devout' Catholic, that's not what I've read. She rarely goes to church. And there are plenty of devout Catholics who disagree with the church.

Eh, don't tarnish your beautiful mind by listening to his slop.

[Arkana]

5. She doesn't have an extensive record on the subject, but you can bet your boots

that it was one of the first questions the vetting team asked her--and she wouldn't have made it past them if she was anti-choice.

Obama made it very clear that he was pro-choice during the campaign and I don't see him putting any court decision related to reproductive rights in jeopardy.

There, I said it.

[cagesoulman]

7. Well, I was hoping for a paper trail

But I think you're probably right on the vetting

[jgraz]

10. No, they did not explicitly ask her about Roe v Wade

They asked her how she feels about stare decisis. And then they asked her if she feels the Constitution contains "unenumerated rights".

And they got their answer.

[Arkana]

12. She believes strongly in precedent, which bodes well for any decision

concerning Roe that comes before the court.

[obliviously]

6. she ruled for bush

on some kind of abortion funding thing. but I really don't know anything about it.

[Political Tiger]

8. The simple fact Limpball's says it makes it contradictory. n/t

[Renew Deal]

9. He's finding out new ways to piss you off everyday.

Find something else to listen to.

[Mike Daniels]

11. Isn't her only decision remotely related to the issue focused on the "gag" rule?

Where she did say the government had the right to lay restrictions on groups receiving gov't funds?

If so, that's hardly a trail worth making a guess on as to where she leans in general on the issue.

[nxylas]

13. Oh no, please don't throw me in that briar patch

He obviously doesn't want to see Sotomayer nominated, so he's trying to turn Democrats against her.

[John Q. Citizen]

14. He's providing a rational for not fighting the nomination since he would loss big anyway.

That's my guess.

But i don't care. I haven't heard his voice in years.

Who cares?

[high density]

15. So Limbaugh continues his directive to be completely wrong about everything

Nothing new here.

[Neecy]

16. just up to his usual tricks

He's trying to cast doubts in the minds of Democrats with this nonsense, trying to soften our support. He thinks he's pretty clever with this crap.

[KharmaTrain]

19. He's Playing Both Ends...

Yes...there's the typical rushbo "operation chaos" black ops he thinks he can play. Get into the "lefties" heads and somehow create a major uproar. He's also tamping down his own expectations. From all indications, Judge Sotomayor is going to easily win confirmation and too much of a failed resistance will make the "kingmaker" look bad...expecially if she gets 10 or more GOOPers to confirm (which I feel is very likely). He risks ripping the party further apart. Thus he's muddling and trying to create a smoke screen for his walk back.

[MineralMan]

17. That syphilitic paresis appears to be kicking in

for Ruch Limpaw.

[Vickers]

18. That stupid fat fuck will do anything to placate a dumb and shrinking audience.

:rofl:

[robinlynne]

20. Yes, I read that she is "pro-life'.

[cagesoulman]

25. You got a link on that?

Just checking.

[robinlynne]

26. nope. long time ago, right when her name was announced. probably here on Du

or Huffington Post if you want to do a search..

[T Wolf]

21. While most of the media is trying to paint Sotomayor as a radical leftist, there are many

on the reich who are quietly saying that she will not be as "liberal" as many hope (or fear). They are saying that she is likely to the right of Souter and a net gain for their side.

They are worried about future nominees, but on this one, not so much.

NOTE - this comes from a brief exposure to Philly reich-wing talk radio in a doctor's office.

With the relative ease with which Obama will (likely) get this one through the Senate as opposed to later nominations when his political capital is less, I was hoping (naively) that he would go further left with this first one and then be forced to move right-ward with subsequent justices. If he turns out to have done this correctly, I will applaud. But, for now, it just looks like another compromise to the reich that did not have to be made.

[Bumblebee]

22. He is just trying to provoke doubt among her supporters. Very transparent.

Hoping that her own "base" will take her out if they believe him. Kinda smart given that here it is being taken seriously...

[Morrisons Ghost]

23. Being Catholic

Doesn't mean a damn thing! There are quite a few Catholics who are pro-choice.

[Unvanguard]

24. My "contradictory info" is that Rush Limbaugh says it. n/t