The latest sexist slams against Sotomayor. She's "too aggressive." A bully.

[kegler14]

And Scalia isn't? Oh wait!!! He's a man. That's OK, then.

What pitiful attacks, this time from Lindsay Graham..

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105343155

[saltpoint]

1. Little Lindsay is kind of a mess. As far as I'm concerned, he is sitting in

Ernest Hollings' Senate seat and not filling it very well at all.

Judge Sotomayor is a great pick by President Obama. She is going to win confirmation handily, no matter what Little Lindsay says or does.

[kegler14]

4. Yeah but I'd be stunned if this isn't on right-wing talk this week.

[saltpoint]

5. I agree that the Right will have their whip out all summer against her,

but the votes are not there to derail her nomination.

She seems to me to be full of promise and very, very capable. I think that may be what pisses the Republicans off so much.

[gratuitous]

2. "Aggressive"? Just say what you want to say, Mr. Graham

You know you want to. Just go ahead and say it. Come on, you gutless little turd.

[sutz12]

3. Sexism, of course.

"Too aggressive" = "not feminine enough" = "butch/lesbian"

Be afraid, be very afraid. The evil liberals are forcing a gay/lesbian onto the Supreme Court.

The wonder of it is that they don't even realize how fucking transparent their discrimination is.

[opihimoimoi]

6. Do those Pubs realize how passe and old their "Labeling" approach is? I would guess not

Lindsay Dude,,,,ya sound outta step....your crap smells and peeps don't believe GOP Labels anymore ... cept for the brainwashed...

[guitar man]

7. wait....what?

I thought they were pissing down both legs a couple weeks ago becuade she was "empathetic". :shrug:

I guess they just can't make up their widdle minds about just what it actually is they don't like about her. :eyes:

[kegler14]

8. True enough. Hadn't though of it from that angle.

[guitar man]

14. Yep, they're twisting in the wind

They've got nothing but hatred for anything from our side so they are just making stuff up to whine about.

[Bigmack]

9. The word they're searching for is "Uppity"....nt

[Ilsa]

10. You know it's coming, probably on OxyRush's

show first: "Uppity dyke Latina." He likes calling women names and categorizing them for his amusement.

[Doctor_J]

11. It is looking like Sotomayor, like Franken, will never get to serve

This has nothing to do with the judge's gender. It has everything to do with defeating Dems.

[JaneQPublic]

12. These are the same people who called Obama presumptuous...

...during the campaign, for during all the same things that other (white) candidates have done.

[Apollo11]

13. Are we supposed to be against sexist slams now?

Unless they are directed against Governor Palin and her daughters - right? :eyes:

:sarcasm:

[kegler14]

15. I'm against sexism slams no matter who they're against. Please show me

where I've ever joined in any gender bashing against Palin.

[kegler14]

16. BTW, if you're referring to Letterman,

I found his slut remark and supposed jokes about her daughter juvenile and completely unfunny. You won't find my name over on the Letterman support thread.

OTH, his comments were "jokes" (a term I use loosely in this case) and not meant to be taken seriously. Graham, however, is serious and is hoping to score political points with his comments.

[dem629]

17. Why doesn't the story give the entire context of the "overly aggressive" phrase?