Rush flips; may support Sotomayor

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Politico.com

After calling Judge Sonia Sotomayor a “reverse racist” last week, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday that he may now possibly support President Barack Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court.

“I can see a possibility of supporting this nomination if I can be convinced that she does have a sensibility toward life in a legal sense,” Limbaugh said during his show.

In justifying his flip, Limbaugh pointed out that Sotomayor is Catholic and “doesn't have a clear record on abortion.”

Hinting that Sotomayor could possibly support overturning Roe v. Wade, Limbaugh said “whoa, it would be huge.”

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090603/pl_politico/23290

[stopbush]

1. His ad revenues must have dropped.

[shadowknows69]

17. First thing I thought

That's the only thing that moves the opinion of the right wing's favorite talking point vomiter.

[totodeinhere]

36. Limbaugh is a billionaire, or close to it. I doubt if he cares about ad revenue or anything else.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_estimated_net_worth_Rush_Limbaugh

[RamboLiberal]

40. Greedy bastard cares about ad revenues

Cause without ad revenues he would lose his show. Greedy bastards like him never have enough money or even more critical to him - fame.

[totodeinhere]

46. He is in no danger of losing his show. He is under contract through 2016. n/t

[blueclown]

2. Who gives a shit?

Honestly, this is the bullshit that Politico spends their time and money on?

Ladies and gentleman, the American corporawhoremedia for you.

[liberalmuse]

3. Yes.

Politico is a waste of web space.

[Enthusiast]

5. Corporawhoremedia! nt

[Dhalgren]

4. With the new Emperor's record nothing would surprise me

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[alcibiades_mystery]

28. Are you referring to Obama here?

:shrug:

[MaineDem]

6. It's not like he gets a vote

This guy gets way too much airtime.

[mr_liberal]

7. I doubt she'd vote against Roe

but she may vote for restrictions on abortion beyond what abortion rights activists would want. We just don't know because theres no record of what she really thinks about the issue.

Frankly, we don't know about what she thinks about a whole slew of civil liberty issues: free speech, privacy, police powers, separation of church and state....

This really should be an issue for liberals, but I think they're so occupied with defending her from conservatives that they are overlooking the possibility that she may be bad on other liberal issues.

[notesdev]

10. I was disturbed

by a ruling of hers I saw on free speech... she basically said that school administrators (government employees) can take retributive action against what a student says when not in school and not on school property. Any clear reading of the First Amendment has to compel the ruling to go the other way.

[mr_liberal]

16. I read about that too.

That does look like a bad anti-free speech decision to me. Nobody else seems to care about these things though, about her actual record. All that matters is that its us verses them.

I just think there are so many other liberal judges that we could be sure of where they stand on these issues (civi liberties). I think were taking a chance on Sotomayor. I'm concerned that she could turn out to be sort of "a reverse Souter" on some issues.

[scytherius]

8. Who gives a good goddamn what PigBoy endorses? n/t

[mr_liberal]

9. I do.

Because it may turn out that Sotomayor is bad on abortion rights.

Actually I doubt she' vote against abortion rights but I'm concerned that she may not be good on other civil liberties.

[CubicleGuy]

29. Is Rush pulling a Br'er Rabit on us?

Please don't throw me in that briar patch, Mr. Fox and Mr. Bear!

[mr_liberal]

31. I dont know what you mean.

I'm not familiar with that story, or rather the meaning of it.

I think Limbaugh does actually have some real hope that she could turn out to be "semi conservative" on SOME issues. Some of it is him playing politics too and trying to worry liberals. But I think there is some reason to worry.

And I'm not the only one thats concerned. All you hear is whining from conservatives but there are a lot of liberals that are being quiet but are disappointed in this nomination. Because of some of her rulings but mostly because we dont have a very good idea what her judicial philosophy is. And there are alot other liberal judges that we do.

I think these liberals will speak out though during the hearings though.

[Greybnk48]

45. That was my first thought...right after

wondering who would care what he thought. He's a comedian, albeit a not very good one.

[sellitman]

11. She very well could overturn Roe.

What a catastrophe that would be.

Fat fucker might be right.

[KamaAina]

12. Why add "may support Sotomayor"?

"Rush flips" would do nicely by itself, thank you. :P

[underpants]

13. Too late. + Politico reports on what Rush says?

:shrug:

[frog92969]

14. A stopped clock?

I've been a bit worried about that as well.

[Throd]

15. I think he is just jerkin' the media for his own amusement.

He didn't sound sincere.

[Champion Jack]

18. First newtie, now Pigboy Mc Dope fiend?

Looks like the big bosses have reigned in their attack dogs

[DainBramaged]

19. His ho must have been using a cattle prod last night and shocked him good

and made him change his mind so that he can continue his little trips to Central America and not appear to be the racist pig he really is.

[Ccarmona]

20. The revelation

is that the right is looking closer at her record and discovering she isn't that progressive. Her rulings have sited with big business more than it hasn't. It again proves the Obama isn't that progressive either.

[frog92969]

23. I've been wondering

why the repugs were throwing such a fit, pure racism/sexism I guess.

Then the sudden epiphany, you could see their lonely brain cells trying to fire.

[bullwinkle428]

26. Lardass is finally realizing that if Sotomayor's nomination gets

knocked down, chances are that the next nominee will be MARKEDLY more liberal!!

OH NOES!!11!1! TEH HUMANITEE!!!1!

[Xipe Totec]

21. Off topic

That dog belongs in MOBA, the Museum of Bad Art.

http://www.museumofbadart.org

[izquierdista]

22. Head for the hills!

That amount of mass displacement is sure to generate a tsunami!

[shraby]

24. Reverse psychology. Nothing more nothing less.

[chelsea0011]

25. So Rush likes her life experiences by being Catholic?

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. Like the bloated slob cares a whit about anyone but himself.

[Joey Liberal]

30. Rush is still a jerk, but it is amusing:).......... nt

[Duer 157099]

32. I was wondering when they would get around to this

It clearly should be an issue to anyone concerned about Roe v Wade, I'm just surprised it has taken them this long to get past their initial knee-jerk reaction.

It is *we* who should be looking at her record very carefully.

Although I believe it's a done deal at this point anyway, the hearings will just be a formality.

[martymar64]

33. Rush doesn't get a vote, he doesn't hold any office.

So, who cares what he thinks?

[Johnyawl]

34. This is pure BS that has nothing to do with Sotomayor's record...

...how progressive, or conservative she'll be, or Roe v Wade. The attack hogs (Newt & Rush) have finally been convinced of what really matters: The republicans are about to lose the Hispanic vote for the next 20 years.

Both Newt and Rush are merely trying to find some cover for their flip-flopping asses.

[Robb]

37. Ding ding!

We have a winner.

[RedCloud]

35. She shouldn't opine at all on abortion before nomination..

I smells a rat here. I tells ya.

[jimmybama]

39. He may be intentionally softening.

The St. Louis Rams are for sale and he has always expressed
interest in owning an NFL Team. He may be cooling it to try
this. Being a Ram fan I will jump the bandwagon the day that
fat piece of shit buys the team. 

[tomm2thumbs]

38. classic 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em' when he's losing his audience

money means nothing, it's his audience he covets - his little brains running around the country - and he figures being on the wrong side of every decision going on in Washington is not giving him any room to maneuver - better to jump in front of the parade and grab the baton than to get run over by it over and over - and the bonus is he gets to scare the liberals a bit along the way.

[pattmarty]

41. Who gives a fuck what Rush thinks?

[dgibby]

42. I smell a rat. Rush and Newt both walking it back?

:scared: :hide:

[LatteLibertine]

43. Like someone else said

Cons don't ever think they have enough money. Most of them would gladly take what you have, or lay you off to add a little more to their pile.

[bamacrat]

44. Why to conservative always want to take away peoples rights?

There supposed to be the party of small government but having the government dictate what you can and cannot do is big government. Small government would not be concerned with what people do to their bodies or with their bodies.