Where does the talking point that Sotomayor is not intelligent come from?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

Is it just that one stupid unattributed New Republic blog article?

[Uzybone]

1. Comes from know-it-alls like Turley

and racists on the right who automatically assume a Hispanic woman cannot be that smart.

[vaberella]

7. Add sexist and homophobes to the list. n/t

[omega minimo]

2. gonads?

:shrug:

[DireStrike]

3. It's the same strategy as getting Obama split-screened vs Cheney

We are conditioned to believe there are two equal sides to every issue, regardless of whether one is wrong.

Here, they are equating Sotomayor with Harriet Miers.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. How could they possibly equate the two? Sotomayor has a credible resume for SC Justice.

Miers didn't.

[DireStrike]

8. Well they are republicans.

All their proposals are on the far side of loony.

[vaberella]

5. A jealous prick called Turley. He turned it into a meme that all the Repubs love. n/t

[PretzelWarrior]

6. these were talking points discussed before she was even chosen

when she was a leading possibility. They want to cast her as the "next Harriet Meiers". Insane, isn't it? Also racist, misogynistic, and horrible. Just like that goddam fucker Burton. I hate him almost worse than anyone else on the hill. He's just so acid.

Add to him Mica, the two Oklahoma dufuses, and a few others that don't come to mind at the moment.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. Harriet Meiers was woefully inexperienced for the job.

I don't know much about her intelligence, but she was dropped like a bag of wormed apples because she didn't have the experience.

The comparison is ridiculous.

[jillan]

10. Jonathan Turley spewed that talking point this morning on msnbc and on NPR.

And the rethugs are now running with it.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

13. Who is Jonathan Turley? I see his name atop threads here all the time. "Turley". As if

I should know who it is.

[jillan]

14. He is a constitutional law scholar from Georgetown University.

KO and Rachel have him on alot.

[asphalt.jungle]

28. George Washington U. not the great G'Town

and yes KO and Rachel really love him.

[quiller4]

29. George Washington; not Georgetown and scholar is an

exaggeration. He teaches constitutional law. He thinks quite highly of himself. His peers don't have the same high opinion.

[jillan]

30. I stand corrected.

[ecstatic]

19. I don't recall seeing/hearing him before, but after reading the posts about

him on DU I've concluded that he is a f*cking asshole/tool.

[backscatter712]

11. Karl Rove and his ilk. It's classic dogwhistling.

They know they can't get away with terms like "spic" or "wetback", so they play this game.

[mazzarro]

12. Wow! - she is good

She speaks in measured and deliberate tone of voice. I love the way she speaks and the composure she brings to stage despite her nervousness.

[FrenchieCat]

15. Comes from the ass of folks bringing it up......

Commonly known as "pulling shit out of their ass" strategy.

[Sebastian Doyle]

16. Actually, let the right wingers believe she's dumb if they want to.

The fans of Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, Michael Reagan, Sean Hannity, and George W. Bush would never oppose the nomination of someone who they thought was "stupid", they would openly applaud it. :evilgrin:

[CBR]

17. People who wish they could have been accepted to Princeton

and Yale.

[question everything]

18. From the ones who would not recognize intelligence if it stared them in the face (nt)

[rufus dog]

20. The party that nominated Sarah Palin for VP is calling Sotomayor dumb!

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[Cha]

22. Great talking point...and

one that highlights palin's contributions to the gop ticket-2008.

[EquallyExhausted]

21. because women and minorities are always assumed to be lesser by the white male power structure

[tledford]

25. DINGDINGDINGDINGDING!!! We have a winner! And welcome to DU! eom

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. White supremacy.

[uponit7771]

27. Well,...

.

[NatBurner]

24. because princeton and yale law are party schools

everybody knows that

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. Well, it's no Boise State, but I heard you still got a decent education there.

[Jack Rabbit]

31. For the same people who brought you Dan Quayle and George W. Bush

. . . that's where.

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