Sonia Sotomayor and that warm tingly racist feeling many of you are getting in your extremities
Whoops! Here’s Mike Huckabee’s PAC showing us how big the GOP’s tent really is by calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor by her not given name: ‘Maria Sotomayor’:
The appointment of Maria Sotomayor for the Supreme Court is the clearest indication yet that President Obama’s campaign promises to be a centrist and think in a bipartisan way were mere rhetoric.
via Huck comes out firing — at ‘Maria’ Sotomayor – Ben Smith – POLITICO.com.
Other popular Spanish-language female names that are *not* Judge Sotomayor’s given name, care of About.com. Republican opposition researchers, you might want to print out this list and put it next to your computer to make sure you don’t make this mistake again:
Adoración (adoration)
Adriana (from Adria)
Agustina (majestic)
Aida (noble)
Alana
Albina (white)
Alejandra (Alexandra, protector)
Alejandrina (protector)
Alexia (protector)
Alma (soul)
Amalia (worker)
Amanda (Amanda, lovable)
Amara (immortal)
Ana
Analía (Analee)
Anastacia (Anastasia, resurrection)
Andrea (brave)
Ángela
Angélica
Angelina
Anna (full of grace)
Antonella (flower)
Ariel
Alison (Allison, noble)
Aurora (brilliant)
Ava
Avril (April)
Azalea (dry ground)
Azura (clear, blue sky)
Bárbara (foreigner)
Belén (house where bread is made)
Belinda (pretty)
Bella (beautiful)
Betania (Bethany)
Bianca (white)
Bibiana (Vivian, living)
Blanca (white)
Brenda (strong)
Brisa (breeze)
Brita (British)
Brunela (dark-skinned)
Calíope (beautiful voice)
Camila
Candela (candle)
Candelaria (brilliant)
Caridad (lovingkindness)
Carina (loved)
Carisa (loved)
Carla
Carlota (strong)
Carolina
Casandra
Casia
Catalina (of pure descent)
Catarina
Cecelia (blind)
Celeste (heavenly)
Celina (moon)
Cintia (Cynthia, moon)
Claudia
Cleopatra
Clorinda (well-known)
Cristal (Crystal)
Cristina (Christina)
Dana (good judge)
Dafne (Daphne)
Daira (wise)
Dalia (flower)
Diana (god of hunting)
Déborah (bee)
Desirée (desired)
Dolores (pain)
Dora (gift)
Doria
Dulce (sweet)
Eduarda
Elaina (Elaine)
Elena
Eliana (beloning to the sun)
Elizabeth (consecrated to God)
Elvira (happy)
Ema (Emma)
Emanuela (God is with us)
Emilia (Emily)
Encarnición (God becoming human)
Esmerelda (emerald)
Esperanza (Hope)
Estafania
Estela (star)
Estrella (star)
Eugenia (of noble birth)
Eva (Eve)
Evelina
Fátima (from the city name)
Fe (Faith)
Felicia (happy)
Felicitas (happy)
Felipa (lover of horses)
Fiona (white, righteous)
Flor (flower)
Flora (flower)
Florencia (Florence, flower)
Fortunata (fortunate)
Frida (peace)
Gabriela (Gabrielle)
Gema (gem)
Gianina (God is gracious)
Gina
Gisela
Giuliana (Julianne)
Gladis (Gladys, glad)
Gloria (glory)
Gracia (Grace)
Graciana (grace)
Guadalupe
Helena (Helen)
Hermosa (beautiful)
Ilana (tree)
Ines (Inez, pure)
Irene (peace)
Iris (rainbow)
Isabel (lover of God)
Isabella (lover of God)
Isadora
Ivana (gift of God)
Jacinta
Jade
Jasmín (Jasmine)
Jennifer (white spirit)
Jéssica (God sees)
Jimena (God listens)
Joana
Juana (Jane)
Juliana
Lana
Lara (Laura, famous)
Laura
Leandra (like a lion)
Liana
Libertad (freedom)
Lidia (Lydia)
Liliana
Linda (pretty)
Lisa
Lola (pain)
Lorena (from Lorraine)
Luana (Louanne, beautiful)
Luisa (famous in battle)
Luna (moon)
Luz (light)
Mabel (lovable)
Magdalena (magnificent)
Malena
Malvina (knows how to talk)
Margarita (Daisy)
Manuela (God is with us)
Mara
Marcela (sea and sky)
Marcia (dedicated to Mars)
Margarita (Pearl)
Marianela
Mariangeles (Mary and angels)
Marilú (Marylou, Mary and light)
Marina (of the sea)
Marisa
Mariana (Maryanne)
Maricela
Marisa (of the sea)
Marisol (Mary and sun)
Marta (afflicted)
Maya (motherly)
Mercedes (setting slaves free)
Mía (mine)
Milagros (miracles)
Miranda
Miriam
Mónica (widow)
Nadia (hope)
Nancy (full of grace)
Natalia
Nazarena
Nevada (snowy)
Nina (beloved)
Noemí (beautiful)
Norma (law)
Nuria
Octavia (eighth)
Olivia (Olive)
Paloma (dove)
Pamela
Patricia
Paulina
Paz (peace)
Perla (Pearl)
Raquel (lamb of God)
Rebeca (Rebecca, beautiful)
Regina (queen)
Reina (queen)
Renee
Reyna (queen)
Rita (daisy)
Roberta (famous)
Rosa (Rose)
Rosana (Roseanne)
Rubí (Ruby)
Sabrina (princess)
Samanta (Samantha, listener)
Segunda (second)
Selena (moon god)
Selena (moon god)
Serena (serene)
Shakira (grace)
Sierra (mountain)
Socorro (help)
Sofía (Sophia, wisdom)
Sol (sun)
Solana
Susana (Susan)
Tiara (crown)
Talia
Tatiana
Teresa
Thalia
Tía (aunt)
Tina
Trinidad (trinity)
Uma (nation)
Valentina (healthy and strong)
Vanesa (vain)
Venus (god of love)
Verónica (victorious)
Victoria
Violeta (Violet)
Virginia (purity)
Viviana (living)
Wendy (true friend)
Yolanda (brings rejoicing)
Yvonne
Ximena (listener)
Yara
Yesenia
Zarina (czarina)
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[...] Huckabee calls her Maria Sotomayor. Well, you know, all those brown people have such similar [...]
[...] Huckabee calls her Maria Sotomayor. Well, you know, all those brown people have such similar [...]
People like you are why it took two terms of the worst President ever followed by a Deep Recession before America would vote in a Democratic President. There’s nothing racist about Huckabee misspeaking. The left’s casual accusations of racism repulse most people. Why didn’t you accuse Ted Kennedy of racism when he mispronounced Sammy Sosa’s name? Clearly Ted is a rich white guy who can’t be bothered to learn a black guy’s name. I clicked on this story thinking it would be about the actual racism in play – Sotomayor’s comment that her experiences as a Hispanic woman would lead her to make better decisions than a white male. Imagine if the situation was reversed – a white male saying that his experiences as a white male mean he would probably make better decisions than a Hispanic woman. The media would justifiably beat that to death, and the white male would withdraw his nomination in shame. But Racist Sotomayor will skate. I voted for Obama, but he may be the most racist President in recent history. From sitting there for decades as Reverend Wright made his racist sermons, to his “typical white person” comment, to his nomination of this racist person to be a Supreme Court judge, it’s a good thing Obama’s and his followers’ racism is directed at those it is apparently okay to be racist towards. And what’s with the list of other Hispanic names? Do you get paid by the column inch, because it sure doesn’t contribute a thing to your “article”. Maybe you needed it to get enough words to be something other than a tweet?
Huckabee didn’t “misspeak” – his staff sent out a press release to the world and couldn’t be bothered to check up on the first name of the person he was criticizing. ‘Maria’ isn’t even Judge Sotomayor’s middle name. It takes a pretty pregnant set of lazy racial assumptions for someone to just guess that Judge Sotomayor’s first name must be ‘Maria’ – it’s not like misspelling her name.
I don’t know from Ted Kennedy and the greatest slugger ever to lead the Chicago Cubs close to a World Series, but I do know that many wrongs don’t make rights. And I also know that a lot of comfortable white people whine too often about reverse racism, but if you want to join the Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh crowd of well-paid and privileged angry white males, you are welcome. Finally:
And what’s with the list of other Hispanic names? Do you get paid by the column inch, because it sure doesn’t contribute a thing to your “article”. Maybe you needed it to get enough words to be something other than a tweet?
I just wanted to copy and re-paste that because it’s really funny.
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