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NRO "Ode" suggests Sotomayor is a "twofer second-rater"

May 28, 2009 3:03 pm ET by Media Matters staff

two·fer: "One who belongs to two minority groups and can be counted, as by an employer, as part of two quotas."

From NRO's the corner:

Celebratory Ode [John Derbyshire]

What has been absent from all the rejoicing about the nomination of Judge Sotomayor? Why, a celebratory ode, of course. We humble scribes must supply the deficiency.

All hail the brave and wise Latina!
Compelling is her story!
And jurisprudent her demeanor -
She's on the path to glory!

At SCOTUS she'll make policy
(What need for legislators?)
More jobs! More opportunity!
For twofer second-raters.

Latina wisdom, egged on by
La Raza mischief-makers,
With fill her soul with empathy
(Though not for white test-takers).

Tags: John Derbyshire, Supreme Court Nominations, Sotomayor Nomination, National Review Online

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    • Author by pros2pros2940 (May 28, 2009 3:49 pm ET)
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      Is this guy twelve year old ?
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      • Author by magnolialover (May 28, 2009 3:51 pm ET)
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        Probably not. 12 year olds come up with better schtick than that.
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      • Author by Craig (May 28, 2009 4:03 pm ET)
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        Believe it or not, conservatives consider him an intellectual.
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    • Author by blesscurse (May 28, 2009 4:07 pm ET)
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      PLEASE reassure me that this is a plant from one of those Marxists Glenn Beck believes is trying to take over the U.S. This is designed to make the real John Derbyshire appear to be a puerile ignoramus, and to undercut any notion of rational analysis of "identity politics," and of the personal stories of Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito. Just like that abject moron who must have taken over Newt Gingrich's Twitter account to tweet about Sotomayor's "racism" from Auschwitz. There's no way BOTH Gingrich and Derbyshire could actually be that intellectually incompetent. Right? Right?
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      • Author by eweston8542983 (May 28, 2009 6:47 pm ET)
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        sit down, we have some bad news for you.
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        • Author by blesscurse (May 28, 2009 10:10 pm ET)
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          OK. But then who's the mole who has taken over Tom Tancredo's body and made him mouth remarks about La Raza that even the real xenophobic, racist, nativist Tom Tancredo would think were the thoughts and words of an ignorant cretin. Wait... No.... NO!!!!
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          • Author by eweston8542983 (May 28, 2009 11:38 pm ET)
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            Another case of demonic infestation. When will the horror end!
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    • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (May 29, 2009 12:45 am ET)
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      Remember that the execrable John Derbyshire is the one who wrote an article advocating the killing of Chelsea Clinton solely because she was a Clinton. He is an abject moral cripple and should never be given the time of day.
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