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Beck guest host Pagliarulo distorts Sotomayor remarks to claim it's "racism personified, if in fact Latina is a race"

June 05, 2009 1:05 pm ET

From the June 5 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' Glenn Beck Program:

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As Media Matters for America has noted, Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein wrote in a May 29 SCOTUSblog post that after reviewing 96 race-related cases Sotomayor decided on the court of appeals, "it seems absurd to say that Judge Sotomayor allows race to infect her decision making."

Previously:

Conservatives react to historic Supreme Court nominee by smearing Sotomayor as "racist," "bigot"

POTUS picks "bigot" "liberal" "radical" "racist" "reverse racist" "activist" "socialist" "Marxist" "anti-constitutionalist" "affirmative action" nominee for SCOTUS

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    • Author by NiceguyEddie (June 05, 2009 1:12 pm ET)
         
      Well... latina is both a race AND a gender. So... why havene't they alledged that she's a SEXIST as well? (I mean, apart from the fact that it would be completely stupid, but that's never stopped them before.)
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      • Author by snoopy (June 05, 2009 1:47 pm ET)
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        I'd disagree, Latina is a gender, but not a race anymore than european is a race. Latins are made up of various european races, indian, aztec, inca and mayan races to name a few. That's why that absurd claim that "la raza" means the race is an exaggeration. Since the hispanic culture consists of many races (like america!) in this context it clearly means "the people".
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        • Author by jduran4007681 (June 06, 2009 3:30 am ET)
             
          yea i agree latino or latina is just a general term for many races but this guy is just trying to get technical about the word and its sad
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    • Author by nerzog (June 05, 2009 1:25 pm ET)
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      I never thought I'd say this, but I miss Glenn!

      Oh, look! Here he is now...
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      • Author by Craig (June 05, 2009 5:39 pm ET)
           
        Beck is coming to my town tomorrow on his "comedy" tour.

        This is a very entertaining review of his act.
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    • Author by budrykzp9226 (June 05, 2009 2:31 pm ET)
         
      Dear Glenn,
      Get over your hangover... I mean, get well soon. This guy is just getting sad.
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