Blitzer notes that George H.W. Bush “talk[ed] about empathy ... in making the case for Clarence Thomas” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 07/14/09 4:42 PM EDT From CNN's live coverage of the July 14 confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor: Video file Previously: Media obsess over Obama's comments, ignore Bush's highlighting of Thomas' “great empathy” Nightly news shows ignore context of Sotomayor remarks, GOP's past embrace of “empathy”