Judge Sotomayor hearings – NorthCoastBlog.com https://www.northcoastblog.com Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:47:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Cable news follies https://www.northcoastblog.com/2009/07/14/cable-news-follies/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:47:43 +0000 https://www.northcoastblog.com/?p=1433 I’m watching the Sotomayor hearings on MSNBC, and of course they need to break from the actual hearing so Chris Matthews and the other talking heads can pontificate about the hearings. It’s annoying as hell, since we’re missing the continuation of the hearings, but Matthews doesn’t have a lawyer as part of his panel. As a result, Matthews can say idiotic things about her testimony without having a lawyer correct him on the air. What a joke.

]]> Judge Sotomayor hearings begin, and Senator Sessions is looking for a fight https://www.northcoastblog.com/2009/07/13/judge-sotomayor-hearings-begin-and-senator-sessions-is-looking-for-a-fight/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:27:20 +0000 https://www.northcoastblog.com/?p=1427 With the opening statements from Senator Leahy and Senator Sessions, we might be looking at an ugly fight in the confirmation hearings of Judge Sotomayor. Leahy basically called out those who are trying to twist her words, and Sessions shot right back, basically alleging in his opening remarks that Sotomayor is not an impartial judge.

Given the colorful history of Senator Sessions, I’m wondering how many Republicans and conservatives will cringe when hearing some of his statements.

Of course, it’s up to Sotomayor to explain her philosophy, but Sessions seems to be itching for a fight, regardless of what she might say in these hearings.

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