Sotomayor says feds chose her clothes for her
Published: October 19, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says her nomination process was so tightly scripted that even her clothes were chosen for her.
Sotomayor made the comments when she appeared at her 30th Yale Law School reunion on Saturday.
The New Haven Register reports that Sotomayor spoke to 1,800 alumni, students and faculty, describing her recent grueling nomination process.
State Sen. Ed Meyer was among those in attendance. He says Sotomayor became teary at times but kept the crowd laughing. He says Sotomayor talked about shopping for clothes to wear to her acceptance ceremony. Government officials, however, told her to bring five suits and they recommended which one she should wear.
Sotomayor, the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, attended a luncheon, coffee reception and a 30th reunion dinner with about 50 guests.
-- The Associated Press
Reader Reactions
read the Constitution and the Billof Rights. You might be surprised at what you learn!
Maybe you should take your own advice since it’s apparent your interpretation is not consistent with the mainstream understanding. Your feminist slant is glaring.
Jack, I think you’re my favorite partisan poster at RTD. Sure you’re predictable but the message is consistent.
Great. A Supreme Court Justice who has to be told what to wear to pass the nomination process.
Did she take their advice and wear what she was ordered or did she tell them to go jump in a lake - in Spanish? Sarah Palin didn’t seem to mind falling into line when it came to wardrobes either. I’m sick of all of them. Everything is for calculated political effect. There is no independent thinking or initiative. All that matters is perception and image. Truth has to find its own ride.
In repy to poster Jack: You are correct that Sotomayer is female and Hispanic. Can we not get past gender and ethnicity? As a female, I celebrate the fact that there are now 2 of 9 justices who are female. All of us who are not Native American came from somewhere else. That is one of the joys of being American. We are not defined by one ethnicity.
I also suggest that you do two things: 1)learn the definition of socialism before you throw it around as a “buzz” word; 2) read the Constitution and the Billof Rights. You might be surprised at what you learn!
No American should rejoice that she is on our Supreme Court. An affirmative action, diversity appointment. She is a female, a Hispanic, a left leanings socialist whose past rulings give a clear picture of her beliefs that mostly are completely counter to the requirements spelled out by our constitution and bill of rights.
Our nation will suffer as a result of her appointment.
For male candidates there is always less of a clothing issue: a dark suit and tie will suffice. For women, clothing can be problematic—-remember all of the derisive comments over Secretary Clinton’s pantsuits. Why create controversy over something like clothing choice?
I am thrilled that Justice Sotomayer is serving on the Court!
Perfectly scripted by the liberal socialist democrats. Our process for appointing judges especially Supreme Court Judges is nothing short of a joke. Democrats are stacking the court with unqualified weak people so they will have no opposition to trashing the constitution and bill of rights of citizens.
We are on the road to losing our democratic republic. We will soon be the United Socialist States of America.
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