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Originally posted by stormwalker:
Ryan throws Trump under the bus, proclaiming his statement as a "text book racist comment". WTF... Since when did it become politically incorrect to believe that one's heritage may have an influence on one's perception? I'm tired of all the PC bullshit.
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And the "press" cherry picked the worst that Trump spoke in order to get the most distance.

But that is what "journalism/reporting" has almost always been.

Shame on Ryan for taking the lower road in back stabbing the choice and voice of the (majority R/Con/Other) people.

An easy score would be for Trump to put the racism bullshit to rest and explain to those who missed Anthropology 101. Mexicans are not a race. Neither are Muslims.

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Originally posted by stormwalker:
Ryan throws Trump under the bus, proclaiming his statement as a "text book racist comment". WTF... Since when did it become politically incorrect to believe that one's heritage may have an influence on one's perception? I'm tired of all the PC bullshit.

Maybe Ryan is jockeying to be Hillary's running mate.

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Maybe Ryan is jockeying to be Hillary's running mate.

it might as well. Not like FO ryan! is hiding anything, anymore.

ryan can enjoy being on its knees servicing the HitLIAR, just like it does for barry

In case anyone is wondering why we hate Paul Ryan and all the Uniparty asswipes, consider this: He no doubt knows that the law firm and the judge himself are connected to La Raza. Still, to advance his own PC standing, he denounced Trump as a racist. Here is an article dealing with the branches of La Raza and the judge's connections.

http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/tru...l-council-of-laraza/

Years ago I was invited to sit on a higher education panel for discussion sessions at an elegant retreat in Delaware. For three or four days we did common readings and then discussed them along with relevant issues in education and in the culture at large. At one point, La Raza came up--it was not well known then. Some panelists wondered about its political strategies, and whether it was violent. There were a couple of Hispanics on the panel, and one, who was part of La Raza, chuckled about violence and the "reconquista". They had a better plan to retake the Southwest, she said. (Which they call "Aztlan" or something like that.) It didn't involve violence. It was all about demographics. Just bring in Mexicans-- legal, illegal, no matter-- until they become the dominant population and can control everything by their sheer force of numbers.

Welcome to America-- or Aztlan-- in 2016.

See what I have to put up with? The Rio Grande Valley decides my district elections. LINK

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WASHINGTON – A Hispanic congressman from Texas, angered by Donald Trump's attacks on an American-born judge of Mexican descent, penned an open letter to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee telling him to "take your border wall and shove it up your ass."

The three-page letter, sent by U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, a Democrat from the border city of Brownsville, follows days of controversy over Trump's assertion that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, a California judge presiding over fraud lawsuits against Trump University, should recuse himself because of his "Mexican heritage."

The Mexicans have already taken San Jose and most of SoCal. The Rio Grande Valley was lost long ago. I think we still hold most of Texas north of Waco for now.

Jim, it's not that bleak north of Raymondville.

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Jim, it's not that bleak north of Raymondville.

Okay, but think of what you are saying:

"They have taken a big chunk of our state. Gone. It's theirs now. It might as well be called 'Aztlan', it's not Texas anymore. But we still hold most of the state...."

10 years from now? 20?

Remember, without Trump, you have the likes of Paul Ryan representing your interests and welfare.

Isn't this judge supposed to be a member of La Raza? I remember hearing something along these lines when this first came out a couple of weeks ago. There's even some photos of him at some event supposedly a LR event. Has anyone heard anything substansive?

If this judge is a supporter of illegal immigration or has ties to La Raza then Trump is correct in his criticism. If the judge has no such affiliations then Trump is wrong, needs to back up and apologize.

Trump Doubles-Down on Criticism of Trump U Judge: 'All I'm Trying to Do Is Figure Out Why I'm Being Treated So Unfairly'

rump also brushed off critics who are hammering him over comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel's "Mexican heritage," saying they are missing warning signs about his potential bias.

“All I’m trying to do is figure out why I’m being treated so unfairly by a judge,” he said on 'Fox & Friends' Monday morning. "He was appointed a federal judge by President Obama, for the record.”

Trump said last week Curiel’s heritage is “an absolute conflict,” pointing to billionaire’s immigration policy stances.

Trump University is facing multiple lawsuits nationwide alleging it defrauded students and left them with crushing debt.

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If this judge is a supporter of illegal immigration or has ties to La Raza then Trump is correct in his criticism.

He is a member of, supports, and has a law firm that supports La Raza. But those on the left claim that this La Raza group is different than the other.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:

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If this judge is a supporter of illegal immigration or has ties to La Raza then Trump is correct in his criticism.

He is a member of, supports, and has a law firm that supports La Raza. But those on the left claim that this La Raza group is different than the other.

What a crockpot of crap, he is a La Raza guy, he was biased against Trump before the case was even heard and needs to be recused or whatever from the case.

It's not like a judge would ever play up ethnicity or anything...


Sotomayor's 'wise Latina' comment a staple of her speeches

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Judge Sonia Sotomayor has spoken for years about how her experiences as a Latina woman have influenced her public and private life.

In her speeches, she often discussed her "Latina soul" and explained how even the traditional dishes of her Puerto Rican family shaped her views.

And she often said that she hoped those experiences would help her reach better judicial conclusions than someone without such a varied background might reach.

The line was almost identical every time:

"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion."

That sentence, or a similar one, has appeared in speeches Sotomayor delivered in 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2001. In that speech, she included the phrase "than a white male who hasn't lived that life" at the end, which sparked cries of racism from some Republicans.

Those instances were included in documents Sotomayor sent Thursday to Capitol Hill, part of her response to the lengthy questionnaire sent to her by the Senate Judiciary Committee before her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

Sotomayor supporters brought up the 1994 speech themselves, after former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, radio host Rush Limbaugh and others labeled Sotomayor a racist over the remark. Gingrich has since recanted.

The supporters point out that Republicans did not object to those remarks in 1998 during Sotomayor's confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Sotomayor has spent the last three days in meetings with senators on Capitol Hill answering their questions about her judicial record -- and defending those comments. While the judge has made no public comments herself about the matter, others have. See Sotomayor's key rulings »

"She told me she had used the phrase before but that she would not be using it again," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. "She's clearly a very bright individual who learns from her past mistakes," Collins said.

But Collins said she was "still uncomfortable that she [Sotomayor] made the statement, particularly as a sitting judge."

"I can understand her explanation that it was intended to be a statement to inspire the young people to whom she was talking and that it did not reflect how she approaches cases before her," she said. "But that's why I want to read more of her cases to make sure that is the case."

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, said after meeting with Sotomayor that the judge had told her, " 'It was a poor choice of words. If you read on and read the rest of my speech you wouldn't be concerned with it, but it was a poor choice of words.' "

But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky wasn't mollified.

"If it was a bad choice of words, it was a bad choice of words repeatedly ... leading one to believe that it probably wasn't just an isolated statement but a core belief," he said.

Sotomayor's point -- that a person's experiences influence how he or she sees the world -- doesn't sit well with some Republicans, who believe that viewpoint means the law takes a back seat to a more nuanced judgment. It also highlights a basic difference in how many conservatives and liberals view the federal judiciary.

Many conservatives seek a strict adherence to the law as it is written, while many liberals believe that the circumstances of individual cases could lead to differing decisions even if two cases appear nearly identical on the surface.

She can choke on a taco for all I care.

Sotomayor:

"Our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging ... Hence, one must accept the proposition that a difference there will be by the presence of women and people of color on the bench.

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see."

https://books.google.com/books...ng.%E2%80%9D&f=false

Sounds like someone quite willing to discriminate when she "chooses" the facts to see

Men built this world, dearie, and there's nothing you can do to change this FACT.

FOAD, mmkay?

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Men built this world, dearie, and there's nothing you can do to change this FACT.

FOAD, mmkay?

Guess she never listened to James Brown

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Originally posted by a1abdj:... But those on the left claim that this La Raza group is different than the other.

Una raza con otro nombre...