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    Lymed: In response to her critics in the Almanac,, Sotomayor's colleague was quoted in the NYT saying "Some lawyers just don’t like to be questioned by a w... more »
    fauxfruit: Graham, I hope you appreciate that we live in a world where if a woman senator spoke to a male nominee like this she would be labeled a bitchy, naggin... more »
    Vivi21: The Republicans suck. We allowed Bush to have his picks for the court (Roberts and Alito); they should allow Obama to have his. So long as he is not a... more »
    Treeless: SEN GRAHAM: I'm going to enjoy this chance to take you down a peg before I vote however I was going to vote anyway. Thank you, drive through. more »
    stacyinbean: Does anyone have access to these Almanacs on judges? I have no doubt Graham has cherry picked all this bullshit, and that there is no way her colleagu... more »
    PinkSoxHat: Listen to the way Scalia can berate people during oral argument, then have that discussion with Sotomayor again, Senator Graham. What's that you sa... more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I have a different interpretation... SEN. GRAHAM: If I may interject, Judge, they find you difficult and challenging, more than your colleagues. I ... more »
    Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): OMG, did you hear when he said "don't become a speech writer, because you then say that things are taken out of context"??????? (yes, I'm paraphrasing... more »
    hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: i feel like this was one of those moments where people say, i understand that some people are sexist/racist pigs, but i'm not... but you need to know ... more »
    Helio: "the only reason I keep talking about this..." is because i have nothing else of substance to talk about. Also, little is inspirational about a whit... more »
    EkaterinaBallerina: The "Wise Latina" quote was a lot longer than any of them are actually quoting. They are patently leaving out the rest of the quote which is vitally i... more »
    jenniferhill: Maybe he was like this because he wanted to test those anon. comments! That's it! About her bad temperament and all! No. No, wait, I think he's ju... more »
    Lady Skittlehattington: Hahaha....his name is Lindsey. That's a girl's name. more »
    NefariousNewt: SEN. GRAHAM: Okay. Say it to me. Can you recite it from memory? That was Graham's "Mexican Hat Dance Moment." Oblique reference to the M*A*S*H episod... more »
    lms11: You know what I think? He's threatened by her, and going to bring her down to his level. There have only been, what, 110 Supreme Court Justices ever? ... more »
    NefariousNewt: [Translation: I'm so generous that I'm going to pretend you didn't mean that thing about your background informing your decisions, which obviously no ... more »
    NefariousNewt: Sorry, but his insensitivity, ignorance, game playing, and general buggery still have me gnashing my teeth. more »
    jenniferhill: What annoyed me is that CNN was pretty much touting him as the Man of the Day. But I was so... annoyed with him, and I think the questions he asked w... more »
    Dodgergirl: SEN. GRAHAM: If I may interject, Judge, they find you difficult and challenging, more than your colleagues. This one particularly killed me. I lite... more »
    lalaland13: I think after this, Sotomayer is going to be strongly in favor of gun rights. At least when it comes to the right to shoot asshat senators. more »
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    Graham In Translation: A Field Guide To Condescension In The Sotomayor Hearings

    Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee continue to query Sonia Sotomayor about the motivations and meanings behind various statements she's made, but what are the hidden messages behind their interrogations? After the jump, a translation, starring the awful Lindsey Graham. More »