Not that the world expects anything rational or sane to come from the mouth of G. Gordon Liddy. I know I don't. But joining the chorus of outright racist and sexist insults in re: Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to SCOTUS, the convicted felon has this to say:
LIDDY: I understand that they found out today that Miss Sotomayor is a member of La Raza, which means in illegal alien, "the race." And that should not surprise anyone because she’s already on record with a number of racist comments.
So despite the fact that Judge Sotomayor is by birth a US Citizen, the right wing bloviators never miss a chance to shut up and have to invoke blatant fear mongering and lies by referring to the Spanish language pejoratively as "illegal alien". Sick. But wait...it gets worse. Don't believe me?
Liddy goes on to add sexism to his melange of racism and xenophobia by saying:
LIDDY: Let’s hope that the key conferences aren’t when she’s menstruating or something, or just before she’s going to menstruate. That would really be bad. Lord knows what we would get then.
Paging Keith Olbermann's "WTF Moment".
Seriously?! This is what anyone thinks passes for appropriate discussion in any situation, but most especially in this one? Seriously? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
‘Let’s Hope That The Key Conferences Aren’t When She’s Menstruating’
I really didn't think it was possible that this lot could devolve further. There's a floor, or so I thought. But the floor's fallen out. There's no pretense that they're attacking her on her qualifications, decisions, record, etc. They've abandoned all sense of professionalism or decorum or just common courtesy.
This appeals to people?
When has any white male in consideration for a position such as Judge Sotomayor's being considered for ever been discussed in this way? When?
I do not understand the kind of fear that motivates these people. They're afraid of everyone and everything who isn't them. I am so thankful I do not live my life under the cloud of that kind of fear.