4 June, 2009 – Black Agenda Report

Blacks and progressives should prefer a ‘wise Latina’ to the usual Supreme Court fare, any day. ‘The white male perspective has ruled unchallenged for centuries and has done great damage to human beings around the world.’ However, just because Sonia Sotomayor is under attack from raging racists, doesn’t mean she should get a free pass from the Left. ‘Sotomayor should not be allowed to escape scrutiny because of race pride and meaningless swooning from white liberals.’

‘She is called a ‘centrist,’ a label which tells us little in an age when the political pendulum doesn’t ever swing back to the left.’

The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court should be an opportunity to assess her record, and to critically assess the Obama administration and develop strategic responses to his actions. Instead, most of the discussion post nomination has focused on one speech Sotomayor gave in 2001 and the person of color boot strap story so beloved by the corporate media and liberal whites.

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