Republican senator won't meet with Sotomayor

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: CNN

From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney


Inhofe has said he will vote against Sotomayor.
(CNN) — As Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor continues to make the rounds on Capitol Hill, at least one senator is refusing to meet with her.

Sen. James Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican who previously voted against Sotomayor's current post as a federal appeals court judge, told the Tulsa World Thursday it is a "foregone conclusion" that he would not support Obama's pick for the high court.

"If you voted against anyone on the circuit , I have never been able to see how you turn around when the bar is actually higher and support it at a higher level," Inhofe also said.

So when it came time for Sotomayor to meet with Inhofe to discuss her judicial philosophy, the Oklahoman declined.



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THIS IS THE GOP'S VERSION OF "BIPARTISANSHIP" !!

[DebbieCDC]

1. He must be scared of a strong intelligent Latina coming to talk to him

LOL, run back to your hidey-hole nutjob

[EFerrari]

5. Maybe he's afraid she'll frat prank him.

Lol. What an idiot.

[madokie]

24. Thats exactly what it is

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. To vote against her after having met and discussed her judicial philosophy/career is one thing

To simply refuse to even speak with her about the matter, and state it's a "foregone conclusion" you'll not support Obama's pick is partisan politics at their very worst.

[secondwind]

12. this means he is a racist, pure and simple.

[kiranon]

23. And afraid of an intelligent woman. He is not able to grow and that is sad.

It doesn't hurt to be polite and to talk with her even if he votes against her. It just shows what a small person he is. Hope Oklahoma will find him less than worthy to represent that great state and vote for someone else next time.

[kestrel91316]

28. Racist AND misogynist. And a global-warming-denying

anti-environmental crackpot. Probably a frothing-at-the-mouth, bible-beating Dominionist, too, if I read him right.

[demwing]

36. No, it does not

It could simply mean that he's a partisan hack, incapable of thinking or acting outside of the little red box that is the Republican party.

[No Elephants]

45. Not defending him, but wouldn't he have met with her once or twice before, when she

was nominated to the District Court and to the Circuit Court?

At some point, it does become going through the motions, I imagine.

Still, it seems disrespectful, at the very least.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

52. As I'm sure you know these meetings are to discuss their judicial decisions

All the decisions she's made since whenever he may have met with her in the past would be open to discussion.

Instead questioning her on her decisions like a mature, responsible legislature he's crossing his arms and pouting like a two year old refusing to eat his vegetables because someone told him they're good for him.

[billyoc]

3. But Senator Inhofe, without your support ,

She'll sail through anyway, you racist fuck.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Well, that's true -- so I guess he's making a point after all.

:evilgrin:

[indepat]

4. Shan't tag Senator Inhofe with my moniker of choice in order to protect the

innocent. :P

[SpiralHawk]

7. Republicons don't do facts or reality in their campaign against America

Ptooey.

[mbperrin]

8. Well, OKIE-dokie, then!

Or should that be OKIE dookie?

How very mature of him. Now, by his reasoning, you can never change your vote for any judge as they rise. Sotomayor has been confirmed twice, so three is mandatory, right?

Thanks, Senator Ein Hauf.

[MADem]

9. Well, fuck him. I should think his constituents should ask who the hell he thinks

he is representing, because it sure isn't them!

[abq e streeter]

27. That's the saddest, most depressing part of all: he IS representing them

he has been repeatedly elected and re-elected by overwhelming majorities; in his most recent re-election to the senate, he beat his opponent by a margin of just short of 20%...he's now been a senator for 14 years after being a congressman from 1987-94, and mayor of Tulsa before that. Somebody's out there ( and I do mean OUT THERE) voting for this ignorant lunatic time and time again. Sad to say, its obvious to me that he IS representing his constituents. And with all apologies to the many good, intelligent citizens of Oklahoma, there are apparently one hell of a lot of voters there every bit as ignorant and racist as this POS. As always, he's just the symptom more than he's the disease; the disease being those that keep electing all the Inhofes, Bachmanns, Pences, Palins ( 57 MILLION Americans, of their own free will, voted for her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency---that fact , despite Obama's victory, should scare the living snot out of everybody ) ad nauseum ( and nauseating). His OK. senate counterpart, the equally insane Tom Coburn , won his last election by a solid 12 % too....As long as there are dumbfucks by the millions to vote for the James Inhofes of the world, the James Inhofes will keep running for office.

[theblasmo]

31. I wish that was true

Sorry, but Oklahoma is rapidly becoming the place where right-wing extremists go to hang out, meaning that Inhofe's a hero to most here. Sorry about that. We tried. The man's a drunk with highly obnoxious kids that run ragged everywhere, getting off literally (from the cops) and metaphorically (massive enjoyment), meaning Inhofe offends on both a real-world and Plato's Cave level, which makes him the worst Senator of all.

Unless it's his idiotic co-Senator, Tom don't-let-girls-go-to-the-bathroom-in-school-with-each-other-or-they'll-become-lesbians-and-also-performed-an-unwanted-abortion Coburn. Think about the mentality of people who would vote for him.

[SusanaMontana41]

41. We've got plenty of right-wing extremists

here in Montana, too. Unfortunately.

But back to our regular programming. In 2007, Sen. Boxer put Inhofe in his place better than anyone could.

"Elections have consequences."

[Ian David]

10. He also won't ride alone in a car with her. n/t

[GodlessBiker]

11. She has to use a different water fountain than him, too.

[secondwind]

13. bingo. Racism, nothing more or less.

[snappyturtle]

14. Inhofe is upholding what I generally think of republican minds....

they don't want to know.....don't want to learn....never change...just stick to their old ways...just because.

[SharonAnn]

39. I call it "agressive ignorance". they really work at it!

[Are_grits_groceries]

15. Bless his heart.

If they turned his brain into gas and put it in a motorcycle, that bike wouldn't go half way around a BB. That man was just not raised right. He has no manners, and that can be a deadly sin in some places.

[BootinUp]

16. This is the kind of shit that just pisses me off. nt

[Mrs. Ted Nancy]

17. He's a dick.

In a way, he did her a favor. She didn't have to shake his hand and then waste her time talking to him.
Who knows, she is probably relieved that she didn't have to talk to such a dick.

But that still doesn't excuse his "dickiness".

He didn't know her judicial philosophy when he voted against her for the appeals court.
Bill Clinton nominated her and that was enough for him to vote no. Barack Obama has nominated her and that is enough to vote
against her. I'm betting that he will vote against every judicial nomination for the next four years.

I'll say it again, he's a dick.

[Festivito]

32. At least he's consistant and honest about being a dick.

And a small dick at that.

[Libertyfirst]

18. That means Sotomayor escapes a mind numbing experience. n/t

[salguine]

19. Did this assclown graduate at the top of his class at Dick Academy, or what?

[Algorem]

20. he won't meet with a Bush judge?

theatre

[politicasista]

He must think she is a "myth" like global warming

You big, big dummy! :puke:

[IndianaGreen]

21. Inhofe also denies there is such a thing as climate change.

and perhaps Inhofe feels that Latino women are meant to be house maids, not federal judges.

[tomm2thumbs]

22. fraidey-cat, fraidey-cat...!!!!

I'd hate to see how fraidey-cat he'd be in a war situation.

he's a big 'ol spoiled baby. thank God the GOP claims him as their own.

[struggle4progress]

25. He doesn't like people who can speak Spanish

[northernlights]

26. thank you Inhofe

for sparing Sotomayor the indignity of having to breathe the same air you breathe. Not to mention touch your filthy racist hands. What an asshat.

[lenegal]

29. What a racist, good ole boy, Thank God they are

dying out. Slowly, but they are dying out. What a backward thinking pig.

[Joey Liberal]

30. Inhofe is a raging lunatic. nt

[MaineDem]

33. What an arse! n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

34. Inhofe is a bloviating windbag

Sotomayor should count herself lucky that she missed out on a meeting with this waste of space and oxygen

[AlphaCentauri]

35. ha ha Inhofe was defeated in the first round

no need to try a second one

[madamesilverspurs]

37. Good.

She's gracious enough that she would have shaken his hand. Then she'd be in real trouble, as crutches are very difficult with only one hand (having had to amputate the handshake one in order to get the stink off...)

[UTUSN]

38. Why did I have t have to GUESS *who* it was?!1 n/t

[960]

40. Inhofe can go fuck himself.

That is the kind of extreme stupidity we're up against. I don't think we need to play the bi-partisan game anymore. Lord knows the rethugs don't.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

42. Nyah nyah, so there!

sniffle

[47of74]

43. I say if he's going to be an ass like that...

...then the Obama administration should just show him the following gesture.

[Psephos]

44. Dickhead eom

[wordpix]

46. a Dem woman should run against him next time - could clobber him on this

[No Elephants]

47. Imagine if a Democratic Senator had done this to Thomas or Alito or Scalia.

[Pool Hall Ace]

48. Exactly! The" liberal media" would still be talking about it.

[Solly Mack]

49. His voters are obviously into inflicting pain on themselves and others

without a safe word. Just pain for pain's sake.

[Doctor_J]

50. I think the Franken experience has emboldened the wingers

just like Election Theft 2000 showed them that they could steal again in 2002 and 2004, their ability to just plain deny a seat to a duly elected Senator, leaving the Senate with 99 members just because no one will do anything about it, has proven that they can pretty much do whatever they want. I am leaning more toward the belief that neither Sonia nor Al will ever be seated.

We're desperately in need of a revolution

[sutz12]

51. I have formed my opinion. Kindly don't try to confuse the issue with facts.

At least he's consistant. :shrug:

I have even less respect for the ones who voted for her in the circuit and now choose to attack her as "too liberal."

[w4rma]

53. Fine with me. She's going to have a more important and powerful position than he does, soon.

I'm happy that the jerk is disrespecting her. I hope she remembers how the Republican leadership treated her when she hands down her future decisions.

[ProudDad]

54. inhofe is an example of the ugliest of Ugly USAmericans

To call him slime is to defame slime everywhere.

He's the worst of the worst...someday, if humanity survives, his kind will be bred out of the race...

He's from the shallow end of the gene pool...

He's useful as a weather vane though... Anything he's for is probably evil, anything he's against is probably ok.