>>>>>>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/08/sotomayor-breaks-ankle-on-her-way-to-capitol-hill/
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>>>>>You can bet the late night comics are going to have a field day with this.
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>>>>I think it's brilliant - she a woman - she's Hispanic - and now she's *handicapped* - er - physically challenged - er - differently abled. (yeah, that's the ticket)
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>>>>Now if she goes into the hearing and lays a wet one on Dianne Feinstein I think we'll it all covered.
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>>>>Who cares about the Ricci case.
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>>>Splendid that you can all take such pleasure in someone being injured.
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>>Oh lighten up. He said the comics were going to have fun with it and I joked that now she was not only Latina and a woman (her two most important credentials which she feels make her a wise judge) but was now also handicapped and just being a Lesbian short of the dream appointment. I'd hardly call that Schadenfreude.
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>>More a commentary on the identity-politics spoils-system that has become our national life.
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>I am lightened up. Thanks for the thought though :-) Maybe that pikman guy makes me cranky after all.

<bg> Please don't get us confused (I'm confused enough as it is) Remember, I'm the guy who wants the bad-guys taken out by free-market, private contractor ninja assassins but I want those ninja assassins to be married Lesbians with great health-care who can get legally stoned. ( I think it is time I start a political party on that agenda ... )