In 2001 Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (pictured) said that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge.
The Obama administration is scrambling to make the best of what would have been a disastrous situation had the comment been made by a high court nominee of a Republican President.Mr. Obama tried to put words in Ms. Sotomayor’s mouth on Friday:
"I'm sure she would have restated it," Obama flatly told NBC News, without indicating how he knew that.
The quote in question from Sotomayor has emerged as a rallying call for conservative critics who fear she will offer opinions from the bench based less on the rule of law and more on her life experience, ethnicity and gender. That issue is likely to play a central role in her Senate confirmation process.
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