May 27, 2009
Posted: May 27th, 2009 11:06 AM ET
From CNN's Ed Hornick
Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice if confirmed.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Republican Party risks further alienation from Hispanics by challenging the nomination of Sonia Sotomayer, who would become the first Hispanic, and third woman, on the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, President Obama nominated 54-year-old Sotomayor - who is of Puerto Rican descent - to replace the retiring Justice David Souter. Sotomayer is a judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, named to that post by President Bill Clinton when she was a U.S. District Court judge, nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1992. The barbed comments about Sotomayer began almost as soon as the announcement was made at the White House on Tuesday. Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh called Sotomayor a "reverse racist" on his show. Limbaugh, who is known for stirring up controversy, said he hopes Obama's nominee fails. "Do I want her to fail? Yeah. Do I want her to fail to get on the court? Yes. She'd be a disaster on the court," he said. "Do I still want to Obama to fail as president? Yeah. ... He's going to fail anyway, but the sooner the better here so that as little damage can be done to the country." Filed under: Rush Limbaugh Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court
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