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51. Well, no.

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 02:15 PM

Jun 2016

She wrote a very passionate dissenting opinion to an awful ruling by the SC. If she were like Scalia, she would write a verbose angry dissenting opinion to a just ruling.

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CNN: Is Sotomayor the new Scalia? [View all] Renew Deal Jun 2016 OP

No ... Sotomayor is faithful to stari decisius. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #1

stare... n/t xocet Jun 2016 #32

Oops, auto-correct. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #36

Misleading title. bjobotts Jun 2016 #42

Please Sonia has a brain...they're not at all similar...nt joeybee12 Jun 2016 #2

And ethics. They couldn't be more dissimilar. Hortensis Jun 2016 #18

Also, she has read and studied the constitution... joeybee12 Jun 2016 #33

Exactly. Not the one he felt should be the real one Hortensis Jun 2016 #35

Scalia had a brain wryter2000 Jun 2016 #48

She also has a heart (n/t) PJMcK Jun 2016 #53

Is Sotomayor a self-important asshole with a god complex? Orrex Jun 2016 #3

+1000. Paladin Jun 2016 #4

I continue to celebrate his death with each rising sun. Orrex Jun 2016 #6

My sentiments exactly. (nt) Paladin Jun 2016 #17

Justice Ginsberg does not share your sentiment yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #83

I can respect RBG without sharing her opinion of Scalia. (nt) Paladin Jun 2016 #84

Me too. irisblue Jun 2016 #29

You are going to upset the faint of heart here... Human101948 Jun 2016 #31

I don't think that I could make that outfit work for me Orrex Jun 2016 #45

I apologize if I'm not understanding the context CheRan Jun 2016 #71

Well, I don't jump up and dance around the room Hortensis Jun 2016 #37

Do you think that Scalia was the reason they settled? Human101948 Jun 2016 #73

same here. nt TeamPooka Jun 2016 #39

+1 tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #68

+1000! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #14

CNN lost on Jeopardy. Rex Jun 2016 #82

Up yours CNN 47of74 Jun 2016 #5

+1 Johonny Jun 2016 #7

+ 1 lsewpershad Jun 2016 #23

+ 1000 BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #27

That was my initial reaction, too PJMcK Jun 2016 #57

on facebook there was another post about liberal media...and then i see crap like this dembotoz Jun 2016 #8

All I have to say is she's a great pick. Kudos to her, and to Obama for picking her. brush Jun 2016 #9

ITA!!! (eom) StevieM Jun 2016 #49

ITA? Don't know that one. brush Jun 2016 #60

ITA means "I totally agree." And eom means "end of message." (eom) StevieM Jun 2016 #70

Even asking that question (CNN) is an insult to Sotomayor IMHO Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2016 #10

Maybe, but it is framed in a complimentary way. Renew Deal Jun 2016 #11

If CNN is complimenting her Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2016 #12

Although I agree with you Renew Deal Jun 2016 #15

I call it "praising her with faint damns...." Feck 'em. n/t TygrBright Jun 2016 #24

Ah, the fucking false equivalence game again n2doc Jun 2016 #13

I actually think Alito is worse Renew Deal Jun 2016 #16

Gotta Disagree, RD ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #19

Funny Renew Deal Jun 2016 #25

true NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #20

Or, the sometimes humourous wit. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #44

I could post that on FB & shake up the day. CrispyQ Jun 2016 #40

Someone once said, Alito is Scalia lite.. mountain grammy Jun 2016 #62

Nope, she's not...but Liberalagogo Jun 2016 #21

CNN is Pox news in a cheap disguise The Wizard Jun 2016 #75

Is CNN a news channel? BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #22

CNN, lol: my, what depths they've come to plumb. closeupready Jun 2016 #26

I think she's the new Marshall. hollowdweller Jun 2016 #28

You've got to be kidding. klook Jun 2016 #30

No. False equivalency is false. Politicub Jun 2016 #34

Precisely. False Equivalncy is the false god of MSM. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #38

What a pile! lark Jun 2016 #41

Rah rah! Hulk Jun 2016 #65

He was a partisan hack who argued opposing views of the same law depending on who was POTUS. Zen Democrat Jun 2016 #80

UGH ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #43

I see what they mean treestar Jun 2016 #46

No. malthaussen Jun 2016 #47

Sonia Sotomayer is IMO the best justice appointed the court in the last 60 years since Brennan StevieM Jun 2016 #50

Well, no. Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #51

What a stupid headline. "They're exactly the same, in that they're total opposites!" Svafa Jun 2016 #52

CNN Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #55

As news professionals know, many people read ONLY headlines. So, CNN's headline is an attempt to merrily Jun 2016 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #56

My headline... Mike Nelson Jun 2016 #58

What an insult to a fine jurist mcar Jun 2016 #59

Is CNN the new Faux? benld74 Jun 2016 #61

Sotomayor is a far far better jurist than Scalia ever hoped to be. nt Hekate Jun 2016 #63

Is CNN a cesspool of innuendo groveling for viewers? Xipe Totec Jun 2016 #64

CNN: The Place for False Equivalencies. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2016 #66

Except that she isn't bat-shit insane AwakeAtLast Jun 2016 #67

it is insulting to compare her to Scalia Skittles Jun 2016 #69

Certainly Not News lives up to its moniker yet again Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #72

Scalia perverted the law The Wizard Jun 2016 #74

Well, to play devils advocate. frankieallen Jun 2016 #76

You are incorrect bluejaylane Jun 2016 #77

I don't think Scalia was a great legal mind so much as he was kind of a Zig Zigler bs master of Todays_Illusion Jun 2016 #78

As someone has already mentioned it's a misleading title n/t lordsummerisle Jun 2016 #79

The general response to this OP is about as odd as it gets Renew Deal Jun 2016 #81

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #85