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To: one_less who wrote (499078)	7/28/2009 5:33:53 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578048

"Racism is an act which can be perpetrated thoughtlessly and even participation can be thoughtless. Little kids laughing at a big lips or thin lips joke may or may not think black people are superior/inferior but the joke is racist just the same." Been there, seen it and know what was meant.....

To: one_less who wrote (499078)	7/28/2009 6:28:16 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578048

"Wendy Long, head of the conservative Judicial Confirmation Network, released a statement in the immediate aftermath of the vote praising Republicans on the committee for taking such a partisan stand. "Republicans will no longer defer to confirmation of liberal judicial activists," said Long. "The overwhelming, almost-unanimous Republican opposition to the nomination of Judge Sotomayor is a historical first." That trend toward partisanship in all things Washington bodes poorly for President Barack Obama's much-touted bipartisan approach -- particularly in regards his efforts to win Republican support for his health care reform proposal." washingtonpost.com