memeorandum: Men in throes of Supreme panic (Margery Eagan/Boston Herald)

11:40 AM ET, May 30, 2009

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GOP Hispanic Strategists Stunned, Outraged By Sotomayor Attacks — Top-ranking Republican strategists who specialize in Hispanic outreach say they are outraged, disturbed and concerned by the type of reception Barack Obama's pick for the Supreme Court has received from conservative activists.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Jack & Jill Politics and DownWithTyranny!

Megan McArdle:

The Problem of Affirmative Action — HL Mencken once defined Fundamentalism as “the terrible, pervasive fear that someone, somewhere, is having fun”. I've been thinking of this a lot watching some of the attacks on Sotomayor, but I'd frame the critics as suffering from the terrible …

Discussion: TigerHawk

CNN:
White House responds as GOP continues Sotomayor attacks

Discussion: Libertarian Republican

Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Forget Whether She Qualifies as a “Racist.” …

Discussion: Associated Press, DISSENTING JUSTICE, Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, THE ASTUTE BLOGGER, RealClearPolitics Video Log, Bench Memos, Balloon Juice and Hot Air

Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Sessions ‘uneasy’ with Gingrich's ‘rhetoric’ against Sotomayor.

Discussion: Washington Post and The Fix

Margery Eagan / Boston Herald:
Men in throes of Supreme panic

Discussion: Stop The ACLU

Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:
Sotomayor: Obama's End Run on the Second Amendment

Discussion: The TrogloPundit and Confederate Yankee

Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
White House: Sotomayor Used ‘Poor’ Choice of Words

Discussion: Macsmind, Sister Toldjah, Salon, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, TPMDC, Power Line, PrairiePundit and Daily Kos

Sharon Theimer / Associated Press:
SPIN METER: Sotomayor has conflicting images

Discussion: New York Times, MSNBC, NewsBusters.org, pandagon.net and THE ASTUTE BLOGGER

Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
W.H. concedes Sotomayor misspoke

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Pam's House Blend, The Note, Not One Red Cent, DISSENTING JUSTICE and Weekly Standard

Ali Frick / Think Progress:
G. Gordon Liddy On Sotomayor: 'Let's Hope That The Key Conferences …

Margie Omero / Pollster.com:
Update on Sotomayor polling; the gender gap pervades

Discussion: Politics Daily, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hotline On Call and Quinnipiac University

Washington Wire:
Sotomayor Tape Reveals Views on Ricci v. DeStefano Discrimination Case

Discussion: Salon

Theresa Cook / Political Punch:
White House Says Judge Sotomayor Would 'Say Her Word Choice …

Discussion: RedState, Don Surber, The Note, Commentary and Washington Post

Michaelscherer / Swampland:
Newt Gingrich Doubles Down On Sotomayor Racism Charge

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Open Left, TPMDC, The Moderate Voice, Blue Virginia, CBS News, MSNBC, Off the Kuff and Washington Monthly

Carolyn Lochhead / San Francisco Chronicle:
Right calls Sotomayor racist over line in talk

Discussion: Bench Memos, BAGnewsNotes, Overlawyered and PointOfLaw Forum

Balkinization:
Impartiality and Empathy — Michael Gerson unwittingly reveals …

Discussion: beliefnet, The American Scene and The League of Ordinary …

State Journal Register:

Ted Rall: It's increasingly evident that Obama should resign — MIAMI — We expected broken promises. But the gap between the soaring expectations that accompanied Barack Obama's inauguration and his wretched performance is the broadest such chasm in recent historical memory.

Discussion: Wake up America, JammieWearingFool, BitsBlog, Outside The Beltway and Stop The ACLU

Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:

If Obama's lost Ted Rall . . . . . . he's lost un-America: … (Via Memeorandum.) You might also want to read this: … Of course, if Ted Rall becomes an ex-Democrat, he'll likely end up Green, but a complete 180 from far Left to far Right is not unimaginable.

Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Moe Lane

Mark Tapscott / Washington Examiner:

White House moves to restrict criticism of stimulus projects — A new White House policy on permissible lobbying on economic recovery and stimulus project has taken a decidedly anti-First Amendment turn. It's a classic illustration of Big Government trying to control every aspect …

Discussion: Doug Ross, Jihad Watch, Michelle Malkin and Hot Air

The White House:

Update on Recovery Act Lobbying Rules: New Limits on Special Interest Influence — Another update from Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform, in the spirit of transparency as always: — I am writing with an update on the President's March 20 …

Discussion: Shopfloor, Washington Post and Sunlight Foundation

Andy McCarthy / The Corner:

Uighurs: Sometimes, the Obama Friday Night Bad News Dump Is Bad for the Left — The Obama Justice Department told the Supreme Court this evening that the Uighurs have no right to be released into the United States. The Uighurs, Chinese Muslim detainees held at Guantanamo Bay …

Discussion: the talking dog, Weekly Standard, Commentary, The American Scene, Fausta's Blog and GOP 12

Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:

Judge Sotomayor and Race — Results from the Full Data Set — I've now completed the study of every one of Judge Sotomayor's race-related cases that I mention in the post below. I'll write more in the morning about particular cases, but here is what the data shows in sum:

Discussion: The Atlantic Politics Channel, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Obsidian Wings and DISSENTING JUSTICE

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

In which the president discovers an American intelligence agency at Five Guys — On his trip to get a burger with Brian Williams at Five Guys this afternoon, the President appears to have learned of the existence of a Defense Department intelligence arm, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency …

Discussion: Fausta's Blog, Erick's blog, Wizbang and Hot Air

Mark Benjamin / Salon:

Taguba denies he's seen abuse photos suppressed by Obama — Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba testifies in 2004 before the Senate Armed Services Committee to answer questions about the abuse by U.S. military personnel of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo, Whiskey Fire, Nile Gardiner's blog listings, ATTACKERMAN, Taylor Marsh and Toby Harnden's blog listings

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

Bush-Clinton Policy Talk Strikes a Congenial Tone — TORONTO — Former President Bill Clinton really misses the presidency. “All of a sudden nobody plays a song,” he told an audience here on Friday, referring to “Hail to the Chief,” the anthem played at presidential events.

Discussion: The Swamp and Economist's View

Jim Myers / Tulsa World:

U.S. Rep. John Sullivan checks in to Betty Ford clinic — WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, who has spoken openly about former problems with drinking, announced Friday that he has checked himself into a treatment center to seek help for his alcohol addiction.

Discussion: The Hill's Blog Briefing Room and Glenn Thrush's Blog

Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:

Tucker Carlson Starting “Right-Leaning” HuffPo — Because I just don't think you can see Jon Stewart smack down Tucker often enough. Have I properly whetted your appetite for some serious mocking? Because this is just laugh-out-loud funny: … *snicker* Oh...facts.

Discussion: The Other McCain

James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:

The Talk, and the Talk, and the Talk, of Austin — AUSTIN, Tex. — They call it chubbing, and while it sounds like a way to fatten pigs, it is actually a maneuver to slow business in the Legislature to a crawl — a filibuster of sorts, Texas-style. — For five pivotal days this week …