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The Michael Jackson media-weary may get a welcome reprieve when Supreme Court Nomineee Judge Sonia Sotomayor begins Senate confirmation hearings this morning. At first, the shift in attention may be imperceptible, but likely gather steam as the week wears on by.
In the past week, Judge Sotomayor’s celebrity quotient gained considerable momentum courtesy of “man on the street” interviews and a “what if” proposition posed to actress Rosie Perez. Sotomayor supporters also kicked grassroots campaigns into high gear by counteracting criticism from the opposition.
Yesterday morning, ordinary folks sent questions via Twitter to the AP’s Washington base. Some queries were slightly off the wall, while others were particularly poignant.
bschwartz of Exeter, NH: “Some people want [S]otomayor to be a diabetes awareness advo but justices aren't supposed to be advos. How does she mesh that?”
Luis Gonzalez: “Sotomayor called for the castration of ‘every white male,’ Obama sez ‘no biggie.’”
Edward Snyder: “Sotomayor has poor judgement [sic] in rulings; I’m just a dumb ol' country boy, but, shouldn’t that be a criteria for SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?”
David Lee Palin: “Are there any artist renderings of Sotomayor in a judges costume?”
Charley Kargman: “I'm not that tired of Michael Jackson hoopla; I am tired of Sotomayor hype. Leave the justice alone!”
Tom A. of Rome, NY: “There will be nothing else like watching Sotomayor completely snap at Jon Kyl in anger and watch Leahy try to go to a break quickly.”
William Bova: “Also please ask Dewey Phil Bryant why he spends so much money on that huge hairdoo at ‘Moniques Salon’ every month?"
Then again, those were tame in comparison to queries posited in response to Jed Babbin of "Human Events."
Chris from Ohio: “What special interest is Obama satisfying by nominating you to the Supreme Court?”
Thomas Moses: “After the Jeff Gannon, Mark Foley and Larry Craig scandals will I be wrong if my default assumption when discussing Republicans is that they are self loathing, closet gays???”
Mark from Baltimore: “Question for Thomas Moses: Thomas, will you please visit Baltimore in the near future so I can kick your filthy liberal commie butt?"
Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor is widely expected.
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