Earlier this afternoon, Senator Tom Coburn said during his questioning of Sonia Sotomayor that he didn’t know whether or not she had read the Federalist Papers. Republicans have been making insensitive remarks throughout these hearings, as well as in the run-up to them. Most of their remarks have been insulting to Puerto Ricans, Latinos generally, and women. Yesterday, Tom Coburn did his best Ricky Ricardo impression for Ms. Sotomayor, probably not realizing that Dezi Arnaz (and his character on I Love Lucy) was Cuban, not Puerto Rican. But suggesting that a nominee for the Supreme Court who has a Law Degree from an Ivy League university (or any university) and has been sitting as a judge for seventeen years has not read the Federalist Papers may be the most stupid insulting comment to date. It’s a wonder that anyone can sit through a confirmation hearing without getting up and slapping at least one senator for their impertinence and lack of respect.

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