UPDATED: White House: “Sotomayor Misspoke”
Politico: W.H. Concedes Sotomayor Misspoke. Fine, but how about Judge Sotomayor conceding it herself? That would be far more significant.
More, via Instapundit: AP finds Sotomayor’s “compelling” life story is setting off the Spinmeter. Looks like the judge had a more privileged background than we’ve been led to believe.
UPDATE: Obama comes to Sotomayor’s defense:
President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying scrutiny for saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge. “I’m sure she would have restated it,” Obama flatly told NBC News, without indicating how he knew that.
Indeed. How does he know? Let’s hear her refute her comments herself.
MORE: At The Corner, two Hispanic judges speak up for impartiality.
