Sotomayor: Wise Latina Would Not Have Picked Me


	Sotomayor: Wise Latina Would Not Have Picked Me

n2sooners

6-5-2009 9:37 PM

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sotomayor, obama, supreme court, politics, satire, humor

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6-5-2009 9:59 PM

willhelm

I heard there is a possibility she is pro-life.

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