Sonia Sotomayor

Michelle Bernstein: Magic City Martha Stewart

Michelle Bernstein is Mama Bernstein Now

Michelle and David: Lots on their plate.​A somewhat weary-sounding Michelle Bernstein is on the other end of the phone line. She explains that she's just returned home from a television taping and finished putting Zachary to bed."Zachary?" I ask, feeling as though I was about to be the last to fin ... More >>

2010 was not a good year for African Americans

Michelle and David: Lots on their plate.​A somewhat weary-sounding Michelle Bernstein is on the other end of the phone line. She explains that she's just returned home from a television taping and finished putting Zachary to bed."Zachary?" I ask, feeling as though I was about to be the last to fin ... More >>

Marco Rubio, Tea Party pretty boy

Michelle and David: Lots on their plate.​A somewhat weary-sounding Michelle Bernstein is on the other end of the phone line. She explains that she's just returned home from a television taping and finished putting Zachary to bed."Zachary?" I ask, feeling as though I was about to be the last to fin ... More >>

Elena Kagan helped 2 Live Crew and blacks, so confirm her already

Michelle and David: Lots on their plate.​A somewhat weary-sounding Michelle Bernstein is on the other end of the phone line. She explains that she's just returned home from a television taping and finished putting Zachary to bed."Zachary?" I ask, feeling as though I was about to be the last to fin ... More >>

Elena Kagan Will Make A Fine Supreme Court Justice

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke analyzes Elena Kagan's nomination to the highest court in the land. I'm happy to see that Barack Obama nominated El ... More >>

Obama Addresses Congressional Hispanic Caucus Gala; Sings Happy Birthday to Marc Anthony

via CHCI​President Obama addressed the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala last night where he touted the number of hispanics he's appointed to high level positions, his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, and stressed that the problems that face Hispanics are the problems that face America as ... More >>

United States Will Officially Have It's First Hispanic Justice

Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate today. No big surprise there. Every member of the Democratic caucus, save for Ted Kennedy who remains ill and could not attend, voted for Sotomayor. That would include, of course, Bill Nelson.While only nine republicans offered their "yays," including ... More >>

Charlie Crist Finally Makes up His Mind About Sotomayor

Charlie Crist had been awkwardly mum on whether he would support the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Now that it's almost assured she'll get confirmed, he has finally decided to let everyone know that, no, he would not vote to confirm this lady. Here's his statement (via Nake ... More >>

Mel Martinez Takes Pride in Sotomayor's "Historic Achievement"

The Senate's lone Hispanic Republican, Florida's Mel Martinez, says he'll vote for the Supreme Court's first Hispanic nominee. Martinez is the second Republican senator to announce his intent to vote for Sonia Sotomayor. (Olympia Snowe quickly become the third after Martinez's announcement.)Here's ... More >>

Where's Timoney Now? In D.C. Supporting Sotomayor

We all know Miami Police Chief John Timoney likes to get out of town every chance he gets, so he couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet Vice President Joe Biden and talk up President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. "She's done all right for herself. She's the quintessential America ... More >>

Where's Timoney Now? Up in DC Supporting Sotomayor

We all know Miami Police Chief John Timoney likes to get out of town every chance he gets, so he couldn't pass up a chance to meet Vice President Joe Biden and talk up President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. "She's done all right for herself. She's the quintessential American s ... More >>

Marco Rubio Takes a Swipe at Sonia Sotomayor

Wing-nut Cuban-American criticizes first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.

Rubio on Sotomayor Appointment: Right Wing Echo Chamber

Marco Rubio's modus operandi during his long-shot Senate bid seems to be to turn to the hard right any chance he gets. So, it wasn't much of a surprise when he was one of the first wonks in Florida to get up on a shout box and paint President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor with a bit of ... More >>