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[0:00] ..." Another session of the Sotomayor hearings getting under way today in Washington -- jury vote later is there and do once again. The president's nominee for the"...
[0:18] ..." very elusive and trying to avoid. Specific answers to questions like abortion. Gun control campaign finance law. Questions that are being put that are. Bible Democrats and Republicans and toward the end of this session yesterday"...
[1:24] ..." against someone else that fits right into the Republican contention. That judge Sotomayor would be an activist judges and would bring biases to the bench. So you know while while that may be Arlen Specter's"...
[1:43] ..." the way things have been going this morning says it by forcing Sotomayor to retreat from Obama's desire. Of empathetic judges Republicans have effectively set a new standard the future nominees will be. Pressed to meet but the Democrats on the other hand according to the times analysis. Hope that the hearing shall that a democratic president has nothing to fear from Republicans because they were unable to rattle Sotomayor. "...
[3:33] ..." you know it's okay by -- cases longest justice is done. And Sotomayor said you know even watching this the other -- she was -- It told -- the power of making sure that justice is done and so you know and that the right person is convicted that the innocent -- And so you know here you have -- sort of talking at a very personal level about her views of justice and and and that kind of thing and you know -- look at TV show and a reference to a long ago TV show. The you know it was humorous and one cent yet very serious and another."...
[0:00]" Another session of the Sotomayor hearings getting under way today in Washington -- jury vote later is there and do once again. The president's nominee for the Supreme Court seemed to escape even the sharpest questioning intact."
[0:16]" You're absolutely right she she's been very elusive and trying to avoid. Specific answers to questions like abortion. Gun control campaign finance law. Questions that are being put that are. Bible Democrats and Republicans and toward the end of this session yesterday Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania. Made clear his frustration. Saying you know your record is exemplary. I'm not come I think about your answers but your record is exemplary you know clearly she's she's just avoiding specific answers on top topic --"
[0:50]" sounded the Specter sounded as though he knew was scolding his former Republican colleagues to courses valley junior Democrat switch parties. He's been through an awful lot of these hearings in the past and of the seniority of the panel used to. But he seemed to be pretty disappointed with the -- they keep digging away at the empathy remark for example."
[1:08]" Well you know he has his views and -- and the Republicans have their views and and their concern is. That you know this this word empathy as Jeff Sessions said. Early on you know if you have empathy for one person. You know that likely means that you're biased against someone else that fits right into the Republican contention. That judge Sotomayor would be an activist judges and would bring biases to the bench. So you know while while that may be Arlen Specter's view certainly Republicans view that very very differently."
[1:41]" The in New York Times in a front page analysis of the way things have been going this morning says it by forcing Sotomayor to retreat from Obama's desire. Of empathetic judges Republicans have effectively set a new standard the future nominees will be. Pressed to meet but the Democrats on the other hand according to the times analysis. Hope that the hearing shall that a democratic president has nothing to fear from Republicans because they were unable to rattle Sotomayor. "
[2:07]" Well let's face it every hearing is partly. They set up for the next hearing and going into this one because the numbers are what they are Republicans do that unless something. Really dramatic happened that unless she made a huge mistake and she has not so far. That she would be confirmed and so you know part of their goal was to sort of laid the groundwork. For the next Supreme Court nominations should derby won during this this presidency. And certainly by having her break from. This comment that the president did make you know they did score if you will a couple of points because now they can point to that in the next there's no question."
[2:52]" One of the the -- what was -- speaking -- when a guy who used to be an entertainer Al Franken now the new senator from Minnesota finally get a chance to ask questions and he said look I'm not an attorney but I was a big fan of Perry Mason and I understand that you -- to. Any question the judge above -- I guess it was the only case of Perry Mason never lost."
[3:12]" What you know you're not fully right although I've heard there may have been a second one I mean this goes back you know 35. Make -- forty years. But you know she used her testimony about this Perry Mason show. You know saying that it kind of inspired her because in one of the shows where Perry. Found the you know the real culprit. The the district attorney the prosecutors said look it you know it's okay by -- cases longest justice is done. And Sotomayor said you know even watching this the other -- she was -- It told -- the power of making sure that justice is done and so you know and that the right person is convicted that the innocent -- And so you know here you have -- sort of talking at a very personal level about her views of justice and and and that kind of thing and you know -- look at TV show and a reference to a long ago TV show. The you know it was humorous and one cent yet very serious and another."
[4:04]" Another example of life imitating art imitating life."
[4:07]" Yes absolutely you know Perry Mason did that the people of this generation you know it's just it just the name. Rather than you know show that people who were old enough you know watched every week."
[4:19]" After that will be your amigo and that's the AP's -- vote lender in living color not black and white. In Washington thank you Jerry."
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