I have a confession to make. Prior to Kos making this remark:
Keep this shit up, wingers. It's a sure-fire way to long-term minority status, which linked to Balloon Juice comments about this woman's sexist racist attack against Sonia Sotomayor, I had never heard of her.
In her not very brilliant hit piece she likened Sonia Sotomayor to J.Lo, aka Jennifer Lopez.
Two Puerto Ricans. Two Latinas. Neither named Maria.
So I decided to find out just who is this Debbie person?
Debbie Schlussel, is apparently known for her attacks on the American Muslim community. For some reason she has shifted her target to Sonia Sotomayor.
In her pathetic attempt to diss Sotomayor, she disses Jennifer Lopez, Latinas, and the Bronx.
So who is this Debbie person?
Schlussel (born April 9, 1969) is an American (Detroit, Michigan) attorney, film critic, political commentator, and a blogger who focuses particularly on political Islam. Her writing frequently targets the largely Muslim population of Detroit suburb, Dearborn, Michigan, which she refers to as "Dearbornistan". Her columns are often controversial, specifically those detailing what she considers the unsavory elements of Islam and objectionable activities of prominent American Muslims...Schlussel's columns have been published in the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Jerusalem Post, amongst others. Her film reviews are posted on Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood website. She was host of The Debbie Schlussel Show between 2002 and 2003 and makes regular television and radio appearances...She became active in politics at an early age, joining the National Teenage Republicans and being named the 1987 Outstanding Teenage Republican. She was a Jack Kemp delegate at the 1988 Republican National Convention and has worked on numerous political campaigns.
Her rant opens with this:
I can't help but notice that the sole reason So-So (my very appropriate name for Sonia Sotomayor) was chosen as Barack Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court is that she shares the life story of J-Lo, Jennifer Lopez. In fact, the lyrics of the cheesy "Jenny From the Block" are basically the reason "Sonia from the Block" was chosen for the highest court in the land (minus the part about "put[ting] G-d first"). It's just frankly, hilarious. Our President chose this chick because like, J-Lo, she's a Puerto Ricana from South Bronx who went from rags to semi-riches. And that's it. That's the whole reason. What a joke. Guess I'm gonna have to refer to her as "Justice J-Lo," once she gets confirmed by the Democrat dominated Senate. After all, neither J-Lo nor So-So have set any remarkable legal precedent in their lives. Neither have achieved legal greatness, and one of 'em is about to become a legal Supreme.
So Justice Sotomayor is a "chick" JLo is cheesy, and the two women are being considered for the Supreme Court? WTF???
Debbie ends her hit piece with a "rap". Guess she's auditioning for the Young Cons lame rappers club.
Media Matters has posted a screen shot of her post.
Not content with one racist rant, she has just upped the ante:
It's On: La Raza, Wash Post v. Schlussel on Red Sonia a/k/a Justice J-Lo
I called a spade a spade. I correctly pointed out that Sonia Sotomayor a/k/a So-So a/k/a Sonia From the Block a/k/a Justice J-Lo a/k/a Red Sonia has done nothing remarkable, that she got every single place she got for one reason: that she's a female Latina and got affirmative action for it. That she has the same background and life story as J-Lo a/k/a Jennifer Lopez.
But you can't tell the truth in America. Or, at least, you can't tell it without being attacked and savaged by the left in America. So, predictably, the Nazi-funded Media Matters folks, the reconquista illegal alien schlubs at the National Council of La Raza and their friends at the Washington Post, and the WNBA season ticket holding brush-cutted "women" at various feminist groups are all upset about my truth-telling on Justice J-Lo. They say it's prejudiced. Uh-huh.
(Oh yeah lady, you are prejudiced allright. Your history is out here in the tubes in black and blonde.)
She continues:
Sorry, La Raza, but you can't have it both ways. You can't have someone appointed merely because she's a Latina with a vulva and expect us not to point it out. The woman is an empressina with no clothing. Oops--quick, somebody get that vision out of my mind. No prob that Sotomayer, herself is a racist, bigot, and sexist against White males. I'm racist for pointing this out and for pointing out that she was picked based on ethnicity and gender--which is, in fact--sorry La Raza and the Washington Post--bigotry and sexism.
(Okay. I don't speak her language so I don't know what an "empressina" is, it sure ain't Spanish, but I get the drift.)
Perhaps I'm over-reacting but there seem to be quite a few female wingnuts who seem to be cloned cut from the same mold
Like the one on the View, what’s her name?, and the Coulter woman.
Though thanks to a darling poster on Wonkette, who provided a link to the following youtube I realized she's a bit photo-shopped.
Debbie Does Politics: Debbie Schlussel on Oprah & Obama
I agree with Kos. I am volunteering to spread her dimwitted and racist drivel commentary to other venues read by Latinas.
I'm sure they will be very amused.
Please help me spread the word.