In his opening questioning of Sonia Sotomayor, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy substantially misquoted Sotomayor’s famous “wise Latina” speech. “You said that, quote, you ‘would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would reach wise decisions…'” Leahy said to Sotomayor. “So tell us, you’ve heard all of these charges and countercharges, the ‘wise Latina’ and on and on…tell us what’s going on.”
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