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The New York Optimist

Ellie's Short

"Supreme Grilling"

Poor Sonia, she sits there thinking "I should have gone to the bathroom earlier," or
"gotta love that Southern senator who has never seen a Latina before!"

The Senators really laced into Sonia Sotomayor, for four days and several hours each
day- They often asked rhetorical questions, made sarcastic remarks, told stupid jokes.

There was the Senator who could not pronounce the Judge's hispanic surname, and
the female senator who really needed a new haircut. You are on national tv, hellllooo,
what is with the short straight hair? One side chopped, the other down over one eye.
What is she a senator or a rock-or?

And there is good ol' Sonia herself.. Poised, tough, a good listener. Keeping calm
through all the grilling because she can see the forest through the trees or the
supreme court seat through the questions.

How does she remain calm?  I watched and thought, I would be done after 4
questions. I would be like Ralph Kramden in the Honeymooners. The episode where
he went on the gameshow "The $64 thousand dollar question" and he was ready for
even the toughest of questions..however he forgot one basic answer.

When asked by the host, "So Mr. Kramden, tell us what do you do for a living?"  
Ralph answered "Hummina hummina hummina...I Brive a Dus?"

Sonia Sotomayor was no Ralph Kramden. She held her own, remained tough but
feminine and positive in her speech and in her responses.
She may benefit however, from some under eye cream and a new colored suit. Hot
pink? Good to be different, especially around a great deal of old time male senators
and judges. However, best to stick to a dark brown, black, even light pinstripe suit.

Overall, it is the content of her character that matters and Sonia Sotomayor will
make a great Supreme Court Justice.  Sonia is Supreme.

Good luck!

ellie

Ellie Robyns articles this week!
A. Supreme Grilling
B. Around Town
C. 2009 Building Brooklyn Awards
Sonia Sotomayor