Colorblind and Deaf?

Why is Jeff Sessions so thick? Rather than listening to the answers given by Justice Sotomayor to his questions, he is stating questions, allowing her to begin answering, interrupting her, and then reading the rest of his prepared objection upon which he based the question.  It’s as if she isn’t speaking at all, and he’s back to his day 1 opening statement mischaracterizing her judicial record, misrepresenting her stated ideas and conclusions, and then finishing with, “isn’t that true?”

First, he has objected (and not alone) to her being a wise Latina.  He wants her to be colorblind, even though he is not.  He wants her to only “use the law,” when that’s not the manner in which he approaches his daily life and work.  Now, he wants her to sign off on his interpretation of facts not in evidence, and is refusing to listen to the words coming out of her mouth.  I guess she should “be more careful about the way [she] talks to white folks.”

Maybe he can learn from a wise white woman Senator Klobuchar, whose life experience has led her to listen when others are speaking, instead of simply waiting (or not) to say his piece.  If he’s not going to listen to a woman, though, he can also look to former (and current) Senator Arlen Specter . . . another white man with a different perspective.