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Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee’s ‘Rap Sheet’ Of Speeding Tickets - GMDino - 01-13-2022 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marsha-blackburn-andre-mathis-black-judge-rap-sheet_n_61df1ec2e4b0603631b3d9a0?w Quote:Andre Mathis, Biden's appeals court pick, doesn't have a criminal record. He once got a ticket for going 5 miles over the speed limit, though. RE: Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee’s ‘Rap Sheet’ Of Speeding Tickets - Sociopathicsteelerfan - 01-13-2022 Gasp! A few things. It said "one" of the speeding tickets was for 5 mph over the limit. What about the other two? Interesting omission by the "reporter". What I do find interesting, and far more noteworthy, were this gentlemen's FTA's. The article, again great "reporting" (it is HuffPo, were "journalism" goes to die), doesn't mention how many FTA's this guy accrued. He also failed to pay his tickets because he "forgot" and ended up with a suspended license because of it. While I don't consider any of this disqualifying I do find it interesting that the article implies it being brought up is somehow outrageous or beyond the pale. If I had three speeding tickets I failed to pay and had my license suspended because of it I would lose my job, period. At the very least I'd be facing serious disciplinary action. So raising this issue in the hearing for an extremely powerful position this man will hold for life is absolutely germane and completely fair to bring up. As for the "rap sheet" comment. I doubt many people know what rap sheet actually means and there's no evidence it was used in a deliberately incorrect fashion. I am glad to see that Corey Booker took the opportunity to race bait, kudos to the nominee for not joining Booker in that swamp. RE: Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee’s ‘Rap Sheet’ Of Speeding Tickets - basballguy - 01-13-2022 honestly, it sounds like Mathis responded as a level headed person would respond. Booker and Blackburn are what I expect from politicians these days....Blackburn with the fake outrage over FTAs from a decade ago and Booker for suddenly making it a race issue. I'm half surprised nobody said Blackburn was being racist for calling it a "rap sheet" since Mathis is black. Even if she omitted the rap sheet piece she's still an idiot...if this is the best they can drudge up then he's probably a good candidate. RE: Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee’s ‘Rap Sheet’ Of Speeding Tickets - NATI BENGALS - 01-13-2022 Is this a Trump nominee? He was the one that nominated and appointed many people who went totally against the ethos of the bodies/organizations they were put in to positions of power at. I have a problem with a judge who has a record of failure to appears. I don't know enough about it. Maybe he had a string of bad luck with the court system and ended up getting in to law. And I know black males tend to have a hard time in our justice system so maybe he got rail roaded. But through my lens. Not a good look. I had a FTA for a speeding ticket and freaked all the way the F out. And was down there that day after oversleeping. Something tells me being in court when you are supposed to is an important part of the job requirements for being a judge. RE: Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee’s ‘Rap Sheet’ Of Speeding Tickets - GMDino - 01-14-2022 Oddly I never said anything about racism. Yes, the title mention he is black but that didn't seem to be the gist given that Blackburn wanted an African American nominated. Click bait title I suppose. I was content with Blackburn making a really stupid argument based on three speeding tickets and a FTA in the guy's past. Even the nominee didn't take up the driving when black that probably did face...but that's for another time. Blackburn wanted an African American nominated, just not this one so I didn't think it racist...just dumb. Strange that THAT was the main take from the story and what a defense was mounted toward. RE: Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee’s ‘Rap Sheet’ Of Speeding Tickets - Sociopathicsteelerfan - 01-14-2022 (01-14-2022, 10:55 AM)GMDino Wrote: Oddly I never said anything about racism. It wasn't anyone's take, it was Corey Booker who introduced it. In fact I even congratulated the nominee on not getting into the mud with Booker. Dig the passive aggressive approach from you btw. ![]() |