ONe of the Many – Be a Citizen of the World
December 1, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under global culture, health
Today is World AIDS Awareness Day, it is important “everyday” that “everyone” knows “everything” they need to not become a victim of AIDS/HIV. Know your status! The impact of this epidemic has devastated communities worldwide and promoting awareness is the number one issue.
It seems that no matter how much is said about AIDS/HIV it continues to claim lives. Ignorance is perpetuated by discrimination and shame.
Don’t be fooled that you are exempt because you are careful all the time and you are not one of “those” people who practice risky behavior. All it takes is one incident of unprotected sex or a blood transfusion that is tainted and you will become one of the many.
Ask yourself, “What do you really know about the people you are intimate with?” As women we make assumptions that all is well when we get involved with someone. Do you ask the question “what is your status?” If you take their word for it without proof or get tested together –“you are risking your very life”.
Even if someone shows you the results of a test that has been recently taken, you must still protect yourself. People in general are too quick to get involved intimately without making sure they are not going to become a victim of an STD. They take it too lightly that it could never happen to them.
While there are women and children dying all over the world from being raped and infected with the AIDS virus with no hope of receiving treatment, here in the US, we have prevention and treatment available to us – but we don’t take it seriously. Some children become orphans when their mothers go untreated and die because they have no means of fighting back.
Please teach each other and the children in your families about the enormous impact of this epidemic. In other countries young women are raped because the men believe that having sex with a virgin will cure them of AIDS. Babies are being raped and infected and in most cases killed.
In the book “Half the Sky” – stories are told of more that the total number of the 80 million killed in the “slave trade” being victimized, infected, killed or left for dead in the “sex trafficking” tragedy. Don’t think that because these people are a half a world away that it does not affect you. It does! What happens to women and children in the world community also affects us.
As a citizens of the world, it our collective responsibility to do whatever we can to fight the epidemic of AIDS/HIV in the world.
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Revelation, Transformation, Metamorphosis
November 19, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under Kitchen Table Wisdom
We all get angry or upset from time to time. Your trigger response to upset can be damaging your health and you may not be aware of it.
Remember the words to the old school tune that went like this, “Your alone all the time, does it ever puzzle you, do you ask why you seem to fall in love and out again, do you ever really love or just pretend, it’s never too late, too late to Stop! Look! Listen to your heart and what it’s saying.”
Well this works in every instance of your life every moment of everyday when the day is leading off a negative direction, you are cranky and your tolerance for drama is nonexistent. A chain of events can start with one incident and your response to it. Once you get and set and go off there is no turning back, you start looking through the lens of negativity at everything, as you move through the moment additional baggage is collected along the way.
It all happens so fast, you begin to sweat, your heart is pumping faster and now something chemical is going on in your body. You reach for caffeine, sugar, or a tobacco because your body is screaming for it.
Stop! Look! Listen! Again now Breathe! Again and again for as long as to takes to gain your composure before you lose your lose your job or damage your relationships maybe hurt someone’s feelings. You know you don’t want to be this way – it is a cycle you have been stuck in for a long time and now it threatens your health.
It does not matter, you could be young or old, rich or old, hot or cold this is the road to ill-health. Your mind says “remember the God in you” and be kind, don’t hurt relationships that you cannot repair. Be kind to yourself and put things into perspective.
Before you abuse yourself and pick a donut, a cigarette or another soda, STOP! Realize the revelation that is in your face at this moment. YOU are in control of your response to everything in your life. You may be taking your life into your hands at this moment! This could be damage that is a “trigger to behavior that will lead you to compound health issues.
Revelation is the process of something being revealed to you – and even if you ignore it – the truth is “in your face” at the moment.
Allow yourself to be “Transformed by what the moment is teaching you, LOOK! at what you are doing to yourself. Take this moment to create a new behavior instead of going into a tailspin like a hurricane uprooting and destroying everything. Allow the punishment to fit the crime by connecting with the part of you that has reasoning and control. In the moment you feel that you cannot the control switch that turns off the anger and frustration spewing forth from you.
Pray! Laugh! Breathe! Repeat your favorite affirmation! Go into another room or outside and breathe! Get your heart rate under control! This could be a life and death situation for you because the way you deal with emotion and the upsets that show up in your life can be killing you. Make this a healing moment that can resolve these upsets so they do not continue to be a repeat performance of the same thing over and over again.
The LISTEN! part means to experience a metamorphosis to a new state of mind. This profound moment of change will be the new behavior you will develop and reduce the damage to you biologically speaking.
It will work if you give it a chance to change how you have programmed yourself to react instead of respond gently to life’s challenges. Remember the acronym “RTM” and you can stop the triggers that may be damaging your health.
Give it a try! You will begin to feel better and have more energy for the things that really matter. I am a living testimony of “RTM” because I love myself and I love my life so I want to be around to enjoy it. I am not ready to be “sick” and “disabled” by my own behavior. If you want your life to work and to feel good everyday make a new choice to STOP! LOOK! AND LISTEN!
Sphere: Related ContentFiltering Life through Substance Abuse
September 16, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under Kitchen Table Wisdom
We love, we laugh we sleep
We work, we cry, we eat,
Life is challenging enough just to get through the “everyday” routine and “rhythm” of living with joy and gratitude without filtering life through the use of alcohol and drugs.
Drugs and alcohol seem to cloud and confuse issues and magnifies things to extreme proportions to the point of spiraling out of control. When children are in the picture this makes it even more difficult to put things in perspective.
The recent interview with Whitney Houston on the Oprah Winfrey show revealed some interesting aspects to me about being rich and famous. I have often wondered how people who have fame and fortune cope with life when they have all the resources available to them.
If they seem depressed, they can get help; If they use drugs or alcohol, they can get help; If they do anything in excess, they can get help…they have resources. Now the privacy thing is another problem because they cannot do anything without it being leaked by some money grubbing nobody in their camp or an aggressive journalist stalking them.
Resources, meaning money and access to whatever they desire to do or see on any given day. When you have “money” the illusion is that all of your problems are solved and life is great.
Recently we have witnessed that even very wealthy people use “pedestrian” methods to cope. Life id challenging no matter how much money you have and how you deal with life on life’s terms determines the outcome.
The number of deaths caused by drug overdose and/or a combination of prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs is over whelming. The illusion is that they can afford the best medical care and could be really healthy if they chose to be.
Drugs and alcohol seem to be the coping mechanism for a large majority of people in spite of access to the best care. The antics of Kanye West was, in my opinion fueled by alcohol and probably a few blunts in the limo as a prop to party or to cope with anxiety and depression. Personally I believe that Kanye is still grieving the loss of his mother and will be grieving for some time. How he grieves is what we witnessed when he jumped up on stage recently after swigging Henny straight from the bottle.
Whitney and Bobby as a couple became a “train wreck” fueled by drugs and alcohol; Michael Jackson’s life was it seems held together with the use of prescription pain medication and drugs that were too powerful for everyday use; Gerald Levert and his brother both used a combination over-the-counter drugs and prescription drugs.
So how does an “ordinary person” cope with life’s challenges? What is the glue that holds our lives together? What do you do to get through the day or a challenging week? A challenging day? A challenging moment?
When you stay up too late watching cable; eat the wrong foods; try to get the kids off to school; get the laundry done; cook dinner; pack lunches; pay bills with no job; cope with losing your home and your job; fight with your spouse/partner; wonder where you teenagers are after midnight; not want to hear your neighbors fight; have no food in your house; no transportation; not feel like catching the bus or walking; get tired of the media picking apart the President; want your grown ass children to get together; put your husband/man/woman out; stop getting your ass kicked by an abusive partner; get the homework done for yourself and your kids; stop listening to gossip; deal the illness of a parent/spouse/sibling/child; etc, etc etc.
How do you cope: take the poll…
Loading ...The Ego is the Main Componet of the MInd
In the book “The Tao of Health, The Way of Total Well-Being” by Michael Blate, I came across this interesting reflection of thought number 19.
This book was written in 1978 and it is still relevant today. Taoism can be timeless in itself. I read the I Ching and no matter what I read or how I choose what to read, it is always relevant.
Ego – the main “component” of mind belongs to the body as a fragrance belongs to a fish; though my bodymind is a whole, I have separate organs, and, as a hoarder conceals his riches in caches, I stash my incomplete reactions to change deeply – as tensions and warps – in my various organs.
My kidneys receive unfinished fear and sexual orgasm;
my liver, the remains of depression and anger;
my heart stores un-reacted joy and sorrow;
my lungs – anguish and resentment I have had to repress;
my spleen-pancreas is the trove and receptacle for stubbornness and empathy I have yet to expressThat which I have stashed as warps in my organs provides motivation for all that I seek -
Kidneys release caution and prudence;
Liver, aggressiveness and “pushing-forwardness”‘;
Heart – exuberance and “love of living”;
Lungs release concern and solicitude;
Spleen-pancreas – sympathy and persistence.
What is the point of all this deep reflection? Why is she writing about this stuff, I don’t understand it.
During this time, we are being told that this is a “stressful” time and the that the economy is in trouble. People are mad as hell about job loss, companies failing, health care, and a plethora of isues we can only solve with focused attention and determination to succeed.
Our well-being is at stake if we continue to be uptight about everything we hear and see on the news.
My goal in sharing this reflection is to offer a tool for healing and better living. I read these edicts from my various books as meditation tools that assist with me with staying on course.
Not having money, losing a job, being laid off, weight gain, isolation, worry and concern over the issues with the economy that affect us in ways we feel we cannot control; can lead to poor health.
There are many health issues that we do understand, but we can, if we pay closer attention to how we become led by our “ego” and react to the elements of our enviornment.
Much of what we react to is stored in our organs as fear, anger, frustration, repressed joy and general uptightness.
Become more aware of how your “ego” becomes the dominant force in how you conduct your life. Read the Tao of Healh, what ever gives you Peace.
It could be the Bible, or a book of devotions by your favorite author, your astrological forcast, or numerolgy.
Give yourself permission to be in a “sweet spot” in life. Dare to be happy. Dare to be healthy and give notice to the “ego” that you are in control of how the world affects you.
Sphere: Related ContentChange the World, make it a better place – Tribute to MJ
August 5, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under Kitchen Table Wisdom
What I remember most about Michael Jackson is that he desired most to “change the world and make it a better place” for everyone!
Through the expression of his gift, the words in his music, the movement of this body, he expressed his love for everyone. He was and will always be the most talented artist to live in my lifetime.
The media has done a terrible job of sharing information about Michael and the private affairs of his life. The media has sensationalized this story and milked it for all it’s worth by reporting it like gossip instead with taste and accuracy.
Just like the way the media scrutinizes every move The President makes, they have reported on aspect of Michael Jackson’s life in a negative way, his children, his money, his family, his career and his impact on the world.
They reported and told only half truths. As I surfed through the channels to see what each station was reporting, they all said the same thing over and over again. They interviewed his father and painted a picture of him as a disgruntled old man with a chip on his shoulder as estranged from his whole family, especially MJ.
They asked probing questions about the marriage between Katherine and Joe Jackson; they asked if he beat his children; they wanted to know if he ever saw MJ before he died. It felt so intrusive and offensive for reporters to ask questions that are clearly no one’s business.
Why does the public have such a fascination with the life of someone after they have died? What do we hope to gain by rummaging through the remains of their life? Does it help us to understand them or why they died?
We could show more love to people when they are still alive and walking among us. Most of the world loves MJ and will defend his honor with great intensity. We would never accept anything negative about Michael, no matter who says it or how they choose to prove it.
No one reported on his skin condition or his real health issues. The focus was an addiction to prescription drugs or stories that sparked more questions about his credibility and stability as a man, an artist and a father.
We may never know what really was going on in MJ’s life. The footage of the upcoming London Tour showed a man of great stamina and focus getting ready to give his fans what they wanted most, “just another part of me” – a line from one of his songs.
I have great respect and admiration for the closeness and connection within his family as they are bound together by the strength of Katherine Jackson. Family values will always be the greatest strength of any family. A family that sticks together is stronger that when they are divided.
Of course there will always be one or two rebellious individuals that will go their own way for their own reasons. Families don’t have to agree on everything to still be a strong unit together and there is no evidence of his family warring against each other.
They protect their privacy as they should – because they are not required to prove anything to the public. Celebrities give us the part of themselves they want to share, I respect that.
This will only the first of many more articles that I plan to write about my favorite artist.
I grew up listening to the words to his songs when the Jackson Five told the story of young love and school-girl crushes. My very first date was to listen to my “Maybe Tomorrow” album.
Michael Jackson and his musical talent have impacted my life and the lives of my children and now my grand children. They love him almost as much as I do.
The death of Michael has left a hole in my heart that I fill daily with his music, pictures and videos. Every lyric, every song or expression and of course every movement is so much more significant now.
I am one of those persons that is still feeling the sting of Michael Jackson making his transition. “Gone too soon”, Accident or what?
Every time I think of him, which I do often, I cry because I can still feel him. He is still with us.
We cannot listen to what the media is spinning about Michael. We know him in our hearts and we can feel him in his music.
No matter what anyone says, he is and always be the most phenomenal talent the world has ever seen.
In my attempt to write about Michael Jackson I came across this video. It is hard to let him go. There is so much to say. So much to share.
Check out this video and see how it feels to love MJ. Click on this link! Please
We Can Change the World – Tribute to Michael Joseph Jackson
Sphere: Related ContentDoes Chris Brown have Swagger like Us?
July 21, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under entertainment
Chris Brown finally made a statement as a public apology to his fans and to Rihanna as well. Some found it hard to accept his gesture as sincere since he appeared to be reading it instead of speaking from the heart.
He stated that he was advised to not make a statement up to this point when he knew and felt in his heart that as his fans and supporters, we held our breath and prayed that he would come forward immediately.
The incident happened five months ago, so we are being expected to understand that is took this amount of time for Chris to gain some perspective.
I say that by reading the apology, it seemed less heartfelt; speaking spontaneously could have appeared to be from a more genuine place if it was not read. Chris seems to be robotically and desperately apologizing as a result of an or else ultimatum.
It that what we are seeing in his face as he apologizes; or are we seeing a young man still developing his personal values in an industry where “kicking ass”, “being hard”, “not backing down” has become the way contemporaries rank each other.
Does he really mean it? Is he really remorseful and has learned from this incident or is he trying to protect his image to sell more records and tickets to his concerts.
Entertainers and celebrities flaunt their rank amongst themselves and when they perform in public through the content of their lyrics and in their appearance. They are the role models for our young people, who model their style and behavior to be accepted amongst their own peers. They must set a higher standard than just show the negative side of urban life.
Unfortunately there are some young men in the black community stuck in a place where “Swagger” is worn as a badge of honor that is flaunted with sagging jeans and half pulled up pants like they are just getting up off the toilet or getting ready to take a dump.
Today many mistake “Swagger” for something tangible like maturity or sensitivity or the ability to communicate emotionally and honestly with respect.
Platinum record sales do not give you the right to walk around half dressed in public. Being hard does not make you brave when you cannot control our emotions. Striking out at someone does not give you better rank.
Sagging your pants to the point of seeing your full buttocks and exposing your underpants on national television, does not make you a superstar nor does it represent our community.
Slapping a woman around and bruising up her face for any reason is never justified because a man is stronger physically and will always have the advantage. This does not mean that women are justified in being violent either.
Many of our young boys and men get taught to use rebellious behavior and force to get what that want or to make things go their way. When they get to a sensitive place in an emotionally charged situation, they become forceful instead of observant or self constrained.
I am sorry to hear that Chris Brown was exposed to domestic violence as a very young man; it probably damaged and distorted him in ways we will never fully understand. The sad thing is he stopped growing when it happened… he became stuck in that moment of terror and helplessness. Until he embraces this and fully acknowledges that his perceptions of manhood have been distorted and damaged he will not heal and will continue to flaunt “Swagger” as something special.
When a young man is exposed to violence against his mother and feels helpless to protect her, he loses sight of family values or misdirects his anger when he can’t handle his emotions.
My definition of “Swagger” is a presence or characteristic demonstrating strength, status, toughness, a kind of hardness or even skills and talent with an edge.
My own experience with domestic violence changed my whole perspective about being a parent because it was important that my son and my daughters see me as a strong person not as a victim.
It is sad that the people who are not related to Chris Brown can give him advice professionally in how to conduct his personal integrity. Is it always about money with the record producers and promoters?
Chris Brown is a young man that hopefully can still have a long successful career in the music industry. His integrity is under scrutiny by his fans and supporters. I pray that he can grow and heal from this point forward.
It may take some time for everyone to embrace him and welcome him back into the arms of the community.
Sphere: Related ContentSocial Network Profile+Credit Score=No Job For You
June 17, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under art of living
Getting a job is harder than ever now that the entire country is affected by corporations filing bankruptcy, the failing economy and the foreclosure crisis.
Now you not get only get your credit checked you get your social networks checked and used as part of the interview and evaluation process.
Almost everyone uses the Internet and set up a public profile on a social network site to find old friends or make new friends. Networking on the internet makes our personal lives public.
Social networking sites create a “permanent record” on the Internet which can be viewed by almost anyone.
Why are employers looking at your social networking sites? What are they using this information for? What does it have to do with your work ethic?
Is it a legitimate reason for looking at your social networking profiles to determine your qualifications for being hired?
In an article witten by Josh Catone / March 21, 2008
On the pro side, Greg Fish argued that social networking profiles aren’t resumes and companies should not use them when determining if an applicant should be hired. “A public profile is a vehicle for casually interacting with others in an informal setting, on personal free time,” he wrote. “When companies use these profiles to find not only a professional but also an ideological match for a job, they’re misleading themselves and building ill will with talented prospective employees, who might decline to apply for a job for fear a comment about China on their blogs makes them persona non grata.”
On the con side, Timothy Lee said that there were plenty of legitimate reasons for employers to look at social networking profiles of prospective hires. “Employees in sales, public relations, and customer service function as representatives for the companies they work for, so employers have a legitimate interest in ensuring potential workers won’t embarrass the company,” he wrote.
Social networking brings the world closer together and was meant to create connection. Connection is a good thing
Employers are trying to find a perfect match for the positions they offer with the goal of creating a strong pool of individuals that will get the job done and fit into the company culture,
A position that is highly visible in which you will be representing the company your personal conduct could play a big part in how employers see your qualifications if you have questionable photos on a social network site.
Some have even been fired based on what employers found on a social network site.
When looking at your credit history, if you do not have a great credit score a repossession, foreclosure, bankruptcy or delinquent bills can reduce or completely eliminate you from consideration.
If you could get a good job, it may be possible to clean up your credit history – at least this is logical thinking. Many people have foreclosures and bad debt now due to no fault of their own.
What are they looking for?
Employers Look for Responsibility
If an applicant is under consideration for a position handling money, disbursing money or in charge of equipment, running a credit check is a way to determine trust and integrity. If you have a lot of debt that has been unmanageable, you may not be trusted to take on the company budget or petty cash pool.
If a person is truly financially desperate, an employment credit check is believed to potentially identify the possibility of financial problems that may adversely affect an applicant’s performance on the job.
An employment credit report provides insight into an applicant’s financial responsibility by listing any aliases, bankruptcies, liens, judgments, credit cards, loans, mortgages, collections and summaries of the individual’s payment patterns. Reports may also contain previous employers and addresses.
A good job can create stability for families to live decent productive lives for the pursuit of happiness. Employers are looking for stable individuals that can manage their finances, personal life and public persona
We are all looking for stability in a climate of instability where personal profiles are scrutinized, homes are foreclosed due to unfair lending practices, businesses get bailed out due to mismanagement, millions get laid off, and health care is not affordable, as the mainstream media tells us everyday how bad it really is.
Sphere: Related ContentIt Takes Courage to Raise A Child
June 16, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under Kitchen Table Wisdom
Happy Fathers Day
Every Day!
It’s all about Dad it our turn to celebrate the fathers and dads for being so vitally important to the strength and well-being of the family.
Without them we are missing something that cannot be replaced which transcends the boundaries statistical labels and stereotypes.
Today in the African American community the statistics are discouraging about fathers missing in action and also in the household. Family values are implanted through the strength of the father in the family unit.
Thankfully there are many men that do their absolute best when it comes to the being a role model and leader in the family. Not all families resemble a mom and dad living in the same household with their children. Some families are blended, some families live in separate homes and children shuffle back and forth to spend time with both parents.
These are the men that are not always acknowledged for their moral fiber and commitment to demonstrating a work ethic and teaching by example. They remind us that being a good father goes beyond statistics or societal labels.
Some parents can live apart in partnership and work together for the benefit of the child or any children they have. Separation does not have to mean drama and chaos for the children because the most important objective is the well-being of children.
Dad’s are working it out and doing their part to be available by setting up a household that provides the same or similar comforts the child would have at home with mom.
It is everyone’s responsibility to reduce the absence of fathers in the home by being supportive and patient. It takes courage to raise a child for anyone man or woman in these challenging economic times.
The report is spread over the airways that black men are not responsible, have negative attitudes and self destructive behavior.
In the black community, fatherhood is endangered and this crisis is one of the most important issues of this generation.
Unemployment leads to poverty and frustration which can lead to abuse or domestic violence, crime and incarceration. It resembles a domino effect for a child in this cycle which contributes to the struggle of single parent homes.
The statistics state that it is a social crisis in the black community that over fifty percent of households are women.
Not every child fails in a single parent household with an absent father; President Barack Obama stated during his campaign;
“I know what it means to have an absent father, although my circumstances weren’t as tough as they are for many young people today.” “. . . We must also admit that programs alone can’t replace parents; that government can’t turn off the television and make a child do her homework; that fathers must take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance their children need .”
It takes courage to raise a child to be a father that instills family values positive character and confidence. Fathers show in our lives in our grand fathers, uncles, brothers and extended family members that provide male leadership.
Fathers, keep doing what you do because I am on your side. I raised my children with the help of my family. Their father was around just not in the same household and they all turned out as descent people.
Support is important, so let us all support fathers today and every day. They are a valuable source of strength in our community.
Happy Father’s Day to all dads!
Sphere: Related ContentJudge Sotomayor – Shaped, not Defined by Ethnicity
June 6, 2009 by omitunde
Filed under Kitchen Table Wisdom
Of course our heritage shapes our perspective, isn’t that what makes up the diversity of the world? While skimming through the articles, sound bites and pouty commentary of the “talking heads” of the networks, I see the same scenario that has played out for decades since the origin of government.
A strong confident woman in a profession historically dominated by white males, Judge Sonia Sotomayor is described as domineering, demanding and exacting, with some lawyers over the years criticizing her as outspoken and temperamental on the bench because her demeanor is not the typical description of what role a woman holds in society.
Growing up in the South Bronx to a working class family in the Bronxdale Houses, a massive brick housing project with a diabetic condition requiring her to take insulin injections most of her childhood. What kind of demeanor would you have if your have been taking injections most of your life?
When we picture a housing development or projects as it is called, we imaging run down buildings with dark hallways that smell of urine and inhabited by drug dealing gang members. Most public housing was built in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, to provide a decent place to live for the working class family in a community with a sense of pride.
From the projects of the South Bronx to the dormitories of Princeton and Yale Law School is a stark contrast and a world apart, “I have spent my years since Princeton, while at law school and in my various professional jobs, not feeling completely a part of any of the worlds I inhabit.”
Next to her Princeton yearbook photo, she chose a quote from Norman Thomas, a prominent socialist who ran for president six times: “I am not a champion of lost causes, but of causes not yet won.”
Should judges decide cases purely on close readings of facts and law, excluding their own frames of reference?
“Our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging,” Sotomayor told the audience at the University of California at Berkeley that day in October 2001. “Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see. . . . I wonder whether by ignoring our differences as women or men of color we do a disservice both to the law and society.”
Driven by her own ambitions and unexpected great generational timing, Judge Sotomayor represented woman as an accomplished Latina lawyer during a time in our history when bureaucrats sought to diversify the white power structure by promoting more blacks, Latinos and women.
The following are a few comments about Judge Sonia Sotamayor from supporters and critics;
The Manhattan district attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau, who recruited her from Yale Law School, said the comforts of corporate law held no great attraction for her. And Ms. Sotomayor’s lifelong struggle with diabetes lent a sense of urgency.”It made her think, ‘I’m not going to be around forever, I have to keep moving,’ ” Mr. Morgenthau said. “I remember talking with her about how much time each day, about an hour, she spent giving herself shots of insulin.”
And Senator Imhofe (R) is concerned that she may not be able to resist the “undue influence” of her race and gender. Is it like demon possession or something? The goblin of Hispanic womanhood threatens to render her a hapless zombie conjuring from the spirit world glamours of quotas, hostile workplaces, and bilingual education.
The argument of conservative legal thinkers is that Sotomayor, is an able lawyer, but not “not that smart and kind of a bully on the bench,” as one former Second Circuit clerk for another judge put it. “She has an inflated opinion of herself, and is domineering during oral arguments, but her questions aren’t penetrating and don’t get to the heart of the issue.”
In 1995, for example, she issued an injunction against Major League Baseball owners, effectively ending a baseball strike that had become the longest work stoppage in professional sports history and had caused the cancellation of the World Series the previous fall. She was widely lauded for saving baseball. Cl
aude Lewis of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that by saving the season, Judge Sotomayor joined “the ranks of Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson and Ted Williams.”
Circuit judge Jose Cabranes, who would later become her colleague, put this point more charitably in a 1995 interview with The New York Times: “She is not intimidated or overwhelmed by the eminence or power or prestige of any party, or indeed of the media.”
Her life story represents the great promise of the American dream –
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