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[alonewiththemoon]

From Joan Walsh's column today at Salon:

Not to be outdone by Sessions, though, Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn shamed himself with an unbelievable reference to Desi Arnaz's ancient Cuban stereotype, Ricky Ricardo, husband of Lucille Ball on "I Love Lucy." During a surreal exchange on gun rights, in which the theoretical example was what might happen to Sotomayor if she (wrongly, illegally, but maybe understandably) got a gun and shot Coburn, the right-wing senator told her, "You'd have a lot of 'splainin' to do," referring to Arnaz's refrain when Lucy got in trouble with one of her crazy schemes.

Sometimes I hate white people.
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Comments

[silas7.livejournal.com]

She should have countered with another TV quote.

"One of these days, Senator Coburn. POW! Right in the kisser!"

I think the entire Republican party should all just quit office, right now. Get all of their junior aides and beginners to step in and try something different, because as it is now the party is an utter, complete, joke.

[spitcurl.livejournal.com]

Also, she's Puerto Rican, not Cuban (she's not even a redhead!). ;P

People suck.

[mittenstone.livejournal.com]

Uh.

[deadwinter.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, m'am, but they are leaving us no choice but to continue to make babies and take over this country.

I bet they'll find that hilarious.