Sotomayor a racist? Newt Gingrich takes it back

Jun 3rd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

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Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives who has become a leading conservative critic, today backed away from his comments that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was a racist but continued to question whether her philosophy qualified her to become the first Latina on the top court.

Gingrich had joined with conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh in calling Sotomayor a racist after comments she made in 2001 comparing the judgment of Latinas and white men were widely circulated. Limbaugh today said he would not retract his use of the word,

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