Gingrich Accuses Sotomayor of Faking Broken Ankle
Bid to Get ‘Sympathy Votes,' Says Newt
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor today of faking a broken ankle in order to get sympathy votes during her Senate confirmation.
“She’s only wearing that fake cast to help her rack up votes,” Mr. Gingrich said. “The minute she’s confirmed, she’ll whip it off and start dancing a jig.”
While Ms. Sotomayor reportedly broke her ankle while rushing to catch a plane, the former House Speaker said, “The fake-ankle-cast thing is the oldest trick in the book.”
Mr. Gingrich said that if Ms. Sotomayor was counting on arousing the empathy of Republican senators by faking a broken ankle, she was “sorely mistaken.”
“Ms. Sotomayor needs to brush up on her law,” he said. “Last time I checked, empathy was unconstitutional.”
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