As we all know, our Messiah President God-King made his first appointment to the Supreme Court this week and he chose a wonderful, soulful, oppressed, empathetic, Latina, woman, sassy, and did I mention Latina? person to fill the spot vacated by long-dead wormy dude, David Souter.
What we don't know, or better, haven't heard, is that Sotomayor beat out a tough group of finalists for the spot. Fortunately, the info is starting to leak as to who those other four finalists were, and the Last Lion is on the case!
Following are the actual briefing notes given to The Chosen One by his SCOTUS Selection Committee.
1) Leon "Ditchwater" Green - 53 year old, blind, deaf, African-American.
Leon gained years of experience as an oppressed black man living in South Carolina. Beaten and picked on from a very early age, Leon is empathetic to those who are also oppressed and picked on. His years of living as a blind and deaf African American make him uniquely qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice. He has been way more oppressed than Alito, Roberts, or Scalia. Ironically, he was never as poor or discriminated against as Clarence Thomas, but as we all know, Thomas doesn't count because he is Conservative.
2) Chi Mei Coo - 45 year old Korean-American Lesbian born with a harelip.
Chi is incredibly empathetic to all oppressed peoples because she has been oppressed for decades as both an Asian and a Lesbian. She once was discriminated against by her parents and won a lawsuit in which she alleged they infringed on her rights as a Lesbian by living as a heterosexual couple as she and her brother were growing up. Her harelip also adds about, like, 10 extra points.
3) Waselieu Pyjamorski - 41 year old Polish-American.
Waselieu isn't very empathetic, but has been the butt of Polish jokes from a very early age. Not really as qualified as the rest, but we had to fill out our racial quota with a white male, sadly. Um, he is married to a woman with 1/16th Cherokee blood...does that count?
4) Agnes Marquez Montalbano - 47 year old Basque-Russian-American Tran-sexual Paralytic in a Wheelchair who was born with three arms and an extra eye in the base of her neck.
Could be the "Holy Grail" of all nominees! SUPER empathetic. Has had tons of abuse heaped on her for her various social constrictions. As a man, Agnes was also a pioneer in the field of global warming! Multiple arms and eyes mean multiple empathy centers. Hates men, and her life in a wheelchair has provided her with multiple opportunities to be discriminated against by various corporations (some of which we now own) and in various ways. Only drawback is that she doesn't have a law degree, but in the end, who cares as long as she/he can sympathize.
Well, there it is. Looks like The One chose the best one. Godspeed, Justice Sotomayor!