Schumer won't concede Sotomayor misspoke

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'Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) declined Sunday to concur with President Barack Obama’s claim that Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor believes she chose her words poorly in a 2001 speech where she said a “wise Latina” judge would reach better results than a white male.

“I don’t think anybody wants nine justices on the Supreme Court who have ice water in their veins,” Schumer said on ABC’s “This Week.”

However, when pressed by host George Stephanopoulos on whether Sotomayor planned to distance herself from the “wise Latina” comment during her confirmation hearings, Schumer, who is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, did not answer directly.

“I think she’ll stand by the entire speech,” Schumer said. “The specific sentence there is simply saying that people’s experiences matter and we ought to have some diversity of experience in the court.”