Sonia Sotomayor Didn't Mean What She Obviously Said

But she assures us that she'll improve if she gets a big promotion, ultimate authority, and a job for life.

It's a good thing Sonia Sotomayor speaks Sotomayoran.

After week upon week in which plenty of other people on the planet interpreted Sotomayor's past comments, the Supreme Court nominee at last got a chance to deconstruct her own words Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Fingers splayed, palms flat, hands bouncing up and then deliberately pressing down to the table, Sotomayor elaborated, clarified, expanded, retracted.

A summary of obviously racist bad reviews of Sotomayor here.