Has anyone else seen anything about the abysmally low level of knowledge that SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor displayed regarding the Chicom coronavirus during oral arguments about the vaccine mandates last week?
The Big 3 networks didn't utter a word about it although NBC did provide a soundbite from her. Stunningly, in sharp contrast Jake Tapper of CNN called out her woeful ignorance out -- and with graphics. He flat out stated that
The network's SCOTUS correspondent, Joan Biskupic, worked hard trying to spin Sotomayor's grossly inaccurate statements which led to Tapper sneering "Yeah, facts are important, though. Especially in the U.S. Supreme Court."
Even the fact checkers at the WaPo couldn't spin this away, declaring
They added that during the course of the entire pandemic there hasn't even been 100,000 children hospitalized. The paper ended up giving her 4 Pinocchios (their worst rating)
Aside from wildly misstating the number of children hospitalized with Covid by more than a factor of 20, Sotomayor also claimed that the Omicron variant is just as deadly as the Delta strain in spite of all the evidence that clearly shows otherwise.
At what point does her weapon's grade ignorance on this matter require that she recuse herself?
The Big 3 networks didn't utter a word about it although NBC did provide a soundbite from her. Stunningly, in sharp contrast Jake Tapper of CNN called out her woeful ignorance out -- and with graphics. He flat out stated that
"I heard assertions made by the Supreme Court justices today that were simply false. One example, Justice Sotomayor said, quote, ‘we have over 100,000 children which we've never had before in serious condition and many on ventilators.’ That's just not true."
The network's SCOTUS correspondent, Joan Biskupic, worked hard trying to spin Sotomayor's grossly inaccurate statements which led to Tapper sneering "Yeah, facts are important, though. Especially in the U.S. Supreme Court."
Even the fact checkers at the WaPo couldn't spin this away, declaring
"That’s wildly incorrect, assuming she is referring to hospitalizations, given the reference to ventilators. According to HHS data, as of Jan. 8 there are about 5,000 children hospitalized in a pediatric bed, either with suspected covid or a confirmed laboratory test. This figure includes patients in observation beds. So Sotomayor’s number is at least 20 times higher than reality, even before you determine how many are in “serious condition.”"
They added that during the course of the entire pandemic there hasn't even been 100,000 children hospitalized. The paper ended up giving her 4 Pinocchios (their worst rating)
Aside from wildly misstating the number of children hospitalized with Covid by more than a factor of 20, Sotomayor also claimed that the Omicron variant is just as deadly as the Delta strain in spite of all the evidence that clearly shows otherwise.
"Those numbers show that Omicron is as deadly and causes as much serious disease in the unvaccinated as Delta did."
At what point does her weapon's grade ignorance on this matter require that she recuse herself?
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