Sotomayor made same comment in 1994 as 2001

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Well, now we know that Judge Sotomayor's comments in 2001 about making better judgements than a man were not just a bad choice of words. She said nearly the same thing in 1994, which means that Obama is wrong that she probably would have restated it had she thought about it. In 2001, Sotomayor said "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male that a wise Latina woman would come to better conclusions than a white man". This comment has been denounced by many as being racist. In 1994, she disagreed with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's statement that a wise woman and a wise man would ultimately reach the same conclusion. O'Connor was making a statement of impartiality regarding the interpretation of law. But Sotomayor said that wasn't true, she wouldn't reach the same conclusion as a wise man: "I would hope that a wise woman with the richness of her experiences would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion". Apparently, in 1994, her bias was towards gender only, by 2001 it had expanded to include racism. She obviously would not have restated her 2001 comment, since she used nearly the same words as she did in 1994. This is her staple comment, and obviously a strongly-held opinion. Think about it, if a male judge had said that he could reach a better conclusion than a female judge based solely on his gender, would this man have any shot at being confirmed to the Supreme Court? Is it okay to be racist if you are a member of a minority? Is is okay to be gender-biased if you are female?