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Blitzer notes that George H.W. Bush “talk[ed] about empathy ... in making the case for Clarence Thomas”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 07/14/09 4:42 PM EDT

From CNN's live coverage of the July 14 confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor:

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Previously:

Media obsess over Obama's comments, ignore Bush's highlighting of Thomas' “great empathy”

Nightly news shows ignore context of Sotomayor remarks, GOP's past embrace of “empathy”

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