Now isn’t this just shear stupidity. From here out, I am not going to ask my students the proper pronunciations of their names, ’cause I am in charge of my classroom.

And, by the way Krikgoofus (who says we should even honor the spelling of anyone’s name), Judge Sotomayor is an American

And, by the way, you write “And there are basically two options — the newcomer adapts to us, or we adapt to him.” Which newcomer are you speaking about. Judge Sotomayor was born in the Bronx. Her mother was born in Puerto Rico, which has been a U.S. territory since the Spanish-American War (1898). And, *all* Puerto Ricans were granted US Citizenship in 1917.  Her family and the families of Puerto Ricans are not “newcomers.” They are U.S. Citizens!

One wonders if Krikorian’s own family (which he proclaims is Armenian) is as “American” as Judge Sotomayor. Not likely as Armenian began emigrating to the US in the period when Puerto Rico was acquired as a colony/territory.

So, maybe the guy is not just an idiot, but another disingenuous  conservative?

It Sticks in My Craw – Mark Krikorian – The Corner on National Review Online.