I Guess You Could Say She’s Been ‘Sotomayored’

Commentary
By Karl Frisch

Long before the pundit-driven 24-hour news cycle began poisoning the media landscape, the 1987 confirmation hearings of Reagan Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork played out in front of a national television audience. Though CNN broadcast the hearings live, the network was not yet available in many American homes. ABC, CBS, and NBC also ran live coverage while C-SPAN aired evening rebroadcasts.

Ultimately, 58 senators voted against Bork, many citing the…