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Sonia Sotomayor said today that “if President Obama were a wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences, he would have picked a less controversial court nominee.”

Sotomayor said she doesn’t blame the president for his unwise choice, “after all, as a black male, he can’t be expected to demonstrate much more wisdom than he has so far. He’s certainly sharper than a white male, but the fact remains that he’s male, and has no discernible Latino heritage.”

Although the president and his spokesman have both indicated that the judge misspoke on an occasion in 2001 when she 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 who hasn’t lived that life…”, further research shows that the remark was frequently included in her speeches between 1994 and 2003.

President Obama said he would not comment further on the controversy, “since matching wits with a Latina woman is above my pay grade.”