Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing

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Republicans are obsessed with stoking race and culture war divisions. It’s all they talk about. They don’t my even pretend to care about anything else.

+1 Why on earth was she asked about the 1619 Project?

Biden starting out stating he would only consider a black woman. Liberals celebrate that. Since race is so important to Liberals, it’s important to know whether she will rule with a blindfold on, or as a Kagan does (strong Latina woman) , as a ‘strong black woman’.

Race is important. Do you really, truly not understand why a diversity of perspective is important to have? Versus a court of almost all Christian (Catholic, esp.) and mostly white? If you don't get that, then there is no use having this discussion.

She is qualified. Education. Experience. Confirmed twice at the federal level. She is just as qualified as anyone on the court. That being the case, those other factors matter.

DP. The flaw in your logic is that you are assuming we all have the same goals of a fair and just society. For some people, the goal is to ensure the dominance of white, Christian, cishet men.

DP. The flaw in your logic is that Judge Jackson is representative of the black community. I admire her and believe firmly that she will be approved and make an excellent justice. Like many well educated and well employed professionals she stands apart from many black people. Once people get to a certain level, their skin color matters little -- in her case, the Senators are just using it for political theater. Jackson and the other justices may be from a particular ethnic group but to say they represent those ethnic groups is ridiculous. Just like Senators do not represent their constituents' best interests.

Your argument is not responsive to the prior post. That said, the fundamental flaw in your argument is the assumption that KBJ has to be representative of the entire black community. The black community is not a monolith, of course there will be lots of differences in backgrounds, experiences, beliefs, values, etc. No one person could possibly represent all of them. That’s one of the reasons why the comments from certain people on the right that KBJ checks the black woman box and so the next nominee had to check a different box are so stupid. KBJ would bring a different perspective than the white justices, but another black woman would also bring different perspectives from KBJ. Confirming KBJ to the court would in no way mean no other black women should be considered for a future vacancy while she is on the court

I don't think anyone has suggested this is the case, only that it is highly unlikely a Black woman will be considered for the next opening or two. Demographic considerations are a political reality, and there are still "firsts" remaining: first Asian, American Indian justice etc.

I think if Clarence Thomas retires/dies, he will be replaced with an AA woman or man. So, I do think an AA female nominee is quite likely. Perhaps Leondra Kruger who is AA and Jewish and could give RBG the replacement that she deserved.

No, time to appeal to Asians, who are increasingly fed up with Dem focus on affirmative action/restorative justice, which many perceive to be at the expense of their kids' opportunities.

There's no way Thurgood Marshall's seat will go to someone who is not AA. Will never happen.

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All I can think of while watching Lindsay Graham berate her, and she stays calm as a cucumber, is that little b i t c h Kavanaugh and his temper tantrum.

OMG same. They simply can't stand a powerful black woman. They can't. It messes with their ego in a way they can't even explain, and threatens their manhood for some strange reason.
I'd really hate to be an old white guy right now. Because American can't stand them.

So you're saying she should not be questioned about the same issues Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh were questioned about - because she's black? Interesting.
DP

Were Kavanaugh and Barrett questioned about the curriculum of where their kids went to school?

And were they asked about being white?

One was grilled mercilessly about her religion and the other about high school and beer. Democrats set the standard for ridiculous questions.

So they were not asked about being white.

BK has issues. His face looks like that of a drunkard. He was able to act out and have a temper tantrum, because he’s a white man. He doesn’t have a good and even temperament. A Supreme Court judge should do better.

AB and KJB do not have the luxury of being able to tantrum.

Hopefully, we’ll have additional qualified people added to the court in the future.

Fairly certain that if either ACB or KJB were falsely accused of sexual assault, and then grilled about it during their hearings, they too would get emotional and angry. With good reason.

I am 100% confident that if KJB gets emotional or angry she would lose nomination in a day. Kavanaugh's behavior would disqualify him for a entrée level job in any organization. He go away with that despicable performance because he is a white male supported by the power hungry GOP.

I disagree. He reacted as anyone would after being falsely accused of something heinous, with no way to prove his innocence, in front of not only his entire family, but the entire nation. If Ketanji was falsely accused of something like that, I'd fully expect her to get angry and emotional. As would most people. That's not a disqualification in my book.

She was falsely accused of having compassion for pedophiles and child pornographers. Did she lose her temper? No, she did not, despite being harangued about it for hours by Republicans obsessed with child pornography cases.

Oh well. Amy Coney Barrett was harangued for hours about her religion and personal views of abortion. She didn't lose her temper either. Why do you expect Jackson to not have to field harsh or upsetting questions?

No, she wasn't.

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All I can think of while watching Lindsay Graham berate her, and she stays calm as a cucumber, is that little b i t c h Kavanaugh and his temper tantrum.

OMG same. They simply can't stand a powerful black woman. They can't. It messes with their ego in a way they can't even explain, and threatens their manhood for some strange reason.
I'd really hate to be an old white guy right now. Because American can't stand them.

So you're saying she should not be questioned about the same issues Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh were questioned about - because she's black? Interesting.
DP

Were Kavanaugh and Barrett questioned about the curriculum of where their kids went to school?

And were they asked about being white?

One was grilled mercilessly about her religion and the other about high school and beer. Democrats set the standard for ridiculous questions.

So they were not asked about being white.

BK has issues. His face looks like that of a drunkard. He was able to act out and have a temper tantrum, because he’s a white man. He doesn’t have a good and even temperament. A Supreme Court judge should do better.

AB and KJB do not have the luxury of being able to tantrum.

Hopefully, we’ll have additional qualified people added to the court in the future.

Fairly certain that if either ACB or KJB were falsely accused of sexual assault, and then grilled about it during their hearings, they too would get emotional and angry. With good reason.

I am 100% confident that if KJB gets emotional or angry she would lose nomination in a day. Kavanaugh's behavior would disqualify him for a entrée level job in any organization. He go away with that despicable performance because he is a white male supported by the power hungry GOP.

I disagree. He reacted as anyone would after being falsely accused of something heinous, with no way to prove his innocence, in front of not only his entire family, but the entire nation. If Ketanji was falsely accused of something like that, I'd fully expect her to get angry and emotional. As would most people. That's not a disqualification in my book.

She was falsely accused of having compassion for pedophiles and child pornographers. Did she lose her temper? No, she did not, despite being harangued about it for hours by Republicans obsessed with child pornography cases.

Oh well. Amy Coney Barrett was harangued for hours about her religion and personal views of abortion. She didn't lose her temper either. Why do you expect Jackson to not have to field harsh or upsetting questions?

No, she wasn't.

Of course she was. Nice gaslighting.

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All I can think of while watching Lindsay Graham berate her, and she stays calm as a cucumber, is that little b i t c h Kavanaugh and his temper tantrum.

OMG same. They simply can't stand a powerful black woman. They can't. It messes with their ego in a way they can't even explain, and threatens their manhood for some strange reason.
I'd really hate to be an old white guy right now. Because American can't stand them.

So you're saying she should not be questioned about the same issues Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh were questioned about - because she's black? Interesting.
DP

Were Kavanaugh and Barrett questioned about the curriculum of where their kids went to school?

And were they asked about being white?

One was grilled mercilessly about her religion and the other about high school and beer. Democrats set the standard for ridiculous questions.

So they were not asked about being white.

BK has issues. His face looks like that of a drunkard. He was able to act out and have a temper tantrum, because he’s a white man. He doesn’t have a good and even temperament. A Supreme Court judge should do better.

AB and KJB do not have the luxury of being able to tantrum.

Hopefully, we’ll have additional qualified people added to the court in the future.

Fairly certain that if either ACB or KJB were falsely accused of sexual assault, and then grilled about it during their hearings, they too would get emotional and angry. With good reason.

I am 100% confident that if KJB gets emotional or angry she would lose nomination in a day. Kavanaugh's behavior would disqualify him for a entrée level job in any organization. He go away with that despicable performance because he is a white male supported by the power hungry GOP.

I disagree. He reacted as anyone would after being falsely accused of something heinous, with no way to prove his innocence, in front of not only his entire family, but the entire nation. If Ketanji was falsely accused of something like that, I'd fully expect her to get angry and emotional. As would most people. That's not a disqualification in my book.

She was falsely accused of having compassion for pedophiles and child pornographers. Did she lose her temper? No, she did not, despite being harangued about it for hours by Republicans obsessed with child pornography cases.

Oh well. Amy Coney Barrett was harangued for hours about her religion and personal views of abortion. She didn't lose her temper either. Why do you expect Jackson to not have to field harsh or upsetting questions?

No, she wasn't.

Of course she was. Nice gaslighting.

No one yelled at Barrett or talked over her when she responded. They asked her questions about legitimate concerns. It was Trump who raised serious questions about her. He promised evangelicals that she would take us back 50 years and he insisted she be expedited so she could rule on the election cases because he knew he was going to lose.

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Republicans are obsessed with stoking race and culture war divisions. It’s all they talk about. They don’t my even pretend to care about anything else.

+1 Why on earth was she asked about the 1619 Project?

Biden starting out stating he would only consider a black woman. Liberals celebrate that. Since race is so important to Liberals, it’s important to know whether she will rule with a blindfold on, or as a Kagan does (strong Latina woman) , as a ‘strong black woman’.

Race is important. Do you really, truly not understand why a diversity of perspective is important to have? Versus a court of almost all Christian (Catholic, esp.) and mostly white? If you don't get that, then there is no use having this discussion.

She is qualified. Education. Experience. Confirmed twice at the federal level. She is just as qualified as anyone on the court. That being the case, those other factors matter.

DP. The flaw in your logic is that you are assuming we all have the same goals of a fair and just society. For some people, the goal is to ensure the dominance of white, Christian, cishet men.

DP. The flaw in your logic is that Judge Jackson is representative of the black community. I admire her and believe firmly that she will be approved and make an excellent justice. Like many well educated and well employed professionals she stands apart from many black people. Once people get to a certain level, their skin color matters little -- in her case, the Senators are just using it for political theater. Jackson and the other justices may be from a particular ethnic group but to say they represent those ethnic groups is ridiculous. Just like Senators do not represent their constituents' best interests.

Do you hear yourself? She isn’t representative of the black community because she is educated and “well employed”? Is that really what you meant to say? You may want to take your hood off when you are typing, it making you type some racist nonsense.

Darling, I am much blacker than you are and work in the actual black community. Judge Jackson is not representative of the black community whether you want her to be or not. I suggest you take your hood off and look at the world as it actually is, not as you think it should be. Justice Jackson is of the realistic world and would laugh at your naivete

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Anonymous wrote:How was she not "properly vetted"? There is NOTHING remotely disqualifying in either her personal or professional history. My husband and I, both lawyers, watched parts of her hearing and were very impressed by her knowledge and her poise.

She is as qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice as any other current or past Justice.

1. She’s a Democrat.
2. She’s Black.
3. She’s a woman.

These are three disqualifying factors to racist, sexist White Republicans. That she’s smart and qualified means nothing.

+1000. I am a layman (not legal profession) and I watched the last three confirmation hearings (including the latest). KBJ gave the best performance, had the best poise, showed the best command of the legal profession. Kavannaugh was a total embarrassment to not only SCOTUS but also for the whole legal profession.
The racist quality of GOP was on full display during the latest hearing, bar Senator Sasse. The racists know they can’t have the control of the society anymore and they are thrashing in their last gulps of air. IMHO GOP is a party destined to demise as for what it stands for.

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The GOP is so vile. Why would anyone vote for those racists?

So that those of a limited sort do not allow the United States to go down the tubes. Without Republicans, you would be walk to the Canadian border ahead of Russian tanks

So the answer is because their supporters are idiots. Thanks for helping me understand.

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McConnell is a POS.

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Anonymous wrote:McConnell is a POS.

Can’t support a nominee until you know their position on beer.

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Anonymous wrote:McConnell is a POS.

He voted against her less than a year ago, so he didn’t have an open mind and there was no way he was going to vote for her.

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Anonymous wrote:McConnell is a POS.

Can’t support a nominee until you know their position on beer.

I think Bart O'Kavanaugh is a Bud Light guy. Not sure how they allowed that to slip by. Get me a justice who has GOOD taste in beer.

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All I can think of while watching Lindsay Graham berate her, and she stays calm as a cucumber, is that little b i t c h Kavanaugh and his temper tantrum.

OMG same. They simply can't stand a powerful black woman. They can't. It messes with their ego in a way they can't even explain, and threatens their manhood for some strange reason.
I'd really hate to be an old white guy right now. Because American can't stand them.

So you're saying she should not be questioned about the same issues Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh were questioned about - because she's black? Interesting.
DP

Were Kavanaugh and Barrett questioned about the curriculum of where their kids went to school?

And were they asked about being white?

One was grilled mercilessly about her religion and the other about high school and beer. Democrats set the standard for ridiculous questions.

So they were not asked about being white.

BK has issues. His face looks like that of a drunkard. He was able to act out and have a temper tantrum, because he’s a white man. He doesn’t have a good and even temperament. A Supreme Court judge should do better.

AB and KJB do not have the luxury of being able to tantrum.

Hopefully, we’ll have additional qualified people added to the court in the future.

Fairly certain that if either ACB or KJB were falsely accused of sexual assault, and then grilled about it during their hearings, they too would get emotional and angry. With good reason.

KJB was falsely accused of sympathizing with and being lenient on pedophiles. And she did not get emotional and angry about that. Because she knew if she did she wouldn't receive the leniency that Kavanaugh as a white man did.

+1

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All I can think of while watching Lindsay Graham berate her, and she stays calm as a cucumber, is that little b i t c h Kavanaugh and his temper tantrum.

OMG same. They simply can't stand a powerful black woman. They can't. It messes with their ego in a way they can't even explain, and threatens their manhood for some strange reason.
I'd really hate to be an old white guy right now. Because American can't stand them.

So you're saying she should not be questioned about the same issues Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh were questioned about - because she's black? Interesting.
DP

Were Kavanaugh and Barrett questioned about the curriculum of where their kids went to school?

And were they asked about being white?

One was grilled mercilessly about her religion and the other about high school and beer. Democrats set the standard for ridiculous questions.

So they were not asked about being white.

BK has issues. His face looks like that of a drunkard. He was able to act out and have a temper tantrum, because he’s a white man. He doesn’t have a good and even temperament. A Supreme Court judge should do better.

AB and KJB do not have the luxury of being able to tantrum.

Hopefully, we’ll have additional qualified people added to the court in the future.

Fairly certain that if either ACB or KJB were falsely accused of sexual assault, and then grilled about it during their hearings, they too would get emotional and angry. With good reason.

KJB was falsely accused of sympathizing with and being lenient on pedophiles. And she did not get emotional and angry about that. Because she knew if she did she wouldn't receive the leniency that Kavanaugh as a white man did.

+1

It’s the only thing they can attack her on since no one has come forward to claim sexual harassment or sexual assault.

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Anonymous wrote:McConnell is a POS.

He voted against her less than a year ago, so he didn’t have an open mind and there was no way he was going to vote for her.

So what? As OP said, Mitch is a POS. Period. He's bad for Kentucky. He's bad for America. He cares about nobody but himself. His own children don't like him.

Him putting party before country should surprise nobody. Don't waste another thought on it.

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Anonymous wrote:McConnell is a POS.

He voted against her less than a year ago, so he didn’t have an open mind and there was no way he was going to vote for her.

So what? As OP said, Mitch is a POS. Period. He's bad for Kentucky. He's bad for America. He cares about nobody but himself. His own children don't like him.

Him putting party before country should surprise nobody. Don't waste another thought on it.

Link for the bolded?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McConnell is a POS.

He voted against her less than a year ago, so he didn’t have an open mind and there was no way he was going to vote for her.

So what? As OP said, Mitch is a POS. Period. He's bad for Kentucky. He's bad for America. He cares about nobody but himself. His own children don't like him.

Him putting party before country should surprise nobody. Don't waste another thought on it.

Link for the bolded?

From the New Yorker:

McConnell also appears to have lost the political support of his three daughters. The youngest, Porter, is a progressive activist who is the campaign director for Take On Wall Street, a coalition of labor unions and nonprofit groups which advocates against the “predatory economic power” of “banks and billionaires.” One of its targets has been Stephen Schwarzman, the chairman and C.E.O. of the Blackstone Group, who, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, has, since 2016, donated nearly thirty million dollars to campaigns and super PACs aligned with McConnell. Last year, Take On Wall Street condemned Blackstone’s “detrimental behavior” and argued that the company’s campaign donations “cast a pall on candidates’ ethics.”

Porter McConnell has also publicly criticized the Senate’s confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh, which her father considers one of his greatest achievements. On Twitter, she accused Kavanaugh’s supporters of misogyny, and retweeted a post from StandWithBlaseyFord, a Web site supporting Christine Blasey Ford, one of Kavanaugh’s accusers. The husband of McConnell’s middle daughter, Claire, has also criticized Kavanaugh online, and McConnell’s eldest daughter, Eleanor, is a registered Democrat.