Episode 222 – Rest in Peace, RBG!

Can you think of something worse that could happen in 2020 that might cause more violence and a possible civil war?

Can you think of something else that would flip the media out?

Can you think of something else that could get Donald Trump impeached again before the election in November?

Well, I can. Ruth Bader Ginsberg died, opening up a seat on the Supreme Court. And Trump plans to fill it with a conservative before the election. That should do it.

Let’s talk about the notorious RBG, her life and the reaction to her death…and the Left’s overreaction.

 

Her Life

  • Born on March 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York as Joan Ruth Bader.
  • She had a sister who died when she was a baby a her mother died when she was 17.
  • She received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.
  • She married Martin Ginsberg before attending Harvard Law School.
  • She transferred to Columbia Law School where she graduated first in her class.
  • She was a professor at Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School.
  • Ginsburg spent a considerable part of her legal career as an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights, winning multiple arguments before the Supreme Court.
  • She advocated as a volunteer attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsels in the 1970s.
  • In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served until her appointment to the Supreme Court.
  • President Bill Clinton nominated Ginsburg as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on June 14, 1993, to fill the seat vacated by retiring Justice Byron White.
  • Her hisband died in 2010.
  • She has two children, James and Jane.
  • She has struggled with cancer. She has had colon cancer, a cancerous tumor in her lungs and pancreatic cancer (which she could not beat).

 

I do not like her politics but neither did Anthony Scalia. But they were best friends in the court going to lunches and operas together.

Reactions

Trump found out about Ginsberg’s death before he took a flight back to Washington from a campaign rally. His reaction was classy. Listen:

He also released a statement:

“Today, our Nation mourns the loss of a titan of the law. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served more than 27 years as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—notably just the second woman to be appointed to the Court. She was a loving wife to her late husband, Martin, and a dedicated mother to her two children.

Renowned for her brilliant mind and her powerful dissents at the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg demonstrated that one can disagree without being disagreeable toward one’s colleagues or different points of view. Her opinions, including well-known decisions regarding the legal equality of women and the disabled, have inspired all Americans, and generations of great legal minds.

A fighter to the end, Justice Ginsburg battled cancer, and other very long odds, throughout her remarkable life. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ginsburg family and their loved ones during this difficult time. May her memory be a great and magnificent blessing to the world.”

Joe Biden also made a statement:

Not real classy. She just died and Biden is already politicizing this. But he isn’t the only one.

Mitch McConnell said he would waste no time getting a nominee through the Senate.

Chuck Schumer Tweeted:

Maisy Hirono of Hawaii Tweeted:

Senator Chris Murphy Tweeted:

And, of course, media -whore AoC had to stick her nose in it:

I’m not really sure what AoC means by this. She is a Congressman and really has no say in the vote for a Justice of the Supreme Court. Sounds kind of like a threat. Either way, it doesn’t seem very honoring of a hero to the Left.

 

https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-gives-classy-statement-on-ginsburgs-passing-avoids-politics-unlike-top-democrats
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-trump-reacts-to-justice-ginsburgs-passing-says-she-led-an-amazing-life

 

How is the Left reacting?

Crazy. That’s how they are reacting. Listen to this from the YouTube channel, Mr. Reagan:

Yep, that happened. If you think the audio is funny, watch the video. It’s ridiculous. The commentary is pretty good too. But Not all of the reaction from the Left is as funny as this. Some of it is just plain scary.

Reza Azlan Tweeted:

Laura Bassett Tweeted:

Katie Herzog Tweeted:

Emmett MacFarlane Tweeted:

Dr. Jessie Christiansen Tweeted.

I guess the doc here has been hiding her head in sand for the last four months because every one has been rioting.

Beau Willimon Tweeted:

Amy Brown Tweeted:

There were many more with the same vitriol. Now I do want to point out that none of these people has been suspended or flagged for what are obvious threats of violence. Trump Tweets a video about a doctor saying that hydroxy chloroquine and his account is suspended.

These people have been protesting and for four years. Nothing Trump does is going to be accepted by the Leftist nut jobs. We had lowest unemployment and the fastest rising economy in history. Trump ended ISIS and killed two of the most viscous terrorists in the Middle East. He brought Iran and North Korea to heel and had a major peace deal between Israel, Baharian and the UAE with more countries ready to join the table.

So why should Trump care if he does something else that’s going to piss off the Left.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-pledge-ongoing-protests-over-rbg-replacement-target-mitch-mcconnells-homes-in-dc-ky
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-tweets-support-for-confirming-new-supreme-court-justice-before-election
https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-figures-threaten-riots-if-gop-tries-to-fill-scotus-seat-burn-it-all-down
https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-killed-rbg-leftists-attack-couple-who-had-supreme-court-justice-officiate-their-august-wedding

 

What I Think

I have some thought about this:

The media and their brood are saying that this is hypocrisy since McConnell wouldn’t give a vote for Merrick Garland, an Obama appointee. It isn’t hypocrisy, it’s politics. And McConnell had every right to do it.

Forty-five days might not seem like a very long time to push this pick through but it isn’t. Especially if Trump picks who I think he’s going to pick.

And who do I think he is going to pick? Amy Comey Barratt. She is a brilliant jurist, conservative, religious and only 40 years old. Also, it is unlikely anybody is going to accuse her of being a gang rapist.

The riots will continue and get worse. The violence will build. People will die. Anyone with a MAGA hat on or whose politics are right of Left will be threatened. This is why Trump and McConnell shouldn’t give a damn about what these people think. They’re crazy and the crazy isn’t going to go away just because he delays the pick.

Ted Cruz also made a very important point. This is going to be a contentious election. Having a split Supreme Court (there are only eight now) is probably not a great idea.