The Monday edition of The NPR Politics Podcast was a bit strange to conservatives. NPR congressional reporter Susan Davis marveled at “just how much bitterness lingers among Republican senators over the nomination process of Brett Kavanaugh.” Mildly funny was the fact that the discussion on Kavanaugh did not address the root cause of their bitterness, unproven claims of teenage sexual assault. Are NPR’s reporters bitter? They Have you been accused of rape
Davis was vague: “Kavanaugh clearly had many specific issues as why that is,” but Supreme Court justices tend to — you know… be party-line votes these days. Do you feel that is the way it should be? She stated that we do not live in times when there is almost unanimous support for Supreme Court nominees, which Ketanji Jackson claims deserves. They did not mention who ruined this trend.
Nina Totenberg, who in 1991 slimed Clarence Thomas with Anita Hill’s unproven accusations of crude sexual banter and libelous behavior — seemed to be mournful over the bitter partisan tone. It was as though she and NPR were not involved.
NINA TOTENBERG This is why there are left- and right-leaning groups that not only earn a living but also raise funds. Confirmation hearings are a great opportunity to fan the flames.
However, it was apparent that there were some people on both the Republican side and the Democratic side who believed they would lower the temperature. It could be that she will be confirmed. What have the Republicans to lose, if they don’t make her miserable? It’s her life, after all It is poor politics to beat up on Black women.
Totenberg used the same line.Morning EditionOn Monday, the Republican Party stated that they are well aware of the negative optics involved in attacking black women.
However, the visuals of beating up a black conservative in 1991 was better. It was a dirty trick that required a black woman to perform the task. Carrie Johnson (legal reporter) continued:
CARRIE JOHNSON: You know, I heard a number of these Republican senators talking very bitterly about Brett Kavanaugh and other nominees, people like Miguel Estrada, who was nominated to the top federal appeals court here in D.C. and never got through because there was a big blockade on his nomination. Two words were what I heard, but they are not the ones that I was expecting. Merrick Garland is President Obama’s nominee. He never had a meeting with any Republican senators.Both sides have a past. Sometimes it can be very difficult. This was as awful as you can get.
Does she really mean it? Is it worse to not get a meeting than to be accused of gang-rape?
Johnson’s memories are, of course, inaccurate. Johnson’s memory is inaccurate, as the New York TimesPublished April 16, 2016: Judge Garland had met with nine Republican senators. They have all indicated that they would be open to sitting down.
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