>>> SOME REPUBLICANS USE JUDGE
KETANJI JACKSON WITH A RANT
ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE BECAUSE OF
COURSE, YEAH, CONNECTING IT TO
CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
>> YOU SERVE ON THE BOARD OF A
SCHOOL THAT TEACHES
KINDERGARTNERS, 5-YEAR-OLD
CHILDREN THEY CAN CHOOSE THEIR
GENDER AND TEACHES THEM ABOUT
SO-CALLED WHITE PRIVILEGE.
YOU HAVE MADE CLEAR THAT YOU
BELIEVE JUDGES MUST CONSIDER
CRITICAL RACE THEORY WHEN
DECIDING HOW TO SENTENCE
CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS.
IS IT YOUR PERSONAL HIDDEN
AGENDA TO INCORPORATE CRITICAL
RACE THEORY INTO OUR LEGAL
SYSTEM?
>> OH, YES, THEN THERE IS
SENATOR TOM CAT TON ABOUT
BIDEN'S AMERICA EXCEPT TO
MENTION THAT HE DIDN'T VOTE FOR
HER DURING PREVIOUS CONFIRMATION
HEARINGS.
>> WE ARE WITNESSING A BREAKDOWN
OF SOCIETY.
CAREER CRIMINALS ARE COMMITTING
VIOLENT CRIMES AND GOING FREE
UNDER THE GUIDE OF A MORE
EQUITABLE SUPPOSEDLY JUSTICE
SYSTEM AND LIBERAL JUDGES WHO
HAVE MORE SYMPATHY FOR THE
VICTIMIZERS THAN FOR THE VICTIMS
ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM.
>> JUDGE JACKSON WAS INCREDIBLY
POISED THROUGHOUT THE HEARING.
A LITERAL UNKAVANAUGH IN HER
TEMPERAMENT BUT THE LOOK OF HER
FACE WAS EVERY BLACK WOMAN EVER.
SENATOR CORY BOOKER BROUGHT HER
A MOMENT OF JOY AFTER THAT.
>> THIS IS NOT A NORMAL DAY FOR
AMERICA.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MOMENT
BEFORE.
AND I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE JOY.
I KNOW TOMORROW AND THE COMING
HEARINGS WE'LL HAVE TOUGH, HARD
QUESTIONS BUT PLEASE, LET ME
JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT
THIS IS NOT NORMAL. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
IT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE SENATE IS POISED RIGHT NOW
THE SENATE IS POISED RIGHT NOW
TO BREAK ANOTHER BAYRY RYBAY --
WE'RE BREAKING ANOTHER CEILING.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
MAKING KETANJI SMILE.
SHE'S ONE OF THE KINDEST AND
SWEETEST PEOPLE.
I LOVE SEEING HER SMILE.
YOU MADE HER HUSBAND WHO IS HER
COLLEGE, HER LOVE OF HER LIFE
FROM COLLEGE ON CRY.
SO YOU REALLY DID THAT TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO GET -- WHAT WAS
YOUR FEELING AND EMOTION?
I KNOW EVERYBODY I KNOW WAS UGLY
CRYING DURING HER SPEECH.
WHAT WAS YOUR EMOTION WATCHING
HER THERE?
>> I WAS OVERWHELMED.
AS SOON AS SHE BEGAN, I FELT THE
EMOTION FLOWING THROUGH ME FROM
ANCESTORS AND GENERATIONS THAT
MADE THIS DAY POSSIBLE.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF NORMAL
POLITICS GOING BACK AND FORTH
BUT I HAD TO CALL STOP FOR A
SECOND.
THIS IS A GREAT DAY IN OUR
COUNTRY AND I JUST THINK THAT
SHE'S GOING TO SHINE THROUGHOUT
2450ES
THESE HEARINGS BECAUSE SHE'S AN
EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN BEING ONE.
SHE'S QUALIFIED, TWO.
I SAT WITH HER.
SHE HAS GOT GRIT AND GRACE.
I THINK SHE'S GOING TO SHOW
AMERICA THE POWER OF HER
CHARACTER THIS WEEK.
>> YOU IMMINENTLY QUALIFY --
SHE'S MORE QUALIFIED.
HILLARY CLINTON TWEETED THIS
OUT, SEEMS QUALIFYIED TO ME.
SHE TICKS MORE BOXES IN
QUALIFICATIONS THAN THE THREE
TRUMP JUSTICES COMBINED AND HAS
A FIRST CLASS TEMPERAMENT UNLIKE
KAVANAUGH.
DO YOU THINK ANY OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES THAT GOT UP DOCTORTHE
TO ME SOUNDED LIKE ADULTS IN THE
PEANUTS CARTOONS, WOOMP, WOOMP,
WOOMP, DO YOU THINK ANY OF THEM
WILL VOTE FOR HER?
WILL ANY REPUBLICAN VOTE FOR
HER.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT IS HALLOW ABOUT
THE ATTACKS YOU SAW, THEY'RE
BELIED BY OTHER REPUBLICANS OR
OTHER GROUPS FROM THE FRATERNAL
ORDER OF POLICE, THE LARGEST
POLICE UNION IN THE COUNTRY
ENDORSING HER THAT REPRESENTS
THE MAJORITY OF POLICE FROM
VICTIMS ADVOCATE GROUPS TO
REPUBLICAN APPOINTED JUDGES.
SHE IS THE MODEL OF WHAT WE WANT
ON THE SUPREME COURT.
THERE IS A LOT OF ATTACKS
TOMORROW.
SHE'LL NOT WITHER UNDER THEIR
ATTACKS.
SHE'LL SHINE.
THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE
POLITICAL ARENA WE'RE IN RIGHT
NOW, THEY'RE AFFIRMING THE TRUTH
OF HER CHARACTER AND
QUALIFICATIONS SHE HAS.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF
HER SPEECH IS WHEN HE REFERENCES
THE FACT THAT SHE -- THEY SHARE
A BIRTHDAY, THAT SHE HAD A HIGH
POINT AFTER THAT FOR ME.
IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU HAVE
SOME ON THE RIGHT WHO ARE
ARGUING THAT JUST THE FACT THAT
A BLACK WOMAN IS NOMINATED IS
THE OFFENSE, RIGHT?
THAT IT IS UNFAIR FOR PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO HAVE MADE THAT PROMISE
WHEN THE IDEA IS THERE ARE,
WHAT, 115 JUSTICES.
THERE ARE NO BLACK WOMEN.
THE DECISIONS BEING MADE WILL
AFFECT BLACK WOMEN WHETHER IT'S
ROWE VERSUS WADE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A BLACK
WOMAN ON THE COURT?
>> I WANT TO MAKE THE POINT
THERE ARE GENERATIONS OF BLACK
WOMEN QUALIFIED FOR THE COURT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF WHITE MEN
ON THE COURT, AGAIN, SOME OF THE
GREAT BRILLIANT LEGAL POINTSMIND
OUR NATION'S HISTORY BUT THE
REALITY IS A LOT OF THEM DIDN'T
GO TO LAW SCHOOL, DIDN'T HAVE
HER EXPERIENCE.
SO HERE IS SOMEBODY FINALLY
AFFIRMING WHAT HAS BEEN THE
TRUTH IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN
EXCLUSIVE CLUB FOR ALMOST ITS
ENTIRE EXISTENCE AND NOW WE ARE
SHATTERING THAT.
AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND AND MY HOPE IS, AS
MUCH AS THEY WANT TO TRY TO TURN
THIS REALITY ON ITS HEAD, THE
REALITY IS JOE BIDEN DID WHAT
RONALD REAGAN DID BY SAYING HEY,
LOOK, WE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDEING
LARGE PERCENTAGES OF OUR
POPULATION, IF NOT THE MAJORITY,
IT'S ABOUT TIME WE REACH DEEP INTO THE WELL OF QUALITY AND
INTO THE WELL OF QUALITY AND
GENIUS AND TALENT AND CREATE
CREDENTIALS FOR BLACK WOMEN AND
SHOW SHE'S LIKE JACKIE ROBINSON,
PROBABLY OVER QUALIFIED TO BE IN
THE NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE BUT
CAME FORWARD AND SHOWED US WHAT
THE FULL TALENT AND ARRAY OF
AMERICAN POTENTIAL IS.
>> YOU HAVE PARTICULAR TALENT
FOR MAKING PEOPLE SMILE AND
YOU'RE A VERY NICE MAN.
I DON'T WANT TO TRY TO GET YOU
TO CHANNEL THE TRUE UGLY COMING.
SHERRILYN IFILL SAID THE WHINING
ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF BRETT
KAVANAUGH CREDIBLY INCREASED OF
A SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CRYING AND
SAYING HE LIKED BEARER.
HOW UGLY DO YOU THINK THIS WILL
GET GIVEN THEY'RE ON FULL
GRIEVANCE MIND ON THE OTHER
SIDE?
>> YOU KNOW ME.
I'LL A PRISONER OF HOPE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PREPARED FOR
IT BECAUSE AS YOU'VE ALREADY
SEEN, BLACK WOMEN ARE ELEVATED
FROM KAMALA HARRIS TO THE JUDGE.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ATTACKED IN
WAYS THAT ARE AWFUL.
BUT I'M HOPING THAT WE'RE GOING
TO SEE COMETY AND ABOVE THE
BOARD, LOOK, THESE ARE EQUAL
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
THERE WILL BE ATTACK IS DON'T S
AGREE WITH.
WITH THE GENERAL CIVILITY OF
THIS, I DON'T THINK THIS WILL BE
TURNED INTO A CIRCUS.
>> I'M NOT A PRISONER OF HOPE.
I'M A PRISONER OF CRITICISM.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE COMEDYB