On Friday evening, the three evening newscasts were giddy over President Joe Biden’s choice of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the seat of the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Words like “historic” were thrown around to describe her nomination.
Continuing on the media’s day-long drool fest over Jackson’s nomination, CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell opened the show by calling it a “historic day” before going to her legal correspondent Jan Crawford to continue the sycophantic coverage.
“Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Biden made history as he introduced the first black woman ever nominated to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson” Crawford gushed. She continued to heap praise on Jackson, claiming she had a “stellar academic and legal credentials and a compelling life story” Crawford proclaimed.
Adding: "Her resume reads like that of a future justice: Graduating with honors from Harvard and Harvard law, she clerked on the Supreme Court for Justice Stephen Breyer, the man she's nominated to replace. Another first: Jackson would be the court's first former federal public defender.”
Later on, O’Donnell asked Crawford “if she's confirmed to the Supreme Court, what are some examples of the cases she'd have to weigh in on?” In response, Crawford listed off a litany of cases her fellow leftists are hyperventilating over:
there’s three blockbusters on some of the most contentious issues of our time. They’ve got a major case on voting rights from Alabama. There's an affirmative action case, the use of race in college admissions. And another look at whether or not designers and artists can refuse to take on same-sex couples as clients.
Crawford ended her report by saying “she would hit the ground running.”
Over on ABC’s World News Tonight, senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce excitedly reported that during the announcement ceremony, Biden “was standing beside two history-making black women” referring to both Vice President Kamala Harris and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Anchor David Muir asked Bruce that since Biden noted “today that Judge Jackson has already gone through three Senate confirmations” is the “White House now hoping she'll be confirmed to the Supreme Court by Easter?” Bruce replied that “the White House wants to move quickly” on the nomination.
Muir then turned to congressional correspondent Rachel Scott to ask her if the White House is “hoping for Republican support for Judge Jackson again.” Scott replied that the Biden White House is “hoping for it, but not counting on it.”
She went on to whine that “one of those Republicans, Senator Lindsey Graham, who voted to confirm Jackson to the D.C. Circuit came out today and called this a win for the radical left.”
Meanwhile, on NBC Nightly News, chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander tried to shame Republicans into voting for Jacksom claiming that “just eight months ago Jackson was confirmed to the federal appeals court here in Washington with the votes of three Senate Republicans including Lindsey Graham. But today Graham tweeted the radical left has won President Biden over yet again."
"Still, if all 50 Democrats stick together, Jackson will be confirmed, fulfilling a dream dating back to her high school yearbook where she wrote, 'I want to go into law and eventually have a judicial appointment' and today sharing a loving message with her daughters,” Alexander said boasting.
It should be noted that there was not one mention of Jackson’s leftist judicial voting record and questionable associations. This would not be the case if she was a conservative nominee.
This latest example of the three networks gushing over a radical left-wing Supreme Court nominee was made possible by Ensure on ABC, Allstate on CBS, and US Bank on NBC. Their information is linked.
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CBS Evening News
2/25/2022
6:32:47 p.m. EasternNORAH O’DONNELL: Today, President Biden nominated 51-year-old Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and if confirmed, she would be the first black woman on the nation's highest court. CBS's Jan Crawford joins us now on this historic day. Good evening, Jan.
JAN CRAWFORD: Good evening, Norah. You know, Judge Jackson's remarks today were personal, like a real glimpse into her life. She began by thanking God for putting her on this path and her parents who she said have always inspired and supported her.
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CRAWFORD: Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Biden made history as he introduced the first black woman ever nominated to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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CRAWFORD: From the beginning, the federal appeals court judge was the front-runner with stellar academic and legal credentials and a compelling life story, growing up in Florida, the daughter of educators in a family of law enforcement. She said in her high school yearbook, "I want to eventually have a judicial appointment." Her resume reads like that of a future justice: Graduating with honors from Harvard and Harvard law, she clerked on the Supreme Court for Justice Stephen Breyer, the man she's nominated to replace. Another first: Jackson would be the court's first former federal public defender.
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O’DONNELL: And, Jan, if she's confirmed to the Supreme Court, what are some examples of the cases she'd have to weigh in on?
CRAWFORD: Oh, well, I mean, right away, at the beginning of next term, there’s three blockbusters on some of the most contentious issues of our time. They’ve got a major case on voting rights from Alabama. There's an affirmative action case, the use of race in college admissions. And another look at whether or not designers and artists can refuse to take on same-sex couples as clients. So she would hit the ground running, Norah.
ABC’s World News Tonight
2/25/2022
6:43:32 p.m. EasternDAVID MUIR: The President nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Today before the American people, Judge Jackson saying her faith got her to this moment, that she was supported by loving parents who are public school teachers who she said were likely watching in Florida today, proud of their daughter. Saying she’s humbled by this extraordinary honor. Judge Jackson is a 51-year-old mother and wife, and her message to her daughters today. Tonight, our senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce on this historic choice and what comes next.
MARY BRUCE: At the White House today, President Biden standing beside two history-making black women, nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the nation's highest court.
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BRUCE: She cited her deep family history in law enforcement, including her brother who is a police officer, also mentioning an uncle who did time in prison.
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MUIR: And Mary Bruce with us live tonight from the White House. And Mary, President Biden noting today that Judge Jackson has already gone through three Senate confirmations. The White House now hoping she'll be confirmed to the Supreme Court by Easter?
BRUCE: David, the White House wants to move quickly on this. The President had already been reaching out to lawmakers of both parties as he made this decision. And tonight I'm told Judge Jackson will start making the rounds on Capitol Hill meeting with leadership and key Senators next week. David?
MUIR: Mary Bruce tonight, Mary, thank you. And those three Republican Senators voting for Judge Jackson when she was recently confirmed to the court of appeals in D.C., Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Lindsey Graham. Certainly not a guarantee they’ll vote with the Democrats again-- So let’s bring in Rachel Scott, she's live at the Supreme Court tonight. And Rachel, I know the White House is hoping for Republican support for Judge Jackson again.
RACHEL SCOTT: Hoping for it, David but not counting on it. In fact one of those Republicans, Senator Lindsey Graham, who voted to confirm Jackson to the D.C. Circuit came out today and called this a win for the radical left. The reality is Democrats do not need any Republican support. In fact, Judge Jackson can be confirmed with a simple majority, only 51 votes. That threshold was actually lowered by Republicans back in 2017. The Vice President could then cast the tie breaking vote. If confirmed this will be historic. There have been 115 Supreme Court Justices, 108 have been white men. A black woman has never been nominated until now, David.
NBC Nightly News
2/25/2022
7:13:06 p.m. EasternPRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: For too long our government, our courts haven't looked like America.
PETER ALEXANDER: If confirmed Jackson won’t change the ideological makeup of the 6-3 conservative court. Just eight months ago Jackson was confirmed to the federal appeals court here in Washington with the votes of three Senate Republicans including Lindsey Graham. But today Graham tweeted the radical left has won President Biden over yet again. Still If all 50 Democrats stick together, Jackson will be confirmed, fulfilling a dream dating back to her high school yearbook where she wrote I want to go into law and eventually have a judicial appointment and today sharing a loving message with her daughters.
