Even after Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed the leftist media cannot stop whining that she was treated unfairly by Republican Senators. They are even playing the race card in their attacks on the GOP, with CNN’s Lauran Coates suggesting that some Senators not wearing neckties to the vote was disrespectful to the first African American woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
The latest loony political commentary on CNN came during Don Lemon Tonight when host Don Lemon brought up the racial angle by bemoaning how “it always strikes me when people say, well, why do you have to bring color into it? Because I'm a person of color, and that's part of my experience.”
Lemon then admitted it's possible he wouldn’t be on the air at CNN if he wasn’t black: “isn't that part of the reason that I'm here is part of the diversity. So it may not change the outcome of even what we put on the air here at CNN. Sometimes it does. Or in any job. But it certainly changes the conversation, right?” That’s quite the admission.
Continuing on his rant, the race-obsessed CNN host lamented how people say he “shouldn't be thinking about it because of her color or that sort of thing” arguing that race is “what our law is about, as well. That's what the country is about.”
“Red, white, and blue is the hallmark of the United States” Coates responded. “but so is black and brown” she added. Coates then proceeded to wail about the “indignity” Jackson had to endure:
The indignity of watching so many members of Congress leave the room before the final vote was tallied. The idea that some couldn't be bothered to put on a tie and have to vote from a cloakroom. The idea that some Senators, at least one, in particular, Rand Paul, didn't bother for whatever reason to show up until I guess he felt as if it was the appropriate time to do so. I mean, it's a sustained indignity and slap in the face. And I wonder whether we will return to a place or maybe one day reach a time when decorum is equally extended as well.
Coates didn’t mention which Senator or Senators committed the unforgivable sin of not wearing a tie. Regardless, this is a petty complaint even for CNN. I have been reliably informed we aren’t allowed to comment on people’s appearances.
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CNN’s Don Lemon Tonight
4/7/2022
10:56:16 p.m. EasternDON LEMON: It always strikes me when people say, well, why do you have to bring color into it? Because I'm a person of color, and that's part of my experience. And isn't that part of the reason that I'm here is part of the diversity. So it may not change the outcome of even what we put on the air here at CNN. Sometimes it does. Or in any job. But it certainly changes the conversation, right? In the room. And it gets people to think about things that they may not have to think about because they never had to think about it before. And that's all -- that is a plus. That is something that is what real diversity is. And it always strikes me as odd, especially with the Republicans -- hang on, producers, we need to have this conversation. It always strikes me as odd when people, especially on the Republican side, right, of the aisle, say, well, you know, maybe -- shouldn't be thinking about it because of her color or that sort of thing. It's all part of it. It's about lived experiences. And that's what our law is about, as well. That's what the country is about.
LAUREN COATES: Well, it really is. I mean, certainly red, white, and blue is the hallmark of the United States, but so is black and brown. And the colors have been as much of an impact on the history of America, modern and ancient, throughout our entire lives. And I think really, it's odd to me that we would believe that the one place that race has had no impact is in the laws of this country. I'm here to tell you, that's not the case. And you know, I have to tell you, I have to say this, Don. Because I think you probably saw the same thing. The indignity of the confirmation hearing was one thing. The indignity of watching so many members of Congress leave the room before the final vote was tallied. The idea that some couldn't be bothered to put on a tie and have to vote from a cloakroom. The idea that some Senators, at least one, in particular, Rand Paul, didn't bother for whatever reason to show up until I guess he felt as if it was the appropriate time to do so. I mean, it's a sustained indignity and slap in the face. And I wonder whether we will return to a place or maybe one day reach a time when decorum is equally extended as well.
LEMON: Just because they're small doesn't mean that she has to be or that we have to be, as well.
