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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Democratic Meltdown

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.64.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

The podcast reflects on the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and discusses the nervous breakdown to which Democrats have succumbed following her death.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily Podcast for Monday, September 21st, 2020.

0:29.1

I'm John Potlaportz, the editor of Commentary Magazine, our October issue is online at commentary magazine.com.

0:36.1

So much great stuff. I don't even know where to begin.

0:39.1

Lead, of course, as we have mentioned repeatedly before by Christine Rosen's article.

0:45.1

Yes, you will be reeducated or excuse me, you will be reeducated.

0:49.1

A follow up on yes, this is a revolution by a Greenwald.

0:53.1

And it just so happens that on the show today are senior writer Christine Rosen, high Christine.

0:58.1

And executive editor Abe Greenwald, high Abe.

1:01.1

And of course, back from a two day sojourn actually out of his house.

1:08.1

And I think you may even have stayed in a hotel.

1:12.1

Oh my god, a hotel.

1:16.1

Live to tell the tale.

1:18.1

Noah Rossman, associate or high Noah.

1:20.1

Hi John.

1:21.1

Okay, so we got nothing to talk about. So we'll see tomorrow.

1:25.1

I mean, I just don't even know where to begin.

1:30.1

So can I just describe the first hour of radiosination on my part upon hearing of the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday night.

1:48.1

I went from, oh my god, this is the last thing the country needs.

1:53.1

And to, oh my god, well, you know, Mitch McConnell said that there shouldn't be a vote before an election in 2016.

2:04.1

So he'll never be able to have a vote now to, oh my god, what's going to happen because Biden will probably win.

2:16.1

And then there'll be a, you know, whatever.

2:21.1

And then in about an hour, the following thought occurred to me, which is this, it says in the Constitution that the president shall nominate a Supreme Court justice.

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