John Dickerson: “The Senate Voted For Kavanaugh 50-48. The Closest Margin For Any High Court Nominee In 137 Years.” JOHN DICKERSON: “Newly confirmed Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh will go to the White House later today for a swearing in ceremony with president Trump. The senate voted for Kavanaugh 50-48. The closest margin for any high court nominee in 137 years.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 10/8/18; Video]
Major Garrett: “The Kavanaugh Saga Was The Trump Presidency In Miniature, Polarizing, Loud, Traumatic, With Hardball Republican Tactics, Democratic Resistance And In The End A Very Narrow Vote That Produced A Lasting Result.” MAJOR GARRETT: “The Kavanaugh saga was the Trump presidency in miniature, polarizing, loud, traumatic, with hardball republican tactics, democratic resistance and in the end a very narrow vote that produced a lasting result. The saga, this clash polls tell us, has energized Republicans, but defeated Democrats have energy too born by anger and a sense of powerlessness of a war they were unable to stop.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 10/8/18;Video]
Pete Williams: “Kavanaugh’s Influence Will Be Felt In A Few Ways, In Future Years, He’ll Vote On Issues Like Abortion, Affirmative Action, Presidential Power And The Limit Of Money And Politics.” WILLIAMS: “Kennedy in his later years sometimes voted with the liberals in some landmark cases, Canada’s influence will be felt in a few ways, in future years, he’ll vote on issues like abortion, affirmative action, presidential power and the limit of money and politics.” [Today, NBC, 10/8/18; VIDEO]
Yamiche Alcindor: “You Think Of The Me Too Movement And This Talk Of Women And What They’ve Been Through, The Sexual Assault Survivors Both Men And Women, Talking About Their Stories, Telling Their Stories At The Capital And What You Have Is Republicans Saying You Know, We’re The Real Victims.” ALCINDOR: “I think the idea of acting like a sore winner goes back to president trump and this idea that he’s really used victimhood and turn it on its head. You think of the me too movement and this talk of women and what they’ve been through, the sexual assault survivors both men and women, talking about their stories, telling their stories at the capital and what you have is Republicans saying you know, we’re the real victims. Men are the real victims. I’m scared for my sons, I’m scared you should be scared for your husband or child. There’s this idea who is the biggest victim. Republicans have really taken that all the way from president trump and used that.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 10/8/18; VIDEO]
Max Boot: “There Was A Credible Allegation Of Sexual Assault Instead Of Looking Into It, Republicans Tried To Sweep It Under The Carpet.” BOOT: “I understand why conservatives supported him. Let’s remember how it changed after Christine Blasey Ford came forward. There was a credible allegation of sexual assault instead of looking into it, Republicans tried to sweep it under the carpet and Donald Trump mocked this woman with her story of being assaulted and invoked George Soros, this anti-Semitic bogeyman to game that Soros was paying for the protest.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 10/8/18; VIDEO]
Max Boot: “His Partisan Divisive Rhetoric I Think That Will Undermine The Legitimacy Of The Supreme Court.” BOOT: “A traditional conservative would be concerned about conserving our institutions and placing somebody like Brett Kavanaugh on the court now under these circumstances with a cloud over his head and with his partisan divisive rhetoric I think that will undermine the legitimacy of the supreme court.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 10/8/18; VIDEO]
Terry Moran on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Involvement In The SCOTUS Confirmation: “After Keeping Barack Obama’s Nominee Merrick Garland Off The Court, Kavanaugh Is The Second Supreme Court Justice His Senate Has Managed To Confirm, And The Cases Are Coming Up Right Quick. Kavanaugh Will Face Cases On Gun Rights, Immigration, And Then Later In The Pipeline Perhaps, Religious Freedom And Beyond.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 10/8/18; VIDEO]
Abby Phillip “McConnell Who Refused To Even Hold A Hearing Of Obama’s Pick, Merrick Garland, Ahead Of The 2016 Election Now Appearing To Move The Goalpost.” ABBY PHILLIP: “Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell who refused to even hold a hearing of Obama’s pick, Merrick Garland, ahead of the 2016 election now appearing to move the goalpost.” [New Day, CNN, 10/8/18; Video]
Joe Lockhart: “The Angry Mob, In Reality Were Women Coming Forward And Sharing Instances Of Being Sexually Assaulted. It’s Hard Enough To Come Forward With Those Stories, But Then To Be Labeled As An Angry Mob By A President Who Couldn’t Bring Himself To Label Neo-Nazis In Charlottesville An Angry Mob.” JOE LOCKHART: “One is the angry mob, in reality were women coming forward and sharing instances of being sexually assaulted. It’s hard enough to come forward with those stories, but then to be labeled as an angry mob by a president who couldn’t bring himself to label neo-Nazis in Charlottesville an angry mob, and he found good people on both sides.” [New Day, CNN, 10/8/18; Video]
Jeffery Toobin: “The Process Was Three Women Came Forward And Said Under Oath In Various Ways That Brett Kavanaugh Sexually Assaulted Them And They Were Told, We Don’t Believe You. We Don’t Believe You, We Are Confirming Him Anyway. That’s The Legacy Of This Hearing.” JEFFERY TOOBIN: “Let’s be clear about what the process, the process was three women came forward and said under oath in various ways that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them and they were told, we don’t believe you. We don’t believe you, we are confirming him anyway. That’s the legacy of this hearing. I don’t think anybody will remember the process years from now. What people are going to remember is that just like Anita hill these women were disbelieved and the supreme court nominee was confirmed. That’s the legacy of the hearing.” [New Day, CNN, 10/8/18; Video]
Kirsten Powers: “If You Come Forward And No Matter How Credible You Are, No Matter How Calm, Reasonable, Truthful You Are In Your Testimony, That You Won’t Be Taken Seriously, You Will Be Patted On The Head And Patronized The Way The Republicans Did With Christine Blasey Ford.” KIRSTEN POWERS: “I think the message is, that if you come forward and no matter how credible you are, no matter how calm, reasonable, truthful you are in your testimony, that you won’t be taken seriously, you will be patted on the head and patronized the way the Republicans did with Christine Blasey Ford saying we believe her but we don’t believe it was Brett Kavanaugh, that is actually essence of not believing her, because she said it was Brett Kavanaugh and we will do a sham investigation and then we will tell you to sit down and shut up.” [New Day, CNN, 10/8/18; Video]