Posted on 03/05/2020 12:35:12 AM PST by Morgana
MRC Latino Director Jorge Bonilla was the first on the scene Wednesday when he shared a video of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) threatening a “price” would be paid by conservative Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, if they decided to uphold a pro-life law. The video drew outrage from many and a powerful rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts. But NBC Nightly News reported not a word of the incident and instead showcased cheerleading dads.
In contrast, when Roberts had rebuked President Trump for a deriding comment directed at a federal judge, NBC Nightly News had spent over two minutes (2:10) over two days talking about it. Meanwhile, both ABC’s World News Tonight and CBS Evening News covered the back and forth between Roberts and Schumer. Their combined airtime for the story was two minutes and 14 seconds.
Unfortunately, they downplayed the threat to just a “warning.” “Outside the court, Senate majority leader-- minority leader, I should point out, Chuck Schumer with a heated warning,” ABC anchor David Muir suggested before playing this soundbite of the Senator:
SCHUMER: I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you, if you go forward with these awful decisions.
ABC senior national correspondent Terry Moran then marveled at the Chief Justice’s “sharp and extraordinary rebuke to Senator Schumer.” In the statement, Roberts called what Schumer said “threatening,” “dangerous,” and “inappropriate” for someone of his stature in government to say. “All members of the court will continue to do their job without fear or favor from what quarter,” he wrote.
“Now, Senator Schumer's office fired back, claiming that the Senator was talking about the political price that Senate Republicans would face,” Moran added. But he failed to point out how that defense made no sense since the soundbite clearly showed Schumer calling the Justices out, by name, before threatening them.
Over on the CBS Evening News, legal correspondent Jan Crawford also downplayed what Schumer told the Justices to just a “warning”:
CRAWFORD: But in 2018, Justice Brett Kavanaugh replaced Kennedy, joining on the court President Trump's other nominee, Neil Gorsuch. On the steps of the court, today Senator Chuck Schumer leveled a warning to them both.
SCHUMER: You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price!
“That prompted a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts who called the comments, ‘[t]hreatening,’ ‘inappropriate,’ and ‘dangerous,’” she noted.
ABC and CBS also recalled Roberts’ rebuke of Trump.
The transcripts are below, click "expand" to read:
ABC’s World News Tonight March 4, 2020 6:43:29 p.m. Eastern [1 minute 26 seconds]
DAVID MUIR: We're going to turn now to the fireworks at the Supreme Court today. The justices today hearing a key case on abortion rights. It's a big test for President Trump's picks, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Outside the court, Senate majority leader-- minority leader, I should point out, Chuck Schumer with a heated warning.
SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you, if you go forward with these awful decisions.
MUIR: So, let's bring in our senior national correspondent Terry Moran tonight. And Terry, because the Chief Justice John Roberts delivering a rare rebuke late today to Senator Schumer.
TERRY MORAN: That's right, David. A sharp and extraordinary rebuke to Senator Schumer. In this case, the Justice saying just a little while ago, “threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous. All members of the court will continue to do their job without fear or favor from what quarter.”
Now, Senator Schumer's office fired back, claiming that the Senator was talking about the political price that Senate Republicans would face. Whatever the case, Chief Justice Roberts has previously rebuked President Trump when he went after a federal judge of Mexican descent. The Chief Justice trying to protect the court in these difficult times and that is tough. David?
MUIR: Terry Moran, live at the White House. Terry, thank you.
CBS Evening News March 4, 2020 6:44:45 p.m. Eastern [48 seconds]
(…)
NORAH O’DONNELL: And with tensions so high today, Jan Crawford reports on what made Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke to the Senate's top Democrat.
(…)
JAN CRAWFORD: But in 2018, Justice Brett Kavanaugh replaced Kennedy, joining on the court President Trump's other nominee, Neil Gorsuch. On the steps of the court, today Senator Chuck Schumer leveled a warning to them both.
SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price!
CRAWFORD: That prompted a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts who called the comments, "Threatening,” “inappropriate,” and “dangerous."
[Cuts back to live]
Now, this is not the chief of staff's first rebuke. After President Trump complained about a so-called, quote, "Obama judge" who had ruled against him. Roberts answered back then with a strong defense of an independent judiciary.
Whether they like the idea or not....the court system has been in the middle of chaos for over 200 years, and there’s nothing to indicate that this meddling behavior will stop, on any single topic.
What keeps this ‘wheel’ turning is a continual turn-over of judges, the President to appoint new ones, and the Senate to confirm or deny appointees. These three elements simply promise intrigue, chaos and turmoil to continue.
Yes and we have Newsbusters to remind us how bad Comcast is!
Everyone knows by now that NBC is not news. It’s partisan political propaganda working hard to protect and elect democrats.
Trump mentioned Comcast by name not too long ago. But few seem to give a damn.
By primary beef with Comcast & ATT is that neither should also own telecom while controlling news/info. ATT now owns CNN.
How about somebody threatens Schumer? What goes around comes around . He is not invulnerable . Maybe time for a good scare? Scare some humility into the old bastard . Is it possible?
“How many times do I need to remind you???”
It depends, how stupid do you think we are?
” Is it possible?”
Unfortunately no. Schumer is a smarmy, elitist, bore, who has NEVER worked outside of government. I have got to believe that he got his a$$ kicked daily in high school.
What can you expect from ABC? They put George Stephanapolus on the payroll and portray him as an objective journalist, and his rise to prominence involved being on the Bimbo Eruption team with Hillary.
Who knew at the time that Howard Cossell would be the epitome of journalism excellence at ABC. It’s been downhill since then.
The Senate majority just got bigger. Keep it up!
Hey Cuck, you dumbass...you didn’t have your big mouth protection outside the Senate chambers. Now haul his ass off for terroristic threatening.
Who? Oh, you mean George Stupidopolis. Now I know who you’re talking about.
It is curious that the law or rule that protects the lies, threats, and innuendo uttered inside Congress or the well of the Senate is not brought up more often especially in this situation. I have only read 2 comments today that reference it.
Chucky was not inside when he threatened two SC judges but outside at a microphone. If you or I had walked up to that microphone and uttered those same words, we would now be in jail. The press release by Chucky’s office is total bullSchiff. There is only one way to interpret Chucky’s words and those words should lead to a perp walk.
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Laws are only for the chumps. No them.
Stupid would be a reasonable excuse.
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