If only she were more like Judge Judy
by digby
This is a very telling little bit of history from the Clinton papers. It’s a memo from Ron Klain to then Chief of Staff David Gergen about the nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
And finally, Judge Ginsburg’s technique — her failure to make eye contact, her halting speech, her “laconic” nature (to use Jim Hamilton’s phrase) -~ is not helpful….
You should be cautious in dealing with her on these and other points. Judge Ginsburg views the White House’s interest and her interests as being at odds with each other: she sees us as having a stake in presenting her as a moderate and in getting along well with the Senate; she sees her interests as “being herself, ” preserving her “dignity’,” and promoting her “independence.”
Imagine that. A respected judge not wanting to be told to dance like a marionette for a bunch of blowhard Senators. (If I recall correctly, she did just fine.)
But you just have love the scare quotes around words like dignity and independence. What a silly lady …
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