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Or you could barely see or hear he was isolated from the world. I find that terrifying that devry now if if i mean that i see but only the know but there he was nearly blind and couldnt hear much what was in fact a kind of isolationism let me down and these are let me go. With thanks to his zest for life and positive attitude he compensated for that with friendships and a core base sas he often said now i am very a lot more than that but he tried to take every day as it came living day to day th...

The confirmation hearing process, where she was asked questions that were ranging from asinine to completely irrelevant, trying to get an audience at the electorate, opposed to understanding who she would be as a jurist. to have her endure that with the dignity, the grace, and to be as, you know, willing to answer the questions and do so with such poise really show sod many people what she would be like and have been as a jurist. for me, as a mother, as a black woman, as an attorney, i cannot te...

Become the first black woman to serve on the nations highest court. manu raju, nia-malika henderson and joan biskupic are back with us. also joining us is laura coates. lets hear from you. whats going through your mind right now as we are watching history about to be made? >> it is a really joyous day. not just for myself but for every lawyer, every woman, every black woman. this is a confirmation hearing that actually is an affirmation. its a validation. this should have really happened generat...

What they might hope to accomplish by having a conservative on the supreme court. most of the undecided senators would prefer a conservative supreme court. but i think they have to weigh it against fitness and character and a number of things that were said in the course of the confirmation hearing process. i think theres plenty of evidence out there that should give someone real pause about supporting the nomination of judge kavanaugh. >> well, well all be watching. this has been some process t...

Said in the course of the confirmation hearing process. i think theres plenty of evidence out there that should give someone real pause about supporting the nomination of judge kavanaugh. >> well, well all be watching. this has been some process to behold. you were one of the bright spots. you and jeff flake. you did something that was about more than just partisan advantage. senator -- >> and im grateful to jeff for that. >> and he, im sure, is grateful to you for making your side agree to it. ...

Political confirmation hearing process, it increases the danger that who ever comes out of it will be viewed in those terms. so if justice -- or judge kavanaugh is confirmed by the end of this week, he could conceivably be sitting on the high court as early as october 8th. if throughout the fbi investigation some new revelation occurs or some damaging information and he is not confirmed, then the process will start all over again, throwing into doubt whether they can have a new justice seated be...

Wait a minute. reportedly she did hand the letter over to the fbi investigative body. from there, we dont know what happened until her name became public and then her story was out there. >> then they used leaks and reports in "the washington post." >> it brings us to right now and whether she will testify and whether conditions are there for her to testify. do you see it beneficial when you talk about the character in which someone is asked about during this confirmation hearing process, do you...

On end when it came to merrick garland. it is up to the chairman of the judiciary committee to determine how fast or slow this should go. in the name of justice, should time be valued here? >> this was an about seg raxecc process, too. >> if we can agree that the confirmation hearing process thus far has afforded both sides the opportunity to ask whatever questions they would like to ask and at this point in time the sole remaining issue is now something that could have been handled confidently....

Who has denied it but also said he doesnt remember what was going on. hes also quite a colorful character whose testimony would be quite interesting. >> so much would come up. would they have to call the therapist, someone who has the notes saying she talked about it in 2012? it would be a massively viewed hearing, thats for sure. >> one other element, joan, if you can help me out quickly. senator mcconnell, he could skip the committee vote altogether. he could take this straight to the floor. w...