Wednesday on ABC’s Good Morning America, the network newscast decided to give the Biden White House an assist in its PR campaign to confirm far-left judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court by interviewing three “lifelong friends” “who know her best” on “what” we need “to know.”
In the second of four teases, co-host George Stephanopoulos said he’s “looking forward to” what co-host Robin Roberts said would be “a really special look at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson” thanks to “her lifelong friends” as she’s “set to make history.”
The latter gushed at the onset of the segment that ABC had “a personal look at Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson” with “stories” from friends dating back to “their time as undergrad roommates to law students at Harvard.”
Liberal correspondent Deborah Roberts’s open couldn’t have sounded any more lame if the White House had sent her a script (click “expand”):
D. ROBERTS: Well, they kind of pulled back the curtains on the life of Judge Jackson. They call themselves The Ladies during their college days, a tight group of friends who had each other's backs during the college days. There were parties and fun moments, they say, but it was clear their spirited friend Ketanji, who had been a standout student, was going to go far. With Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court, the loudest cheers may be coming from these three.
NINA SIMMONS: There was a lot of screaming and jumping and so excited.
LISA FAIRFAX: Crying and laughing at the same time. That moment was emotional. Watching her actually stand behind the President when she was introduced and then watching her step forward.
JACKSON: Thank you very much, Mr. President.
D. ROBERTS: Aside from family, few know the 51-year-old appellate court judge as well as these women. Lifelong friends with an unbreakable bond that began more than 30 years ago, first as undergraduate roommates then law students both at Harvard.
ANTOINETTE COAKLEY: I remember — remember, you guys — remember years ago when we were in our college dorm saying to Ketanji, you are going to be the first black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court? You are going to be it. It was that clear back then.
Boasting that Jackson’s friends believed she “always has had the right stuff,” Roberts used more clips from her confidants to add that the Supreme Court nominee “has always had their back,” including when one of them had breast cancer.
Like a true propagandist, Roberts swooned that “[t]hey all know the real Judge Jackson,” leading to anecdotes of Jackson being “an amazing story teller,” “funny,” and someone who “loves to dance.”
Back live with the GMA crew, Deborah Roberts boasted that while Jackson’s “been pretty private about her life,” she’s revealed that “her then-11-year-old daughter who wrote to former President Obama making the case for why her mom should be an appellate court judge saying she's determined, she's honest and she doesn't break a promise even if there are other things she wants to do.
That led the set to break out in a series of “awws” with Deborah gushing that there’s “nothing like true friend” and the team joining in, including Robin Roberts saying Jackson’s shown herself to be “a real person” (click “expand”):
STEPHANOPOULOS: Aw, that's pretty great.
R. ROBERTS: I know, I know. But it's wonderful. We think about — I don't know — everybody, think about the friends you've had in your life who have been there before.
D. ROBERTS: Yeah.
R. ROBERTS: And have — I can't imagine what they must be feeling. Well, now we can.
D. ROBERTS: A real person.
R. ROBERTS: Yeah.
D. ROBERTS: Exactly. Now, we do.
R. ROBERTS: Yeah, we do.
While it’s common for there to be allies and friends of Supreme Court picks to be made available for interviews, it’s particularly embarrassing when a supposedly objective broadcast network accepts the offer and hands the administration a grade-A puff piece.
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To see the relevant ABC transcript from March 9, click “expand.”
ABC’s Good Morning America
March 9, 2022
7:54 a.m. Eastern [TEASE][ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: 8:40; Ahead; Getting to Ketanji Brown Jackson]
GINGER ZEE: And Ketanji Brown Jackson’s lifelong friends tells us about the history-making Supreme Court pick.
(....)
8:02 a.m. Eastern [TEASE]
ROBIN ROBERTS: And we have a really special look at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, set to make history as the first black woman on the Supreme Court. We are talking with her lifelong
friends sharing what they want us to know about their dear friend who’s on the cusp of history.GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Looking forward to that.
(....)
8:07 a.m. Eastern [TEASE]
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Getting to Ketanji Brown Jackson; 8:40]
T.J. HOLMES: Also, getting to know Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson from those who know her best, some of her closest friends.
(....)
8:39:50 a.m. Eastern [TEASE]
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: And when we come back, we get to know Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to those who know her best.
(....)
8:42 a.m. Eastern
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Getting to Know Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson; Lifelong Friends of Supreme Court Nominee Open Up]
ROBERTS: We're back now with a personal look at Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Her lifelong friends sharing stories from their time as undergrad roommates to law students at Harvard. Deborah Roberts joins us with more on this. Good morning, Deb.
DEBORAH ROBERTS: Hey there, Robin. Well, they kind of pulled back the curtains on the life of Judge Jackson. They call themselves The Ladies during their college days, a tight group of friends who had each other's backs during the college days. There were parties and fun moments, they say, but it was clear their spirited friend Ketanji, who had been a standout student, was going to go far. With Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court, the loudest cheers may be coming from these three.
NINA SIMMONS: There was a lot of screaming and jumping and so excited.
LISA FAIRFAX: Crying and laughing at the same time. That moment was emotional. Watching her actually stand behind the President when she was introduced and then watching her step forward.
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: Thank you very much, Mr. President.
D. ROBERTS: Aside from family, few know the 51-year-old appellate court judge as well as these women. Lifelong friends with an unbreakable bond that began more than 30 years ago, first as undergraduate roommates then law students both at Harvard.
ANTOINETTE COAKLEY: I remember — remember, you guys — remember years ago when we were in our college dorm saying to Ketanji, you are going to be the first black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court? You are going to be it. It was that clear back then.
D. ROBERTS: Their friend, they say, always has had the right stuff.
SIMMONS: Ketanji can organize something, bring people together and recognizes the strength of everyone and makes sure that you recognize your strengths as well.
COAKLEY: To me, that's the essence of being a great leader.
D. ROBERTS: Through all night study sessions and now as a judge, wife and mother, Jackson, they say, has always had their back.
FAIRFAX: I'm now a law professor and Ketanji was actually instrumental in helping me make that transition. She really made me feel like I could do it, supported me through the process.
SIMMONS: I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and one day, I look up and Ketanji and Lisa are at my door and that was amazing. It was a time when I wasn't telling people. I wasn't really sharing it and she showed up. Didn't ask any questions, she just showed up.
D. ROBERTS: They all know the real Judge Jackson.
COAKLEY: I think people don't know that she's funny and that she's an amazing storyteller.
SIMMONS: She loves to dance. That's surprising? I don't know. We were in college and law school, we'd be the first ones out there. She'd be dancing, having a good time.
D. ROBERTS: So many memories from a time they were simply called the ladies.
SIMMONS: The Ladies, go, Ladies, go, Ladies, go. Nobody would lead that chant, but Ketanji. She would lead that chant every time on the dance floor.
D. ROBERTS: Now with her longtime friend poised to make history, these ladies couldn't be prouder.
FAIRFAX: However she needs us, whenever she needs us, you want to send me a text at 3:00 a.m., you want to call me at whatever time, we got you.
ANTOINETTE: For Ketanji it was not sufficient for just her to be successful, she wanted all of us to be successful as well. [SCREEN WIPE] And so, we all benefitted, I think, from that relationship and that has sustained us all these years.
D. ROBERTS: The judge has been pretty private about her life, but a few years ago, she shared a sweet letter from her then 11-year-old daughter who wrote to former President Obama making the case for why her mom should be an appellate court judge saying she's determined, she's honest and she doesn't break a promise even if there are other things she wants to do.
HOSTS: Awww.
D. ROBERTS: Nothing like a true friend.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Aw, that's pretty great.
R. ROBERTS: I know, I know. But it's wonderful. We think about — I don't know — everybody, think about the friends you've had in your life who have been there before.
D. ROBERTS: Yeah.
R. ROBERTS: And have — I can't imagine what they must be feeling. Well, now we can.
D. ROBERTS: A real person.
R. ROBERTS: Yeah.
D. ROBERTS: Exactly. Now, we do.
R. ROBERTS: Yeah, we do. Thanks for sharing that, Deb.
D. ROBERTS: Of course.
R. ROBERTS: Appreciate that.
