Montage: Chris Matthews Loses His Mind over Kennedy Retirement, Trump’s Replacement

“Because this is time ░░░░░░░░ vengeance for what happened ░░░░░░░░ years ago and if ░░░░░░░░ don t reap the ░░░░░░░░ now with four and ░░░░░░░░ half months to go ░░░░░░░░ the election they will ░░░░░░░░ look strong to their ░░░░░░░░ and I think they ░░░░░░░░ be under attack and ░░░░░░░░ will see more Joe ░░░░░░░░ s go down And ░░░░░░░░ have to get out ░░░░░░░░ and fight on this ░░░░░░░░ And I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ there are ways to ░░░░░░░░ it Susan Collins is ░░░░░░░░ right winger or she ░░░░░░░░ t be a senator ░░░░░░░░ Maine Murkowski is no ░░░░░░░░ winger There are people ░░░░░░░░ can be drawn into ░░░░░░░░ Democratic position in resisting ░░░░░░░░ nomination early on and ░░░░░░░░ clear to Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ re not voting till ░░░░░░░░ voters vote I think ░░░░░░░░ should be the song ░░░░░░░░ t vote till the ░░░░░░░░ vote And they want ░░░░░░░░ foist a judge who ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ judge in the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ for the next 30 ░░░░░░░░ 40 years in the ░░░░░░░░ weeks before an election ░░░░░░░░ will decide who controls ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate That ░░░░░░░░ be insane for the ░░░░░░░░ to allow that Win ░░░░░░░░ lose I don t ░░░░░░░░ you can have a ░░░░░░░░ on the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ a 50 49 vote ░░░░░░░░ is an absurdity It ░░░░░░░░ one thing to get ░░░░░░░░ of the filibuster rule ░░░░░░░░ to allow it to ░░░░░░░░ decided on a 50 ░░░░░░░░ margin something that will ░░░░░░░░ this country for the ░░░░░░░░ 30 years is a ░░░░░░░░ All these decisions strike ░░░░░░░░ people as partisan They ░░░░░░░░ not even considered ideological ░░░░░░░░ coming against public service ░░░░░░░░ unions By the way ░░░░░░░░ heart of the labor ░░░░░░░░ right now if you ░░░░░░░░ at who is really ░░░░░░░░ and paying dues is ░░░░░░░░ service people teachers like ░░░░░░░░ The larger percentage of ░░░░░░░░ labor movement construction They ░░░░░░░░ going to see this ░░░░░░░░ think everybody on the ░░░░░░░░ and center left is ░░░░░░░░ to say Yeah the ░░░░░░░░ Court is partisan against ░░░░░░░░ This is the big ░░░░░░░░ for us We better ░░░░░░░░ this I think it ░░░░░░░░ going to be almost ░░░░░░░░ Spanish Civil War stuff ░░░░░░░░ watch the next few ░░░░░░░░ It will be interesting ░░░░░░░░ if he picks a ░░░░░░░░ like that who is ░░░░░░░░ adverse to the legacy ░░░░░░░░ Anthony Kennedy that s ░░░░░░░░ scare and that s ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats would be ░░░░░░░░ wise not to let ░░░░░░░░ get anywhere near a ░░░░░░░░ before November But if ░░░░░░░░ gets replaced by a ░░░░░░░░ social conservative it is ░░░░░░░░ Democratic leadership will have ░░░░░░░░ to pay They cannot ░░░░░░░░ this happen They have ░░░░░░░░ play hardball They ve ░░░░░░░░ to do exactly to ░░░░░░░░ other side what Mitch ░░░░░░░░ did to them play ░░░░░░░░ and win They must ░░░░░░░░ the Republican controlled Senate ░░░░░░░░ pick another justice on ░░░░░░░░ hard right court They ░░░░░░░░ playing all of these ░░░░░░░░ It s 60 votes ░░░░░░░░ it s 50 By ░░░░░░░░ way we are not ░░░░░░░░ to have a vote ░░░░░░░░ it Here they come ░░░░░░░░ and they say Let ░░░░░░░░ do it nice now ░░░░░░░░ s make sure we ░░░░░░░░ a vote even though ░░░░░░░░ only have 50 votes ░░░░░░░░ their 49 Let s ░░░░░░░░ good order here It ░░░░░░░░ not going to happen ░░░░░░░░ Schumer goes along with ░░░░░░░░ the whole gang of ░░░░░░░░ are gone Look at ░░░░░░░░ happened to Joe Crowley ░░░░░░░░ He s gone The ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ Progressive base of the ░░░░░░░░ minorities young people millennials ░░░░░░░░ s also Hispanics Latinos ░░░░░░░░ Americans they are tired ░░░░░░░░ losing They are tired ░░░░░░░░ losing It s not ░░░░░░░░ fired up I m ░░░░░░░░ you that the party ░░░░░░░░ going to be fired ░░░░░░░░ about this if Schumer ░░░░░░░░ t stop this They ░░░░░░░░ find a way to ░░░░░░░░ it There are ways ░░░░░░░░ slow down votes there ░░░░░░░░ ways to prevent a ░░░░░░░░ majority of 50 to ░░░░░░░░ from getting its way ░░░░░░░░ will find that way ░░░░░░░░ they will fail And ░░░░░░░░ they fail they will ░░░░░░░░ their leadership By the ░░░░░░░░ to answer another question ░░░░░░░░ don t think Susan ░░░░░░░░ is going to vote ░░░░░░░░ somebody to the right ░░░░░░░░ Anthony Kennedy I m ░░░░░░░░ sure Murkowski will I ░░░░░░░░ you ll find some ░░░░░░░░ out there Good evening ░░░░░░░░ m Chris Matthews In ░░░░░░░░ there are times to ░░░░░░░░ and this is one ░░░░░░░░ them If the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the U S Senate ░░░░░░░░ President Trump to pack ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court with a ░░░░░░░░ 4 majority for the ░░░░░░░░ 30 years it s ░░░░░░░░ something that Progressive Democratic ░░░░░░░░ will soon forget.”