please both his place, georgia s two republican senators have the power to essentially block any choice from getting a hearing. pinches the incentive is for the administration to obviously find people that the senators are willing to accept. reporter: stroke pushback to the white house. the administration tows that 18% of the judges he s named are african-americans, and naming two women to the supreme court, including the first latina, justice sonia sotomayor. most of these seats in georgia have been vacant for a while, some going back several years and they ve been declared judicial emergencies, meaning the shortage has created bulging dockets and delayed trials.
all men are created equal. and that fight for equality has defined his presidency. he expanded the federal hate crimes law. he became the first president to publically support gay marriage. on women s rights, the first bill he signed into law, was the fair pay act. he s appointed two women to the supreme court. on issue after issue, this president has fought for the average american. approving pel grants for higher education and he fought for speedy compensation for victims of the gulf oil spill and for the victims of this economy. extending long term unemployment benefits, bringing about tax cuts for small businesses and the middle class. he s had the american s people s
and eugene robinson who writes beautiful columns and you did it again on rg3. is there something wrong with this picture, joan walsh? as we look at it. yes. obviously there is, chris. it would be a somewhat different picture if valerie had been actually visible in it. so that s a shame. but it s not enough. she is one of the most influential if not the most influential person in the president s circle. we ve got to give him credit for that. i think it s unfortunate the times piece did not talk about the fact he did nominate two women to the supreme court. and the court nominees have been good in terms of diversity. those two things mitigate a bit. however, you re right.
we ve got to give him credit for that. i think it s unfortunate the times piece did not talk about the fact he did nominate two women to the supreme court. and the court nominees have been good in terms of diversity. those two things mitigate a bit. however, you re right. that picture the general picture you showed before the segment of the top level appointees, john brennan we didn t mention, all being men. it is a change. it is a little disturbing. and the departure of somebody as luminous as hillary clinton, too, makes it feel more stark and more like, you know, really something that should be corrected. and i don t i think he will in future appointments. but he doesn t have a chance to correct those top, top
influential person in the president s circle. we ve got to give him credit for that. i think it s unfortunate the times piece did not talk about the fact he did nominate two women to the supreme court. and the court nominees have been good in terms of diversity. those two things mitigate a bit. however, you re right. that picture the general picture you showed before the segment of the top level appointees, john brennan we didn t mention, all being men. it is a change. it is a little disturbing. and the departure of somebody as luminous as hillary clinton, too, makes it feel more stark and more like, you know, really something that should be corrected. and i don t i think he will in future appointments. but he doesn t have a chance to correct those top, top appointments. your thoughts? you lived through all this. you know what affirmative action looks like. that s not affirmative action. no. i preach diversity and will preach it to the president.