americans and hispanics were on the rise. i ll always deplore any form of racial discrimination or bigotry. disgusted, his wife walked off the hearing. are yu really a closet bigot? i m not any kind of a bigot. judge alito, i am sorry that you ve had to go through this. it was robert borks failed 1987 nomination that gave rise to the process s partisan divide. by the time reagan nominated him, he was well-known for his believes. in his america, there is no room at the inn for blacks and no place in the constitution for women and in our america, there should be no seat on the supreme court for robert bork. in the end, he was defeated by a vote of 58-42. the largest margin in history. and his name semibollized outranl for conservatives. to bork was defined in the dictionary as to obstruct by systemically defaming or
would, i m sure that republican senators from south carolina would do all they can to make this choice bipartisan and i m sure they would do so because both of them know michelle real well. and she s just our choice, but i suspect the others, that i don t know as well, i do know sherrilyn ifill. her name has been floated. very smart young lady that i think would make a great supreme court justice as well. i just happen to be for michelle childs. i m not against any of the others. congressman clyburn, appreciate your time. thank you. well thank you very much for having me. we just spoke about judge childs. more now on her and several other candidates as well as the process as getting a choice confirmed. details on that from paula reid. i made it clear my first choice for supreme court will make history as the first african american woman justice. a supreme court pick can be a