Former U.S. Attorney and current MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade was distressed on Wednesday’s edition of Andrea Mitchell Reports as she tried to argue that the Supreme Court would be hypocritical if it decides to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-altering care for minors. Mitchell asked McQuade to break out her crystal ball, “And while we're listening to the arguments based on what you heard, how is this 6-to-3 conservative majority Court likely to rule?”     McQuade replied that, “Well, I'm troubled by a couple of things that I've heard in the arguments today. Of course, it's a hard question, but what the Court is supposed to decide here is whether this violates the Constitution by making a determination on the basis of sex, not whether it is good or bad policy. That is something for legislatures and doctors to decide.” The other side of the coin is the question of whether a state can regulate medicine, the answer to which is clearly yes. Therefore looking into the state’s justification for the ban makes complete sense. Still, McQuade lamented, “Hearing things like Justice Kavanaugh looking to Europe as a matter of policy and what they've tried to do there is concerning.” McQuade was also displeased with “Chief Justice Roberts, who seemed to suggest that judges aren't experts when it comes to medical care and so isn't that something we ought to leave to the decisions of lawmakers and doctors? It's just such an about-face from some of the things they do agree to delve into.” Is it? This Court’s most controversial ruling was the Dobbs case, where the Court did exactly what Roberts suggested by extracting itself from the abortion debate and kicking the question back to lawmakers. However, McQuade continued, “I also heard Justice Jackson say that she was very concerned and nervous about the Court saying maybe we shouldn't get involved in this at all, and so it may be that they're looking for an out to avoid making this decision and allow the Tennessee law to be upheld, and so that is a concern I have.” Ultimately, to believe McQuade and Tennessee’s opponents, you need to believe that acknowledging that males and females are different is the same thing as discrimination. If that is true, then sex-specific sports and restrooms are also unconstitutional. Here is a transcript for the December 4 show: MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports 12/4/2024 12:43 PM ET ANDREA MITCHELL: And while we're listening to the arguments based on what you heard, how is this 6-to-3 conservative majority Court likely to rule? BARBARA MCQUADE: Well, I'm troubled by a couple of things that I've heard in the arguments today. Of course, it's a hard question, but what the Court is supposed to decide here is whether this violates the Constitution by making a determination on the basis of sex, not whether it is good or bad policy. That is something for legislatures and doctors to decide.  And so hearing things like Justice Kavanaugh looking to Europe as a matter of policy and what they've tried to do there is concerning. There were other justices including Chief Justice Roberts, who seemed to suggest that judges aren't experts when it comes to medical care and so isn't that something we ought to leave to the decisions of lawmakers and doctors?  It's just such an about-face from some of the things they do agree to delve into and I also heard Justice Jackson say that she was very concerned and nervous about the Court saying maybe we shouldn't get involved in this at all, and so it may be that they're looking for an out to avoid making this decision and allow the Tennessee law to be upheld, and so that is a concern I have.

The liberal ladies of ABC’s The View faced rare criticism of their antics to their faces during Wednesday’s edition of the show. In open defiance of moderator Whoopi Goldberg, radio host Charlemagne Tha God went there and called out President Biden for damaging himself by lying about not pardoning his son Hunter. He also noted that the media would not tell the truth about Trump during his second term and used The View’s own legal notes as evidence. When asked by Joy Behar for his reaction to the reaction to Biden’s pardon, Charlemagne explained that “all of the criticism is valid because, you know, Democrats stand on this moral high ground all the time, and, you know, they act so self-righteous.” “The reality is, he didn't have to say anything in regards to whether or not his son wanted to be pardoned,” Charlemagne proposed. “So, when he kept saying things like, ‘ah, you know, nobody is above the law, I respect the jury's decision in regards to my son.’ He didn't believe that. But he didn't have to volunteer that lie to begin with.” His mention of the fact that Biden lied triggered Goldberg, who interjected and wanted to how he could tell Biden lied: GOLDBERG: I'm going to stop you for a second. CHARLEMAGNE: Uh-oh. GOLDBERG: Only because you don't know that it was a lie. We don’t know why he changed his mind. CHARLEMAGNE: You really think he just changed his mind over Thanksgiving weekend all of a sudden? GOLDBERG: No. I’m going to tell you what I think. I think he changed his mind because he got sick of watching everybody else get over.     Goldberg went on to whine that people expected Democrats to stick to the “moral” standards they set for themselves, and Charlemagne pointed out that they were the ones shooting themselves in the foot (Click “expand”): GOLDBERG: And he -- this is just my feeling, because at some point you get to the place where you just go, ‘So, I'm just going to follow the straight and narrow always, because that's what's expected of Democrats?’ CHARLEMAGNE: But that's their fault. They're the ones that go out there and they stand on this moral high ground. They don't have to do that. GOLDBERG: I'm a Democrat. Tell me what the moral high ground is. CHARLEMAGNE: The moral high ground is ‘nobody is above the law,’ ‘I respect what the jurors are saying.’ He didn't have to do that. GOLDBERG: So, we're mad at him because he changed his -- CHARLEMAGNE: By the way, I'm not mad at him pardoning Hunter Biden. GOLDBERG: But you sound like it. CHARLEMAGNE: No. No. No. No. No. Still unable to understand why people wanted to hold Biden to his and the media’s shtick about being the most decent man in politics who was fighting for the soul of America, Goldberg wanted someone to “explain to me why it is that when Joe Biden does something, everybody clutches their pearls.” Further in the interview, pretend independent Sara Haines questioned Charlemagne’s predication that cable news would refuse to report accurately about President-elect Trump during his second term. “Not even just cable news, no network. Nobody. Because they didn't do it before. So why would they do it now? They’re scared to death cause he’s the president of the United States of America,” he clarified. “What about us? What about us?” Behar pushed back. Sunny Hostin adding, “Um, have you watched The View?” That’s when he called out Hostin’s recent string of legal notes. “Well, well, let’s be honest, Sunny, I saw you had to apologize a couple times last week so somebody is coming with some notes from downstairs,” he noted. Hostin grew indignant and argued that, “I'm not apologizing; I'm making a legal note as an attorney of law… that’s not a mistake.” “Check ourselves here through ABC News,” Behar falsely claimed. But Charlemagne’s premise wasn’t correct either. According to him, the way the media weren’t going to report accurately about Trump would be in the form of going too easy on him because “they’re scared to death.” In reality, as we saw with Trump’s first term and during the election, they had no problem with just making up stories and pushing hoaxes; like when Whoopi insanely claimed Trump was going to redistribute white spouses from interracial marriages. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View December 4, 2024 11:18:43 a.m. Eastern (…) JOY BEHAR: Let me ask you something that’s going around right now; a lot of this conversation about President Biden getting criticized from both side for pardoning his son Hunter after repeatedly saying he would never do it. And a lot of people are saying that it's hypocritical. Et cetera. As if the other side doesn’t do it. CHARLEMAGNE THA GOD: It is. BEHAR: But what's your reaction to it? CHARLEMAGNE: I think all of the criticism is valid because, you know, Democrats stand on this moral high ground all the time, and, you know, they act so self-righteous. The reality is, he didn't have to say anything in regards to whether or not his son wanted to be pardoned. He could have said, ‘Hey, man, I'm not focused on that right now.’ But since they were calling Trump a threat to democracy and they were saying nobody is above the law but they were speaking about him, that's what they were running on. So, when he kept saying things like, ‘ah, you know, nobody is above the law, I respect the jury's decision in regards to my son.’ He didn't believe that. But he didn't have to volunteer that lie to begin with. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: I'm going to stop you for a second. CHARLEMAGNE: Uh-oh. GOLDBERG: Only because you don't know that it was a lie. We don’t know why he changed his mind. CHARLEMAGNE: You really think he just changed his mind over Thanksgiving weekend all of a sudden? GOLDBERG: No. I’m going to tell you what I think. I think he changed his mind because he got sick of watching everybody else get over. [Applause] And he -- this is just my feeling, because at some point you get to the place where you just go, ‘So, I'm just going to follow the straight and narrow always, because that's what's expected of Democrats?’ CHARLEMAGNE: But that's their fault. They're the ones that go out there and they stand on this moral high ground. They don't have to do that. GOLDBERG: I'm a Democrat. Tell me what the moral high ground is. CHARLEMAGNE: The moral high ground is ‘nobody is above the law,’ ‘I respect what the jurors are saying.’ He didn't have to do that. GOLDBERG: So, we're mad at him because he changed his -- CHARLEMAGNE: By the way, I'm not mad at him pardoning Hunter Biden. GOLDBERG: But you sound like it. CHARLEMAGNE: No. No. No. No. No ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: If I could get in on this. I actually think it went further. And this is one thing we really disagree on. Joe Biden made a point of saying we stand by our institutions - GOLDBERG: Yes, I understand all that. Yes. FARAH GRIFFIN:  - and the impartiality to the Department of Justice. Democrats ran on that. The same DOJ indicted Hunter Biden. We shouldn't say it's corrupt like Donald Trump does, but then in his statement pardoning Hunter Biden, he says that it was a political pursuit by his own Department of Justice. GOLDBERG: Can you explain to me why it is that when Joe Biden does something, everybody clutches their pearls. He's wrong, he lies -- FARAH GRIFFIN: Nobody has criticized Donald Trump more than me or Charlamagne The God. GOLDBERG: Yeah, people have criticized him more. I’ve criticized him more. We've all criticized him more. But you're missing my question. My question is, what is it that makes people flip the [self-censors] out with Joe but we don't have the same kind of thing? CHARLEMAGNE: Well, I don't think people are flipping out with Joe. I think Democrats are flipping out with Joe because Democrats believe that they don't represent what he's currently representing, but that's just not true. That's why I say they stand on this moral high ground that does not exist. (…) 11:30:49 a.m. Eastern SARA HAINES: Now that Trump has won, you say you don't think cable news will ever truly cover him honestly again. Why -- CHARLEMAGNE: Not even just cable news, no network. Nobody. Because they didn't do it before. So why would they do it now? They’re scared to death cause he’s the president of the United States of America. BEHAR: What about us? What about us? SUNNY HOSTIN: Um, have you watched The View? BEHAR: Yeah! CHARLEMAGNE: Well, well, let’s be honest, Sunny, I saw you had to apologize a couple times last week so somebody is coming with some notes from downstairs. HOSTIN: I'm not apologizing; I'm making a legal note as an attorney of law. CHARLEMAGNE: Because you know we have a petty president incoming that is going to be very litigious. HOSTIN: Yes. Who is litigious. But that doesn’t mean – that’s not a mistake. BEHAR: Check ourselves here through ABC News. (…)

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argued Wednesday that bans on transgender surgeries for children are similar to bans on interracial marriage. Jackson argued that one of the state bans on child transgender surgeries appeared to depend on an argument of classification that seemed similar to that used by states in the past on interracial marriage. The court is hearing arguments about transgender surgeries after the Biden Department of Justice sued Tennessee for banning the practice in March 2023.'There is absolutely a parallel between any law that says you can't act inconsistent with a protected characteristic.' "The question was whether it was discriminatory because it applied to both races and it wasn't necessarily invidious or whatever, but as I read the statute here, asking the case here, the court starts off by saying that Virginia is now one of 16 states which prohibit and punish marriages on the basis of racial classifications," said Jackson. "And when you look at the structure of that law, it looks in terms of you can't do something that is inconsistent with your own characteristics. It's sort of the same thing," she added. "So it's interesting to me that we now have this different argument, and I wonder whether Virginia could have gotten away with what they did here by just making a classification argument the way that Tennessee is in this case." U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar agreed with the characterization made by Jackson. "Yes, I think that's exactly right that there is absolutely a parallel between any law that says you can't act inconsistent with a protected characteristic," she responded. Audio of the comments was circulated on social media by supporters of the Tennessee ban. Democrats have been struggling to explain their electoral losses across the board, and some have landed on the unpopular issue of transgender child surgeries as part of their problem. Others have scolded Democrats on the issue and demanded that the party plow full steam ahead into more extreme transgender policies, despite polling showing most Americans oppose those policies. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Pro-Palestinian advocates opened up a torrent of bilious hatred against Israeli actress Gal Gadot after a movie trailer for her latest film was released by Disney. The live-action "Snow White" movie has already been mired in controversy over casting decisions about the seven dwarves, but anti-Israel critics have been more vociferous since the Oct. 7 attack led to Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Gadot served as a combat fitness instructor in the Israeli Defense Forces as part of her mandatory service. 'F*** gal gadot and all the zionists in and behind this movie.' "Oh look, gal gadot in her true form, a murderer," said one critic, referring to her role as the Evil Queen in the movie. "Remember to boycott Snow White," said another critic, "never EVER support anything that evil zionist Gal Gadot is in." "F*** israel and f*** gal gadot and her s****y acting," read one tweet. "F*** gal gadot and all the zionists in and behind this movie i hope you rot in hell," read another tweet. "How is gal gadot famous like she’s one of the worst actresses to ever exist AND she served in an army being tried for genоcide," said another critic. "Gal gadot a whole fascist who can’t act," said another user. Others made sure to drag in other woke criticisms of the film. "Not to be that one friend that's too woke but," read another tweet, "'f*** gal gadot' yes but also f*** the fact that this is a story abt a girl who's the most beautiful girl ever because of her pale skin and caricatures of disabled people presented as fantastical creatures." The movie has also been lambasted by the right over the decision to feature actress Rachel Zegler as the title character despite far-left statements against Trump supporters, Israel, and the traditional story of Snow White. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a press release on Wednesday calling for President Joe Biden to issue additional pardons.The request follows Biden's heavily criticized decision to grant an extensive pardon to his son Hunter. Despite previous and repeated pledges to refrain from such action, Biden this week pardoned Hunter for any offenses he may have committed over the span of a decade.'Liberty and justice for all.'Amid the ongoing bipartisan backlash, Jeffries made a unique request: Grant more pardons.Jeffries wrote, "Throughout his life, President Joe Biden has fought to improve the plight of hardworking Americans struggling to live paycheck to paycheck. Many of these people have been aggressively prosecuted and harshly sentenced for nonviolent offenses, often without the benefit of adequate legal representation.""Countless lives, families and communities have been adversely impacted, particularly in parts of Appalachia, Urban America and the Heartland," he continued."During his final weeks in office, President Biden should exercise the high level of compassion he has consistently demonstrated throughout his life, including toward his son, and pardon on a case-by-case basis the working-class Americans in the federal prison system whose lives have been ruined by unjustly aggressive prosecutions for nonviolent offenses," Jeffries stated.He argued that such an action by the president would uphold "liberty and justice for all."Blaze News contacted Jeffries' office for comment, specifically inquiring whether he would support Biden extending pardons to Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro. A spokesperson for Jeffries responded, "The leader's statement speaks for itself."Both men were targeted under the current administration's costly and relentless lawfare and were not accused of committing any violent crimes.Navarro spent approximately four months in federal detention after he was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress. On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump tapped Navarro to serve as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.Trump stated in his announcement that Navarro "was treated horribly by the Deep State."Bannon was previously convicted on the same charges and released from federal prison in late October after serving a four-month sentence.He stated upon his release, "The four months in federal prison, not only didn't break me, it empowered me. I am more energized and more focused than I've ever been in my entire life."Bannon is also facing a separate case in New York for allegedly defrauding donors in a fundraising campaign. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of money laundering in the second degree, one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree, scheme to defraud in the first degree, and conspiracy in the fifth degree.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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