This week, perhaps more than any other during the presidency of @realDonaldTrump, could best be described as manic.
First came the laughter—lots and lots of raucous laughter—from the United Nations General Assembly directed at (not with) Trump. #Respect
That was followed by a widespread sense of confusion and bewilderment over Trump's 81-minute freewheeling press conference. #WTAF
Next came the tears, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford publicly recounted her allegations of being sexually assaulted by SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh during the summer of 1982. #IBelieveHer
Kavanaugh responded to Ford's highly-credible testimony with some (crocodile) tears of his own, along with plenty of belligerence, entitlement and contempt—as well as a healthy dose of perjury for good measure. #Beer
When all was said and done, despite numerous serious questions being raised about Kavanaugh's honesty (read: lack thereof), judicial temperament and fitness, it seemed like he was on track to be confirmed.
But then a funny thing happened on the way to a floor vote—Jeff Flake discovered the remnants of his spine, and suddenly Kavanaugh's ascension was put on hold pending a (severely limited?) FBI investigation.
Womp womp.
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Pre-empted by coverage of Ryder Cup golf.
Face The Nation: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR); Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif; Author Michael Lewis; Roundtable: Molly Ball (TIME), Michael Gerson (Washington Post) & Jan Crawford (CBS News).
This Week: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI); Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY); Roundtable: Republican Strategist Alex Castellanos, Republican Strategist Amanda Carpenter, Democratic Strategist Karen Finney, Julie Pace (Associated Press) & Juan Williams (Fox News).
Fox News Sunday: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Fatima Goss Graves (National Women's Law Center); Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Kim Strassel (Wall Street Journal), Former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) & Democratic Strategist Mo Elleithee.
State of the Union: White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Roundtable: Conservative Commentator Linda Chavez, Nina Turner (Our Revolution), Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) & Carrie Severino (Judicial Crisis Network).
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: a joint interview with Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ); an interview with pain clinic pioneer Barry Schultz, now sentenced to 157 years in prison for drug trafficking (preview); and, an interview with Paul McCartney (preview).
Late night shows:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Monday: Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC); Actor/Comedian Eric Idle; Singer Lauv & Songwriter Julie Michaels.
Tuesday: Actress Eva Longoria; Actor Damon Wayans Jr.; Steve Kornacki (MSNBC).
Wednesday: Actor/Comedian Nick Kroll; Actress Jodie Whittaker; Singer-Songwriter Cat Power.
Thursday: Singer-Songwriter/Actress Lady Gaga.
Friday: Actress Ellie Kemper; Actor Sam Elliott.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Monday: Emory University Professor Carol Anderson; Tuesday: Lester Holt (NBC News); Wednesday: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson; Thursday: Actor Riz Ahmed.
And, elsewhere...
Fox News contributor Kevin Jackson was fired after posting some intemperate tweets about Christine Blasey Ford.
Fox News fired Kevin Jackson on Thursday, hours after the contributor called Brett Kavanaugh's accusers "lying skanks" in a Twitter tirade.
"Kevin Jackson has been terminated as a contributor," a network spokesperson told Mediaite. "His comments on today’s hearings were reprehensible and do not reflect the values of FOX News."
Jackson, a pro-Trump personality who frequently appeared on Fox News and guest hosted shows like Outnumbered and Fox & Friends, tweeted frenetically about Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. He bashed Christine Blasey Ford and the other women who have accused Kavanaugh of assault in explicit terms, calling them "Lying skanks."
In one tweet, he said Ford's "academic problems came from her PROMISCUITY!"
"Dang girl, stop opening your legs and OPEN A BOOK!" he wrote.
I need a drink.
– Trix
