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Guessing Trump's Supreme Court Pick

from Depths of Self-Deception · #30

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1 min

Riffing on the upcoming Supreme Court nomination, comparing it to George W. Bush's Harriet Miers pick and joking about an obscure judge from Mississippi.

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  • 6:18Tim's father taught him the phrase "raise my gooses" or "collapse the whole thing before we get our gooses cooked."
  • 6:36Tim speculates the pick could be anyone—maybe Stephen Hawking or Pierce Brosnan—and whoever it is, people won't be happy.
  • 6:50George W. Bush nominated Harriet Miers, a terrible choice, showing even Bush was as crazy as Trump.
  • 7:06Tim predicts the pick will be some obscure local judge from Mississippi who's never touched a federal court, with a name like Sterling.
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Donald TrumpGeorge W. BushHarriet MeyersStephen Hawking

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