tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2903957264494898262..comments2024-03-29T09:03:34.140-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, A tribute.Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44945450514704012232020-09-21T11:54:17.378-04:002020-09-21T11:54:17.378-04:00A great light has been extinguished. We must conti...A great light has been extinguished. We must continue to fight on in her honor. And we must do everything we can to convince the Senate to not confirm a new justice until after January 20, 2021.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669930031304637243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70775567586391539122020-09-21T10:38:24.501-04:002020-09-21T10:38:24.501-04:00Thank you so much for posting this, Kaye.
Thank you so much for posting this, Kaye.<br /><br />Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51991853009400275952020-09-21T00:18:10.838-04:002020-09-21T00:18:10.838-04:00Thank you for this. I teared up reading it. We mus...Thank you for this. I teared up reading it. We must fight for the world she envisioned. One where justice is never blind, and every human is treated with equal respect and compassion.Ellen Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491931917758692660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6476187948343790212020-09-20T23:17:51.214-04:002020-09-20T23:17:51.214-04:00My friend's daughter, Emily Misch, had the hon...My friend's daughter, Emily Misch, had the honor (and gift) to sing the role of RBG in the opera. They all met and found her warm and approachable, and a friendship grew. And yes, she was brilliant, and committed to making our country wiser, kinder, and equal...for all.Victoria Zackheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419588428131638146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81384407613174655182020-09-20T21:31:51.344-04:002020-09-20T21:31:51.344-04:00RHYS BOWEN: I’m still in a state of shock after l...RHYS BOWEN: I’m still in a state of shock after learning of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I’ve been crying when I’m normally quite stoic. But I suppose this is fear and despair mixed with grief<br /><br />Your words capture my state of mind exactly. I cried in the evening when I heard the news (my daughter and I cried together on the phone, 160 miles apart), and in the morning I had a major meltdown in the presence of my astonished husband (what HAPPENED to his stoic partner of 44 years?!?) as I described the vision of an apocalyptic fututr that had grown in my mind during a restless night.<br /><br />I’m better now, thank heavens, and being held up nb6 the thought that individual actions matter and as RBG told us, we have a responsibility to make a positive difference in our own community. (She said it more eloquently, of course.) we are all stronger for having had her to look up to. MOTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303844193764773409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9121927801339944562020-09-20T14:23:53.797-04:002020-09-20T14:23:53.797-04:00Me, too, Diana. It says something about what a for...Me, too, Diana. It says something about what a force she was that the country is shocked - shocked! that an 87 year-old who had fought multiple bouts of cancer could possibly have died. That tiny little frame somehow seemed immortal.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75247718160608758692020-09-20T14:22:49.895-04:002020-09-20T14:22:49.895-04:00"I like to think of her shooting into the hea..."I like to think of her shooting into the heavens like a giant rocket, exploding into a million stars that fall to Earth igniting a flame in all of us for justice and decency and equality<br />RBG rest in power!"<br />What a magnificent, stunning image, Rhys! Thank you.<br />Thank you all.Libby Doddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91684674349613218152020-09-20T14:21:59.165-04:002020-09-20T14:21:59.165-04:00That's a wonderful piece of writing, Kathy. Th...That's a wonderful piece of writing, Kathy. Thank you for sharing.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42414707381154614962020-09-20T14:20:52.555-04:002020-09-20T14:20:52.555-04:00Peggy, that's lovely. Yes, the way to honor RB...Peggy, that's lovely. Yes, the way to honor RBG is to continue to fight for the equality, civil rights and justice for all she fought for her whole life.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8928867230315421862020-09-20T13:53:54.172-04:002020-09-20T13:53:54.172-04:00Ms. Keirsey's post is well said. Thank you fo...Ms. Keirsey's post is well said. Thank you for sharing.PeggyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703867314909967635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56221228062483642372020-09-20T13:49:00.099-04:002020-09-20T13:49:00.099-04:00What a nice tribute to an amazing woman. Being a ...What a nice tribute to an amazing woman. Being a female attorney myself, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a legal idol to me long before she took her seat on the Supreme Court. She was a trailblazer, a pioneer, an incredible jurist and a champion of justice that will be missed. Women today owe their ability to do simple things like have a credit card in their own name to renting an apartment on their own to Ruth Bader Ginsdurg. This is what she fought for as an attorney and as an advocate of equal justice and women's rights. She was setting precedents before the Supreme Court long before she was deciding cases and authoring opinions. The news of her passing was surprising and heartbreaking to me. I honored her memory last night at a socially distant vigil held at our local court. I will use my voice to ask republican Senators to honor the precedent they set in 2016. I will continue to honor her memory and work by using my legal experience to volunteer for those causes that will continue to fight for women's rights, equal justice, LGBTQ rights, and Healthcare. In the words of Elizabeth Warren on the steps of the Supreme Court last night - in Ruth Bader Ginsburg's memory I Will Fight.PeggyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703867314909967635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42455858560056245282020-09-20T13:37:43.169-04:002020-09-20T13:37:43.169-04:00My dear Reds and fellow commenters, you all have d...My dear Reds and fellow commenters, you all have done such a lovely and thorough job of honoring this extraordinary woman. And, every time I write amazing woman or extraordinary woman or brilliant woman, I have to speak to her life work or equality. She was indeed all those things, but not just "for a woman." She was an extraordinary person, beyond the label of which sex she was. Jenn mentioned what Sandra Day O'Connor said, and I've been thinking about that, too. We actually owe thanks to the large law firms that turned down the talents of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as she probably would have been an outstanding member of such a law firm, but we women would have lost a champion.<br /><br />In my grief and through my tears, I know that she hung on longer than what should have been possible, and I'm happy for her that her suffering is over. Selfishly, I wanted her to be immortal, or at least live a few months more, and I know how much she must have wanted to stay here for us, to give us her all, beyond her all. While upset for what her death means politically, I can't be upset that she is at last at peace and with her beloved Marty. <br /><br />And, here is something I came across on FB and shared on my FB page. I don't know the woman who wrote it, but I did check her page, and she seems dedicated to equal rights for all. So, I'll share this short piece here, too, a piece that lifts us up a bit.<br /><br />Lindsey Keirsey<br /> ·<br />If she had lived 100 years it would have been too few. <br />In a world where women are expected to comply, she said "I dissent."<br />In a world where love has been kept in a box with rules, she said "I dissent."<br />In a world where borders are drawn tighter and walls are built higher, she said "I dissent."<br />In a world where fiction is told as truth and facts are twisted into lies, she said "I dissent." <br />And so, on a night when it feels like the pendulum has swung off its fulcrum, like there is no place to make a U-turn, like the darkness is winning, I will say - loudly so as to convince myself - I dissent. <br />For decades she stared unafraid into the faces of misogyny, homophobia, xenophobia, and bigotry, daring them to blink. She wrote reams and spoke volumes and did push-ups while her detractors... I don't know, ate cheeseburgers or whatever. <br />So because she did, I can. Because she did, I will. <br />Tonight feels like the end of something, but it doesn't have to be. This is a moment that, instead of being the death of hope, can be the birth of a renewed zeal. Giving up feels very easy, even warranted, but it also feels disrespectful to her memory. We can take this moment and turn it into a movement. We can, like the Notorious RBG, dissent. We can, like her, dissent until the very breath leaves our bodies.<br />Thank you, Honorable Justice Ginsburg. You fought harder and longer than you should have had to, for us, and we are so grateful. Rest well; you earned it.<br />Oyez, oyez, oyez.<br />Tonight, we cry. But tomorrow, we rise. <br />#NotoriousRBG #toomuch2020 #idissentKathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28963947747314558812020-09-20T13:14:20.686-04:002020-09-20T13:14:20.686-04:00 Beautiful. Perfect thank you Beautiful. Perfect thank youAuthorrhysbowen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844065473614874365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27566811814445181752020-09-20T12:58:56.814-04:002020-09-20T12:58:56.814-04:00This is a wonderful tribute to RBG. I remember wh...This is a wonderful tribute to RBG. I remember when she was appointed to the Supreme Court. And when we were at the Left Coast Crime conference in Vancouver, I remember that we were in our hotel room when we watched ON THE BASIS OF SEX. I thought that Ruth and Marty were a wonderful team. I am still in shock.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67111660353161370602020-09-20T12:49:59.339-04:002020-09-20T12:49:59.339-04:00My husband and I went to the theatre to see the do...My husband and I went to the theatre to see the documentary on RBG (those were the days when we weren’t afraid to leave the house) and during the part about their marriage, my husband turns to me and says, wow, she was lucky to have a husband who supported her career. I just gave him a long look and pretended to be deaf. Thank you, Ruth, for the marriage advice. I hope that one day all husbands can be like Marty Ginsberg and all wives can be a RBG.Teri Soareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857726595089810271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7544770451850523222020-09-20T12:47:47.224-04:002020-09-20T12:47:47.224-04:00She can be Lottie Ruth!She can be Lottie Ruth!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-92024939220860801642020-09-20T12:46:52.997-04:002020-09-20T12:46:52.997-04:00Oh, this is so perfect. Rhys, you are so right abo...Oh, this is so perfect. Rhys, you are so right about the starlight. Yes.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43773656144902246062020-09-20T12:14:49.085-04:002020-09-20T12:14:49.085-04:00Lovely Kaye, thank you for saying it so well.Lovely Kaye, thank you for saying it so well.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18142726524563986532020-09-20T12:00:04.348-04:002020-09-20T12:00:04.348-04:00Thank you, Kaye, for the poem. I'll be rereadi...Thank you, Kaye, for the poem. I'll be rereading it for a good while. Lots of reading and reflecting today, on Ruth's life and on how to honor her legacy going forward...Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44516539430608797882020-09-20T11:49:30.612-04:002020-09-20T11:49:30.612-04:00I love that, Kaye. Thank you so much for sharing i...I love that, Kaye. Thank you so much for sharing it. Love. Love. Love.<br /><br />Here are some favorite RBG quotes that I read on Axios (thanks for the rec, Hallie) this morning:<br /><br />Keeper quotes by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from AP's Jessica Gresko:<br /><br />Ginsburg often dispensed a piece of wisdom her mother-in-law gave her on her wedding day. The secret to a happy marriage: "Sometimes it helps to be a little deaf." Ginsburg said it was excellent advice in dealing with her colleagues on the court.<br /><br />Ginsburg's son, James, was what she called a "lively child," and she would often get calls from his New York City school. Ginsburg finally told the school: "This child has two parents. Please alternate calls."<br /><br />This is my favorite ... Ginsburg liked to quote Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: "Sandra said, 'Where would the two of us be if there had been no discrimination? Well, today we'd be retired partners from a large law firm.'"Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56927454448223333442020-09-20T11:48:52.969-04:002020-09-20T11:48:52.969-04:00Ms Ruth was one of a kind. Rest in peace.Ms Ruth was one of a kind. Rest in peace.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18075582567198193072020-09-20T11:42:34.712-04:002020-09-20T11:42:34.712-04:00As so often happens when I'm sad, I turn to po...As so often happens when I'm sad, I turn to poetry - - - and, as alwasy, Leslé Honoré says what's in my heart.<br /><br />Rest now You Giant <br /><br />You Warrior <br /><br />You Brilliant Brave Soul <br /><br />You who gave Us Courage <br /><br />And Hope <br /><br />Rest now <br /><br />More than a Trail Blazer<br /><br />You didn’t make history <br /><br />You changed it <br /><br />Reshaped it <br /><br />Course corrected <br /><br />You who gave Us all of You <br /><br />Fought for Us with all of You <br /><br />With every moment God gave You <br /><br />With every Breath <br /><br />Rest now <br /><br />It’s Our turn <br /><br />To take up Your mantle <br /><br />To not lose sight <br /><br />To push on <br /><br />You taught Us how to fight <br /><br />You made Us more than soldiers <br /><br />You leave an Army in your wake <br /><br />You taught Us what legacy is <br /><br />To give more than we take <br /><br />Rest now <br /><br />You Champion<br /><br />You Queen <br /><br />You Glorious <br /><br />Forever #RBG <br /><br />Forever Our Hero <br /><br />Notorious <br /><br /> - - - Leslé Honoré<br /><br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14622441569522886702020-09-20T11:17:39.867-04:002020-09-20T11:17:39.867-04:00With the Senate and president we currently have, I...With the Senate and president we currently have, I fear no respect will be paid to words uttered years ago nor to RBG's last wish. She was a towering force in our lives--a warrior for us all--I hope she has inspired generations of women and men to take up her torch and bear it proudly.Flora Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289148096894506235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32556455022276205892020-09-20T10:54:16.699-04:002020-09-20T10:54:16.699-04:00My first thought was, Ruth, not now, come back. He...My first thought was, Ruth, not now, come back. Her death is a huge loss to justice and to the Court. I like Coralee's suggestion. Let's honor her by not rushing to a replacement. As Gigi said, if it's still Trump's choice, then it has only be delayed by a few months. If it's Biden's... My biggest fear is an election that will have to be decided in the Court and I fear that will be Trump's rallying cry to appoint early.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54776543372213765352020-09-20T09:12:01.370-04:002020-09-20T09:12:01.370-04:00I was delighted to learn so much more about RBG in...I was delighted to learn so much more about RBG in recent years, with the movies and books. I even ordered her exercise book and started doing planks. Learning of her death brought so many tears. I was on the couch with a kitten on my lap, so I dove into my phone and saw I was far from alone. <br /><br />I echo what all of you say about this giant, this shooting star, this beacon. Ginsburg was our fierce light and it's up to all of us to carry on her work and her example.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.com