Johnson, as Biden, gave himself a pat on the back: “I made a campaign promise to put a Black woman on the court, and I did it,” he said. “So that’s one campaign promise down and only 74 to go.”
Nwodim, as Jackson, explained that she was happy to do her part to ensure her confirmation: “Work twice as hard as a white man my entire life, and then spend a week listening to Ted Cruz call me a pedophile,” she said.
As he exited, Johnson gave her some words of encouragement. “Take a moment in this room,” he said. “Feel the weight of history. Sometimes I like to imagine talking to all the great Americans who came before me.”
Reflecting on this advice, Nwodim asked herself, “Who would I want to talk to?”
So saying, she was joined by Kate McKinnon, who returned to her recurring role as the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and offered Nwodim some guidance.
“Here’s my advice,” McKinnon said. “Always label your lunches. A lot of those other justices, they got sticky fingers.” Also, she said, “If you’re anything like me, white ladies are going to start wearing buttons of your face like an ‘I voted’ sticker. It’s freaky but they mean well.”
Next, Kenan Thompson entered as Justice Thurgood Marshall. Reflecting on his time at the forefront of the civil rights movement, Thompson said, “I was there when people of color in this country came together with one voice and said enough is enough. And then white folks said, we’ll think about it.”
Even so, Thompson told Nwodim not to give up on democracy. “I mean, I was the first Black Supreme Court justice,” he said. “You must be, what, the 10th? The 20th?
Nwodim replied, “No, just the third.”
“No further questions your honor,” Thompson hurriedly replied.
Punkie Johnson, who appeared as Harriet Tubman, grew suspicious when she learned from Nwodim that she’d be serving a lifetime appointment: “Don’t like that,” Johnson said. “Sounds like a trap.”
When Nwodim assured her it wasn’t, Johnson answered, “OK, but if it is, light two candles and meet me in the farmhouse at midnight.”
Chris Redd entered as Jackie Robinson to give Nwodim further encouragement.
“Let me tell you, being the first is kind of fun,” he said. “Yeah. It’s fun. Here’s my advice: Watch out for batteries. You will get so many batteries thrown at you.”
Nwodim corrected Redd, who mistakenly believed she’d be paid more money than a professional athlete. “I wish,” she said. “Baseball players today average about $4 million a year.”
“Oh, excuse me for a second,” said Redd, who then emitted a primal scream into his baseball glove. He caught his breath and added, “Thank you. I’ve been holding that in since 1947.”
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free speech, my arse.
