As Twitchy has reported, there were at least two Ruth Bader Ginsburg movies made in 2018: the documentary “RBG” and the biopic “On the Basis of Sex.” The Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, and “RBG” got the nod for Best Documentary.
Not surprisingly, the film was made by CNN (no bias there), so of course the network was anxious to play up the honor.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg reacts to Academy Award nomination for "RBG" #OscarNoms https://t.co/SfWStm0YFM pic.twitter.com/eQqnS1AFap
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 22, 2019
Ginsburg has been absent from the bench following surgery in December, and Fox News even aired a graphic declaring her dead.
So, let’s hear it: how did the Notorious RBG react to the news? The filmmakers gave her a call to fill her in:
“We reached her on the phone at her home in Washington this morning. She congratulated us and said the nomination was ’eminently well-deserved.’ She sounded strong and cheerful and said she is writing opinions and continuing to stay on top of work,” they relayed.
Wow, what a scoop … especially if Fox News was right and she really is dead.
CNN using ouija boards an shit
— Hatcher (@WillHatcher_00) January 22, 2019
She blinked her eyes?
— Alec Brawledwin (@PompousJackass) January 22, 2019
pics or it didn't happen
— victor Frankenstien (@murdermittenink) January 22, 2019
Then prove she's still alive.
— JeepFu (@JeepFu) January 22, 2019
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Yeah… don’t buy it. Show yourself Ruth!!
— Sally Gonzalez (@Sally18444) January 22, 2019
Oh, so nobody's seen her?
— Jim (@Zamasu_Kira) January 22, 2019
A photo of her isn't going to do it FNN…we want proof of life!
— thatcrazytoaster (@1crazy_toaster) January 22, 2019
Both Julie and Betsy haven’t tweeted about actually talking to her.
— Sally Gonzalez (@Sally18444) January 22, 2019
Just kidding … we hope she recovers fully from surgery and then decides immediately to retire.
Obama was in office for 8 years and she refused to retire and protect her legacy
— Rolf Wahrheit (@rolf_wahrheit) January 22, 2019
Still holding that against her, huh?
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Not a cult: Who wants to shave off a day of their life and give it to Ruth Bader Ginsburg? https://t.co/ABmwUGOe3c
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 8, 2019
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