MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle’s weekly panel discussions on The eleventh Hour all the time produce some absurd content material, however Friday’s panel took the absurdity to a complete new degree because it was alleged that Republicans in search of to ban gender transitions for minors are taking the nation again to 1954 whereas making it extra doubtless younger individuals will commit suicide.

An exasperated Ruhle questioned why Republicans are so involved with these payments, “However these are additionally states which can be failing at infrastructure, training, maternal mortality charges. Don’t these states have— however what I don’t perceive do not these dates have greater points, greater issues to fret about?”

CNBC’s Steve Liesman concurred, “I used to be in Utah just lately, and there was an incredible juxtaposition there was the– Salt Lake is driving up, due to agriculture use, family use, industrial use, and possibly local weather change as effectively. And the primary invoice handed by the Utah legislature is one that banned transgender surgical procedure for minors.”

A bitterly sarcastic Liesman additionally took purpose at Tennessee, “And thank God, Tennessee simply banned a drag—drag exhibits in public! Thank god! I really feel higher now! I believe!”

Former clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Melissa Murray then took issues to eleven on the outrage scale, “However this can be a revanchist politics. It isn’t about modernity, it is not about attracting youthful voters, I imply, they want youthful voters simply as a matter of numbers, however that is very a lot a rear guard-looking occasion. Like, that is about rolling again the twentieth century. And making America nice once more circa 1954.”

When Liesman requested if 1954 was a euphemism for one thing else, Murray replied that “I’ll let you determine that.” 1954 was the yr the Supreme Court docket issued its Brown v. Board of Schooling determination so Murray mainly in contrast not transitioning youngsters to segregation.

Harvard polling director John Della Volpe managed to comply with up with much more excessive rhetoric:

I believe one of many biggest challenges we’ve on this nation is said to psychological well being. Particularly psychological than youthful individuals. Particular and the psychological well being within the youthful individuals who establish as LGBTQ. We noticed the CDC report. They’re 3 times as doubtless not to consider, to not discuss about, however to aim suicide. You’ve got 10 % of highschool college students, a 3rd I consider, of highschool college students who establish inside that neighborhood, making an attempt to kill themselves! Attempting to harm themselves! And for any particular person of affect, particularly a governor to make these, to make that extra tough slightly than much less tough— 

And the media wonders why the state of political discourse is so unhealthy.

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Here’s a transcript for the March 3 present:

MSNBC The eleventh Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

3/3/2023

11:41 PM ET

STEPHANIE RUHLE: However these are additionally states which can be failing at infrastructure, training, maternal mortality charges. Don’t these states have—

STEVE LIESMAN: So, you are saying it is the straw man. Perhaps that is it

RUHLE:– however what I don’t perceive do not these dates have greater points, greater issues to fret about?

STEVE LIESMAN: I used to be in Utah just lately, and there was an incredible juxtaposition there was the– Salt Lake is driving up, due to agriculture use, family use, industrial use, and possibly local weather change as effectively. And the primary invoice handed by the Utah legislature is one that banned transgender surgical procedure for minors and I’m like okay—

RUHLE: Don’t you’ve greater fish to fry.

LIESMAN: –maybe you really feel that approach, one of many first issues that they did. And if this lake dries up, it is gonna unfold arsenic everywhere. You suppose that will be an emergency. And I, sort of, get how individuals might oppose this if  that’s have been there at. I believe it’s between medical doctors and their, you understand, and the dad and mom, and the children, no matter. However in case you’re gonna, you understand, legislate it, however of all of the issues that you simply should do, and Tennessee simply did it. And thank God, Tennessee simply banned a drag—drag exhibits in public! 

PAULA POUNDSTONE: Yeah.

LIESMAN: Thank god! I really feel higher now! I believe! 

MELISSA MURRAY: However this can be a revanchist politics– However this can be a revanchist politics. It isn’t about modernity, it is not about attracting youthful voters, I imply, they want youthful voters simply as a matter of numbers, however that is very a lot a rear guard-looking occasion. Like, that is about rolling again the twentieth century. And making America nice once more circa 1954. And all of that is enjoying into that. 

LIESMAN: You are being euphemistic whenever you say that proper? Circa 1954 is a euphemism for one thing else? 

MURRAY: Nicely, I picked that exact date for a cause. I’ll let you determine that.

JOHN DELLA VOLPE: I believe one of many biggest challenges we’ve on this nation is said to psychological well being. Particularly psychological than youthful individuals. Particular and the psychological well being within the youthful individuals who establish as LGBTQ. We noticed the CDC report. They’re 3 times as doubtless not to consider, to not discuss about, however to aim suicide. You’ve got 10 % of highschool college students, a 3rd I consider, of highschool college students who establish inside that neighborhood, making an attempt to kill themselves! Attempting to harm themselves! And for any particular person of affect, particularly a governor to make these, to make that extra tough slightly than much less tough.