In this episode of his "Thinking Out Loud" series, Double D discusses the failure of Democrats to act on abortion rights for decades, while examining their collaboration with forced-birther Democrats and Republicans.
Double D opens the video by relaying tweets outlining how long its been since Democrats had the power to codify Roe as well as other abortion rights legislation. He shows a tweet from Joe Biden during his 2020 Presidential bid where he promised to codify Roe V. Wade, contrasting it with his quote from 2006, where he refers to abortion as being a tragedy, not a choice, or a right.
Diving in, Double D shows how democrats have colluded with anti-choice democrats, as well as forced-birther Republicans. Starting first with Joe Biden's $200,000 paid to speech for Fred Upton, a Republican lawmaker in Michigan with a history of pushing for anti-choice legislation. Double D uses this example to examine the system of "I scratch your back, you scratch mine", which politicians across the aisle engage in, as well as the outright system of graft masquerading as "paid speeches" which know no partisan boundaries.
Moving on, Double D reads two articles from The Texas Tribune, which shows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, stumping for Congressman Henry Cuellar, a centrist, anti-choice democrat from Laredo, Texas. With Pelosi making comments such as "I support my incumbents, from right, to left." Double D shows how Cuellar had been primaried in 2020 by progressive pro-choice candidate Jessica Cisneros, whom he narrowly defeated. Double D goes on to explain that the democratic establishment will do everything in their power, including supporting anti-choice democrats or even forced-birther Republicans in their attempts to stifle progressive dissent within the Party. He shows also how Democrats have been bankrolling ads for far-right Trump republicans throughout the country.
Double D examines a Washington Post article from 2017, where Pelosi insists that "democrats should not have to toe the line on abortion", then showing her recent mass email condemning the SCOTUS overturning Roe, while asking for donations to ensure Democrats can continue fighting for abortion rights.
Next, Double D examines Joe Biden's failure to run a proper hearing against Clarence Thomas' nomination to the SCOTUS, highlighting his failure to bring to the stand several witnesses which would have corroborated Anita Hill's allegations of sexual assault by Thomas. Double D describes this as an example of political theater, of which the Democrats are masters; where they put on a grand show of "putting up a fight" when in reality they are acting behind the scenes to ensure nothing material comes from the political drama.
Double D then takes a look at Hillary Clinton's choice for a 2016 running mate, Tim Kaine, a known anti-choice Senator who had advocated for the Hyde-Amendment, an act which bars federal funds being used to finance abortions. Double D shows how this is a case of political pandering which allows politicians to preserve  the status quo while catering to different electorate. By supporting the "core ruling" of Roe, but supporting the Hyde Amendment which denies abortion access to the most economically disparate women, Kaine has de-facto forced women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term.