Many speculated that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a.k.a the coolest woman in the world, had dozed off during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in January. No one could really blame her for doing so. I think it even made her more endearing, in fact.
But why would the United States Supreme Court Justice do a thing like that and in such a major venue too? Blame it on the alcohol.
Ginsburg said she "wasn't 100 percent sober" when she took a little snooze during President Obama's speech. Ginsburg admitted her tipsiness during a talk at George Washington University Thursday night, as reported by The Blaze.
"The audience for the most part is awake, because they're bobbing up and down, and we sit there, stone-faced, sober judges. But we're not, at least I wasn't, 100 percent sober," Ginsburg told the crowd, according to The Blaze.
But it's not like Ginsburg intentionally pre-gamed the State of the Union address or anything like that. It was more like just the lingering effect of dinner.
"Because before we went to the State of the Union, Justice Kennedy brought in ... it was an Opus something or other, very fine California wine, and I vowed this year, just sparkling water, stay away from the wine, but in the end, the dinner was so delicious, it needed wine," Ginsburg said, according to The Blaze. "So I got a call when I came home from one of my granddaughters and she said, 'Bubbe, you were sleeping at the State of the Union!'"
OK, so that would be pretty embarrassing for any of us commoners. However, Ginsburg seemed to just laugh off the gaffe and owned it in this short clip of the talk that aired on CNN.
Apparently, Ginsburg is actually a repeat offender in this area. She also said during the talk that former Supreme Court Justice David Souter used to keep her awake during speeches like this. However, Justices Kennedy and Breyer flanked her during this year's State of the Union, and clearly, they totally dropped the ball on this one. Way to be team players, guys.
Obviously, we all want to party with Ginsburg now. This is, of course, in addition to the 81-year-old's status as Notorious R.B.G., her popularity among Millennials and the fact that she could probably kick your ass. Never change, R.B.G.. Never change.
