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GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing to 'hide your head in a bag' (www.nbcnews.com)

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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, and he told her she should hide her "head in a bag."

The activist, Maya Berry, said repeatedly that she did not support Hamas and was "disappointed" by the minuteslong exchange toward the end of a hearing called "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America."

"You are the executive director of the Arab American Institute, are you not?" Kennedy said at the beginning of the exchange. She said she was and agreed with Kennedy that she is a Democratic activist.

"You support Hamas, do you not?" Kennedy asked, referring to the militant group behind the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel. The question prompted gasps and surprised laughs from the audience.

"Senator, oddly enough, I'm going to say thank you for that question, because it demonstrates the purpose of our hearing today in a very effective way," Berry responded. Kennedy then cut her off and insisted he needed a yes-or-no answer.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 14 hours ago

"You know what's disappointing to me? You can't bring yourself to say don't support UNWRA, you don't support Hamas, you don't support Hezbollah and you don't support Iran. You should hide your head in a bag," he concluded, to gasps and yells from the audience.

What an asshole.

Asked by Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., whether she had anything she wanted to say after the Kennedy exchange, Berry said, "It's regrettable that I, as I sit here, have experienced the very issue that we're attempting to deal with today.

You go, lady. You're a badass.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 17 hours ago

Reminder that it's not just the presidency that needs an upper age limit.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

We don't need an upper age limit. We need term limits.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

Personally, money first. Term limits are fine, but not the biggest problem.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

We also need to subtract 18 years from the average life expectancy of USA citizens and disenfranchise the elderly. They should have no say on long-term issues that they won't live to regret.

Also, I guarantee we'll see proper funding for health care when they want to keep expressing their preferences a little longer.

[-] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is one of the dumbest motherfuckers that I have ever had the displeasure of hearing speak. Every single time I've seen this moron speak, I've walked away stupider.

It is absolutely shocking to me that this man graduated high school, let alone college or fucking law school.

Mind boggling.

Just seeing his photograph in the thumbnail, I can hear his stupid fucking voice...

[-] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

I heard he was a democrat in the past and looked up some of his ads/debates during the 2004 election. He criticized tax breaks for the rich and advocated for affordable education and equal opportunity for minorities. Jesus it's like he got replaced by a lizard person.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?183616-1/louisiana-senate-campaign-ads

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

Turns out law school isn't that hard, it's just really, really annoying and expensive.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

As a dear friend of mine likes to say "Someone had to graduate at the bottom of the class."

[-] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

He probably graduated law school over 50 years ago. Any knowledge he learned from the 70s/80s is irrelevant

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[-] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

Gotta love how he completely ignores her answers and asks follow up questions that imply she said the opposite of what she actually said. And how he repeatedly criticizes her for unequivocally stating her position in complete sentences instead of just saying yes or no, which would be less clear and easier to take out of context.

[-] [email protected] 118 points 2 days ago

Grandpa Munster keeps getting worse.

Fun fact… he’s one of the first Republicunt traitors who traveled to Moscow on the 4th of July to kiss Putin’s ring.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Looking at his Wikipedia page, it looks like at one time this guy wasn't a complete asshat like he is today.

Age gets us all, but I hope I don't become an asshole before I kick off.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

People are just letting the evil out now instead of hiding it like before.

[-] [email protected] 62 points 2 days ago

Well, this guy sounds like a real asshole

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[-] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago

"Is it true, Senator Kennedy, that you are in fact an idiot? A moron? A rube? A stooge?"

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

It's true, this man has no penis.

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