Big Oil exec tries to mansplain to Katie Porter....it doesn't go well for him.

[Nevilledog]

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Rep. Katie Porter
@RepKatiePorter
A Big Oil exec told me I had a "misconception" about a special tax break polluters get that other businesses don't.

So, after explaining the deduction to him, I offered to write it out of the tax code if that what he wants. Just let me know!

[lagomorph777]

1. Never argue with Katy Porter.

She will humiliate you and destroy you.

[sandensea]

6. But with that almost grandmotherly sweetness

Which, of course, makes it that much more devastating.

[blm]

10. ✔️

[gratuitous]

7. Or, if you do . . .

Come with your best facts, and leave the "we don't get special treatment" nostrums at home. Rep. Porter used to be a professor. She knows this stuff cold. And her closing remark that if the oil and gas industries are serious about not wanting to get special treatment, she will surely deliver that for them. You could see the executive's mind working about how to go to industry gatherings and face everyone after he'd screwed their sweet deal on deductibility.

[Trueblue1968]

13. i LOVE CONGRESSWOMAN katie porter !!!!!!! pUT HER ON THE SUPREME COURT. Lol

[momta]

28. YES!

Katie Porter for SCOTUS!

[Gore1FL]

46. I'd like to see her replace Feinstein; I suspect she is in her last term. nt

[Magoo48]

56. I love my Rep.

[sheshe2]

2. Do NOT mess with Katie.

[rurallib]

3. Warning - This congress member does the work and comes prepared.

[PunksMom]

55. Yes she does!

She’s such a vital asset in Congress.

[SoonerPride]

4. What kind of dumbass thinks they can outwit Ms. Porter on policy? or Anything for that matter?

Oh, right.

A white man. That's who thinks he knows more than little Missy.

They are all so stupid.

[sandensea]

12. Swamp creatures can be so entertaining sometimes

That mix of tone-deaf conceit and haplessness makes for great comedy - like something out of a Sasha Baron Cohen movie

[tikka]

30. Evidently one that didn't do his homework about how formidable Rep Porter is.

[blm]

37. Heh

[DeSmet]

5. Knowledge is power

and Katie has both.

[lame54]

8. When will they learn?

[crickets]

15. I am in no hurry for that day,

because watching Katie Porter school them one by one is so utterly satisfying.

[ZonkerHarris]

9. oops PR talking points wont fly here

[Jilly_in_VA]

11. They just never learn, do they?

They try to mansplain, or get into a battle of wits......and she's got 'em every time! Either she 'splains it to 'em real good, or she (figuratively) hits 'em upside the head with that pesky whiteboard.

[2naSalit]

14. GONG!!!

[SKKY]

16. Why do people bring a knife to a gun fight with Katie Porter...

...going at her is like heckling a comedian during a show. It never works out in their favor.

[BComplex]

17. She's probably my very favorite congrescritter EVER. I want her in the Senate.

[Ferrets are Cool]

18. BOOM!!!

[NHvet]

19. She learned well

from her mentor and teacher Sen Warren.

[spooky3]

20. I hope Lawrence has a clip of this on his show tonight. Nt

[Raven123]

21. Another masterclass. Let's hope Porter follows through and writes that deduction out

[colorado_ufo]

22. Take THAT and THAT!

THAT'll teach him! The arrogant jerk kept interrupting her - I don't know how she keeps her cool. She is tremendous!

[superpatriotman]

23. I would like to work for her

Just carrying around her bag full of trophy balls she has neutered from these waterheads.

[blm]

38. Hahahahahahah

[iluvtennis]

24. Love me some Katie Porter. nt

[TygrBright]

25. Someone needs to put Katie's best moments on a loop...

I would totally pay money for that, and watch it, again and again.

Would be a super fundraiser.

They could probably do a whole series!

Katie Smacks Down (industry sector) Execs
Katie Smacks Down [Redacted] Admin Flacks
Katie Smacks Down Assorted Wackjobs

I would get SUCH pleasure from watching those on loop...

dreamily,
Bright

[pamdb]

26. katie

You don't want to mess with Katie Porter.

[monkeyman1]

27. can't wait till get's another shot at " dejoy again "

[SheltieLover]

29. Oh shit! Did she pull out whiteboard?

[Brother Buzz]

31. The nimrod thought he could get away with it because she wasn't armed with the dreaded whiteboard

[SheltieLover]

47. Foolish qpuke

[3catwoman3]

32. I don't think I would try to 'splain...

...anything to Representative Porter. She is ALWAYS well informed.

[ShazzieB]

33. Pls don't patronize me!"

You said it, sister!

GD arrogant men who think they can get away with blowing smoke up a woman's ass because "that little lady couldn't possibly know enough to catch me lying" all need to realize this is the twentyfuckingfirst century and that kind of condescending crap does NOT fly any more!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

34. I admire Rep. Porter's restraint in correcting the pompous brat's "misconception".

[KT2000]

35. She needs to be featured

every day on all news. She is so smart and is not bamboozled by their tricky talk! Love her!!

[Joinfortmill]

36. Katie Rocks.

[maxsolomon]

39. Feels good, but she won't be writing it out of the Tax Code anytime soon.

and the Oil Exec knows it. That's one of the reasons he chose to fling shit instead of defending the utility of that tax break.

How do he and I know that it won't go away? THE SENATE STILL EXISTS.

[Elessar Zappa]

57. Tax code can and has been rewritten.

It might take a few more Dem Senators to make it happen but elected Democrats are aware of how unfair the tax structure is.

[maxsolomon]

67. So, not for 2 years, minimum, then.

My point stands.

[TomSlick]

40. If I was that Oil Exec,

I would be really pissed at my staff for not warning me not to tap dance with Rep. Porter. If a staffer had warned me that it was a really bad idea to try to BS Rep. Porter and I tried anyway, well then, that's on me.

[Beaverhausen]

41. "reclaiming my time"

I want that on a t-shirt or coffee mug.


That, and "I'm Speaking."

[UserNotFound]

42. She's a pistol.

We desperately need about 200 more Katie Porters in Congress!!!

[smirkymonkey]

43. That was a beautiful thing to see.

[sarchasm]

44. whoooooah Snap!

...that woman.

[Talitha]

45. That was epic!!!

[SunSeeker]

48. Had this jackhole never heard of Katie Porter?

That is some major mansplain fail. LOL

[Progressive Jones]

49. We need 50 more Katie Porters. nt

[lastlib]

65. No,

We need 434 more of her!!

[gixxerlee]

50. Ouch

His future grandkids felt that!

[Blue Owl]

51. Bwah!

[Warpy]

52. I love it when corporate bullshit fails so completely

Obviously, this guy was hired for his ability to spew bafflegab like it was engraved on stone and passed down through the ages.

Rep. Porter does a great job of puncturing the giant gasbag.

Cue Republicans complaining that she was unladylike and doing a "gotcha" questions.

Well, guys, if you don't like "gotchas," you might consider telling the truth now and then.

[Neema]

53. A battle of wits and he came half prepared.

Oh to have the unearned confidence of a mediocre white man.

[Klondike Kat]

54. Rep. Porter is one of the reasons that Republicans

Clamor for term limits. They would love to remove good, competent members of Congress and replace them with incompetents.

[area51]

58. Love Katie Porter.

[colsohlibgal]

59. She Is Special

Smart and incisive, she is a treasure. She cuts through the BS and shading to expose the truth. Ask Jamie Dimon.

[jaxexpat]

60. Looking forward to a time in the near future when Katie can take these lying bastards......

down in person, in the hot seat at their witness desks, in front of congress, their friends and their enemies. So much of the drama of righteous victory is lost in the zoom era. The time delay misrepresents the action, confusing the emotions that make the moments.

[oldsoftie]

61. When will people learn that a question is rarely asked that the answer isnt already known?

[BlueJac]

62. Smackdown, awesome!

[Martin68]

63. Oh, snap!

[BobTheSubgenius]

64. You would have to be a complete idiot, or one of the smartest people alive to take on Katie Porter.

Apart from all the intelligence, knowledge and willingness to bring it all to bear on hapless idiots that deserve it, she has a sharp lawyer's mind. Never have I known her to ask a question to which she didn't already know the answer. She has, quite literally, written the book on a lot of the legislation and policy she tackles.

I am SO impressed with her...and learned to love her to pieces when I saw her on Real Time. All of the above, and a wicked sense of humour that is also very funny.

[GETPLANING]

66. I LOVE her

[SpankMe]

68. I've seen this before

She studies the issues in detail before going up against these witnesses. Much of the time she already knows this stuff long in advance owing to due diligence and intellectual curiosity.

Then, the witnesses come in thinking she has only a cursory knowledge. And they get shellacked.

[NotANeocon]

69. K K K Katy

K K K Katy
You're the only g g g girl that I adore

When the h h h hypocrites
Hog the m m m microphone

You always know just how to show them the exit door.

[theneworiginal]

70. Total Beatdown. Klingon-style annihilation. She can share my foxhole any day.

Watched it twice. The last sentence did just put me over the top. Basically,"if that's the way you want it..."