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Katie Porter says that she will not kowtow to Mnuchin on Tuesday and will ask hard questions (Original Post) Miles Archer May 2019 OP
That woman is kicking ass and taking names! GemDigger May 2019 #1
They should have the sergeant at arms arrest him when he gets there. vsrazdem May 2019 #2
Exactly Horizens May 2019 #3
No Doubt Horizens May 2019 #4
100% agree. OnDoutside May 2019 #5
💯 percent agree. Polly Hennessey May 2019 #6
Yes, she's comes across as so clever, but down to earth. OnDoutside May 2019 #7
i agree but would amend to: one of the real stars. bc i see several Kurt V. May 2019 #9
They already fear her. I love her. blm May 2019 #8
Love her guts! Irishxs May 2019 #10
My admiration for her is immense. TNNurse May 2019 #11
I've never seen Alex Twit Control-Z May 2019 #12
My eyes were opened when she handed the CFPB director a calculator after being questioned yonder May 2019 #13
Underestimate this woman at your peril sop May 2019 #14
hard questions ZERTErYNOthe May 2019 #15
Both inside and out, Mnuchin is one very UGLY man... maddiemom May 2019 #16
She marrried his money. SergeStorms May 2019 #17
I was raised to never judge or make fun of anyone's physical appearance. maddiemom May 2019 #18
 

Horizens

(637 posts)
3. Exactly
Sun May 19, 2019, 05:25 PM
May 2019

Arrest him, cuff him and march him off. It's what he deserves and sends a message to others.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
12. I've never seen Alex Twit
Sun May 19, 2019, 07:40 PM
May 2019

not argue against the Democrat she is interviewing. I believe she knew Katie Porter would not stand for it. I'm almost disappointed she didn't try, though. It would have been great to see her taken down.

yonder

(9,662 posts)
13. My eyes were opened when she handed the CFPB director a calculator after being questioned
Sun May 19, 2019, 07:44 PM
May 2019

and unable to explain basic lending rule concepts. Expert preparation if you ask me. The Tuesday grilling of Mnuchin should be worth watching even though it's unfortunate that it is even necessary.

sop

(10,136 posts)
14. Underestimate this woman at your peril
Sun May 19, 2019, 07:53 PM
May 2019

Katie Porter is a Yale undergrad and Harvard Law graduate, extremely smart, always well prepared and she cuts right to heart of every issue, framing working class concerns so voters can understand the inequities of our current economic system.

She devastated multimillionaire JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon during a recent hearing with a simple question: How are your workers supposed to make ends meet on their meager salaries? Dimon sat mute, shocked to be asked such a question.

ZERTErYNOthe

(199 posts)
15. hard questions
Sun May 19, 2019, 08:41 PM
May 2019

While I like 'Hard Questions', is there anything backing it up? Sure, we proved we are intellectually superior, and asked hard questions. I have also written stern emails to my representatives and senator, as well as representatives in other districts that don't give a f*** because I can't vote for them. It hasn't made a difference. Help me out, what can make a difference?

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
16. Both inside and out, Mnuchin is one very UGLY man...
Mon May 20, 2019, 05:22 PM
May 2019

despite "landing" his C-list actress wife. Is it just his money that gives him his self- perceived superiority? I can't recall an instance before that anyone in his situation was so arrogant to a member of Congress.

SergeStorms

(19,190 posts)
17. She marrried his money.
Mon May 20, 2019, 10:29 PM
May 2019

I sincerely doubt there was a physical attraction. She thought he could Produce some movies she could elbow her way onto. The CSA and the Director have more to say about that than some 3rd rate actor with very limited skills.

Whenever I see his stupid face I want to punch it through the nearest wall.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
18. I was raised to never judge or make fun of anyone's physical appearance.
Tue May 21, 2019, 01:03 AM
May 2019

I was also raised as a liberal Democrat when there used to be some respectable Republicans. I'm now a senior citizen with little tolerance toward asshole politicians, most of whom are Republicans... therefore, McConnell is fair game as "Turtleman, and Mnuchin's unfortunate looks would be sad if he were a poor man. He's obviously not a genius, either. I.Q. is not the issue---E. Q. (emotional quotient) is what he lacks. Trump, sadly, knows how to draw in the very people he really disdains.

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