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Rhiannon12866

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Mon Oct 1, 2018, 12:25 AM Oct 2018

Senator says she was 'stunned' by Kavanaugh's answer to drinking question [View all]

WASHINGTON – Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she was “stunned” by Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s temperament before the Senate Judiciary Committee, including his personal inquisition about her drinking habits.

“I was really stunned by how he acted at that hearing,” Klobuchar (D-Minn.) told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “This is basically a job interview for the highest court of the land.”

Kavanaugh raged against Democratic senators Thursday and accused them of trying to derail his nomination with false sexual assault allegations as “revenge” for Hillary Clinton losing the White House in 2016.

A seething Kavanaugh repeatedly refused to answer Democrats’ questions and instead took to grilling the senators himself. In one memorable exchange, Klobuchar asked whether Kavanaugh ever got so drunk he couldn’t remember what happened the night before.

“You’re asking about a blackout,” the judge responded. “I don’t know, have you?”


Read more: https://nypost.com/2018/09/30/senator-says-she-was-stunned-by-kavanaughs-answer-to-drinking-question/

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of course she was stunned. The last thing any Senator LibDemAlways Oct 2018 #1
ahem Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #2
... When he's hoisting on his own petard. Cha Oct 2018 #23
I saw it again earlier and I was stunned myself all over again Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #4
Perhaps we can hope that this very exchange is the proverbial straw that broke ... all kinds of fierywoman Oct 2018 #7
He showed his contempt when he sneered that at her. Can you imagine in any ordinary job interview suffragette Oct 2018 #10
Why didn't Grassley jump in and admonish him? Ohioboy Oct 2018 #11
I think Dorian Gray Oct 2018 #15
Kavanaugh Talked Past The Democratic Senators In His Interview DallasNE Oct 2018 #3
That also explains Lindsey Graham Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #6
I don't believe it is Trump's show at all. Kavanaugh was selected by Heritage and Federalist Society Midnight Writer Oct 2018 #12
That's what I think too Raine Oct 2018 #13
Trump Is The Face Of The Show DallasNE Oct 2018 #17
Crybaby Kavy was so rude to Senator Klobachar. He should be ashamed. trueblue2007 Oct 2018 #5
The look on his face was supremely punchable. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #8
Her facial expression reminded me of the look... 3catwoman3 Oct 2018 #9
If all Democrats wanted was revenge, Gorsuch would have been a BIG target. WePurrsevere Oct 2018 #14
I don't know why the Dem senators aren't using this point. roamer65 Oct 2018 #19
I wish I knew. If they won't, then we need to every chance we get IMO. nt WePurrsevere Oct 2018 #20
The hearing should have ended there malaise Oct 2018 #16
I completely agree! Yikes! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #21
Well said malaise Oct 2018 #22
K&R Scurrilous Oct 2018 #18
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