Carl Hiaasen: 'Hey, don't judge me! I just really, really like beer! Really!" [View all]

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(Rejected first and only draft of a statement by future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh seeking to clarify his position on beer.)

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee,

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to come back and follow up on certain remarks I made during my earlier testimony. In particular, I want to focus on my relationship with beer.

As I stated repeatedly the last time I sat before you, I liked beer when I was in college, and I like beer now. To be more specific — domestics, German imports and some of the local craft ales.

However, after reviewing the transcript of my previous comments — and also the reaction of several late-night talk-show hosts — I understand why some people might have gotten the impression that I like beer a little too much.

I’m here today to reassure the committee members — and the nation — that beer does not play an outsized role in my social or professional life. Nor was I under its frothy, soothing spell back when I was a student at Georgetown Prep and Yale.

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