Posted on 09/07/2018 10:11:31 AM PDT by Kaslin
Democratic senators put on quite a show Thursday at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. Desperate for a "gotcha" moment that would disqualify the Trump nominee, the senators asked pointed questions and gave lectures about transparency. But, they embarrassed themselves in the process.
Sen. Cory Booker (NJ) got the loudest laugh.
Booker's theatrics came at the very beginning of the hearing. He interrupted Chairman Chuck Grassley's opening remarks to announce that he had broken Senate rules and released "committee confidential" documents about Kavanaugh's opinions on racial profiling. He even referred to himself as "Spartacus," as if he was some kind of martyr.
Well, two things. First, it turns out that those "confidential" documents he was talking about had already been cleared for release. Bill Burck, the former Bush administration lawyer overseeing the production of Kavanaugh's documents, said so in an email, adding he was surprised by Booker's histrionics.
"Yes, we cleared the documents last night shortly after Senator Booker's staff asked us to," Burck said. "I was surprised to learn about Senator Booker's histrionics this morning because we had already told him he could use the documents publicly."
So, his "sacrificial" heroics were all for show. Second, the document in question showed Kavanaugh was against racial profiling. So, just like that, both of his narratives were debunked.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reacted to Booker's display Friday morning on Fox News by giving his colleague some friendly advice.
"If you're gonna use a document to disqualify a nominee, read it," Graham suggested. "If you read the damn thing," he added, you'll see that Kavanaugh "was against racial profiling.
Other Republican senators poked some fun at Booker Friday morning.
On this day in 71B.C. the Thracian gladiator Spartacus was put to death by Marcus Licinius Crassus for disclosing confidential scrolls. When informed days later that in fact the Roman Senate had already publicly released the scrolls, Crassus replied “Oh, ok, my bad”.— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 7, 2018
“You know... I knew Spartacus.” pic.twitter.com/94eGPCkOp1— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) September 6, 2018
Agreed. Hatch’s response in particular is hilarious, partially because he also pokes a little fun at his own age.
Lindsey Graham also told the rats on the first day of the hearings if they wanted to choose the supreme court justice they would have to win the election.
If the real Spartacus were alive, he'd have cut his way in and beheaded the Demagogic Party demagogue. Thanks Kaslin.
This joker aspires to be the next POTUS. Somebody tell him that civil disobedience - breaking the law - is precisely what we do not want in a POTUS.There is no need to photoshop his picture, he looked wild enough, just being himself.
They don’t actually read something unless they have voted in it. That’s how they find out what’s in it.
Booker’s gotcha moment, well, he gotcha’d himself - hilarious.
“Bill Clinton yammered on and on at the 1988 Democrat Convention. The delegates left or were going to sleep.”
To Clinton’s credit, the first words out of his mouth as he walked on stage to accept the 1992 nomination were something like this “I’m here to finish that speech from four years ago...”
I laughed out loud.
And Spartacus and all his buddies were subsequently crucified all along the Apian Way!
SnarkyMcSnarticus.
Wow. Sen. Graham must have gotten his testicles back as part of the settlement of McCain's estate.
Is his real name Corry Booger?
Booker is a dumbass.
Fine, Be Spartacus and get your guts spilled all over Trump Road.
Just another single digit IQ demonrat. Slobbering drooling buffoon.
Sputtercus>
Spartyfuss?
Laura Ingram called him “Spooficus” on her FOX News Channel spot.
Booker is pretty much Yertle the Turtle. Make a horrid president. Trump is pleading that he be the presidential for the Dems in 2020. Booker would be shredded and freeze dried in 5 minutes.
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