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Tom Cotton Yells Random Questions at Garland, Leaves Senate Hearing in a Huff
SENATOR SOAPBOX
Corbin Bolies
Breaking News Intern
Published Oct. 27, 2021 1:40PM ET
Tasos Katopodis/Pool/AFP via Getty
As nothing seemed to stick, Cotton went for his ultimate power move, yelling: This testimony, your directiveyour performance is shameful. Thank God youre not on the Supreme Court. You should resign in disgrace, Judge! Cotton then got up and left the room, though Garland was given a chance to respond. I wasnt sure there was a question there, he said.
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MineralMan
(146,288 posts)Bev54
(10,051 posts)Meadowoak
(5,545 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The bobble-throated slapdick from Arkansas.
JustAnotherGen
(31,819 posts)Casady1
(2,133 posts)They would be saying its that time of the month
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)But going for a sexist non-sequitur is an odd reach.
Casady1
(2,133 posts)Way that society painted women.
zuul
(14,624 posts)That's what the repubes usually say to denigrate women in power.
GoCubsGo
(32,081 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)underpants
(182,791 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)underpants
(182,791 posts)Kennedy
Cruz - defended parents doing a Nazi salute
Marsha
And Cotton
It was SHOWTIME!!
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Was he wasnt getting anywhere with that nonsense, and he knew it.
Drama Queen
Bev54
(10,051 posts)That is complete and utter right wing propaganda. She was raped by a boy she thought of as her friend.
The Wizard
(12,545 posts)Cotton is a cheesy, second hand performance artist with noting to add to serious discourse.
msongs
(67,405 posts)IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,816 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,028 posts)BradAllison
(1,879 posts)albacore
(2,398 posts)dgauss
(882 posts)It was like they were airing some kind of a--hole audition and the actors turned their performances up to 11 for the Fox viewers.
Beyond disgusting.
2naSalit
(86,586 posts)Top three probabilities.
wryter2000
(46,039 posts)He should watch a few tapes of Dr. Fauci.
What an utter disgrace the Republican party has become.
Ohio Joe
(21,755 posts)And he knows it. Garland handled him nicely.
gademocrat7
(10,656 posts)He and his other viper chums are a disgrace to the Senate. Pure poison.
MontanaMama
(23,313 posts)No offense to actual infants.