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Nevertheless, Kamala Harris Persisted: Senator Told to Pipe Down, Twitter Goes Wild
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Nevertheless-Kamala-Harris-Persisted-Senator-11202953.php
During Senate Intelligence Committee questioning Wednesday about whether Donald Trump has intervened in ongoing investigations about Russias involvement in the United States 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) had a terse exchange with the committees chair, Richard Burr (R-NC).
Harris, the only woman of color and Californias former attorney general, was interrupted first by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and then told by Burr to provide the witnesses the courtesy, which has not been extended, fully across, for questions to get answered. Harris tried to explain that she was worried Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who she was currently questioning, might try to filibuster. Burr cut her off again and encouraged Rosenstein to speak.
Earlier this year, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was similarly chastised by a male colleague when she was trying to speak. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted, a now infamous line used as a symbol of female empowerment.
Twitter users are drawing a connection between the two incidents, and are not happy with the way Harris was treated. A White male GOP senator tells a female Senator to be quiet. Where have we heard that before? one Twitter user asked. Listen to how these white men are talking down to Kamala Harris, tweeted another
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)challenge go. She should have responded even more tersed
malaise
(269,026 posts)I loved her is that a no at the end.
Twitter is correct re these sexist pigs
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)Enough said....
Volaris
(10,271 posts)Warren/Harris
PERSIST.
HAB911
(8,904 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)My guess is no. When he was given an opportunity to answer a YES OR NO question, he babbled about how experienced he was.
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,246 posts)MiddleClass
(888 posts)Like she said he would do.
"I will take that as a no." Was perfect,
exposed the bullying Republican senators
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I would love to see Kamala or another female in congress put one of these sexist pigs in their place for once.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)If these Senatorettes wanted to be treated with respect and dignity, next time they should bring their penises and, if appropriate, their white skin. Duh!
Don't be surprised when you're online and read a close variation on that very sentiment. There will almost certainly be something about a sammich in there, too.
irisblue
(32,980 posts)I laughed so loud at the idea of a female democratic senator pulling out an triple extra large realistic looking penis with testicles dildo out of a bag standing it upright(important!) next to her name plate and then asking questions that I woke up 2 cats. Male republican s would choke themselves on poutrage.
Useless in FL
(329 posts)That would be perfect! I would love to see a brave female senator do this.
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Let that one make the headlines! Would be absolutely hilarious.
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)ahem
YES, PLEEEEEZ! !
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)red dog 1
(27,816 posts)DK504
(3,847 posts)We know you have bigger balls than any of those old white guys.
Wawannabe
(5,661 posts)So appropo'
HAB911
(8,904 posts)niyad
(113,325 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)It's a joke between me and my friends.. us carrying along a suitcase with a "penis" that we threaten to sarcastically strap on for moments like this one becau........Actually... I'll leave it there.
irisblue
(32,980 posts)😀
JHan
(10,173 posts)We strap on our dicks and when we end up in this situations like this we strap it on say " do you fucking see the size of this, LOOK At IT, don't make me.............. " I need to leave it there
Wawannabe
(5,661 posts)Suck my fuckin dick!!!!!!!
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)WTF?
Bucky
(54,014 posts)...you've got to learn to get sarcasm.
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)Is that sarcasm too?
Bucky
(54,014 posts)... Do do that D.U. that you do so well...
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)"Do the DU properly"...It could be a reference to a new dance..."The DU Shuffle"
There's a brand new dance
It's called the DU Shuffle
Take a right-wing stance
Then cover your mouth to muffle
(Best I could come up with on such short notice)
Wawannabe
(5,661 posts)For short notice
It ditty it
Bucky
(54,014 posts)And call in the Busby Berkeley dancers
csziggy
(34,136 posts)red dog 1
(27,816 posts)(I think The Rockettes would be better anyway)
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I figured "senatorettes" would stop some people, but read through the whole post and you'll be in on the humor, too.
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)See post # 42 (the one right below this one)
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)(See reply # 10)
Unless you were being sarcastic...if that's the case, then, in the words of the late, great Emily Litella (Gilda Radner)....."Never mind!"
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Noticed Mr. King burned the so called Witness's big time. Ms.Harris will win the day shortly. Watch ans see. She and Cortes-Masteo are just a couple of Democratic Senators that have higher I.Q.'s than most of the Republican Senators. on this committee.
mhw
(678 posts)..."higher I.Q.'s than most of the Republican Senators. on this committee."
bresue
(1,007 posts)Could not have said that any better!
progressoid
(49,991 posts)Fucking assholes.
calimary
(81,304 posts)Kamala's alright with me! K is Okay!
7962
(11,841 posts)"Can the witness answer the question?" was one of the exchanges IIRC
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,246 posts)Kamala was assertive in cutting through the BS and preserving her time. Burr wanted to be the "Big Man" and not let her "behave" this way. He wanted her behave and eat the bullshit.
7962
(11,841 posts)He was trying to cut time with several of the senators, as you said he did with her. They ignored him as well and repeated their questions. Although a few of them actually wasted time asking the same question and getting the same answer 5-6 times. i would have like to see more different questions
Tomorrow will be interesting!
mountain grammy
(26,622 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)all that needs to be fucking said.
They always do this shit, can't help themselves.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Ligyron
(7,633 posts)Was she too "shrill"?
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)Some times I think the GOP's calendar is off by several hundred years.
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Did you know that marital rape was protected and legal across the US into the 1970's? It wasn't until 1993 that it was made universally illegal.
It is still less than even 100 years since women were "allowed" to vote.
As recent as 1984 was the first year we ever even had a woman on a presidential ticket.
Roe vs. Wade was only in 1973.
Just a few of the very basic rights for women that really wasn't afforded them until very recently.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)And your points are well taken.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)Cowardly, corrupt, complicit
madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts).
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)bresue
(1,007 posts)She was pushed....but she slammed back!!! I was proud of her!
Persisted
(290 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)Oh wait, glass ceilings, Hillary...why can't the US face it? Even very male dominated societies and countries have had female leaders for years and years! We're pathetic.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)She's a woman
she is black
she is from CA
she is a Dem
Lyricalinklines
(367 posts)THEY are using those natural attributes of being a woman and having black skin as well as her positions of being from CA and being elected to represent CA.
That's sexist.
That's racist.
We need say it for what it is if change is to be made.
Stop giving credence to their sexism, racism and disrespect by saying she has things against her.
It's about their actions! She did her job!
Motley13
(3,867 posts)not giving credence to it at all, you misinterpreted my post.
Lyricalinklines
(367 posts)They are using sexism, racism, where she's from and being democrat against her.
Your may say semantics, but consider differences:
They were chastising her questioning, as if she needed correction about the questions she asked. They're her questions, she can ask them as she deems so.
VS
She has 4 things against her
She's a woman
she is black
she is from CA
she is a Dem
You placed in your statement the onus on her sex, her skin color, her origin, and political party.
Place the emphasis on what you mean, especially when choosing brevity. Keep the focus on their inappropriate actions. Yes, it takes more space.
My intent here is informational; I figure you don't see it differently.
kcr
(15,317 posts)Because the poster you're responding to was referring to Senators' racism, not their own, and even explained this. It was clear to me from the start.
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)That's my senator!
K&R!
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Tweeted
MontanaMama
(23,319 posts)I'm fucking done with this nonsense. When they can't even pretend to respect women when the cameras are on, wtf is going on behind closed doors? Fuck these assholes. They need to go.
samnsara
(17,622 posts)Kamala/ Swalwell 20202
TomSlick
(11,098 posts)I'm certain a white guy wouldn't have been treated this way. I am constantly amazed that there are any female Repubs.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)These people are just playing a game. None of them are going to chirp. I liked what Harris said at the end ''so that's a NO". ha ha .. right on sister.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)SunSeeker
(51,564 posts)What part of YES OR NO does he not understand?
Upthevibe
(8,051 posts)GIVE THESE MO FO's Hell, Senator Harris! She didn't back down. I also loved her "is that a no" at the end......
SunSeeker
(51,564 posts)Love having her voice in the Senate!
Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)You FUCKING Asshole!
heaven05
(18,124 posts)from a bunch of sexist, emboldened racists who feel they have their plantation back and their slaves.....donald the twit gave them that notion and I'm sure bannon is whispering that in every republiKKKan ear he talks to. I just wish one senator of the Democratic Party would tell these assholes to go f*** themselves, literally.
geretogo
(1,281 posts)on the Corporate plantation and go back to picking cotton .