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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, and he told her she should hide her "head in a bag."

The activist, Maya Berry, said repeatedly that she did not support Hamas and was "disappointed" by the minuteslong exchange toward the end of a hearing called "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America."

"You are the executive director of the Arab American Institute, are you not?" Kennedy said at the beginning of the exchange. She said she was and agreed with Kennedy that she is a Democratic activist.

"You support Hamas, do you not?" Kennedy asked, referring to the militant group behind the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel. The question prompted gasps and surprised laughs from the audience.

"Senator, oddly enough, I'm going to say thank you for that question, because it demonstrates the purpose of our hearing today in a very effective way," Berry responded. Kennedy then cut her off and insisted he needed a yes-or-no answer.

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[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 118 points 2 months ago

Grandpa Munster keeps getting worse.

Fun fact… he’s one of the first Republicunt traitors who traveled to Moscow on the 4th of July to kiss Putin’s ring.

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

No i think it was to let Putin violate his ring

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The Tsar’s favorite tar star 🍩

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 62 points 2 months ago

Well, this guy sounds like a real asshole

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

It's also a fake accent. He absolutely did not talk like that earlier in his career.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He was also allegedly a lawyer at some point, but I find that difficult to believe.

It's like something happens to a boomer's brain when they hit 40 that just drains any intelligence or empathy the person might have once had, and it's replaced with selfishness and cruelty.

Lead really did a number on this country.

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Crazy that this is the same generation that grew up protesting the Vietnam War

[-] themoken@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but you see they were in danger from the Vietnam draft, doesn't take empathy to act in self interest.

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[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Well, he is a member of the GOP, I expect nothing else.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is one of the dumbest motherfuckers that I have ever had the displeasure of hearing speak. Every single time I've seen this moron speak, I've walked away stupider.

It is absolutely shocking to me that this man graduated high school, let alone college or fucking law school.

Mind boggling.

Just seeing his photograph in the thumbnail, I can hear his stupid fucking voice...

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

Turns out law school isn't that hard, it's just really, really annoying and expensive.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 13 points 2 months ago

As a dear friend of mine likes to say "Someone had to graduate at the bottom of the class."

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[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

You can be intelligent AND evil. You are forgetting they just ignore the evil part cause it supports their motives

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well... Yeah.

But this man is not intelligent. I assure you.

[-] Soleos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I heard he was a democrat in the past and looked up some of his ads/debates during the 2004 election. He criticized tax breaks for the rich and advocated for affordable education and equal opportunity for minorities. Jesus it's like he got replaced by a lizard person.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?183616-1/louisiana-senate-campaign-ads

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

"Is it true, Senator Kennedy, that you are in fact an idiot? A moron? A rube? A stooge?"

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago
[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

A fascist? Anti-American? A prude? A hypocrite? A degenerate molester? A fan of Hot 100 music?

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

"you're a nut! You're crazy in the coconut!" "What does that mean? That boy needs therapy!"

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[-] hopesdead@startrek.website 36 points 2 months ago

Headline: Old White Man blames racism on non-White People for existing.

[-] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago

Gotta love how he completely ignores her answers and asks follow up questions that imply she said the opposite of what she actually said. And how he repeatedly criticizes her for unequivocally stating her position in complete sentences instead of just saying yes or no, which would be less clear and easier to take out of context.

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Foghorn Leghorn sure loves to get attention by acting like an ass.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Looking at his Wikipedia page, it looks like at one time this guy wasn't a complete asshat like he is today.

Age gets us all, but I hope I don't become an asshole before I kick off.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

People are just letting the evil out now instead of hiding it like before.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 points 2 months ago

Reminder that it's not just the presidency that needs an upper age limit.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

We don't need an upper age limit. We need term limits.

[-] isaaclw@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Personally, money first. Term limits are fine, but not the biggest problem.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 months ago

"You know what's disappointing to me? You can't bring yourself to say don't support UNWRA, you don't support Hamas, you don't support Hezbollah and you don't support Iran. You should hide your head in a bag," he concluded, to gasps and yells from the audience.

What an asshole.

Asked by Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., whether she had anything she wanted to say after the Kennedy exchange, Berry said, "It's regrettable that I, as I sit here, have experienced the very issue that we're attempting to deal with today.

You go, lady. You're a badass.

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