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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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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

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 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Well... Yeah.

But this man is not intelligent. I assure you.

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[–] Makeitstop 30 points 1 day 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.

[–] ikidd 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 8 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No i think it was to let Putin violate his ring

[–] JusticeForPorygon 60 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, this guy sounds like a real asshole

[–] Passerby6497 10 points 1 day ago

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

[–] MegaUltraChicken 24 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

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[–] jordanlund 37 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] jpreston2005 3 points 8 hours ago

It's true, this man has no penis.

[–] Madison420 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] GraniteM 2 points 7 hours ago

Granny Gazoot! Let's have a toot! And when I count three!

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

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

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