Something funky's going on with Senator Hirono.
When she questioned Kavanaugh during the 9/5 confirmation hearing, she went off on an out of context tangent about sexual assault, asking him two very pointed questions that she claims she asks of all lifetime nominees. 1/
When she questioned Kavanaugh during the 9/5 confirmation hearing, she went off on an out of context tangent about sexual assault, asking him two very pointed questions that she claims she asks of all lifetime nominees. 1/
Q: "...I ask each nominee two questions...
Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?"
A: No.
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Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?"
A: No.
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Q: "Have you ever faced discipline or entered into a settlement related to this kind of conduct?"
A: No.
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A: No.
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Here's the problem: She never asked Gorsuch those questions. Here's every second of video of her nomination questions of Gorsuch:
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Even odder, from the Ramirez New Yorker article, she says something unnatural and out of context: "I knew that's not what I wanted...," now framing the event as an "unwanted request for sexual favors..."
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The New Yorker picks up on this too.
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This is all completely out of context:
1. Hirono does not ask those questions of every lifetime nominee. It appears she planted those 9/5 questions on Kavanaugh.
2. Ramirez's comments are completely out of context, unless you pretext them with Hirono's planted questions.
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1. Hirono does not ask those questions of every lifetime nominee. It appears she planted those 9/5 questions on Kavanaugh.
2. Ramirez's comments are completely out of context, unless you pretext them with Hirono's planted questions.
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What the heck is going on here?
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Seriously, is the Senate of the United States actually coordinating to destroy a Federal Judge's life & career? If so, this is worse than Bork. Bork was harsh & inflammatory rhetoric. What's going on with Kavanaugh- if true- is more like something the mob would try to pull off.
Twitter user pointed out she started asking this question earlier in 2018.
