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12 Oct, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Kamala Harris begins her skyped in monologue at Amy Coney Barrett hearing by using her time to express alarm that the committee is operating during a global pandemic. (Harris previously had no problem with the committee's hearings during pandemic)
Kamala Harris had similar talking points about the need to perpetually delay Kavanaugh's hearing -- years before the Coronavirus pandemic.
Somewhat surprised that Kamala Harris not just reading this straight off a teleprompter but droning along so poorly as she does it. Her natural gift is super dramatic committee performances. This makes Joe Biden seem lively.
Now Sen. Kennedy references Kavanaugh hearings and says “It was a freak show. It was like the Cantina scene out of Star Wars.”
Amy Coney Barrett introducing her family and her judicial philosophy in her opening statement. Notes that cases are named not for judges but for the parties who stand to gain or lose depending on the outcome.
ACB, in highlighting how different she is from other nominees to the Supreme Court, dunks on their alma maters' football programs relative to her alma mater of Notre Dame University.

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