2:39:31 Sorry to be in jerked around. Okay, this one here I think is a good end of show because it's simply a thank you Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, let's see if we have something to compete with that. Um, I draw the line at podcasts Hmm little too noisy muddy No, no. Uh this one maybe? No, no, no, no Okay I can go with that one One more, one more, one more I think it really destroyed my brain Mmm toss up Toss up! That's the one! Toss up! No it destroyed my brain is perfect It sounds like us doesn't it? So I have a couple of clips left
2:40:15 But I want to play this one. This is the one that kind of wanted to play, but...I want to play this again. I did- I've been following John Kennedy because his grilling of people He's a grouse of epic proportions! He is really good but this way have a couple different ones. I'm gonna just play this one because it the other was a little too long There's this guy Dale Ho, who wants to be a judge and the guy is left-wing nutball. And so everyone is going after him and giving him grief but Kennedy...
2:40:53 wanted to take out of this. I could have divvied it up, but the whole thing is shortened because they cut off the beginning of it where they do a couple back and forths. This is a little long but at the same time its genius in set ups and you have to imagine Senator John Kennedy being your dad He sets you up, he leaves information out so you can say something stupid and then he grills you about what you just said and makes you clarify. And it's just genius the way he does this. What was the context again of this question? You guys are going to be appointed as one of the district judges. Got it got it got it
2:41:40 It's the judicial committee. So it's gonna be figuring out if this guy can follow the law, is the real requirement? Yeah, and he's not an asshole. And all the rest of it I got another one some what he did the same thing with a woman who wouldn't answer one single question But that would that was more tedious This is more interesting because he he he there's a bunch of things He could do for example like he brings out some tweets The guy did and he could read the tweets but no no No, he'd rather set the guy up for other exposures. This is a work of art to listen to this guy. Well, strike that did you say quote Republicanism is an anti-democratic virus? No Senator I don't believe I've used those words okay You're under oath now Yes senator right I don't believe I've used those words but I do remember saying last year that there was loss of confidence in our elections that has spread
2:42:42 kind of like a virus. Right, well that's a long way from calling the Republican Party an anti-democratic virus Yes it's very different and I don't believe i used those words Senator If you did use those words will you pull down your nomination? Senator I don't believe I've used those words But if you did will you withdraw It is hard for me to imagine a scenario in which I'm just saying, if you said it will you withdraw? If i were quoting someone else saying to describe that kind of sentence. I wouldn't be expressing my own views but Senator I don't believe I've ever used those words I represented...
2:43:28 When you sent out those personal tweets about Senator Cotton, Senator Blackburn and Senator Cornyn did you mean them at the time? Without hearing those tweets it's hard for me to remember precisely what was said or what I was thinking. the tone that I've taken on social media from time to time. I know that I crossed the line from time to time and I... When you crossed the line, did you mean it? Without knowing the specific context or the specific tweet that you're referring to Senator Kennedy its kind of hard for me to say How about that one! But do you generally tweet things you don't mean? Um, Senator Kennedy, I would agree with you
2:44:12 Twitter has become a very coarse place. I don't want to debate Twitter, do you generally tweet things that you don't mean? Well, Senator Kennedy I've contributed to the coarseness on Twitter sometimes by pushing the envelope to break through. Right but when you did it did you mean it? It's hard for me to respond to that kind of generally Senator Kennedy without a specific example You're smart man sure you can either meant or didn't you got two choices door A door B well senator Kennedy I know that I pushed the envelope okay and... Do you regret it? I do regret it. Do you regret because you didn't mean it
2:44:51 Or do you regret it because it might cause you not to be confirmed? Senator Kennedy, I regret this because I think its contributed to the coarseness of our discourse overall and I think it would be better. When did you have this epiphany that everybody has equal dignity and worth when you were nominated or including Republicans? Well, I believe your referring to my religious faith No Im not I'm referring to your courtness, coarseness. Well the equal dignity and worth is a principle of my religious faith Senator It's also a principle of morals and good judgment. I-I'm over Mr. Hoe you're smart man i can tell but i think you're an angry man And... I really have great concerns about voting for you
2:45:43 We don't need federal judges who are angry. We need federal judges who are fair and can see both points of view." I would call that a butt slam of epic proportion? Holy crap, yeah you know what usually he's more annoying but this... He had so the upper hand from the moment because he knew the guy lied. You know the guy twatted that It was a work of art, the way he... and he never had to read the tweets. All he had to do is get the guy to say one thing or another but then you were your insincere? Do you do it are your tweets in sincere? You're lying! It just it was just beautiful but then again when it was over I thought can you imagine this guy being your dad?! I mean he's brutal! Well I didn't have a great relationship with my dad so you've triggered me now and if it's not good thank you