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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs angry as I was watching Bondi yesterday
I think she absolutely lost the day big time with your average person. I even saw a right winger I know posting about how terrible of a job she has done on Epsteins and how awful she came across yesterday. The morning news was showing clips and they were all her fighting with Dems but the final clip was when she refused to turn to the survivors and then cut to an interview with those survivors saying she wouldnt even acknowledge we were there. I mean that has to be the lasting image of the whole thing. The raised hands of the women behind her while she scowls with her back to them. The ads write themselves at this point. That and when asked to apologize to the survivors her saying I wont get in the gutter as if rape survivors are in the gutter. Im not sure what he plan was at this hearing but to be combative towards the survivors was a decision and I doubt the right one.
walkingman
(10,544 posts)when I see anyone in the GOP these days. It is their trademark. Don't be fooled into thinking some are OK - they are not.
I refuse to allow these shallow-minded assholes and bimbos control mess up my day. I apply the same thing in my daily life.
patphil
(8,855 posts)She came across as a combination of arrogant, mean, heartless bitch, and whiny little girl who literally worships president Trump.
We have to remember that, with all this imature, scowling, smug, "but what about Merrick Garland" verbal garbage that included pre-planned attacks on anyone who asked her a question, she's the Attorney General of the United States!
All I can say is that she proved beyond any reasonable doubt that she has no business in any job of authority within the Federal Government, let alone as the chief law enforcement officer of the DOJ.
She's destroyed the DOJ's credibility. It's a sad perverted version of the independent agency it's intended to be; a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump presidency.
erronis
(23,230 posts)I can see that she was to come out tough and combative. Show what a strong woman/AG she is - not easily pushed around by some creaky old (mainly) congresspeople.
She took that script direction to such a high degree of feigned passion and noise that she couldn't then show any signs of humanity or compassion.
I can't imagine what she could have said if she turned around and acknowledged the victims. No words like "I'm sorry" or "I feel your pain".
Perhaps, "See - this is what Joe Biden did."
Tetrachloride
(9,500 posts)maxsolomon
(38,430 posts)She won the day with the only person who counts: Motherfucking Trump. She had an audience of 1.
Fil1957
(635 posts)files as we are. To get everyone to hate you on the LEFT AND THE RIGHT is really quite extraordinary.
In normal times, she would resign or be fired. However these days, it's quite possible she'll keep her position to the end of the administration.
popsdenver
(1,918 posts)that the defense council in a rape trial, constantly trying to point to the woman as "asking for it".................
just look at Supreme Court Justice, Mr. "I Like Beer" for starters after his past sexual behavior towards women...
Justice matters.
(9,568 posts)That monster bringing in the case the inflated stock market that will crash like it did in 1929 any day now?
REALLY??

