Sen. John Kennedy to Maya Berry, head of the Arab American Institute, during a hearing about hate crimes: "You support Hamas, don't you... [...] You should hide your head in a bag." - ThreadSky

paleofuture.bsky.social • 169 days ago

Sen. John Kennedy to Maya Berry, head of the Arab American Institute, during a hearing about hate crimes:

"You support Hamas, don't you... [...] You should hide your head in a bag."

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nohomers.bsky.social•169 days ago

How is this racist fuck a sitting US senator?

ianrobo.bsky.social•169 days ago

look at who he represents

pandastorm.bsky.social•169 days ago

*points to his state*

katvanzan.bsky.social•169 days ago

Republicans in Louisiana voting for him.

elderofancients.bsky.social•169 days ago

Uh... The 'US' part probs. Democracy unfortunately means even stupid inbred racists ass holes get to vote

beefreeferlives.bsky.social•169 days ago

republicans. That's how.

niais.bsky.social•169 days ago

I feel like this question contains the answer to the question.

templedrake.bsky.social•169 days ago

Was that just a frustrated exclamation?

dying-robot.bsky.social•169 days ago

I remain a staunch proponent of congressional canings

micahweil.bsky.social•169 days ago

If they insist on using the title "honorable", there should be a Klingon available at all times to deck them when they behave dishonorably.

norcal-lynne.bsky.social•169 days ago

So vile.

warrenterra.bsky.social•169 days ago

Is "you should hide your head in a bag" meant to be some sort of shitty comment about the chador, a practice which she manifestly doesn't follow and for that matter I don't think Hamas recommends it?

sebrier.bsky.social•169 days ago

It's probably a reference to the Saints fans of the early '80s. Many wore paper bags over their heads as a statement about the embarrassment of paying to watch the Saints abysmal performance. They called themselves the Saints.

warrenterra.bsky.social•169 days ago

I'm aware of that cliche, which is much older and wider in its use than your example regarding 1980s Saints fans. But I suspect an additional Islamophobic message was intended.

sebrier.bsky.social•169 days ago

When Kennedy goes to hearings, he seems to be there just long enough to get his five minutes to say something denigrating. Alas, he's got so much money behind him and so many folks afraid of him that he's almost impossible to beat.

gbeaudette.bsky.social•169 days ago

Unhooded klansman has opinions on headwear.

liane.bsky.social•169 days ago

He sounds like every lonely grandpa at a retirement home

eatshitelon.bsky.social•168 days ago

He should be censured for that type of questioning

buddhaferret.bsky.social•169 days ago

Jesus seriously?

https://myferretsatepepethefrog.blogspot.com/2024/09/slaves-of-caesars-v-signs-of-times-ten.html

pearljamfixer80.bsky.social•169 days ago

You should hide your head in a white hood, taliklan white trash.

dharmadog.bsky.social•169 days ago

Old racist drunk fascist with his fake accent.

lazyscience.bsky.social•169 days ago

Reasons I can never testify -"in a bag? Why, to match your pointy pillowcase with eyeholes?"

tokerace.bsky.social•169 days ago

What an irredeemable fucking asshole

leesarenae.bsky.social•169 days ago

Well, for a couple of days video sound worked fine, last three days can't hear anything. Is this happening for anyone else?

crispycrise.bsky.social•169 days ago

The self control she is demonstrating by not leaping over that desk. I would not have it

jacobharr.is•169 days ago

It would be impossible for me to not retort something about hiding his head in a hood

spoonbill.bsky.social•168 days ago

Rhodes Scholar, folks. The best and brightest.

spoonbill.bsky.social•168 days ago

And I bet he spoke like Brideshead fucking Revisited when he was at Oxford.

katvanzan.bsky.social•169 days ago

This is all that Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) has left in the tank, folks. All hate, all the time.

misterfungi.bsky.social•169 days ago

is "hide your head in a bag" a phrase that means something besides a comment on one's appearance? because i gotta say, i've never heard it used in any other way

caveatruptur.bsky.social•169 days ago

I would guess that he's referring to a hijab.

booktweeting.bsky.social•169 days ago

what the actual fuck, that’s so much worse

calmthoughts.bsky.social•169 days ago

Dude seems to be seriously crazy!

danielsand.bsky.social•169 days ago

Was it “hide” or “have”. Because it sounded like “have” to me

Aka. He is telling her “You should have your head put in a bag and tortured by the CIA at Gitmo” type threat.

gsjphd.bsky.social•168 days ago

my first thought was that it was an oblique reference to the slur about towels

somariotho.bsky.social•169 days ago

Just wondering what would happen if one of these witnesses would just say "with all due respect, go F--- yourself." and left after one of these morons says one of these incredibly racist things.