I can’t believe I ran out to grab lunch and am missing this.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1037034875038191623?s=21 …
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Sen. Lindsey Graham is up, and he's in a mood: "This is shaping up to be the hypocrisy hearings, and that's tough to do in the Senate today. ... This is ridiculous."
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Lisa Blatt, Rob Portman, and Condoleezza Rice have entered the committee hearing room to do the introductions of Brett Kavanaugh.
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After rather snooze-y introductions from Rice and Portman, Lisa Blatt is up.
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Blatt introduces herself as a liberal Democrat, whose hero is Ginsburg, who voted for Clinton and Obama, and who says she wishes Feinstein and not Grassley was chairing the hearing. Nonetheless, she says she's here to support Kavanaugh's nomination.
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Blatt, who regularly appears before the Supreme Court: "I received many angry calls from friends and strangers for supporting Judge Kavanaugh ... At the end of the day, I enthusiastically support Judge Kavanaugh."
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Kavanaugh, at long last, speaks. He says Justice Kennedy's legacy is best summed up in one word: "Liberty."
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Kavanaugh, speaking about his work on the DC Circuit, praises "our superb chief judge, Merrick Garland."
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JUST IN: US Capitol Police report 70 arrests today associated with the Kavanaugh hearings, including 61 people removed from the committee room.pic.twitter.com/2IS6HlSXbE
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And, for a wrap on what happened today at the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing (day one), check out my and
@ZoeTillman's story at the@BuzzFeedNews site:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/kavanaugh-confirmation-hearing …Show this thread
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The kids yes.
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At least they are there having the ability to listen.
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Sitting is hard.
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After the evangelical left's behavior had Kavanaugh's children escorted out of the hearing by security for their own safety.
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