Warner asks her to back both the SSCI and Mueller investigation, which is going to (possibly designed to) get her in trouble with Trump.
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Saxby Chambliss, who backed a whole slew of policies that hurt women when he was Senator (including blaming sexual assault on hormones), talking about how nifty it is a woman will lead CIA.https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fringe-factor-women-dont-want-equal-pay-laws …
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Saxby suggests that not making Haspel D/CIA would amount to punishing her for stuff that was approved. That misses the point: there are other people who didn't torture who are also qualified.
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Saxby repeats again that Haspel will be first female D/CIA.
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Evan: My father, Birch Bayh Let me finish that for you, Evan, your father, Birch Bayh, was a much more noble man than you are.
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"Who can forget the twin towers falling,... throughout it all this committee was an oasis of bipartisanship, no Democrats, no Republicans, just Americans." Delivered in this creepy voice. Ick ick ick.
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When they say Haspel is the most qualified person to have this job are they comparing her with Dulles, Colby, and Helms, or are they just making a distinction between DCI and D/CIA?
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Note, another oddity abt this hearing: Haspel introduced by former committee members, not by a home state senator (I think).
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Haspel's second invocation of Mike Pompeo (his wife is in attendance).
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Replying to @emptywheel
Ok, most annoying voice yet is Haspels! Like an constant whining nag I’d vote no just because she’ll lose every meeting she ever heads Shares a voice box w/
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PLEASE don't describe her voice. That's often used to attack women.
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Ok - wait We can mock Bayh’s voice but not Haspel’s?
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I’m talking from a performative, not gender, perspective Leading often requires good public speaking I’m criticizing her performance, not her genes For instance, her voice reminds me of
@michelleisawolf a bit But Wolf holds people’s attention, I don’t think Haspel wld0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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