Thursday Open Thread | Kamala Harris stumps William Barr

Posted on May 2, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is running for president, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have time to hand Attorney General Barr his ass right quick. In fact, she did it all in less than a minute.

Here’s how it all went down: Barr—who may or may not subsist on a diet of T-Rex T-Bones and Brontosaurus burgers—was sitting before a firing squad of Democrats, and a feathering squad of Republicans, to answer why he took a 400-page report and summed it up in four pages, which completely ripped out the spine of the report, and then held a press conference to taint the American public’s view of said report, because he knew no regular American who wasn’t a member of Congress would read that shit, all to protect his lord and overseer President Trump.

Well, when Harris got her shot, she didn’t miss:

Sen. Harris: Attorney General Barr has the president or anyone at the White House ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone?

Barr: I wouldn’t, uh —

Harris: Yes or no?

Barr: Could you repeat that question?

Harris: I will repeat it. Has the president or anyone at the White House ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone? Yes or no, please, sir.

Barr: Um, the president or anybody else?

Harris: Seems you would remember something like that and be able to tell us.

Barr: Yeah, but I’m trying to grapple with the word “Suggest.” I mean, there have been discussions of matters out there that they’ve not asked me to open an investigation…

Harris: Perhaps they’ve suggested?

Barr: I don’t know. I wouldn’t say suggest.

Harris: Hinted?

Barr: I don’t know.

Harris: Inferred? You don’t know.

During the exchange, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) looked on like a girlfriend who was watching her best friend confront her lying man about cheating. Booker was literally sitting looking at Barr with the “bitch why you keep lying?” face, and it was glorious. In fact, Harris was the only Democrat who seemed to stump Barr and throw him off his game, and by his game, I mean lying to protect the president. Barr literally moved his lying game to Matrix levels where he basically argued, rejected or appeared to misread blatant statements that could’ve been concluded by a normal nonpartisan person as obstruction of justice. But Mr. Flintstone is clinging firmly to President Trump’s fat-ass tie, so until all of these people are impeached, we will have to live with them being shamed.

Oh, Kamala wasn’t finished. When asked if she believed Barr should resign, Harris stated flatly: “Yes.” And then walked off with her HBCU swagger.

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108 Responses to Thursday Open Thread | Kamala Harris stumps William Barr

  1. vitaminlover says:
    May 4, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    Saw Mrs Harris on Rachel’s show and she was warm about the way Barr and Chimp are.

    Reply
  6. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 6:16 pm

    Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) Tweeted:
    I like the way that Kamala Harris is able to come across as coolly amused *and* righteously disgusted at the same time. Seems like the correct stance for 2020. https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/1123724013442932739?s=17

    Reply
  8. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 6:03 pm

    Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) Tweeted:
    NBC now reports that House Judiciary Dems are negotiating directly with Mueller for his testimony, bypassing the AG. https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1124077569794613249?s=17

    Reply
  9. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 5:59 pm

    So, for those Democrats who voted for his confirmation 😒😒😒

    This shyt was already out there

    https://twitter.com/ZerlinaMaxwell/status/1124084547421966337

    Reply
  13. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    👏👏👏👏

    Ari Berman (@AriBerman) Tweeted:
    Great news for voting rights: Colorado becomes 15th state to adopt automatic voter registration https://t.co/zA6pZOlQGB https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1124074244936220673?s=17

    Reply
  14. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 5:10 pm

    Ida Skibenes ❄️ (@ida_skibenes) Tweeted:
    MAGA

    A white man can knowingly mislead the entire country and keep his job.
    A white man accused of sexual assault can end up at the Supreme Court.
    And a blatantly racist and sexist white man can be president.

    Meanwhile, a black woman ends up in prison for voting by mistake. https://twitter.com/ida_skibenes/status/1124052509667090432?s=17

    Reply
  15. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 5:08 pm

    Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) Tweeted:
    I really hate the way Trump and his allies such as Graham talk about the Supreme Court, as if they control it. It’s so corrosive. https://t.co/EPJzhiumeP https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1124071217705758720?s=17

    Reply
  16. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) Tweeted:
    Congressional Democrats:

    Subpoena every member of William Barr’s staff.

    When the first refuses to show up, cite them for contempt and have them arrested.

    This is Barr’s last career stop. Target the people who have futures to consider.

    Cut off his legs and work your way up. https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/1124015480874905601?s=17

    Reply
  21. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:26 pm

    😠😠😠😠

    Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) Tweeted:
    JUST NOW: Trump says his admin finalized new conscience protections for “physicians, pharmacists, nurses, teachers, students and faith-based charities.”

    “They’ve been wanting to do that for a long time — right, Mike?” Trump adds in aside to Pence. https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/1123979987248398341?s=17

    Reply
  30. Liza says:
    May 2, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Barr is one brazen, arrogant son of a b1tch. But I suppose there’s nothing left except for him to say that the “president” is above the law and declare the government to be a dictatorship. And just when you thought you couldn’t loathe him more…
    https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1123962046813544454

    Reply
  32. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 10:06 am

    Barr makes dubious legal claims; letter exposes rift with Muller
    Rachel Maddow reports on how Robert Mueller’s letter to William Barr exposes the distance between Mueller’s intentions and Barr’s treatment of Mueller’s report. Maddow also shares highlights of Barr’s ignominious testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

    Reply
  33. Ametia says:
    May 2, 2019 at 10:01 am

    Because, Maise is my HERO

    Reply
  35. Ametia says:
    May 2, 2019 at 9:57 am

    Word of the Day : May 2, 2019

    Prodigious: adjective pruh-DIJ-us

    Definition
    1 : resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange, unusual

    2 : causing amazement or wonder

    3 : extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous

    Reply
  36. Ametia says:
    May 2, 2019 at 9:45 am

    The Case Against Empathizing With Trump Supporters
    Noah Berlatsky

    Empathy isn’t the solution to our political crisis. It’s a major cause.

    SNIP:

    The first serious problem with empathy is that it is biased. Empathy is often presented as a way to overcome insularity or partisanship (that is, “seeing the other side”). But in practice, empathy more often simply reinforces in-group prejudices, because people find it much easier to identify with those who are like them or on their side.

    https://medium.com/s/story/the-case-against-empathizing-with-trump-supporters-d9bff8d57a4c

    Reply
  37. SouthernGirl2 says:
    May 2, 2019 at 9:44 am

    Jerry Nadler was fresh out of fks to give. 😂😂😂

    https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/1123949989556834305

    Reply
  38. SouthernGirl2 says:
    May 2, 2019 at 9:38 am

    .@RepJerryNadler to @mattgaetz: We ain’t having all of that….. 🔇🔇🔇

    😂😂🤣😂😂

    https://twitter.com/fwdale/status/1123942357324505088

    Reply
  43. SouthernGirl2 says:
    May 2, 2019 at 8:47 am

    Jerry Nadler cutting Matt Gaetz mic…………..

    Reply
  44. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 8:45 am

    Just want to take the time to give the
    CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

    To Senators Hirono and Harris.

    THEY.DID.THAT.THING.

    Yes, they did.

    Other Democrats, watch them and do the same.

    Reply
  45. SouthernGirl2 says:
    May 2, 2019 at 8:36 am

    https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1123941013087821825

    The best thing to wake up to…. a good cup of coffee & reading where Matt Gaetz mic gets cut off.

    Reply
  48. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 7:19 am

    Mia Brett 👸🏻 (@QueenMab87) Tweeted:
    So all women athletes have to have their hormone levels checked before competing? But men don’t because…genetic advantages are fine for them? What kind of patriarchal, anti trans, forced ladylike bullshit is this? https://t.co/YEzgtiTVqA https://twitter.com/QueenMab87/status/1123566874543915008?s=17

    Reply
  49. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 7:17 am

    Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) Tweeted:
    What remains striking is how little effort Barr made to *disguise* his total devotion to advocating first and foremost on Trump’s behalf. He displayed zero sense of any obligation to the American people.

    Barr didn’t even bother *trying* to disguise this.

    https://t.co/4UszIy4hk5 https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1123913954538000385?s=17

    Reply
  50. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 7:16 am

    Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) Tweeted:
    Chairman Nadler just received a letter from Barr refusing to comply with our subpoena for the unredacted Mueller report & underlying materials. That is unacceptable. I will urge the Chairman to proceed w/contempt citation. This is extremely dangerous behavior from Trump and Barr. https://twitter.com/RepJayapal/status/1123759304413151232?s=17

    Reply
  52. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 7:13 am

    Post Politics (@postpolitics) Tweeted:
    Biden calls on Barr to resign as attorney general, saying ‘he’s lost the confidence of the American people’ https://t.co/Ulbn5xsIjJ https://twitter.com/postpolitics/status/1123903275584110598?s=17

    Reply
  53. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 7:11 am

    Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) Tweeted:
    Just incredible reporting from @RosieGray on how white nationalists have infiltrated conservative media, including, at least four people who worked for Carlson’s Daily Caller https://t.co/cSrCz5Ezpp https://t.co/yrtcsWSRkn https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1123915931422482437?s=17

    Reply
  56. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 6:49 am

    thefieldnegro (@fieldnegro) Tweeted:
    Driver slammed machete against another car, shouted racial slurs in N.J. road rage attack, cops say. Attacked police with weapon and was…..wait for it….taken alive. https://t.co/d5ivMWry4v https://twitter.com/fieldnegro/status/1123891334039986181?s=17

    Reply
  57. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 6:45 am

    skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) Tweeted:
    imma need Jerry Nadler to find some backbone tomorrow and do something hardcore. #Barr https://t.co/Zxxr6h6PE4 https://twitter.com/skepticalbrotha/status/1123849272405966848?s=17

    Reply
  62. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 2:04 am

    Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) Tweeted:
    Barr should seriously consider resigning. That would be one way to avoid testifying. If he does not, and then either fails to appear or cannot explain his own deception, the House, as I have argued, should begin impeachment hearings https://t.co/3SVO38Qvte https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1123594689964326913?s=17

    Reply
  63. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 2:03 am

    Mr. Weeks 🤴🏾 (@MrDane1982) Tweeted:
    Never lost an election
    Kamala Harris
    Amy Klobuchar
    Kirsten Gillibrand
    Elizabeth Warren

    Lost an election
    Joe Biden
    Pete Buttigieg
    Bernie Sanders
    Beto O’Rourke

    Yet you’re telling me the white men are the saving grace for the Democratic party, most diverse political party? FOH. https://twitter.com/MrDane1982/status/1123751251949256705?s=17

    Reply
  64. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 2:02 am

    Max Burns (@themaxburns) Tweeted:
    Let’s be very clear: @KamalaHarris said her 2020 campaign would prosecute the case against Donald Trump.

    After watching her nail Bill Barr to the wall in four questions, the @GOP ought to be terrified. https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/1123657622832467968?s=17

    Reply
  65. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 2:01 am

    Willie Brown, CFA MBA (@ChillWillNupe88) Tweeted:
    @themaxburns @KamalaHarris @GOP This version of @KamalaHarris is the one that intrigued me of her potentila candidacy a year or so ago. It’s this version I hope to see on the campaign trail and the upcoming debates. https://twitter.com/ChillWillNupe88/status/1123694665897840641?s=17

    Reply
  66. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 2:01 am

    Miryam Lipper (@MiryamLipper) Tweeted:
    The Atlantic: Kamala Harris Sticks the Landing

    Vanity Fair: Kamala Harris Guts Barr Like A Fish, Leaves Him Flopping on the Deck

    SFGate: Barr splutters, deflects in viral questioning by Kamala Harris

    ELLE: Sen Kamala Harris Overwhelmed AG Bill Barr With a ‘Yes or No’ Question https://twitter.com/MiryamLipper/status/1123768856303013890?s=17

    Reply
  68. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:59 am

    Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) Tweeted:
    Senator Hirono: Do you think it is OK for the president to ask his WH counsel to lie?
    AG Barr: I am willing to discuss what is criminal… “Which event are you talking about?”

    Hirono: “Give us some credit for knowing what the hell is going on around here.” https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1123649397722632192?s=17

    Reply
  69. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:58 am

    Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) Tweeted:
    AG Barr is no different than the other people who have sacrificed their once-decent reputation for @realDonaldTrump. AG Barr has chosen to be the President’s lawyer and side with him over the interests of the American people. America deserves better than AG Barr. He must resign. https://t.co/CtE3eIUUYL https://twitter.com/maziehirono/status/1123666212188229635?s=17

    Reply
  70. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:58 am

    The cruise ship is a Scientologist one?🤔🤔

    https://twitter.com/Lib_Librarian/status/1123778044953600003

    Reply
    • Ametia says:
      May 2, 2019 at 9:34 am

      YES, Lauren Underwood is Magnificent! Thank you, Lauren!

      Proving that not seeking the spotlight, digging in, and getting that work done matters.

      It’s what these folks are getting elected to do. DO.THE.WORK!

      Reply
  72. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:57 am

    skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) Tweeted:
    Hillary Clinton on the GOP obsession with using her to deflect attention from Trump scandals: The Russians interfered in our election and Trump committed obstruction of justice. That’s the real story. #BarrHearing https://twitter.com/skepticalbrotha/status/1123769992913334272?s=17

    Reply
  73. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:56 am

    Thread

    Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) Tweeted:
    THREAD. I tried explaining (but kept getting interrupted from) the significance of @KamalaHarris ‘s question to Barr on whether he had obtained an ethics clearance for Rosenstein to participate in the charging decision on obstruction by President Trump https://t.co/RJ50wwoyzv https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_/status/1123774416788258818?s=17

    Reply
  76. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:54 am

    Yes👏👏👏

    Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) Tweeted:
    This is your reminder that Senator Hirono voted to save your insurance while going through chemo for Stage 3 kidney cancer.

    We do not deserve her. https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1123648840911818752?s=17

    Reply
  77. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:53 am

    skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) Tweeted:
    Kamala Harris Guts Barr Like a Fish, Leaves Him Flopping on the Deck https://t.co/92Ui65rRDt #BarrHearing https://twitter.com/skepticalbrotha/status/1123773493768871938?s=17

    Reply
  78. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:53 am

    GetOrganizedBK (@Getorgbk) Tweeted:
    The DOJ does have a mailing address, and we could cover the building in an avalanche of postcards, addressed to Attorney General Barr, and recommending he resign, if we like.

    The mailing address is U.S. DOJ, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington DC, 20530.

    #BarrResign https://t.co/2enQ36YPZc https://twitter.com/Getorgbk/status/1123759579261734914?s=17

    Reply
  79. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:52 am

    Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) Tweeted:
    “Bill Bar today cut down a lot of laws to defend a guilty person, Donald Trump…You just saw again & again & again the chief law enforcement officer of the US suggested a bunch of laws… could be wiped out by a president.” – @RonaldKlain w/ @NicolleDWallace https://t.co/7mVDCmNPXG https://twitter.com/DeadlineWH/status/1123707619661709314?s=17

    Reply
  80. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:52 am

    Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) Tweeted:
    “[Republicans] sit there today… They have sold their souls, sold their political lives… They sit there and look at a guy like Bob Mueller… Every Republican on that Committee would have been in the charter fan club of Bob Mueller 5 years ago” – @jheil w/ @NicolleDWallace https://t.co/VvUC1rVAXk https://twitter.com/DeadlineWH/status/1123706978419838977?s=17

    Reply
  81. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:51 am

    Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) Tweeted:
    One of the scariest things about Barr’s performance today is that this is just the stuff we know about. DOJ every day does many things that fly under radar. IE just today they filed a brief trying to gut the whole Affordable Care Act–a ludicrous position no other DOJ would take https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1123731829973028865?s=17

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  82. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:51 am

    I hope that he is found 😪😪🙏🙏
    https://twitter.com/LP62O/status/1123369672383049728

    Reply
  83. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:50 am

    Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) Tweeted:
    Saying that “the party is choosing Biden” is complete bs. Biden’s numbers are strong right now because he is doing the best with Black voters. Stop complaining about the “party elites” when you really mean “I can’t get Black people to choose my candidate.” https://twitter.com/marcushjohnson/status/1123637842633162752?s=17

    Reply
  84. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:50 am

    Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) Tweeted:
    Let me know why you think Bill Barr is too scared to come before the House Judiciary Committee:

    A. He didn’t read the evidence in the Mueller Report.

    B. He wants to spend his time suing to eliminate preexisting conditions coverage.

    C. Putin said, “enough.” https://t.co/9iSW1nDijW https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1123773427490459649?s=17

    Reply
  85. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:50 am

    👏👏👏

    Mikie Sherrill (@MikieSherrill) Tweeted:
    The CDC has not been able to study gun violence for more than 20 years. We are changing that.

    https://t.co/JkbIa5trc8 https://twitter.com/MikieSherrill/status/1123202640819773441?s=17

    Reply
  86. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:49 am

    Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) Tweeted:
    The Barr exchange with Klobuchar is extraordinary. He is literally arguing as if he is the president’s defense attorney. https://twitter.com/UrbanAchievr/status/1123637219846180864?s=17

    Reply
  87. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:48 am

    Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) Tweeted:
    Senator @maziehirono just asked Attorney General Barr, twice:

    “Do you think it’s OK for the President to ask the White House Counsel to lie?”

    Barr, the highest law enforcement officer in the country, was unable to answer the question. https://twitter.com/RepDonBeyer/status/1123650079729037314?s=17

    Reply
  88. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:48 am

    This thread😪😪😪, then😠😠😠

    Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) Tweeted:
    One of the most heartbreaking things I’ve read in our ER bill database:

    A 2-year-old eats a dangerous drug. Poison control tells her mom to take the toddler to the ER immediately.

    But the family is already in debt from another ER bill. They can’t afford another one. (1/2) https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/1123249461810094082?s=17

    Reply
  89. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:48 am

    BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) Tweeted:
    They didn’t read the whole report.
    They didn’t see ANY of the evidence.
    They don’t want Don McGahn to speak to Congress.
    They won’t release trump’s taxes.
    They don’t want us to see the FULL Mueller report.

    But they INSIST trump is innocent.
    That’s utter bullshit. #ImpeachBarr https://twitter.com/mmpadellan/status/1123674869613453312?s=17

    Reply
  90. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:47 am

    🙄🙄🙄

    The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) Tweeted:
    Opinion: How conservatives rationalize their surrender to Trump https://t.co/OgBI9QO4EV https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1123836477539008512?s=17

    Reply
  91. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:47 am

    Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) Tweeted:
    Tiger Woods is EXACTLY what every black comedian in the early 00’s said he was
    https://t.co/N2LEbUlh0D https://twitter.com/DrJasonJohnson/status/1123798677288624130?s=17

    Reply
  92. rikyrah says:
    May 2, 2019 at 1:46 am

    Good Morning, Everyone 😄 😄😄

    Reply

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