Spartacus vs. Cleopatra Jones would have been an awesome blaxploitation film and we got all the proof of that from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris engaged in a contest to see who was the bigger idiot as they questioned a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee. Both democrats, who are running for president, tried to trip up nominee Naomi Rao and fell flat on their faces. That fact that this nominee is trying to replace Brett Kavanaugh on the court makes it even more hilarious.
Neomi Rao is up for Kavanaugh’s old spot on the DC court and since the democrats tried so hard to destroy Kavanaugh’s reputation, they thought they’d go after Rao’s as well by painting her as a an anti-LGBT/pro-rape extremist.
Kamala Harris tried real hard by bringing up something Rao wrote while she was in college in which she said that mothers should teach their daughters not to get shitfaced drunk as a way to avoid date rape.
“What steps do you have in mind that women can take to avoid being victims of sexual assault?” Harris asked.
“It’s just sort of a commonsense idea about, for instance, excessive drinking. That was advice given to me by my mother” replied Rao.
“That’s one step you believe women should take to avoid becoming a victim of sexual assault,” interrupted Harris.
At this point it is clear that Harris is trying to make Rao seem like she blames the victims of sexual assault, but Rao put an end to that nonsense quickly.
“it is just a way to make it less likely. It’s not to blame the victim. Rape and sexual assault are horrible crimes, but what can you do to keep yourself safe,” replied Rao.
Harris kept pressing, so Rao schooled her again. Harris asked if women don’t avoid heavy drinking are they responsible for getting raped and Rao replied very simply “no.”
“So what is the significance of taking those steps,” Harris asked.
“It’s the significance of trying to avoid becoming a victim of any crime. We take different steps to try to protect ourselves from horrible crimes, such as rape, and what we want is for women to not be victims,” said Rao.
To be clear, Kamala Harris doesn’t understand why women shouldn’t get drunk and pass out around men they barely know and thinks anyone who advocates for women’s safety is actually pro-rape. Rao gave good answers, but Harris, who is delusional, thinks she spiked the ball on the nominee because she tweeted out the video:
Here’s the bottom line: survivors of sexual assault should not be blamed for the trauma they’ve experienced. Neomi Rao’s prior writings about sexual assault are completely unacceptable and her responses to my questions today were deeply troubling. pic.twitter.com/jlOuhHWtQx
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) February 5, 2019
Again, nothing in that video supports Harris’ claim that Rao blames victims of sexual assault.
Not to be outdone, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker had his Spartacus II: Electric Boogaloo moment when he tried to prove Rao hates gay people or something.
“LGTBQ Americans have faced a long history of discrimination. Long histories of violence, intimidation, bullying. Young LGBTQ youth in America report not going to school because of fear for their own safety at rates that are unconscionable,” started Booker.
Booker then asked Rao if she would protect the rights of LGBT people on the bench.
“I think civil rights and equal protection of the laws are two essential values in our system, and if I were to be confirmed as a judge, I would firmly uphold that,” Rao said.
Then Booker thought he had Rao trapped and sprung this to prove she’s a homophobe:
“Have you ever had an LGBTQ law clerk?” Booker asked smugly.
Booker saw himself sailing through the air about slam-dunk over top of Rao and then he chipped his tooth on the rim and came crashing down to the floor with this:
“I have not been a judge so I don’t have any law clerks,” replied Rao.
D’oh!
Is it possible that Cory Booker has no idea who Neomi Rao is? That’s just too f*cking funny. He really thought he was going to expose her as some kind of of anti-LGBT hypocrite and ended up punching himself in the nuts.
There was no real winner in this Harris/Booker idiot contest, except all of us for the endless entertainment these two presidential hopefuls provide. The 2020 Democratic primaries are going to be the most hilarious thing anyone has ever seen. Just wait until the first debate when Elizabeth Warren, Kristen Gillbrand, Tulsi Gabbard join this biggest idiot contest.
