If you thought the Rethuglicans' use of a female prosecutor substituting for themselves to interrogate Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings was curiously misogynistic (not to mention cowardly), the comments yesterday by 85 year-old desiccated corn stalk and American Gothic model Sen. Chuck Grassley dropped the dog whistles and went for the blowhorn:
"Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) predicted that there would be more Republican women on his panel next year, after suggesting that the panel’s workload was a deterrent.Yes, the little ladies can't handle the workload that a half-senile old coot can. As far as recruitment, he might want to ask the Dems for clues, since four of the ten Dem Committee members are women who are doing the hard work, in contrast to their befuddled Chairman and his cowardly cohort hiding behind a woman.
'It’s a lot of work - maybe they don’t want to do it,' Mr. Grassley told reporters. 'My chief of staff of 33 years tells me we’ve tried to recruit women and we couldn’t get the job done.'" (our emphasis)
(Photo: Desiccated corn stalk Grassley)
2 comments:
Honestly, when will these decrepit old goats croak off? I know, as long as they're still upright, they'll hang around. I'm sure they believe they understand the world, but I'm guessing they're hopelessly mired in the 1950's. And having a woman challenge them with her tragic assault story just makes them squirm. Nice girls don't go to parties and drink alcohol! Women don't work 9-5 in offices or in the military or in government, unless they're secretaries! When did they start letting females wear pants, anyway?
Yeah, Grassley and the rest of the old Republicans need to get out of Dodge.
donnah -- The Rethuglican fossils -- like their Fox demographic -- are dying off. Looking at the generation from 18 to 35 gives us hope. And getting the House back in November.
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