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)
