the republicans don't want to look like sexist jerks when they question ford.

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so, rather than adjust their questioning to make it less sexist, they swap out the questioner.

hey, these insulting dismissive distractions and irrelevant accusations will look a whole lot less sexist coming from a "female"! so let's get ourselves a "female" to ask the same horrible questions we know are sexist but which we don't want to be seen asking!!


hey, if they really want to go for maximum theatrical fraud, they can interrupt the prosecutor and say something like, "now, now, really, that's just too much for poor ms. ford, we really ought to show her some courtesy. please proceed with your questions." then she continues asking the obnoxious questions she is being paid to ask.

all completely staged, of course.

[RockRaven]

1. How to be a sexist jerk without looking like a sexist jerk:

Step 1: Be sure you declare your decision on the matter in question before hearing all the evidence
Step 2: Don't appear on camera (you can't look like anything if they can't see you!)
Step 3: Make unfounded accusations about the person you don't want to listen to or appear on camera with
Step 4: Do what you were going to anyway, because your paymasters told you that's what they want

[3catwoman3]

2. Too late for that.

They already look like sexist jerks, because they ARE sexist jerks.

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3. True. "Even more obvious ..."