Sen. Kamala Harris: 'Hysterical' Or 'A Woman Doing Her Job?'

[@kuroichan101]

So when a woman in gov. does her job in the same manner some other men in the same position does it, they are hysterical.

[@Xakslied]

Have a nice Dave you're delusional

[@JB52520]

I imagine trump commanded the goatee host organism to use that word.

[@noahsadoff4952]

I agree with your point, but Kamala Harris was doing a much better job than anyone else on the committee

[@sawace1]

So happy she called him out on that stupid hysterical comment Love Stephen!

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

Sam I agree. It is a pathetic man who calls a resolute woman "hysterical". BTW, what a lovely profile picture ;)

[@mrlegendary3207]

Your flirting is a clear case of hysteria. Get this gentlemen out of the court, I do declare!

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

Wyatt Johnston Calm down, now. Your use of an exclamation mark reveals that you are quite hysterical ;)

[@meebrbey]

Harris was amazing..she was the only real American in that room

[@adriennestrong727]

Chad Harrison you are a stupid fuck

[@lindacorreia428]

She was doing her job and very well, a lot of men and some women are afraid of strong women she is tired of sessions lies, and his poor me you making me nerves crap, he was acting like his boss, a five year old who needs a nap !!!! Why is anybody helping Sessions anyway, he is a big boy with a big boy job, he should be able to handle Kamala's questions !!!

[@RedHorseAdventures]

Lies? Hmmm would you like an ead sammich now? The only lies were manufactured by the left...PROVEN FACT.

[@Dachusblot]

I'm always bewildered when these guys pull out words like "hysterical" or "shrill" on women who are just behaving the exact same way as their male counterparts. To me, "hysterical" has a very specific definition: a person (of either gender) who is visibly freaking out - shaking, screaming, hyperventilating, that sort of thing. Nothing about Kamala Harris's behavior was even close to that. Saying she was hysterical is not only demeaning but completely nonsensical. I was also shocked by people saying Hillary was "shrill" back during the election. I mean, I'm not a huge fan of Hillary, but she has a perfectly normal voice. And of course, the really ironic thing is that the people who said that were all generally supporters of Trump, who yells ALL THE FREAKING TIME (and quite obnoxiously, too).

[@emiliemanes5392]

Exactly. Hillary could not have been calmer during the election. Republicans called her shrill and too emotional for the office of the president. But Trump yells and whines 24/7 and is extremely obnoxious. But that's okay to Republicans? Well, Trump is male. So I guess that makes it okay. Women must be tough, but not bitchy. Caring, but not soft. Outspoken, but not too much. It's all BS.

[@annerodgers4081]

That One Unicorn Absolutely true.

[@dianay1562]

9th

[@abbydurham732]

I have never wanted to hit someone with a brick more than when sessions laughed at burr wrongfully shutting Harris down

[@richardhoepfner1633]

Please Abby, come back when you know what you are talking about.

[@joelewis3446]

What is the hell wrong with our vice president Joe Biden need to get rid of her she is not doing her job she won't take any questions

[@joelewis3446]

Something needs to be done with Senator Joe manchin why is President Joe Biden dragging his feet matching is not no Republican I thought he was a Democrat

[@mrfolderol7999]

"Beauregard, bring me mah fainting couch", LOL.

[@BecomingVegan]

"I do declare!" killed me XD

[@fxdatdo]

is there a reference of what this joke is referred from?

[@83croissant]

Dat Do it's just general southern gentility tropes. Drawing on a long tradition of mint juleps and cotillions and people with fancy-ass names like Beauregard all carrying vague associations with light racism

[@OpalShade]

Maybe a little fun fact, a character in the current My Little Pony generation - Rarity - tends to get herself a fainting couch every time she is making a scene.

[@RochelleEskue]

+Mr. Folderol I feel the vapors comin' on.

[@zachmiller9647]

Jeff session's hearing results: not able to answer on this not able to comment on this don't recall anything.

[@danielgehring7437]

zach miller Which is odd, with those ears you'd think he'd have great hearing. ☺

[@TsukiNaito1]

zach miller Don't forget: Woman trying to get answers out of me I'm scared.

[@MovieBuffGinna]

You just summed up 2 and a half hours of testimony.

[@MovieBuffGinna]

You just summed up two and a half hours of testimony.

[@starsaint]

I know. What a waste of everyone's time.

[@wulfsaga2]

'AAAHHH STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN! THE BANE OF GOP! '

[@kathyschwab9949]

This is the second time McCain has interrupted Senator Harris during these hearings. She knows what she's doing and she knew what he was doing and she wasn't going to allow him of eating up her questioning time by elaborating unnecessarily on his answer. I admire her.

[@supernovagirl5008]

Kathy Schwab Loretta Lynch beats most anyone when it comes to eating up time during a Congressional hearing. Sessions has a long way to go to cach up with her ability to spin a topic and insure that few questions get asked.

[@kathyschwab9949]

Supernovagirl500 While that may be true the focus here is on Senator Harris questioning Sessions and I 'm sure if Senator Harris needs to question Lynch she will be just as aggressive and won't allow Lynch to eat up her time. We can discuss Lynch when she comes up for questioning.

[@jvs333]

Mc Cain is a flip flopping weasel, one minute he's talking all about the senate working in s respectful way, then the next he exhibits his true partisan colors (old white republican dotard)

[@Montesama314]

What ticks me off about the moment isn't simply Harris getting interrupted, but that smug little smile on Sessions's face.

[@rickrick5041]

Montesama314 Why? He’s right

[@RedHorseAdventures]

And does it bother you at all that Kamala was perpetrating a complete fraud and there wasn’t any Russian collusion? Yeah, probably not huh?

[@Swnsasy]

When I think of hysterical I'm thinking of ranting, raving, yelling, going off.. Not sitting composed asking questions..

[@divadoll606]

Swnsasy _ She was cool, calm, and collected. If anybody was hysterical, it was Sessions.

[@HerveBoisde]

It's called projecting

[@dimavasilev5342]

Dearie me. If Sessions' memories are so dreadfully faulty, perhaps he should take an early retirement. Can't possibly run the DOJ effectively if he's suffering early-onset Alzheimers, poor lamb.

[@Beginstheman]

Welcome to the 21st Century, Jeff. This is not Alabama anymore.

[@NewfieLawNerd]

Sen. Harris didn't get hysterical. Sessions seemed a little hysterical though

[@isabelgisb5630]

he literally laughs at her at 7:12

[@hazukichanx408]

+Isabel gisb - The laughter of a man who knows the system is broken in his favor... what a douche.

[@PennyDreadful2024]

I worked in the public sector for 8.5 years. Documenting policies and procedures, especially one's of the magnitude Senator Harris was asking for details on, are always documented. They are official and binding. Jeff Sessions should have had no problem answering that question, so I am calling BS on his answer

[@hazukichanx408]

Yeah, he was just trying to wriggle out of it by stalling and giving elaborate non-answers like "Uh, well, that is to say, I believe that I did not know of the thing that you speak..." that he can later go "Oh right, I was mistaken" on if pinned down outright... She pressed him to get straight, unambiguous answers, and the asshat off camera tries to shut her down because it's not nice to badger the poor old rich man who doesn't want to tell the truth... =_=;;;

[@b3z3jm3nny]

Omg thank you for not splitting up the monologue

[@Qpalzmwoskxneidjcntughvy]

b3z3jm3nny surprised a late night channel is actually reading the comments haha

[@jeckjeck3119]

b3z3jm3nny Yeah, it was very annoying..................Also, democrats sure know how to give the best birthday gifts, huh?

[@ViroVV]

its a miracle!!

[@boomboomb5354]

I think they do it to get more views.. Better 3 clips with 500k views each, than 1 clip with 1 million views.. More views, more money!

[@TheRedAzuki]

BoomBoom B minutes watched is more important than views so 1m on 1 video thats 6min is better than 500k on 3vids

[@lucas8789]

Funny thing is, Senator Harris was interrupted by John McCain, who isn't even a member of the Intelligence Committee per se. Rather, he's the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and acts as a sort of honorary guest in meetings of the IC. Ideally, he shouldn't even speak, and instead should send questions a priori for the consideration of other members. McCain is a moderating force among Republicans, but his performance in the meetings of that committee has been pretty underwhelming.

[@josedospassos8317]

McCain's senility is def catching up with him.

[@helenpatterson3858]

José dos Passos It's hard to watch. Wonder why he would stay on and watch this shit when he knows the extent of Russia's meddling? If he thinks Sessions iwas just a niave bystander, he's way too forgiving of Session's lack of diligence as an American public servant.

[@jessicalee333]

They should have told him he was being hysterical. See how they like that.

[@akhan3682]

To be fair, the questioning was going towards Russians and US politicians relationships with them and you can look up who and where McCain spent his 70th birthday. Do google it for your own satisfaction Hint: Putin's inner circle and Russian bankers

[@justisiempre4105]

+Lucas Thank you for the clarification on McCain's status. Thus, I find his interruption patronizing and unnecessary. Who else was treated the way she was? Grrr.. I wonder what skeletons these "old boys" have hanging in their closets. Jeff Sessions is a weasel and a slimy one at that. Grrrrrr...How do you appear before your peers and just stonewall the proceeding? How arrogant and contemptuous. Grrrrrr... "I believe they are.." He's the attorney general?? What???

[@reyskywaka3202]

So a woman doing her job and asking real questions is considered "hysterical"??? Props to Kamala Harris for trying to get out real answers out of him.

[@360.Tapestry]

sessions lies as well as my 9-year-old niece. maybe she can be appointed attorney general

[@Fernahnda]

Sean Seaphan You couldn't ask a better person!

[@ellisrro1]

'Hysterical' that's not a term I would have used. She's a former prosecutor, and that's what prosecutors do. They go after the suspect in an investigation, or a defendant in court, should they choose to testify. Sessions chose to testify!

[@illkitty]

It's outrageous that a strong, assertive woman is called hysterical for not being intimidated or backing down in 2017.

[@graemelliott3942]

She come offs as hysterical just like HRC. One can be assertive without being hysterical. It’s all in the approach.

[@justthecoolestdudeyo9446]

For these people, a woman doing her job fiercely *is* hysterical.

[@BlackEpyon]

I think we could use a few more "hysterical" women in office.

[@bosmith1820]

For Democrats a Republican's existence means it is ok to murder them. Democrats have been promoting murder for a long time. Their support of planned parenthood has been proof of that, but now they have extended it to politicians.

[@LeelooMinai]

@Bo Smith: Are you going for the most stupid comment on KZbin award there?

[@Crazytype]

You seem to know a lot about planned parenthood - not! You know that abortion is only a little part of their services and not all PP institutions even offer abortions? They actually help people with pregnancies, STDs and other issues. More people would actually die of they would stop providing their services. But of course, you guys know better, because your religion tells you PP is satan.

[@mary-louise7124]

Just the Coolest - you said it! Please join me in calling to ask CNN to fire Jason Miller for his ignorant and sexist efforts to defame Senator Harris CNN 404-827-1500 option 2 , option 3. Doesn't anyone get sued for defamation anymore?

[@chrishall5570]

She wasn't even being that aggressive with her questioning much less hysterical.

[@mariahammarstrom7934]

Oh, but she questioned his behaviour! A mere woman had the audacity to question the eternal wisdom of an old white man! Hysterical, I tell ya! Hysterical! I bet her womb is wandering about inside her body like a marathon runner!

[@mariahammarstrom7934]

...those who don´t get the last joke: in the old days it was put about that if a woman did "unnatural things" like drink, have sex, leave the kitchen, think for herself, disobey a man, get an education, etc, then her uterus would detach itself from its place and start moving around inside her body, ths making it impossible for her to have babies; which everyone knew was the only reason women even existed. Well, that and cleaning.

[@K3yoshee]

Maria Hammarström 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasper3706]

Maria Hammarström Crap, hate it when that happens. When women want sex so badly their uterus is just all over the place. Best way to fix that in my opinion is the good ol fashioned way, with this little vibrating device! Admittidly our recidivism rates are pretty high with female hysteria... at least I'd assume, with all the women asking to buy one for themselves!

[@zezitolobo7503]

@MJA a

[@chillinginthefridge]

I'm so annoyed with how she was treated. I could not believe what I was watching when it happened. Women are treated SO badly and it makes me so angry.

[@pete1201]

Watch the whole session and you will see she constantly interrupted him...even before he had finished his answer....she's useless compared to Gowdy who lets people answer his questions thereby hanging themselves.

[@johnactor6281]

pete1201 you're easily fooled, Pete. she knew he was filling time with meandering guff . she saw through it and they didn't like it.

[@tok1879]

sumopit he was deliberately trying to waste her limited time with his non-answers

[@Adipsia1]

He's a sly little weasel.

[@ceceliam9014]

ford5522 She interrupted him when he was clearly trying to evade questions and try to give non-answers. This wasn't a tea party, it was an interrogation. She was doing her job.

[@Nionivek]

I take it what the appropriate thing for Harris to do was to first offer Sessions a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, then go "Would you be a dear and tell me exactly where this FBI procedure is written?" While wearing a ball gown and a summer hat.

[@Orca19904]

I can't believe nobody on that committee didn't just come out and say that Sessions was full of shit.

[@asdfffs]

It's 'Murica... If someone went up and grabbed senator Harris' ass and ask her to calm down, with no ramifications, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. That's how low your country has stooped in the eyes of the rest of the world. (your name made me guess you're from there)

[@jeckjeck3119]

Chris Teet Well, politicians don't like stating the obvious, it seems.

[@Orca19904]

Name: Most modern Americans actually do have respect for women, it's just that some members of the population seem to be stuck in an anachronistic 1950's mindset where disrespect for women was acceptable behavior, which in turn makes the rest of us look bad. I'm just as disgusted by the way things are going here as you are, and I can only hope we get this sorted out quickly and can start to redeem ourselves in the international community.

They did, actually. Watch the full thing.

[@tomasbickel58]

I watched the streaming: I must say, american politicians are slick. Talking without saying anything, invoking executive privilege without actually invoking executive privilege. The most interesting question would have been, whether to do so was the idea of the White House or did the staff think, Trump should have invoced it, but he just didn't.

[@carolebrunette]

Thank you Stephen :-)

[@juliad.527]

This is so frustrating. I truly hoped that we were past this sexism, but no.

[@parkviewmo]

I agree. I just signed. So much sexism. So much racism.Whenever you hear the word "hysterical" the mysognery alert such blasts off. God bless Stephen Colbert for shinning the light on it. A black woman pressing a white male to tell the truth! Oh my, what can the world be commin'' to? Sen. Kamala Harris is my new hero!

[@mrigank8822]

Republicans are mostly assholes and dishonest, is every attack on every woman sexism? Words are starting to loose power, and women will be the first victim of this effect.

[@drangus3468]

I'm guessing "hysterical" is the new talking point over at FOX to discredit Harris. These old, sexist, racist pieces of shit are disgustingly predictable.

[@Mithereaal]

Lol you got a lotta eye opening to do if you think we are past sexism

[@Sigart]

@Mrigank Not every attack on every woman is sexist, but when someone uses a word like "hysterical" to describe a woman, you damn well better put your ultra objective glasses on and examine if she was actually hysterical or did the person just want to discredit her opinion. Usually, the so-called "hysterical" woman is merely upset at best or, in this case, just not adequately submissive. And that is sexism. If you were in doubt.

[@lurkingheretic]

Nobody mocks a Southerner quite like a fellow Southerner. Go Colbert!

[@lakegenesis]

If a male senator used the same line of questioning as Ms. Harris, he would never have been described as "hysterical".

[@directfader]

thank god there's another stephen colbert clip to get me through this shit week

[@gentle.unicorn]

Bless the single monologue clip

[@wgoulding]

Proud to be a citizen of California who voted Harris into office!

[@CBuehler82]

Wynton Goulding me too!!!

[@MsBettyRubble]

Wynton Goulding Me too! Love her.

[@niacohen4778]

Sitting on Ceilings yes! On sessions end! Hysterical mofo!

[@mary-louise7124]

Wuynton - you said it! Please join me in calling to ask CNN to fire Jason Miller for his ignorant and sexist efforts to defame Senator Harris CNN 404-827-1500 option 2 , option 3. Doesn't anyone get sued for defamation anymore?

[@stylecollective-qt9um]

Sadly I must admit, I think if the nation went to hell in a hand basket tomorrow, New York, California, perhaps Texas and a scant few other States would fare just fine on their own. The rest of us don't seem to have the sense God gave a goose, have voted complete idiots into office, and if something goes wrong and things seriously pop off, Dude we are SO screwed. Can you see my envy showing that you actually had the sense to get someone level-headed into office, lol?

[@alaindeloor2965]

Sessions should have been better prepared to substantiate his refusal to answer or he is in contempt. He is the Attorney General afterall, not the janitor.

[@FutureChaosTV]

The Blackcollar He fits in well with the "competency" of the Trump administration.

[@JamesLofthouse]

Wow, is anyone else delighted by how Stephen ends his monologue on '...and a Mint Julep' and Jon starts 'One Mint Julep' right away? Awesome.

[@gulipicc]

Summary of today's monologue: "Weeeeeeeee!!!". Hilarious and on the point as always Stephen. Hope I get to participate in a recording soon.

[@cmsmhmwm]

The lady was clearly drunk with power plus she was hysterical. I mean look at how she's just sitting there so calm and collected asking rational questions.

[@scp--297]

Yep.

[@PapayaStyle]

Madness, I say, pure madness!

[@alfatazer_8991]

cmsmhmwm The Absolute Madwoman!!

[@MsBettyRubble]

cmsmhmwm Clearly a nasty woman.

[@chrism.5482]

cmsmhmwm I hate when a woman acts in the same manner as her male counterparts and is considered "hysterical". If this country is going to have a decent future we must accept that women being assertive is not hysteria but her doing her job. What was she supposed to be the one asking if sessions likes movies. I cant wait for that generation to retire and move to arkansas or something. Harris is a professional.

[@kikil3227]

It pisses me the fuck off when women who stand up to men and show strenght are dubbed "hysterical"

[@violeta6846]

Kia Larilahti This is why girls can have such a hard time becoming well spoken, strong women and why being nice is often brought up to why girls get into problems. If a senator is pushed around this much can you imagine how badly girls and teens are?

[@kikil3227]

violeta6846 exactly

[@AP-RSI]

I'm a man and I agree with you. And Sessions is just one more liar of Donald Dumbs follower!

[@raysills]

Me, too. I have 3 granddaughters.

[@kittiedawson4501]

Kia Larilahti hysteria was actually a diagnosis used to have women committed in the early 18th and 19th centuries

[@cecoletti1]

I have never, literally not once, seen men calling other men "hysterical". It's an obviously and historically gendered form of insult.

[@LovelyMagpie]

Pretty sure that's her point. Others here are arguing that the word is not sexist, when it obviously is, by definition.

[@mostmelon]

I don't know about that. I always tell people John Leguizamo is hysterical. Very funny man.

[@user-tz4jd9ul1y]

That's silly This guy is using it in a sexist way (Most likely) Other people might have used it in sexist ways before But the word in itself isn't sexist

[@dimitriosp7214]

Karloss Coletti Armand calls Albert hysterical in the Birdcage #fakenews

[@RippleDrop.]

True dat!

[@astrotag1825]

Thumbs up if Senator Harris is your new Hero.

[@marsiliov.m.6838]

Kamala Harris/Sally Yates 2020

[@poppyshoessp]

Marsilio V.M. 🤤My goodness! Two no nonsense women. I'm independent, that wound get my vote.

[@ItzPmacDoh44]

that ticket smells of fish

[@robin2012ism]

I liked her when she got down on all fours in court illustrating a dog.

[@KajurinP]

Look, we have the same profile picture :P

[@flipian86]

When Stephen's southern accent comes out, it cracks me up. So funny!

[@skler69]

If i was harris, I would've cussed out the chairman for reprimanding me for no good reason.

[@round-upwithraj1560]

Thank you for not splitting the monologue into pieces!

[@cmilla111]

Look at that childish grin he had when they started interrupting the woman. As if his dad was yelling at his mean gym teacher or something.

[@rickytorrez7557]

Hysterical to say the least is doing your job sleeping your way to the top that never ends good

[@michellauzon4640]

Kamala Harris is a great woman.

[@bennydreieiei1014]

Where can I buy that cereal?

[@michellauzon4640]

When do yo see hysteria?

[@wilable70]

Sitting on Ceilings Fortunately she was in no way "hysterical", ya wank.

[@johnthesavage381]

She did not allow a single question to be answered without interrupting which broke committee hearing rules . If a man had done this to a woman I would have to admit sexism was at play.

[@michellauzon4640]

You are forgetting that those ridiculous sessions last only 5 minutes. It is too easy to make the answer very long and limit to almost none the number of question. Kamala Harris wanted answers that's all. Where is the hystéria?

[@Rayofsunshine923]

I just want to take a minute to applaud Kamala Harris for doing her job which all the "Senator" failed to do. 👏👏👏👏. Everyone else were behaving like it is a white male fraternity, seriously America, seriously.

[@XmarcX92]

Mustafiz Ray so the guy who told session his answers didn't past the smell test wasn't doing much either?

[@alleycatgillis1964]

Mustafiz Ray I guess what they mean by maga, is turn it to a frat party.

[@Rayofsunshine923]

XmarcX92 But did anyone stop the guy from talking? Or called him hysterical? Or laughed at him? There is a difference between actually saying you are talking bullshit and slightly indicating that what you are saying is wrong. She ask session a question when he tried to dodge it, she called him on his bullshit. So yes everyone else basically didn't give a shit except Kamala Harris.

[@johnthesavage381]

What you saw as a frat party was people abiding by the committee rules that dictate you are to allow the person being questioned to answer fully without interrupting. If you interrupt you are supposed to receive a warning and if it happens again you are supposed to be dismissed from asking additional questions.

[@ninninin656]

John the Savage - I presume you mean the two times that Sen. McCain interrupted Sen. Harris...? You are so right, that was unworthy even of a frat party!

[@pramukhbajaj8257]

First of all Stephen, thank you for the 10 minute monologue! :P :D Secondly, I watched the live coverage of the hearing and i was frankly pissed of that Sessions was being allowed to get away with answers like "i can't recall" or "i thinks it's best if the president addressed this". As a result, i was wondering some of the things that Sen. Kamala Harris was BEFORE she had a chance to ask her questions and i was glad she did! She wasn't being hysterical, she was being logical. If you want Hysterical, you should watch all the footage of Trump cribbing about all the unfair treatment he's supposedly been getting.

[@Laura-rp9rt]

I am betting she was a formidable prosecutor. You can tell she's handled a lot of cross-examinations.

[@charleeb1515]

Doing her job. Was Brett hysterical or just a drunk misunderstood angry little man.

[@aishx]

Mom from a cereal add makes Jeff Sessions nervous

[@JakeMissy-cr4oj]

those Senators who think they chastised Harris only made it Worst for themselves. We should Demand an APOLOGY to her. I watched this and they allow all the men say what they want, and how it is said is ok by them....sexism in full view. FULL VIEW. ELIZABETH, WHERE ARE YOU?

[@Jasonblade9012]

Jeff Sessions the type of leprechaun to hide a pot of Antebellum southern memorabilia

[@kikiwest2001]

I dont recall Paul Ryan saying that when Gabby Gifford was shot in the head.

[@brendastarr7859]

kikiwest2001 I don't like the guy, but he wasn't speaker of the house back then.

[@cassuttustshirt4949]

Some people are naturally, effortlessly funny...the late, great Robin Williams comes to mind. Steven Colbert is also one of those people. His comic timing is impeccable.

[@ICEDMX1]

Sessions is the quintessential model of what I've always thought a KKK wizard would look like.

[@divinecommerce6760]

If goatee boy thinks Kamala is "hysterical" he has clearly never made a woman scream...

[@LALew850]

DIVINE COMMERCE Hahahahaha You are SO right! LMMFAO!

[@daniellemarie334]

i’m dead 😂

[@carinafreemind1491]

How can a ( grownup) man be afraid of answering questions which he knew they were coming?

[@ntm4]

He's afraid of actually answering them instead of being allowed to sidestep and deflect them all.

[@Seigmoraig1]

He is afraid because he forgot to put on his Depends before coming into the hearing

[@carinafreemind1491]

He is not the best example for what some call here in Germany the " strong gender "

[@tomtrask_YT]

Kamala Harris is going places. She all but said "please don't mansplain, point to the fucking rule"

[@golden.333]

Tom Trask next president!

[@terravidia]

noooo.... kamala harris next president ;)

[@tomtrask_YT]

terravidia that is how I read the reply. I'll vote for her.

[@rgrafstein100]

Tom Trask

[@vicbailey8058]

Harris is a Trashy Bitch just like Hellary! Semper Fi.

[@edwardpatani8565]

She's now gonna be VP

[@angelabluebird609]

Slightly off topic, still, Kate McKinnon as Sessions on SNL is beyond hilarious, priceless. Sen. Harris was not, "hysterical,". She was insistent. Sessions was stonewalling and rather hostile.

[@wpl6661]

Jeff Sessions is a graduate of the University of Alabama Law School. He was an assistant US attorney for 6 years and a US attorney for 12. He was a US Senator for 20 years. How come he can't deal with the speed of questioning by Kamala Harris?

[@MagusMirificus]

Monologue Order: 1/1: "Sen. Kamala Harris: 'Hysterical' 'Or A Woman Doing Her Job?'"" ... I've been enjoying all this attention. and I'm trying to keep the fire alive. Don't judge me.

[@Grotigo]

MagusMirificus, much thanks!

[@gamefreakbalaji]

lol

[@3_up_moon]

MagusMirificus I support it

[@planetgear44]

lol, you still rock even when its all together

[@Felidae-ts9wp]

Go Magus🔎

[@_baert]

The only time it's appropriate to call a woman hysterical is in the context of them being funny.

[@OemmaGeom]

Or, when she is indeed behaves hysterically, like Sessions did. And Sessions should have been called out on hysterical

[@TheCarmelswan67]

An intelligent woman of color will always be termed 'hysterical', 'combative', etc. Ask me how I know.

[@singtweetypie]

Look at how they treat Elizabeth Warren..same thing. Only the the strongest of men understand the value of a strong intelligent woman - of any colour.

[@TheCarmelswan67]

singtweetypie You have no idea how hard it is to deal with microagressions, EVERY DAY because of your gender AND the color of your skin. There is no reprieve. NOTHING you have experienced can compare.

[@2particlesinapodcast442]

Traci Lewis I really liked ur first comment, and then I saw the second. Please do not assume a woman of "white" color could never have experienced microaggressions EVERY DAY bc I can assure u, we all have. Making an argument about gender AND race being the prerequisite for any abuse or discrimination is part of the problem. Being a woman AND blonde has caused me much grief in the workplace and I respect all people but please acknowledge you're not the only one who can comment on this. At some point, we all need to look outward and be willing to listen to others, then maybe we would realize what makes us stronger is to unite on the same cause, not squabble over who has it worse.

[@singtweetypie]

Well we can thank all the strong women that have become before us that have made it possible for women like Kamala Harris to break through the barrier to hold meaningful positions where they can make a difference. Look at how far we've come. Less than 100 years ago - women weren't even able to vote! We have to resist any discrimination, set the right example, support our women and their rights - and support the men who respect and support us. I can tell you that in this respect, my daughter's have a far easier time of it than I ever did, and I had a far easier time than my mother did. We are making progress.

[@singtweetypie]

Crystal, as a brunette - I can verify what you are saying. For some odd reason, men thought nothing of making 'blonde' jokes to me in business settings. I can concur that fair haired women were taken less seriously in the business environment I worked in. I know women that actually changed their hair colour as a result of this 'pre-conceived' notion that blondes were less intelligent - so that they would look more studious. So many women now talk about the kind of discrimination they faced - but we didn't years ago. One of my male business friends who I worked with recently said to me - out of the blue 'How did you manage to deal with all the crap and work in that environment ?' My answer was that I just continued to do the best I could do and ignored their ignorance - or it would have made me crazy.

[@TylerFireeagle]

GOP isn't accustomed to people who don't unquestioningly believe their lies...Truth is GOP kryptonite.

[@spennyb89]

On the 'message of hope' that we will be united in the face of the Virginia shooting, you wouldn't get that message watching Fox where they are taking the opportunity to blame the shooting on media and politician's language.

[@Estragon17]

spb but not on Trump's language despite his literal calls for violence.

[@childofpersia1213]

For millennia, women have been getting called hysterical as a way to delegitimize their valid point of view. This ain't new and I'm glad people are waking up to it

[@Akitten84]

All she needs is a good vibrator and she'd be cured! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@crinolynneendymion8755]

Absolutely nothing wrong with the good Senator. You on the other hand are in need of a cure, and I'm thinking the leather kind.

[@9lemonlime]

Exactly if she were a man her insistence of getting an answer would not be called hysterical. #doublestandard

[@crinolynneendymion8755]

If you sow, so shall you reap. All you've done is prove how stupid men are in trying to maintain a Patriarchy. Surprised you didn't throw in the stat that women live longer...

[@damianburgos9863]

Child of Persia I

[@justamusta]

KAmala Kicks Ass!

[@OemmaGeom]

Kamala KickAss Harris!

[@henrymeanwell3972]

What did everyone expect ? The guy is clearly complicit and has just as much to lose as Trump. Both those scum bags need to be in prison.

[@LizLofi]

Henry Meanwell lol Ivanka is also "complicit." She said so herself.

[@TerribleUsernameAmirite]

A FULL monologue that isn't cut into several pieces? It's a Christmas miracle!

[@krombopulos_michael]

So Harris 2020?

[@ellenhg45]

So what are trump's credentials that qualify him to be president?

[@Sharonformation]

Chad Harrison I think needing credentials went out the door when trump was elected.

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

Chad, Yes, because trump was so qualified... oh wait, he wasn't what so ever. Please leave your sexists views in your pocket. I'm sure you believe women should stay in the kitchen, but welcome to 2017. More women go to college than men, women work harder and longer for smaller pay than men, and we have to deal with biased people like you. Yet, we still come back to kick butt like Sen. Harris despite all odds.

[@craig2web]

Warren/Harris 2020? That would be a killer combo. :-)

[@5pctLowBattery]

Nice idea, but much like with Michelle Obama, there is way too much vitriol towards black women for that to be a reality. Lets not forget all the white women that helped vote trump into office.

[@hunterwheeler8257]

Is no one going to address how Goatee Guy said "He came out with a surprising amount of vinegar" instead of vigor?

[@AmyJoy6]

Hunter Wheeler I think that was intentional. He was trying to say that the nature of the hearing was strongly bitter, like vinegar.

[@drewferrandini]

Hunter Wheeler yeah dude, that's a common expression. You're not being more clever than everyone.

[@sqkerg9528]

@Drew Ferrandini To be fair though, vigor would have probably made more sense.

[@macmacroosa]

I am very happy to live in California and have Kamala as my senator!!! 🌸

[@potdog1000]

Ms Harris was doing her job, & doing it well

[@alexsaptetrei]

SHE IS AN IDIOT

[@Chris-ex5ed]

@@alexsaptetrei says the the person who worships a "stable genius" that has a mental illness?

[@americanslime]

It's frustrating. People die in America and around the world every day because of these people's policies and it's just accepted as the status quo. When the same people are threatened with violence, it's a tragedy. Not that it isn't awful, but my lord, the rules are so different for them than the rest of us.

[@apebblebutt6009]

yours is perhaps the truest statement of our era

[@mrbrainbob5320]

americanslime I don't get the problem here.

[@legion999]

The only possibly hysterical person I saw in that was Sessions after Harris started grilling him and calling him out on his irrelevant non-answers.

[@Ayaforshort]

I'm glad you commented on the "hysterical" comment!! I was incredulous when I heard that man say that on live television about the best questioner up there

[@julieblue2235]

Kamala for President!

[@Valcroth1]

Julie Blue I second that! Kamala Harris for President!

[@jontriebschginger160]

Julie Blue WHAT A FUCKING JOKE!! LADY, YOU ARE THE MOST IGNORANT PERSON I HAVE EVER HEARD. KAMALA HARRIS IS A REAL LIFE MORON.

[@audrasitarek9113]

Jon Triebsch %%&&ginger&&%% she is irksome ! Her line of questions to Kavanaugh were snide, she had a smirky smile and her eyes were evil. Just evil.

[@bellabana]

It's the 158th mass shooting in America already this year, as a non-American I find that number staggering. But it's hard to find any sympathy anymore especially when a country refuses to anything about their gun laws even after all those little school children were shot to death speaks for itself!

[@Reub3]

158 mass shootings in one year? You sure thats 158 in one year.

[@angelinasteber6777]

good morning! just having my coffee over here in Germany :) perfect timing, thanks

[@gwendy42]

A. Stbr Me too! Guten morgen!

[@thepowercow]

Me too here in Finland! :) Perfect that the evening shows in US come out on the internet when its morning here in northern Europe. Have a nice day over in Germany!

[@mmm-ko9my]

A. Stbr second coffee for me in Italy. ☕️☕️

[@annieconway8998]

South Africa also here enjoying morning tea break with Steven

[@willritter4076]

Harris was doing her job AND taking advantage of the media coverage to raise her profile... I'd greatly appreciate it if some fellow concerned citizens would check out my 'Tube channel devoted to unplugged piano & vocal covers of 80s/90s classic songs (real live acoustic with no autotune). Covers include James Taylor, Sting, George Michael, EWF, Pete Townshend, Counting Crows, John Mellencamp, and Billy Joel. Thanks and please pardon the self plug.

[@xvx4848]

I'm early better make a joke... Jeff Sessions' ears.

[@WorldzMo5t3pic]

Raxa Emu No Chris Christie takes care of that pretty well.

[@admiralcoffeemaker6310]

Nono, let me make a joke Gun Control

[@Ultimaton100]

+AdmiralCoffeeMaker It's sad you think a proven means to save lives is a joke, but it does reveal a lot about you.

[@VelthAkabra]

Funny thing Sessions didn't seem to know: executive branch policies must be written and formally endorsed. They're not verbal agreements or polite considerations; they're effectively law. You'd think the AG would know that...

[@tamcon72]

Like everyone else in this administration, Sessions is a baboso. It's really amazing how many incompetent people answered Trump's siren call.

[@LALew850]

Dear Stephen I love you 😍again! Your response to that CNN jerk was spot on! Thanks so much!

[@coachjon6967]

How dare that Black woman question a man of the Confederacy like that? What year does she thinks she is in 2017? Jefferson Davis Sessions had his back up with a old dude who 45 said was not a hero. I really feel bad for Jefferson because that Black woman was talking to fast.

[@faypetrou]

Coach Jon your comment was hilarious!!

[@sevegarza]

Harris isn't black. She is indian American. Fyi

[@Hurricaneintheroom]

Oh brother so when all else fails you invoke the "black woman" status and the Confederacy. How pathetic is that. Lame argument.

[@queenshaasiabeautifulearth2223]

Coach Jon Well Senator Harris did Her job. Sessions So - called High IQ should've been abled to handle it😆... When it comes to Me , My Family or job I don't Care what color a Person is Male or Female , You disrespect Me , I'm going to disrespect You back , FACTS...My Tongue is My Sword💯💯💯

[@vinetamanua1749]

Coach Jon You are simply a racist idiot

[@planexshifter]

BS- So, now they realize THEY can be shot!? So, welcome to America senators :)

[@rissaa.7660]

let's borrow Wonder Woman's lasso. 😊

[@piarossi9426]

Rissa A. He would probably like that.

[@librasmith9894]

Pia Rossi I would put my money on that. I bet that old decrepit Sessions fantasize about being whipped by a woman often.

[@jeffkeith637]

Can Sessions be held in contempt? Doesn't he have to answer the questions unless he takes the Fifth?

[@amazed66]

Er no he didn't and just because you want that to be the case, doesn't actually mean that it is.

[@Robin-bp4tt]

Colbert you're the best. You make us proud to be Americans.

[@starpravesh]

Sessions played a lot of 'dodge the questions' in that testimony. He should consider playing old people dodgeball since he has a height advantage as a small target.

[@KT-ki8ik]

Donald Sabo what happens if mysoginy was a person

[@MySpace662]

Jeff Sessions will never forget his session, with Kamala Harris.

[@lucastalunge6737]

Hysterical my butt! Sessions was in recessions...

[@StevenTorrey]

I don't recall Congress expressing the same moral outrage when 20 children and 6 adults were murdered in Newtown, Ct.

[@trnharris]

Stephen you are pure gold👏💕

[@dietrichcusseaux2756]

No one does it like Mr. Colbert!!!

[@garysinnott340]

Given that the slow repetition of the questions and meandering answers were meant to limit those probing questions to a minimum, also his non-answers to less piercing questions, it would indicate evasion and avoidance based on something other than him simply not liking being in the hot seat.

[@jeffgoble9206]

Fun fact: hysterical and hysteria come from the word for uterus because for centuries physicians believed the uterus caused mental illness in women. He is now the latest of centuries of men who have used that specific word to dismiss women who assert themselves.

[@jeremysmith9694]

Jeff Goble thanks Dr Goble

[@jeffgoble9206]

Jeremy Smith 😛

[@GentlemanNietzsche]

Thank god all of our congresspeople have excellent government-sponsored health insurance

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

Didn't you love how Sessions smirked his way through questions from Democrat senators?

[@lumiesgotcha]

THIS WAS GREAT! I LOVED IT. Good stuff Colbert.