'Do You Support Outlawing Fried Foods?': Kennedy Grills Dem Witness At Gun Violence Hearing

At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) grilled a witness about gun crime.
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[@johngarrett3361]

You can always tell when someone is being dishonest by how steadfastly they refuse to answer questions.

[@tommanos2596]

"Word salad"

[@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd]

I can't see how she has no opinion on current topics.

[@user-lx4bz2nd2n]

You just said what the entire Biden administration that I have seen on here..... NONE of them say the truth but they ALL got the job....

[@scottfarner5100]

@@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd Because an opinion should start with having some context and facts before creating an opinion based on what your puppet masters feed you.

[@bemhibbits4157]

You worried about illegal fried foods are ya?

[@teekay_1]

What you could say is she's dodging the question of whether to prosecute actual crimes with guns, but wants to restrict the rights of people who don't commit crimes. Kennedy asked those questions for a reason.

[@monotech20.14]

Crime is down in the USA. Kennedy is a liar. Cornyn is a liar. Cruz is a liar.

[@georgeh431]

We know that the Constitution of the United States doesn't give government(s) the right to control arms because the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights says, "The Right Of The People To Keep And Bear Arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED."

[@elainereader5607]

​@@georgeh431❤

[@riverotter68]

she's not a lawyer, little less a prosecutor, nor has she studied those cities or cases. He's asking a medical doctor questions about legal proceedings in a hearing on public health.

[@riverotter68]

@@georgeh431 does not give Kennedy the right to lie about the witnesses views

[@DogSerious]

These people are in positions of power? Horrifying.

[@awillis244]

@@RockChild56republicans certainly are, I bet u r

[@DogSerious]

@@awillis244Why, what have Republicans done?

[@chiefskingdom4151]

@@DogSeriousnothing and i voted for Trump. Well i voted for gas and my wallet. Republicans and democrats are both 🗑️🗑️🗑️

[@adeeperreality1711]

True that!

[@adeeperreality1711]

It would destroy our economy 😬 Seriously though, this kind of crap is always lobbied for by insurance companies. They want to take our money and never pay any claims.

[@Ant0417]

She keeps saying “I’m not a lawyer or a prosecutor” but she sure has no problems inserting herself into the gun debate despite not being a firearm or criminal expert.

[@robertslugg8361]

She has "good intentions" and that is all that counts for them.

[@cannedfrootloops7803]

She is literally a gun violence and public health expert

[@charliebrownie4158]

This is what liberal progressivism is all about. It's all about putting the power into the minds of the people who haven't been elected. But appointed. And they set up different groupings of things that are bureaucracies that are set up in order to bug people down to such an extent where they give up. Many people have already done this many people that's why they're such a huge amount of people who refuse to go and vote. Especially after 2020 election. I was shocked at how many Christians there were that I knew of who told me they had no interest in voting they didn't want to hear anybody talking about regarding anything to do with who was really the president who wasn't the president or to even discuss anything even in a minutiae form. Unfortunately I remember as a young kid hearing people saying things like never discuss religion or politics. The problem is that when that has gone on for too long that what that means is that you've created a grouping of people who are like these people who sit there they know that they don't have to answer these questions they know that they don't have to talk about things but they can either just have a pre-recorded thing of them saying something that is a statement and not answering the question because the yes no questions they know trap them. So the person saying that she's not a lawyer in other words what she's saying is actually no she is a lawyer. Because she understands a yes or no answer will pigeon hold them. I have yet to see anybody talking to John Kennedy who is anywhere near his tenacity or his intelligence levels. This is why they don't like answering his questions cuz they know that whether they say yes or no either answers going to take them down. And obviously especially when there are people who are on the blue side who are constantly stopping the grilling when the person asking the question is not getting an answer. This needs to stop people need to turn around and they need to if they need to do so if they if I perceive in a very near future that we're going to become like Taiwan. Or Singapore when somebody gets offended it with someone says they're not going to interrupt them they're going to jump out of where they're at to go over to where that person is and they're going to start slugging each other out. I welcome this. I'd like to see this. Because it's obvious that these people especially these Democrats they can't do anything fairly they have to push something through they have to have all these things going on behind the curtains like I say I don't believe right now with the way that I've seen these different town councils where somebody dares to say something like why isn't there an American flag here or something and they start getting yelled at or somebody brings in their own small flag to try to do the Pledge of Allegiance for it and people start screaming and hollering and making noise while the person's trying to say that stuff and these are people who are involved in government. This is insanity. Everyone I'm talking about there they're all Democrats why the f*** are they in office. I'll tell you whether in office. Because you see back in the 60s in the 50s the Soviet Union was not involved in the government trying to get people to become spies for them. The silver Union was involved with taking over the education system. After the house in an American activities came about it put them into a position where they knew they had the American people. Because after that there was this new inseptid thing going on where it was like how dare you even assume that just because someone hates America that they're anti-American or that they're evil. Now we have people in the government who are drooling at the idea of being able to make an extra $100 million dollars by selling us out. There's probably some who do that for less than a quarter of that percentage. And that's not just the Democrats doing that that's Republicans as well and Independence or Libertarians whoever it is. Anybody who thinks they're going to become wealthy when they are in politics they need to quit they need to cut out and do exactly what Thomas Jefferson said saying if you were involved in government you should not be making money and you sure sure as hell should not be becoming rich while serving as as being a politician. That needs to end completely end and everybody in politics they need to quit with the need to quit with the money coming in they got to quit with with the way that they're spending money regarding such things as them doing insider trading because they know which businesses are going together and if anybody else did exactly what they did anybody else in the in the real world would be in prison for what they're getting away with. All of those people every single one of those both Republicans and Democrats anyone who's been in office more than 10 years that they're all criminals all of them. That includes policeman that includes everybody it's very rare to find somebody who isn't you go watch go watch all those videos on KZbin showing the different policemen who are arresting people who have done nothing wrong and even killing some of them and they get nothing as far as them getting actually having to pay for killing an innocent person. And I'm not just talking about George Floyd I'm talking about the many other people who aren't black who that's happened with who are white actually there's thousands of them. I know of at least 10 in my city alone who were innocent people who were killed by policemen and those policemen are still on the job. That's insanity. Killing innocent people

[@IllnessXBL]

It’s a reasonable answer. He’s asking about case law and such. Anyone can have an opinion on that which affects our civil liberties and to be quite honest we ought have many opinions from experts on both sides of the argument. Or one could make the same argument about your choice to comment deapite not having an expertise from which to draw your opinion. It’s valid because you are involved by proxy. Attack her position, not how she presents it. It’s very feminine of you to argue that way.

[@stevenrn6640]

This is Lysenkoism at its finest. When you abdicate all of your moral agencies to "experts" and are unwilling to actually state an obvious position, it is evil.

[@marymckenna6482]

My six year old grandson has a better moral compass than those doctors. God help us.

[@evage99]

He hasn't been indoctrinated yet. Hopefully he's not in public school, or he will be before too long. We have 4th-graders here saying they're "trans".

[@ERG173]

You know that is a lie so why say it ??

[@drscott1]

As a doctor I agree!

[@ERG173]

@@drscott1 Wow ..... something so simple took so long for you to understand. So you will now agree there is no need to go walking around town with a gun eh? That will reduce gun deaths, the next step is to learn how to get along with out guns at all.

[@user-nt1ql1st9s]

Without a moral compass, anything is possible.. Look at the Democrat Party. Even they had a moral compass at one point.

[@glennrishton5679]

So this woman wont answer a question because it is not her area of expertise yet the fact that she is called to testify would mean she is inserting herself into the whole gun control debate.

[@carolfisher2907]

EXACTLY😮

[@thedbcooperforum]

The black dude shouldn't have ANY issues about slavery over a hundred years ago, right?

[@user-lx4bz2nd2n]

@@thedbcooperforum Do you mean about the other black dudes in AFrica who caught, imprisoned, and enslaved other black dudes??

[@johnquillman785]

Slavery was legal in Ethiopia until 1958 @@user-lx4bz2nd2n

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@user-lx4bz2nd2n don't forget they still do it to this day, and fought bloody wars against the West to continue doing so.

[@jamesburrell677]

It's amazing how they can be a gun grabber and yet incapable of forming an opinion against criminality.

[@Sideler74]

Because this isn’t about guns, it’s about wielding power.

[@gabrielpierce1985]

just curious, what kills more children under the age of 17...guns or heart disease?

[@jamesburrell677]

@@gabrielpierce1985 A gun has never killed anyone or anything without some criminal pulling the trigger and so ... heart disease. Are children under 17 the only lives that matter now?

[@user-jy2cn3cn4t]

@jamesburrell677.This is a brilliant observation!! I agree 100%.

[@daysrcdays]

Gun grabber like in Mississippi Where they grab a gun and lead the nation in murder????????

[@thomasrichardson-ev1wp]

What actually comes from these committee hearings? No one is ever accountable for their actions.

[@sidwhiting665]

Mildly amusing KZbin content. Other than that, likely 99% of Americans remain oblivious that such things ever occur or are ever said. In a way, I suppose it's better than nothing, though. Think about our early Republic. There were Congressional hearings then too, but no one outside Congress ever heard of them. In 1840s, it could take news months to get from Washington DC to California.

[@vladimiramiller3738]

A pony show for the sheep 😂😂

[@sharonhamilton3439]

Yes it's frustrating that no immediate action ever results but at least there is official record being done to hold people to their words and hopefully someday when we have an unbiased president not a political one we will see these hearings recalled and people are dealt with hopefully people are the

[@sharonhamilton3439]

More lives are lost to overdose than gun violence and we don't try to help stop drug use or educate people on the dangers

[@tharais]

@@vladimiramiller3738 True. But, dog and pony show.

[@standingbear998]

the absolute waste of time and tax dollars by these insane control freaks is sickening.

[@AB-ez4rm]

It's the liberal way.

[@ghengiscant538]

@@AB-ez4rm Forgivness for rapists , that guy should ask the victims . I wonder if he would change his tune , if, God forbid, his daughter was violated .

[@8htiesbaby]

Nazi Germany used the "health crisis" tactic to grab guns.

[@seancollins9745]

90% less government is the solution

[@doug6723]

Poor triggered Republicans. Answer these simple questions for us all in the comments section. Since Reps claim more guns are the solution to gun violence. Then why do we continue to have more school shootings and mass shootings every year? If making it easier to have a gun makes us safer why do the deaths and gun related crimes go up every year. The US is the ONLY first world country that refuses to crack down on guns. Multiple countries like NZ, and Australia have banned assault weapons after mass shootings and miraculously....No more mass shootings. Weird how that happens. Guess Reps really really just hate innocent school children.

[@trex860]

Their refusal to acknowledge basic right and wrong is terrifying.

[@janehyden1652]

DO U SAY THE SAME THING TO REPUKES??????????????????????????

[@zippydoo9533]

​@@janehyden1652Have any of the rebukes whoever they are refused to answer questions like this? If they have was it on the same deceptive level this woman is? Everybody testifying before congress no matter what their party affiliation should answer the questions. Playing a game of what about members of this party or what about such and such is not the answer. EVERYBODY should have to ANSWER the questions they are ask and if not shoukd be held in contempt of congress. Period!!!!

[@JimH.]

@@janehyden1652 You know I believe everyone has a right to their own opinion, correct or incorrect, but it never ceases to amaze me how all leftists seem to argue the exact same way. Step one: ignore the issue. Step two: offer absolutely nothing of value to the conversation. Step three: Make a schoolyard insult about a person or group of people. Step four: use the "I know you are but what am I" argument popular with 5 year olds. Step five: Talk in all caps with exaggerated punctuation. Thanks for not deviating one bit.

[@stephanbateman5410]

I think she did reply to the questions. She was asked to comment on things outside of her area of professionalism. I think he he is badgering her.

[@peterstafford4426]

147 Members of the GOP House voted to toss all Biden votes.

[@katm4724]

Kennedy comes up with some excellent points. Great analogy.

[@workingcountry1776]

That man at the end is evil.

[@silasshaw5182]

Are there ever any consequences when these people show how unqualified they are? Apparently not.

[@user-co8uy5rb2s]

I've learned, to my disgust, one can fail upwards in many jobs. In the jobs I've worked, you fail downwards and out the gate!

[@juanpelon3086]

YES, THEY GET HIRED..

[@pmpkmc]

no, without term limits they just get re-elected.

[@smithwrx5910]

All you need to do is win an election. And the stupid ones get voters to the polls.

[@scotthollander9995]

She shut down Kennedy's bullshit questions and refused to play his gotcha game

[@lhorbred4522]

They should not stand as a witness if they're not willing to answer

[@monotech20.14]

Crime is down in the USA. Kennedy is a liar. Cornyn is a liar. Cruz is a liar.

[@GilmerJohn]

She isn't all that bright in the first place but she is smart enough to know when to shut up.

[@Rationalityislost101]

A SME witness answering questions where they aren't an expert witness is a sure-fire way to legal trouble. Stick with facts you can speak on with evidenced-based results and there isn't a risk of perjury.

[@riverotter68]

He's asking a MEDICAL doctor legal questions she knows nothing about. What's next, Kennedy going to ask lawyers about medical issues?

[@teekay_1]

@@Rationalityislost101 You cannot get into legal trouble testifying before congress, unless you knowingly lie.

[@bennyv3663]

It's so sick that all these people are hired by government officials and we can't do nothing but question them and poit out their hypocrisy.

[@maximusdesimus1943]

At first glance I thought that was Howard Stern in the thumbnail.

[@bobmorgan1575]

Democrats have raised the ability to dodge a question to a fine art.

[@ERG173]

Republicans just don't appear when called.

[@bemhibbits4157]

Republicans have excelled at criminal indictments over the past 50 years. Look it up! It isn't even close!

[@joeshumo9457]

You put the Duh, in Duhmocrats.

[@daviru02]

On the flip side, Republicans have found the ability to not have an answer for it.

[@ej12349]

Ummm...Democrats put the Republicans in their place, every single time, with the facts and evidence. You must be in an alternate reality.

[@jerrymartin3965]

Definition of a government bureaucrat; someone with no skills, abilities, or talents trying to dictate to everyone else how they should think and live.

[@00007tboy]

Brilliant statement!

[@riverotter68]

that's Kennedy to a tee

[@Mike-In-O-Town]

Bingo. Well put.

[@jerrymartin3965]

@@riverotter68 he wasn't the one dodging questions.

[@AB-ez4rm]

It's the liberal way.

[@20secondsofcourage1]

Watching women like her testify is infuriating. Refuses to answer questions, dances around words and shows how disqualified they are constantly yet face no judgement.

[@w1975b]

What if the man saying "forgiveness" was raped and beaten? Would he still forgive or demand the perpetrator be in prison for a long time?

[@franciscogutierrez3095]

According to that man, nobody should be in jail, let's forgive everyone and keep having criminals walk free!

[@daviddavis3426]

Wonder if he would think the same thing if his wife, daughter, or mother were raped???

[@DeploraBill59]

@@daviddavis3426 Kennedy should have asked him that specific question.

[@carly4513]

Sadly enough, he's winning the argument. Many, many criminals do walk free today, without serving their punishments.

[@eightlights4939]

@daviddavis3426 If they were voting for his party and or giving him big campaign donations Im sure hed allow it

[@surfersilver6610]

3:00 "I'm a physician and public health professional..." So what the hell is she doing having an opinion on gun control when she's not a gun expert??? "I can't answer your question but I'll inject my BS word salad."

[@ced3098]

That usual .... make an assessment without any knowledge of the subject . Take in consideration than drug are totally prohibited so there is any problems with drugs / drugs dealers in the USA .

[@stevekru6518]

Public health professional, statistician or epidemiologist are the best to ask about gun control. Just as you wouldn’t ask a car mechanic or assembly line worker about requiring side airbags, gun expertise is only tangentially related to gun control.

[@davidrubinstein5359]

Woman moment

[@JinnTwinn]

⁠@@stevekru6518no they’re not wth🤣 why would i consult a statistician or public health professional about firearm regulation when it makes no sense that they have no knowledge on the subject. Nobody has more knowledge on firearms and firearm regulation than gun experts.

[@johnlast6066]

​@stevekru6518 Not true at all. Lol

[@kimmckersie9661]

Fewer sounds are more terrifying than listening to Sen John Kennedy turning pages during a hearing. God Bless and Protect John Kennedy

[@randyjohnson5426]

Listening to this woman is like being in the twilight zone...where the criminals have all the rights and law abiding citizens are percieved as the problem in our judicial system!

[@Kojak325]

Scary when reality puts the Twilight Zone to shame.

[@tracykingston9668]

She might change her tune , when those good little criminals break into her home and do some "stuff". LOL.

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

@@tracykingston9668 I don't think you know what you're talking about.

[@tracykingston9668]

@@engletinaknickerbocker5380 Thanks for the support , and Merry Christmas.

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

@@tracykingston9668 Listen up, I can wish you a blessed Advent, too, as well as Merry Christmas. But, I don't think you know what you are talking about in relation to this specifi woman, unless you know her personally ... and intend sending some gremlins her way.

[@Theworldiseffed]

Literally laughed out loud with the fried foods bit, Senator Kennedy is a savage.

[@Rick62153]

I laughed for another reason - mostly because he seems like kind of a nut.🥜

[@davebrewer120]

@@Rick62153 He is far from a nut, but his line of questioning seemed a little unnecessarily accusatorial in this instance. His fried food question was also an extreme false equivalency. I can't use fried foods to harm other people against their will.

[@Corywinget81]

​@@davebrewer120but when the "expert witness" (who refuses to answer anything) starts her diatribe equating gun deaths to heart disease it's ok?

[@davebrewer120]

@@Corywinget81 There's a difference between equating the death toll between the two for purposes of emphasis, and creating an entire strawman in an attempt at making someone sound stupid. I don't agree with her stance, but his use of simile was poor in this case. I like him a lot, though. This was a rare situation for me. And she did answer some of his questions. This isn't to say that she wasn't driven by politics.

[@jamesblunt006]

I laughed out loud because it's just a bullshit question. Eating fried food is the free decision of every person. Getting shot isn't. You can't compare something done by a person at free will to a crime done to someone else. And you guys fall for this bullshit.

[@RobHowell1]

The perfect question anyone could’ve asked the “second chance “ guy would’ve been, do you think Derek Chavauvin deserves a second chance? lol that’s would’ve been epic

[@bobcatarizona4840]

Yes the look on their faces would have been perfect to have people plaster on memes 😂😂😂

[@Antimonious]

Derek should not be in prison. It’s ridiculous

[@BrianK-zz4fk]

very true he was a scapegoat to prey on regular folks.

[@RobHowell1]

@@Antimonious I second that opinion

[@thatsright4046]

The criminals are being victimized and they have sympathizers how pathetic these leftists are funny saying NM is doing a good job by disarming the citizens of that city no way now maybe the part where there's more officer's on the streets but NM is too weak on crime people with 15 DWI and still on the streets no accountability anymore

[@stevejorgensen5274]

She did a great job of not answering any questions including opinion questions.

[@sharonbielski2792]

God Bless, Senator John Kennedy 🙏 ❤, you are a great American Citizen. Politician. Keep up the Great WORK. ❤❤. DEMOCRATICS are great at word salad answers, Avoiding questions.

[@danielfredericks6468]

What an arrogant person trying to do 'everything' possible to ignore questions just to promote her narrative and her narrative 'only.'

[@xavierb9061]

Arrogant person was him...not his best work she handled him well... she explained she didnt ask for ban

[@Antimonious]

@@xavierb9061Intentional implication is the same as explicit suggestion.

[@xavierb9061]

@@Antimonious o

[@bobwhite4671]

@@xavierb9061😂😂😂😂 she didn’t answer his questions because she is not a lawyer, but 😂😂😂😂! Yea she handled him well.

[@JohnDoe-rk1ck]

Why do you 2nd amendment nuts always leave out the part about WELL REGULATED militia? Please explain that since youre so good at answering questions. Cat got your tongue?

[@FriendofBill-2005]

Her claim that she saw a study that said "creating green spaces" would reduce violent crime is really pathetic. Who in their right mind would actually believe that?

[@user-bw2zt5jd9u]

She obviously has not paid much attention to what is actually the driving force behind these mostly young men doing this. It has very little to do either with their physical environment or even that they don’t have their basic needs met as AOC would have us believing. She is only thinking from her own perspective not understanding what these people are all about. She needs to listen to men who used to be part of that life, like Ak Nation.

[@thetoymanator7723]

She is right. Creating green spaces provides more room for gangs to run around in and during their gun fights as they can hide behind trees, bushes and stuff at a distance so there's less of a chance of hitting someone = less violent crime. Her logic?

[@texasbeast239]

Swamp Thing from DC Comics Moss Man from Masters of the Universe

[@FriendofBill-2005]

@@thetoymanator7723 Not to mention, gangs will get involved in taking care of these green spaces and learn valuable skills that will make them less likely to create crime.

[@greenteagod]

Ah yes, improving living conditions making things better, fuck that noise, right?

[@billdornan4379]

WOW is right! Where do these people come from?

[@billcharlton1429]

Thank God for Senator Kennedy and his common sense!

[@shadow-jc3vp]

You should be praying to God that Kennedy grabs a dictionary and starts taking some English classes. Words above 6 letters are apparently a struggle for him to understand.

[@billcharlton1429]

@@shadow-jc3vp no, thank you. I will take Senator Kennedy just as he is.

[@shadow-jc3vp]

@@billcharlton1429 You don't want your senator to be more educated? That's fine. He probably doesn't want you to be more educated either lol.

[@gabrielpierce1985]

just curious, what kills more children under the age of 17...guns or heart disease?

[@Joanla1954]

@@gabrielpierce1985 Keep beating that drum, you are spot on!

[@scuddyleblanc5119]

Why was this woman allowed to be a witness before Congress when she refuses to be cross-examined?

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

She refused to be manipulated.

[@grancitodos7318]

@@engletinaknickerbocker5380No, she refused to answer the question, she is devious.

[@cmnetts]

It appears that most of the witnesses that the Dems invite avoid answering the questions.

[@anabelandralph5418]

​@@engletinaknickerbocker5380how please explain?

[@TigerGuy027]

She was coached ahead of time by dem agents

[@swampmagiclouisiana1490]

Leave Mississippi, and Louisiana out of it… clean around your own front door… Yes we have problems. She is dodging his words… She doesn’t live in these states either, but chose to bring his home state up…‼️😡Thank you Senator Kennedy 👍👍

[@SourBogBubble]

There's a reason she said states to his City question. If she had named the cities in those states.... theyd all are being ran by Democrats for the last 50+ years

[@monotech20.14]

Crime is down in the USA. Kennedy is a liar. Cornyn is a liar. Cruz is a liar.

[@Rationalityislost101]

"No disrespect doc that sounds like word salad to me" -- A senator who can't or refuses to acknowledge a thoughtful response about a correlation of what essentially surmounts to gang violence and preventative measures a community can take to prevent low-socioeconomic youth from getting involved in such a mess. So, who is dodging whose words? He started out of the gate as a bad faith actor who refuses to actually have an earnest discussion with the witness and is only pursuing a political agenda.

[@pnwdweler4100]

Agreed, she had no opinion on Chicago, Los Angeles or Philadelphia, but certainly had an opinion on those states and New Mexico.

[@riverotter68]

if you lived in Louisiana, you'd see Kennedy does NOTHING for the state. NADA. There's a brain drain, rampant poverty, high crime, and poor education.

[@halspencer6613]

She has an opinion but will just refuse to say what it is. She refuses to answer any question.

[@kimwilbanks1907]

They are nuts truly nuts.

[@jakerazmataz852]

I love the fact when she doesn't want to answer, "I'm a doctor not a lawyer..."

[@williamkemp5437]

She's obviously a big fan of Dr. McCoy from Star Trek.

[@xavierb9061]

He asked stupid grand standing questions to get that response he knew would get

[@jakerazmataz852]

@@williamkemp5437 I didn't even realize that when I wrote it.😁

[@evage99]

@@xavierb9061 He asked relevant questions that she refused to answer. Why was she even there?

[@BillyColeII-dr6dk]

@@xavierb9061 Sen Kennedy exposed her for who she is....irrelevant.

[@user-xv5tz1cl5y]

Tell me again why people keep voting Democratic?

[@gdholmfirth]

Free stuff.

[@KrushKrills]

because tarded-re

[@ripvanrevs]

brainwarshed!!

[@aequoria2949]

Control freaks

[@ericplumhoff9208]

Because they are irrefutably better at governing

[@cshamm]

These people are absolutely CRAZY!

[@virus56777]

Because you won’t arrest the criminals. In any city.

[@tcmurray1661]

Thugs don't finish high school or college. But their lawyers do.

[@waynerain2372]

Great comment.

[@ERG173]

tcmurray1661 ...... there are even some republican Presidents that hide their school grades.

[@Stephen_A.]

Their free public defenders.

[@user-co8uy5rb2s]

​@@Stephen_A.That we pay for

[@waynehendrix4806]

That is often true, but the smartest people I ever met - never finished high school. I only have one uncle as an exception. He made a good life, despite his philosophy.

[@willcox4561]

Interesting. When asked specifically about Chicago's gun issue, she avoided the question by quickly named three states (that she doesn't live in), but rolled off a major statistic associated with them. However, when asked again about Chicago, she responded that she doesn't live in Chicago and doesn't know the gun statistics. Does she really think we are that dumb?

[@MrSpanky2001]

Of course they do. They'll say anything to get an appointment.

[@daviddavis3426]

Yes she does!!!

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

@@MrSpanky2001 And they'll NOT go to a question that can threaten the race card being played.

[@richbutler7828]

she said it was easy to get guns in illinois. LOL

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

@@MrSpanky2001 You don't know what you are chomping on, do you?

[@bobcosgrove3235]

No child was ever killed in a mass fooding.

[@geoffm9944]

She constantly says that she has no opinions on a swathe of issues. Unbelievable.

[@GTMemes]

She had to mention 2 entire STATES To be able to downplay gun violence in the CITY of Chicago 😮

[@Muskiehunter4841]

She says she doesn’t know about Chicago and it doesn’t pertain to her because she doesn’t live there but then she quotes three states data. Does she live in three states? I agree with you. Picking and choosing the data to fit your narrative.

[@illinoisterry3210]

​@@Muskiehunter4841 " Exactly "

[@texasbeast239]

Not only that, but she was perfectly willing to discuss Chicago in her written testimony to the committee, but she suddenly clammed up about Chicago when asked directly about it in the hearing.

[@americanliberty4898]

Red states that the majority of gun crime takes place in blue cities!

[@surfersilver6610]

GOOD catch, this is what they do statistical gymnastics, if they even acknowledge any statistics.

[@THOMMGB]

This last guy at the end sounded like a real piece of work, not judging someone or finding that person not responsible for the worst thing they ever did. I wish Senator Kennedy could have given him some more attention.

[@joetriolo9161]

not worth it

[@casual35]

It's contextual. We all have stolen a pencil from school. That says zero about who we are. When it comes to heinous crimes that harm others or cause death, that's a whole other level.

[@MotoAtheist]

@@casual35 Kennedy absolutely put it in context, he straight up asked about a rapist and the F'n guy says he believes in forgiveness. That's some F'd up S right there.

[@TruthLivesNow]

Agree, that guy was evil!

[@tarrahbarker24]

Absolutely EVIL and says this like it's HIS OWN ACTIONS. Let all the criminals out. Probably because all his friends and family are in prison. What a sleazy President with every move he makes! Let the criminals out for their vote! It would back fire! HE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!

[@Pennymiller-lb4yn]

That is scary. Thanks to this Senator for exposing them.

[@guitarandmore69]

Who knew Howard Stern moonlights as an ER Doctor...

[@nestorze]

wow, this is insane

[@monotech20.14]

Crime is down in the USA. Kennedy is a liar. Cornyn is a liar. Cruz is a liar.

[@genius2005]

Hypocrite Democrats never cease to amaze!

[@brucemcdonald8529]

"That sounds like a word salad to me..." you learn something new everyday!! 😂

[@kicksmerc]

Love this guy!

[@elieenm4391]

Senator Kennedy you are the best in questioning and bring the truth to the surface.

[@riverotter68]

too bad he's done NOTHING for Louisiana. I live here, and if you look a crime, poverty, education, the environment, he doesn't care. He just likes to get his drawl on TV and get people like you to like him.

[@geraldvandewal5788]

Wouldn't trust her for nothing.

[@markleviner2540]

Im from Louisiana. This is my Senator. The best!!!! Love You Senator!! MMLZZZ

[@mrorane1330]

Good job! This man is awesome!

[@megg.6651]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE John Kennedy!

[@cletus-bauls]

Sen. Kennedy NEVER fails at exposing EVERYBODY!!😅

[@Rotorhead1651]

I'm from Long Island, NY and I LOVE this guy! Just wish we could dump Chuckie Schemer for someone like Sen. Kennedy.

[@garypellerin5576]

Even himself. His home state does have a higher rate of gun deaths than Chicago.

[@Bob-vc6ug]

Not really, most of the time he is just exposing himself.

[@user-rf2tn8mk3f]

@@garypellerin5576 Don't compare a state to a city. Just don't. It's not even close. People who delete themselves with firearms do not count as gun deaths. They count as strictly suicides. A person who runs off a bridge and dies is never called a bridge death. It's called a suicide. The instrument used or lack thereof does not add anything to the "gun death" total. When it comes to guns, the amount of people killing others with them is much less than it is in Chicago. Suicide numbers are generally the same, regardless of whether or not a gun was used. If you think the city of Madisonville, Louisiana is more dangerous from firearm killings than Chicago Illinois over a weekend, you need help. A lot of help. Such dishonest reasoning is the only reason we will never make any progress!

[@cattmann1405]

To the last witness: Forgiveness does not mean the punishment is removed.

[@mariantreber8055]

He forgives the unforgivable. That's insane.

[@rocketcuse]

I wan to see how forgiving he is when its his wife or daughter!

[@casual35]

According to Christianity and the Bible, it is.

[@surfersilver6610]

@@casual35 Nope. "Let he who is WITHOUT SIN cast the 1st stone" The punishment still stood, it's just that none were able to carry it out. King David indirectly caused a man to die so he can have his wife. The child he had with her died as punishment, plus his family had problems throughout afterwards.

[@gailmiller6333]

@@surfersilver6610 Very respectfully disagree. King David didn’t “cause” Uriah to die, he put out a “hit” on him. He, King David, MURDERED him, he just didn’t shoot the arrow. Take care.

[@gregrogers4376]

Forgiveness is quite easy when you aren’t the person wronged.

[@garrettlundy3959]

Wow. He asked her seven questions and she gave a direct answer to one of them.

[@spykkielee7627]

You can guess someone has done some heinous things when they advocate for people who have done heinous things to not be judged for the heinous things they've done. They should investigate that man.

[@davebrewer120]

He should be "investigated" for having a bad opinion, or is your directive based on something more substantive?

[@ced3098]

@@davebrewer120 Perhaps promote illegal acts can be illegal ? because considering illegals acts up to crime as a simple detail is not legal ?

[@davebrewer120]

@@ced3098 Promoting illegal acts (which is a very subjective phrase) is not illegal. Movies promote acts of violence but that isn't illegal. Advocates for marijuana promote smoking it, which is against federal law, but that isn't illegal either. He just has opinions that you don't like, and that's ok--I don't like his opinions either, but that doesn't constitute a need/warrant for a criminal investigation. Now, inciting a crime with language can be illegal, but he didn't do that.

[@kane4013]

It is the Christian way to forgive people. Are you really advocating an investigation based on something so innocuous? It is tyrants like you that are the problem.

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

@@davebrewer120 No. An investigation based on his suspicious statements and demeanor.

[@xandermansmom1]

He believes in forgiveness until it happens to him or his loved ones.

[@andrewczski1969]

OR he just opened season on the females of his own family! Males too, actually!

[@daviddavis3426]

Right on!!!

[@loralarose9615]

Oh hush if they took every gun away you think crimminal s going give up there guns

[@jimmyking998]

She needs to stay in her own lane and do what she needs to do as a doctor and be a doctor instead of people's business

[@22trem]

She didn't have an opinion about Philly but she sure did about New Mexico.

[@Thinks-First]

She's a great example of how being educated does not mean smart or honest.

[@nomoreprospecting]

Correct ! It's a totally different meteric,,,,, Does this person have an COMMON SENSE -- the answer is Hell No!

[@Thinks-First]

@@nomoreprospecting My guess is that she does, but that her Leftist agenda overrules her common sense. It's all rooted in the selfish desire to be better than everyone else and to control them. Classic narcissist.

[@MobileGamingChronicles]

I absolutely agree! I dropped out of college once and was kicked out of another college, but I am smart and honest, but I let my actions speak for me as actions speak louder than words!

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

I don't think you are commenting on the same KZbin video that everyone else watched if you did not see Kennedy flubbing his lines when he put on a show of pretending to listen to an expert witness. He was confused as to whether she was there to provide input on what she sees in her ER and public health capacity, with her personal opinion. Anyone can have a personal opinion. Everyone does, and they don't even have to back their opinion up with facts. But, a personal opinion is personal. So, why should she be asked to answer in her personal opinion?

[@Thinks-First]

@@engletinaknickerbocker5380 In the same vein I don't think you are commenting on my comment. I simply stated that being educated does not mean smart nor honest. She clearly fell short of both in all of her answers, and then again in her evasions. Why she was there or what Kennedy's reasons were for his questions are immaterial. She's an agenda driven Leftist. End of story.

[@willdsm08]

When called as a witness, you are there to answer questions. You are NOT there to stand on a soapbox and spout your own beliefs instead of answering said questions.

[@ERG173]

Many Republicans simply don't turn up when called.

[@ShaneMcGrath.]

@@ERG173Better than lying in your face though isn't it!

[@joeshumo9457]

Democrats always show up when called? Or by a large majority? You just live in a bubble repeating yourself while trolling out of fear.

[@francinemartinez3017]

Totally agree answer questions quit making fools of yourself.

[@Sidneyyoungblood75]

​@@ERG173if you are talking about kangaroo courts, sham trials all with fait d'acompli results, why would anyone turn up?

[@carlshaffer3458]

Just wow !

[@nowintroducinghertome]

Word salad!? Come on!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇲

[@williammckay9229]

That last guy if someone did that to his wife or daughter he would feel forgiveness? Sure.

[@surfersilver6610]

It's all talk to allow people that look like him to commit crimes and he probably doesn't live anywhere near a bad neighborhood.

[@daviddavis3426]

🤣🤣🤣

[@alman8551]

He forgives them until it happens to one of his family member……

[@BalakeHart-nh4xh]

Exactly all 👄 talk........

[@tms372]

Salad, LOL. He's got my vote.

[@kathylong8345]

God Bless Sent. Kennedy 🙏 A Truly Great Man that CARES about Our People and Our Country 🙏

[@jaceebrynne49]

She doesn't have an opinion on the cities that would disprove her narrative.....

[@colevetter8970]

'No state shall make OR ENFORCE any law which abridges the privileges or immunities of the citizens of the United States' - United States Constitution. Any state which violates this is guilty under United States Code Title 18 Sections 241 and 242- Conspiracy Against Rights- the very same charge they are trying to go after Trump for!

[@lovethief660]

Like Kathie Hoggle that in NY she has now the authority of deciding who can be placed in house arrest or placed in a concentration camp ("isolated medical facility") if she deems you have a disease contagious or if you are unvaccinated....

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

@@lovethief660 She is a certifiable dictator and needs to be removed from power.

[@JB-ys8mj]

How long have you been waiting to write this?

[@Rotorhead1651]

​@@lovethief660 "Hoggle"? Is that an intentional misrepresentation of her name, or did you just misspell it? And did she give herself more special emergency powers? I haven't heard.

[@Rotorhead1651]

@@colevetter8979 Similarly: Congress shall pass no law which is abhorrent to the Constitution and/or the Bill of Rights. (14th Amendment, SS 2)

[@terrychockley7382]

Those two are scary.

[@BiggRobb70]

Kennedy cracks me up sometimes!😂

[@maryheld-om6gl]

Where do they find these people. God help this country

[@charlesdempewolf6861]

If the good Doctor claims that she is not advocating for outlawing anything, then why is she testifying in front of Congress???

[@Rotorhead1651]

Because she was subpoenaed. Refusal of a Federal subpoena is tantamount to Contempt of Congress, and that gets you time at Club Fed.

[@richbutler7828]

@@Rotorhead1651makes you wonder why old hag hillery is still roaming free don't it.

[@Zangetsu_X2]

Are you sure that she was subpoenid?

[@zangetsu6638]

@@Rotorhead1651 i looked up a dozen news stories covering this, and there is no evidence that she was supoenaed.

[@timothyhenry5454]

Unbelievable

[@BB49]

Exposure is a hungry bear!!!

[@wandery2k]

48,117 people killed by a firearm in 2022 (CDC) 250,000 killed by medical errors every year (Johns Hopkins University, UCSF) But gun violence is the epidemic??

[@jameshenderson4876]

Why wouldn't you try and address both? Or can't you walk and chew gum? The EU for example, with a population considerably larger than the US, has less than 7,000 gun deaths a year (all in, suicides, homicides and accidents) and decreasing. So the US ought to be able to do better than it does.

[@wandery2k]

@@jameshenderson4876 maybe missing the point? And here is the point. Compare and contrast the media coverage for one vs the other. Because it is not myself that cannot walk and chew at the same time. It’s the general public/legacy media that spends an inordinate amount of time focusing on something that causes 1/5th the death rate in the US compared to the other. When i start seeing 5 times the stories, video, commentary, interviews and empaneled smart people addressing the true killer which is medical error will I believe that people actually care about human life and not control. An “error” by its very definition is 100% preventable. Medicine kills a fully loaded Boeing 777 every week. But the media focuses on the firearm. That is the issue. The thing that truly kills you that is NOT being addressed unless it’s a celebrity or politician. No need to try and signal an insult. Of course we can do better. And the solutions are there, but not being put in place or enforced.

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

@@jameshenderson4876 We don't have to address both as any HONEST person, excludes all democrats and leftists, knows the founders feared an out of control GOVERNMENT and did their best to prevent an out of control GOVERNMENT and if their best efforts failed, the 2nd Amendment is OUR tool to get an out of control GOVERNMENT back under our CONTROL. It was actually used for this exact purpose in the Battle of Athens, TN in 1946, when brave REAL American patriots were forced into a shooting battle with a corrupt government attempting to steal an election [sound familiar?]. The brave REAL Americans used the 2nd Amendment and defeated the corrupt government.

[@surfersilver6610]

@@wandery2k You mean "Medicine kills -a- 2.2 fully loaded Boeing 777's every DAY of the week." 250,000÷312passengers =801.28 planes÷365days per Year =2.195 planes per day!!!

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

@@jameshenderson4876demographics drink much of that difference. Look to Scandinavian countries and the crime surges due to immigration demographics

[@Joemama-crzy]

I love this man

[@sigsaucer2582]

I bet she had never said a single serious word about addressing male suicide.

[@chrisignacio8422]

I’m from HI and just saw a quick glimpse of our Senator Hinono at the beginning of the video and had to run to the bathroom to 🤮!

[@mvgrover]

How about outlawing food additives?

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

It would be much more effective and better for the USA to outlaw democrats as they are the ones constantly trying to violate our Inalienable Rights and trying to censor Free Speech. We MUST not allow such people to exist.

[@skyvipers]

Wow at the end, just wow. You can have forgiveness, but that doesn't mean you're free from consequences.

[@Rotorhead1651]

Makes you wonder about the motivation for his answer. 🤔

[@patrickoneill8047]

Mr.Kennedy you have so many Americans and I'm sure outside of America people that really appreciate and like your demeanor. You are one of a kind and I support you too..ty

[@InsaneTreefrog]

What an absolute waste of time to have these people come in and testify, and to have people listen

[@kennethpriestman4255]

The look on the last Doctors face when Kennedy says: Wow! was priceless. He in essence said that one of his colleagues rapists should be forgiven. It's all about feeling sorry for the criminals instead of for their victims. If you can;t see the writing on the wall as to where this has our society heading to, we are in deep deep trouble.

[@waynehendrix4806]

Do not despair, do not give up on morals. Each of us play a part.

[@alpalmieri8644]

It's been this way for many yrs.This shit is not new.

[@dtllcmotorsportwa]

I heard "I belive in respect" "rape shouldn't be punished"..

[@kennethpriestman4255]

Where are all the "Me Too" people. How did we go from that to this so fast?!@@dtllcmotorsportwa

[@betsyjohnson9777]

Red FLAGS... for sure...

[@771blahblah]

❤️Mr Kennedy! He is terrific!

[@Idontknow-si2ge]

WOW.

[@Dragonking1984]

For that last guy. You can tell he's never had to face these kind of problems. Lets see how forgiving he's willing to be if it was a family member who was killed or raped. Bet he wouldn't be so forgiving then. Again the only way you make people understand a problem is to make it personal for them.

[@USMediaClownShow]

These people scare me more than any nightmare I've ever had.

[@shadow-jc3vp]

Agreed. How do they get elected to office when words like education and phrases like improving urban areas are "word salad".

[@SlipstreamIndex]

I think these proceedings are garish. It really lifts the curtain on why no one is held accountable.... Filibustering is my new Scrabble word *pulls fire alarm to exit mental Hospital

[@shadow-jc3vp]

@@SlipstreamIndex Which side being held accountable? Politicians for having pointless proceedings where they don't really want a true and useful answer, or random people not wanting to get baited into a politicians line of questiniong?

[@michaelrichardson6051]

Those 3 States she mentioned, the majority of the crimes happened in blue cities.

[@trees915]

@@shadow-jc3vp The politician's line of questioning is vital to the security and safety of his constituents.

[@zaytm7196]

Forgiveness for rape?! Wtf am I hearing!!!

[@johnkirk3279]

John Kennedy is awesome!.. He is always right on point and correct.

[@Pumpkin0_0]

Damn, the guy at the end who said he believes in forgiving people who do horrible crimes must be hiding a few secrets himself. No one in their right mind would say something like that without a specific reason. What a frightening answer.

[@susanjones4954]

I was thinking the same thing. 🤔

[@johngoslin3001]

I was thinking that same thing, then he sits there looking smuggly at Kennedy, I don't think anything really bad has happened to him or his family or he wouldn't be so smug 😕🤔

[@eightlights4939]

Its because there is a huge amount of criminals who hes counting on for votes

[@betsyjohnson9777]

@@johngoslin3001 yeppers. Nothing new under our 🌞.sun

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

@@betsyjohnson9777 Oh. So you have sun rights, now?

[@mk84ldb]

She is adept at sidestepping every question asked. Not surprised at all.

[@BernieTime1]

Unlike the Senator, she managed to stay on topic

[@jakeg3126]

@@BernieTime1how did he get off topic?

[@lovedadonald.]

​@@BernieTime1😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 sure skippy !

[@user-ly9cm7ur4k]

The GOAT❤

[@45searay]

Wow…..

[@AnInterestedObserver]

Wow! That forgiving guy at the end should never be in any position of authority. He says no punishment for rape and sodomy, just forgiveness. Never put him in charge of anything please.