Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) makes a statement after voting in the Judiciary Committee to move the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court out of … 0000055899 00000 n �P�-'�-�����1M��I�N|̨�6ii���#� ��:� endstream endobj 50 0 obj [/ICCBased 67 0 R] endobj 51 0 obj [68 0 R] endobj 52 0 obj <> endobj 53 0 obj <> endobj 54 0 obj <>stream 0000002146 00000 n 0000045062 00000 n 0000004814 00000 n 0000133499 00000 n 0000114448 00000 n In the United States Senate, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham has earned a reputation as a conservative, a problem-solver, and a leader who gets things done. He went so far as to give his opponents permission to use his words against him. Keep discussions on topic, avoid personal attacks and threats of any kind. Fox Business host Lou Dobbs on Friday slammed GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, saying that voters of the Palmetto State should reject the three-term senator at the ballot box this year. On October 22, the Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 to subpoena Twitter and Facebook chief executives Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerburg, respectively, a week after the social media behemoths restricted the sharing of a wildly controversial New York Post article on Hunter Biden, the son of Joe Biden, according to the Wall Street Journal. Dobbs was angry at Graham for several reasons. "It's just outrageous. “I want you to use my words against me. 0000003902 00000 n 0000135954 00000 n 0000098585 00000 n 0000018726 00000 n 0000031282 00000 n are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) (Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images). . 0000025130 00000 n This is in sharp contrast to another conservative judge, current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who wrote in 2013 that using the N-word only once was enough to create a racially hostile workplace. (RELATED: Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin Try To Bait Lindsey Graham Into Blaming Trump For Coronavirus Response), (RELATED: Lindsey Graham Reveals How The Kavanaugh Confirmation Has Changed His Campaign Strategy). . "I don't know why anyone in the great state of South Carolina would ever vote for Lindsey Graham," he said. "Lindsey Graham is a weak man with a weak character. Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and you’ll get unlimited access to all our work—and support Slate’s independent journalism. 0000100449 00000 n 0000115966 00000 n "I don't know why anyone in the great state of South Carolina would ever vote for Lindsey Graham," Dobbs said. 0000082815 00000 n 0000003375 00000 n 0000126563 00000 n “This frustration that Lou Dobbs is expressing at Lindsey Graham you would think perhaps reflects something that the president himself feels or people around the president feel, that there should have been something to have derailed Biden by now.”. Two women confronted Lindsey Graham about the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the South Carolina senator tweeted this week as he posted a video of the encounter. 0000004952 00000 n 0000056007 00000 n While we hate to give Lou Dobbs any credibility, when he's right, he's right and should be commended for calling out Graham for being the pathetic swamp rat he is.". ". Two women confronted Lindsey Graham about the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the South Carolina senator tweeted this week as he posted a video of the encounter. Lou Dobbs is telling South Carolina residents not to vote for Lindsey Graham pic.twitter.com/vQ67BZZN6P, “Graham has betrayed President Trump at almost every turn,” Dobbs said. American. 0000140000 00000 n 0000010388 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n And you'll never see this message again. If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.” pic.twitter.com/quD1K5j9pz, — Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) September 19, 2020. h�b``Pe``Wf`e`���A��b�,?�Oi``X��� ��E&�0�(y)6=;3�"cH�--�����j��s����E$��.�5�:��,aX���!������y��=���o�dlSN�)����7|�5>3��hHb��b`�8�ဘ�`C� 3?��#��� *����ʄ׫6!�N�oV1Yp)����+��8�> {F��Y�-�f�m �4E� endstream endobj 44 0 obj <>>> endobj 45 0 obj >/PageWidthList<0 792.0>>>>>>/Resources<>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 792.0 612.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 46 0 obj <> endobj 47 0 obj <> endobj 48 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <>stream Being lectured by Democrats about how to handle judicial nominations is like an arsonist advising the Fire Department. The Lincoln Project, the prominent anti-Trump group, endorsed Dobbs's message on Twitter. WASHINGTON – U.S. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. 0000101172 00000 n "I arrived in DC today & was confronted... lindsey graham, amy coney barrett, supreme court. The two biggest changes regarding the Senate and judicial confirmations that have occurred in the last decade have come from Democrats. Democrats on the committee, who boycotted Thursday's session due a vote that advanced the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, were not reflected in the vote. since. Two women confronted Lindsey Graham about the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the South Carolina senator tweeted this week as he posted a video of the encounter. First, he was none too happy with the senator’s decision to not subpoena the heads of Facebook and Twitter over what conservatives see as liberal bias in their fact-checking efforts. If you value our work, please disable your ad blocker. He rarely ever holds back when it comes to praising the president. 0000004149 00000 n Conservatives have long contended that Facebook and Twitter are biased against conservatives and right-leaning causes. 0000022425 00000 n H�\�Kk�0F��Z���H�^yB�`����t�8�"�~O;L���+�߹2�\�7��E�}�ԇ8�S�5C�^nC�[|o�B*Ѵ�8Q�_��}Q�͇�u��}w��(��u��i�\��sQ~�8�ݻx��>�Q��b!�xJ}9�_��(ʼ�eߤz;�_Ҟ���> By joining Slate Plus you support our work and get exclusive content. ,�� 0000119852 00000 n By Brian Freeman    |   0000045322 00000 n Packed With Artifacts of Urban Extravagance. Fox Business host Lou Dobbs is one of the biggest Donald Trump fans out there. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 20, 2020, Graham then brought up the way the Democrats had handled the last Supreme Court confirmation battle, when Justice Brett Kavanaugh replaced retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. 0000082219 00000 n Help us continue to provide the reporting, commentary, and criticism you won’t find anywhere else. But Barrett argued that use of the N-word was not enough to prove that a hostile work environment existed. 0000099820 00000 n * Chuck Schumer and his friends in the liberal media conspired to destroy the life of Brett Kavanaugh and hold that Supreme Court seat open. 0000130901 00000 n “This is the modern left, hostile & unhinged. At the time, Trump called Graham "one of the dumbest human beings" and "a nut job. Rather than issue a subpoena, Graham said the heads of the companies could appear voluntarily after the election. Tuesday, 20 October 2020 12:54 PM. 0000028116 00000 n %PDF-1.5 %���� After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused in 2016 to give a hearing to Merrick Garland, nominated by former President Barack Obama to fill the seat left vacant when Justice Antonin Scalia passed away, Graham said that he would stand against confirming a new justice in an election year. Ginsburg passed away Friday due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Sign up for Insider Politics. 0000081336 00000 n Dobbs expressed exasperation on his show "Lou Dobbs Tonight," at what he deemed as Graham's insufficient stewardship of oversight duties as chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrats chose to set in motion rules changes to stack the court at the Circuit level and they chose to try to destroy Brett Kavanaugh’s life to keep the Supreme Court seat open. By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Business Insider 0000100376 00000 n The unmasking of names is a common practice in government to help understand classified documents. "Graham has betrayed President Trump at almost every turn. 0000069981 00000 n Obamagate is President Donald Trump's longstanding accusation, centered around former national security advisor Michael Flynn, that the administration of former President Barack Obama improperly "unmasked" Flynn's name in Russia intelligence reports. It was bad news for the senior senator from South Carolina, who is counting on Trump fans to win reelection in what has become a surprisingly tight race. (RELATED: Lindsey Graham Reveals How The Kavanaugh Confirmation Has Changed His Campaign Strategy), “Democrats chose to set in motion rules changes to stack the court at the Circuit level and they chose to try to destroy Brett Kavanaugh’s life to keep the Supreme Court seat open,” Graham continued in a second tweet. 0000099515 00000 n Pence Staying on Campaign Trail Despite Contact with Infected Aides... Ivanka, Kushner Threaten to Sue Lincoln Project Over Billboards... McConnell Rips NY Times Story on Judge Barrett's Adopted Children, Facebook to Tighten Rules on Election Content in Case of Unrest, Biden Rejects 'Crass' Attacks, 'Very Proud' of His Family, Pence Staying on Campaign Trail Despite Contact with Infected Aides, Ivanka, Kushner Threaten to Sue Lincoln Project Over Billboards. ��s��~?�_����s��~?�_����s��\���)���)��>����|� Dobbs is also angry that Graham hasn’t moved forward with the investigation into whether then-President Barack Obama’s administration targeted Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Eleventh-hour accusations of sexual misconduct had nearly derailed Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, and Graham said then that he had enough. 0000128559 00000 n A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. 0000002035 00000 n Graham Legislation To Bring PPE Supply From China Included In HEALS Act Stimulus Package. This is the guy who keeps saying, 'Stay tuned.' Dobbs also played footage from 2016 when Trump was in heated race for the Republican presidential nomination with Graham, among many other candidates. 0000150009 00000 n Joe Biden is firing back at Trump campaign attacks on Hunter Biden and his family as a corruption "crime family," saying . "It's just outrageous. “Being lectured by Democrats about how to handle judicial nominations is like an arsonist advising the Fire Department,” Graham tweeted. 0000022172 00000 n “Being lectured by Democrats about how to handle judicial nominations is like an arsonist advising the Fire Department,” Graham … 0000030764 00000 n . 0000016096 00000 n Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham doubled down Sunday on his promise to go ahead with the Senate process to confirm a new Supreme Court justice. 0000004839 00000 n 0000098890 00000 n Dobbs expressed exasperation that the heads of Twitter and Facebook would not testify before the Senate regarding allegations of anti-conservative bias until after the November election. 0000069735 00000 n This is the guy who keeps saying ‘stay tuned.’ He said he would get to the bottom of Obamagate with the Judiciary Committee, which has been a year and a half, actually longer, of absolute inert, inert response to these pressing issues of our day.”. “I don’t know why anyone in the great state of South Carolina would ever vote for Lindsey Graham,” Dobbs said. You can cancel anytime. Stay tuned. 0000069612 00000 n You’ve run out of free articles. “It is just outrageous. Slate relies on advertising to support our journalism. He said he would get to the bottom of Obamagate with the Judiciary Committee, which has been a year and a half, actually longer, of absolute inert response to these pressing issues of our day.". * Harry Reid changed the rules to allow a simple majority vote for Circuit Court nominees dealing out the minority. 0000013530 00000 n Account active 0000081081 00000 n Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) makes a statement after voting in the Judiciary Committee to move the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court out of committee and on to the Senate for a full vote on October 22, 2020 in Washington, D.C.