WATCH: John Kennedy Grills Biden Judicial Nominee About Preparations With White House Counsel

At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Vernon D. Oliver, nominee to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.

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[mytimebox]

The obvious question, “if you knew I was going to ask these questions, then why aren’t you prepared to answer them?”

[am]

None of the nominees are prepared or qualified for the jobs they are up for.

[jeffreyolp]

I’m sick of these nominees constantly saying thank you for the questions. We know they are taught not to answer and to drag out the time. Stinking corrupt democrat minions.

[garymorris]

Like taking a test you did not study for

[mitzieregan]

So they are briefed before hand. This is their profession. They aren’t passing the bar. They are applying for a huge important job. They should know it w/o given a cheat sheet.

[tclodfelter]

As USUAL... Sen Kennedy... Sets them up... and KNOCKS THEM DOWN!!

[russty]

Not sufficiently qualified either, other than being a check box token!

[Matt-ktnm]

Compared to the other nominees this guy is top notch. He answered all the questions honestly and even got 1 right.

[friedlogic]

"If you have to be persuaded, reminded, pressured, lied to, incentivized, coerced, bullied, socially shamed, guilt-tripped, threatened, punished and criminalized … If all of this is considered necessary to gain your compliance — you can be absolutely certain that what is being promoted is not in your best interest.” – Ian Watson

[paulwolf]

The chairman said, "The Kennedy bar exam lives on." Does the chairman think this is a meet and greet?

[marcellowoodford]

I just LOVE this Senator John Kennedy-and Senators Like Him!

[xiaobao]

That person with purple hair behind him looks stange.

[LelouchX]

Major respect that the guy actually responded yes or no to the questions.

[michelemcdermott]

I'm so glad I 'adopted' Senator Kennedy. I'm from Pennsylvania. So, since I cannot move to his district, I've adopted him!

[jeffjones]

At least this criminal administration is consistent. They do as told.

[incontruth]

I like the guy. At least he’s honest. That’s a rare trait in politics.

[LaGrandeBayou]

So Senator Kennedy's questions were on his list yet he flat out lied when he said he "could talk about case IF he had prior notice".
*Nice Job Senator Kennedy*

[scottjackson]

Dick Durbin's snarky comment at the end of this video should not be overlooked. Does Durbin believe that Kennedy's approach to vetting judicial nominees by asking them questions about the law is somehow unfair? Durbin's comment says more about him than it does about Kennedy.

[shawnsb]

Can’t stop watching senator kennedy. His wit and intelligence is refreshing in an environment that mostly lacks both.

[harrycarter]

How is he sufficiently informed to be a judge at all?