Alito's Wife Leaves Hearing Room in Tears - Yahoo! News

Alito's Wife Leaves Hearing Room in Tears - Yahoo! News: "The wife of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito left his confirmation hearings in tears Wednesday.
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Martha-Ann Bomgardner, who had sat behind her husband for hours of questioning over several days, left as her husband was being questioned by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record) of South Carolina.

'Judge Alito, I am sorry that you've had to go through this. I am sorry that your family has had to sit here and listen to this,' said Graham.

Moments earlier, the senator had asked Alito, 'Are you really a closet bigot?' The nominee said no, and Graham said, 'No sir, you're not.'

Graham's exchange with the nominee came after withering questions from several Judiciary Committee Democrats."

GG - NOTE IN THIS EXCHANGE THAT IT WAS THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR ASKING THE VERY STAGED QUESTION 'ARE YOU REALLY A CLOSET BIGOT'.