:01:01
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
Mr. Hayes.
:01:04
If a cannibal used a knife and fork,
would you call that progress too?
:01:10
Well, perhaps, if I could just finish,
Madame Chairman, your questions-
:01:13
Oh, I'm just an old dame
without much time left,
:01:16
so you'll pardon me
if I jump right in here.
:01:19
I'm deeply concerned over the Navy's
seemingly incontrovertible attitude...
:01:23
toward women in the military.
:01:26
Case in point: the Lark Report.
:01:31
Uh, Madame Chairman, this is
an internal document of the U.S. Navy.
:01:34
The Navy's analysis of that F-14 crash
at Coronado last year.
:01:39
Female aviator,
it just so happens.
:01:41
You were party to this report.
Am I right?
:01:45
I am really not prepared
to go into an in-depth-
:01:48
If you are vying for the office
of the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Hayes,
:01:51
I'd like to think
you were prepared for anything.
:01:55
Especially if you're lookin'
for my confirmation.
:01:59
I'm struck by the ill-spirited
tenor of your report:
:02:02
degrading remarks
by other aviators,
:02:04
innuendo about her performance
in unrelated situations.
:02:08
There's even a reference here to
her sexual activity the weekend prior.
:02:11
These are not
unrelated circumstances.
:02:14
In my seven years
on this committee,
:02:17
I have never seen a downed aviator
treated like this, never.
:02:22
I'm deeply disturbed
by this report, Mr. Hayes.
:02:25
Not just what it bodes
for the future of women in the Navy,
:02:30
but your future as well.
:02:32
Do you expect to take criticism
for using this confirmation hearing...
:02:36
as a pulpit
for women's rights?
:02:38
Look, nearly one-quarter of
all jobs in the U.S. military...
:02:41
are still to this day off-limits
to women, and that has gotta change!
:02:44
What about those that say women aren't suited
for all jobs, they're physically weaker?
:02:48
How strong do you have to be
to pull a trigger?
:02:50
That was quick.
Yeah, she did great.
:02:53
Are you kidding?
She's always great.
:02:56
Private meeting.
That's what we want.
:02:58
Are you worried about the next round
of base closures, Senator?