{"id":2029527,"date":"2023-09-12T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-john-kennedy-reads-pornographic-novel-to-senate-witness-disturbing\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:18:06","slug":"sen-john-kennedy-reads-pornographic-novel-to-senate-witness-disturbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-john-kennedy-reads-pornographic-novel-to-senate-witness-disturbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. John Kennedy shocks Senate witness by reading explicit novel: &#8216;Troubling&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-john-kennedy-reads-pornographic-novel-to-senate-witness-disturbing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. John Kennedy Shocks Congressional Witnesses with Graphic Book Excerpts<\/h2>\n<p>During a Senate hearing on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-heaps-praise-on-librarians-who-push-porn-on-kids-in-criticism-of-parental-book-bans\/\" title=\"Obama commends librarians supporting children's access to diverse literature, addressing concerns over parental restrictions.\">book \u2063bans<\/a>,&#8221; Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) made a bold move \u200cthat left witnesses stunned. Instead\u2063 of sticking to\u2064 the \u2063usual political rhetoric, Kennedy used his allotted time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-john-kennedy-reads-pornographic-novel-to-senate-witness-disturbing\/\" title=\"Sen. John Kennedy shocks Senate witness by reading explicit novel: 'Troubling'\">read aloud explicit excerpts<\/a> from\u200c two controversial books.<\/p>\n<p>The books in question were Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe and\u200d All Boys Aren&#8217;t Blue by George Johnson. These books, which explore LGBTQIA+ themes, \u2063have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-joe-bidens-job-approval-underwater-in-45-states\/\" title=\"Poll: Joe Biden's Job Approval Underwater in 45 States\">faced numerous challenges<\/a> and are\u200d considered sexually \u2063explicit by some.<\/p>\n<h3>Illinois Secretary \u200bof State Responds with Strong Words<\/h3>\n<p>One witness, Illinois\u2062 Secretary \u2062of State Alexi Giannoulias, expressed his shock and disapproval of Kennedy&#8217;s reading. He \u2062found the content disturbing and called\u200b out the senator for his \u2063choice of words.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With all due respect, senator, the words you spoke are disturbing, especially coming out of \u2062your mouth,&#8221; Giannoulias stated \u2063after Kennedy\u2064 finished reading the excerpts.<\/p>\n<h3>The Most Challenged \u2063Books\u200b of 2022<\/h3>\n<p>According to the American Library Association,\u200b both Genderqueer \u200dand All Boys Aren&#8217;t\u2063 Blue were the most challenged books \u2064of 2022. \u2063The\u200d challenges\u2063 were primarily\u200b based on their \u2062LGBTQIA+ content and claims of sexual explicitness.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Kennedy, in his\u2062 pursuit of answers, repeatedly questioned Giannoulias about how libraries should handle books like these. Giannoulias emphasized that the goal is not to promote explicit material to children but to prevent individuals from imposing \u2064their \u2063own worldview \u2062on others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not advocating for kids \u200dto\u2063 read porn,&#8221; Giannoulias clarified. &#8220;We are advocating for random parents\u200d not\u2062 to have the ability, under the guise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-atf-pick-opposed-arming-teachers\/\" title=\"Biden ATF Pick Opposed Arming Teachers\">keeping kids safe<\/a>, \u2062to try\u200b and challenge the\u2064 world\u2064 view of every\u200b single\u2063 manner on these issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to read the full article from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate hearing on &#8220;book bans.&#8221; Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) surprised witnesses by reading explicit excerpts from Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe and All Boys Aren&#8217;t Blue by George Johnson. 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