David Brooks' Inner Thigh and a Republican Senator (Video)

David Brooks made a rather shocking revelation on Friday.

At a dinner, Brooks allowed a Republican senator to keep his hand on Brooks' inner thigh "the whole time."

The "whole time"?

I guess the senator didn't need to use both of his hands during dinner. I suppose he didn't have to cut his meat or anything.

Although he refused to reveal the senator's identity, we do know that Brooks didn't insist that the senator remove his hand.

What kind of a wuss is Brooks?

Doesn't he know that if someone touches him inappropriately that he should tell a trusted adult, like a parent or a teacher?

Either David didn't mind that his inner thigh was being groped by this unnamed senator or he needs some remedial training on how to deal manage such a situation.

Another possiblity is that Brooks' story is a complete fabrication or at least an extreme exaggeration.

Here's the video.



Transcript

NORAH O’DONNELL: What, what’s happened?

DAVID BROOKS: You know, all three of us spend a lot of time covering politicians and I don’t know about you guys, but in my view, they’re all emotional freaks of one sort or another. They’re guaranteed to invade your personal space, touch you. I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time. I was like, ehh, get me out of here.

JOHN HARWOOD: What?

BROOKS: I can only imagine what happens to you guys.

O’DONNELL: Sorry, who was that?

BROOKS: I’m not telling you, I’m not telling you. But so, a lot of them spend so much time needing people’s love and yet they are shooting upwards their whole life, they’re not that great in normal human relationships. And so, they’re like freaks, they don’t know how to, they’re lonely. They reach out. I’ve spoken to a lot of young women who are Senate staffers and they’ll have these middle age guys who are sort of in the middle of a mid-life crisis. Emotionally needy, they don’t know how to do it and sort of like these St. Bernards drooling everywhere. And you find a lot of this happens in mid-life and among very powerful people who are extremely lonely.

O’DONNELL: Can I ask one other question David? Do you think, what about female or women politicians? Are they dignified and are there examples of when they have not? Or does it tend to be the men who less dignified?

BROOKS: Yeah, I think that’s mostly a matter of genetics. I do think that... I do think there’s loneliness.

O’DONNELL: That was just a softball, David, and you really hit it very well.

BROOKS: Yeah, I wish I could think of sort of St. Bernards, sloppy women who are licking their aides, but but no, I can’t think of any.

HARWOOD: I’m not going there.

O’DONNELL: Did you have a couple drinks at lunch, David? I mean, this is clearly...

BROOKS: No, you’ve hit me... I’m trying not to be too dignified and stuffy.

O’DONNELL: Well, David Brooks as always, thank you very much. That was a lot of fun. You may not have gotten best column of the week, but you got best appearance of the week, certainly.

Very weird.