He looked at his phone a few times.
I wished someone would tell him how revolting his cud chewing was.
I really did not wish that, I was willing to let him chew on national TV.
And if someone did tell him on the phone, he blew it off.
Watch the first three hours of that hearing and you can see that same guy coughing, hacking, fingering his nose, and in general doing some mighty strange facial tics. And I don't mean every once in a while but constantly.
Well, most Americans are crude these days. It is rare to see a clean cut, Ivy League dressed man today. Too many guys look like hulk hogan. Muscle shirts, tats and beards.