John Oliver discusses the ongoing controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, the sexual assault allegations against him, his Supreme Court nomination, and what that could all mean for the highest (mostly-dog) court in the land.
As Brett Kavanaugh’s college freshman roommate, I was never contacted by the FBI for any of their background checks. I assume college behavior was not a topic of interest. They did not find Debbie’s story because they were not looking for it.
— Jamie Roche (@jamie_roche) October 1, 2018
Deployment of US military assets in the Gulf fails to match Trump’s heated rhetoric against Iran, disappointing some outside hawks who worry Trump will fail to launch the war they’ve long wanted. https://t.co/cmuPTD8P9x
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) October 1, 2018
Jackson Katz, a social researcher, asked men what they do on a daily basis to avoid being sexually assaulted. Then he asked women. pic.twitter.com/GjniLR4iIZ
— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) September 30, 2018
re: #1 Scottish Dragon
See, the FBI can’t determine anything with these investigations!
re: #4 Sir John Barron
See, the FBI can’t determine anything with these investigations!
“They asked Judge, he said no, so the matter’s settled. Let’s vote!”
re: #3 Kragar
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this was up the other day and i’m still not past it
i will never think about it any other way again
this didnt take long
NAFTA 2.0, you know the ‘USCMA’, is unlikely to be ratified (political-wire.com)
Playbook: “This is exceedingly unlikely to be ratified this Congress. That’s what every senior Republican and Democratic aide on Capitol Hill says. It’s going to require a massive whip effort, and the House is out until after the election. If Republicans lose the House, there will be an effort to jam this through in the lame-duck. That will be really tough.”
re: #6 dangerman
this was up the other day and i’m still not past it
i will never think about it any other way again
I wonder how many times I’ve been mistaken for a creep as I’m going about my business because of what assholes have done to these women.
White House to FBI: Do what you gotta do, just hurry it the fuck up.
Breaking: White House authorizes FBI to expand its abbreviated investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh by interviewing anyone it deems necessary as long the review is finished by the end of the week. @nytmike https://t.co/5k41imQ2UE
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 1, 2018
Oliver is right. Public pressure works.
Fun.
“I know this is fun for y’all” @SenBobCorker tells two survivors of Sexual assault including our own @traceyecorder. He thinks it’s fun for women to share their stories of assault & rape. No Senator, we assure you it’s not. #cancelkavanaugh #stopkavanaugh #believesurvivors pic.twitter.com/UF2KXjPEMc
— CPD Action (@CPDAction) October 1, 2018
Define “better”, you malignant shit goblin
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 1, 2018
re: #10 makeitstop
White House to FBI: Do what you gotta do, just hurry it the fuck up.
Oliver is right. Public pressure works.
Do whatever you need to do but do it by tomorrow noon.
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re: #9 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder how many times I’ve been mistaken for a creep as I’m going about my business because of what assholes have done to these women.
yup
that’s why i wrote the post the other day about all the precautions i take when im out running. it’s what they think i look like moving towards them them in the dark
re: #13 Sir John Barron
Do whatever you need to do but do it by tomorrow noon.
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Now they can take all the phone calls from his classmates.
re: #10 makeitstop
White House to FBI: Do what you gotta do, just hurry it the fuck up.
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Oliver is right. Public pressure works.
Of course it does. And too many times people forget it and give up thinking they won’t have any bearing on a politician if they contact them by email, or calls.
Politicians do not like to hear it. Remember how often Republicans were getting hammered at their own town hall meetings and tried to control who was invited to attend or gave up holding them at all?
They can ignore the pressure if they want…at their own risk of their political careers.
Donald Trump plays tic-tac-toe. We play chess. And we keep swinging…
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 30, 2018
There is no swinging in chess. https://t.co/68kTOK8akR
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 1, 2018
re: #12 Kragar
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Auditions for the new season of Celebrity Apprentice: White House Edition are running way too long this year.
re: #12 Kragar
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Too harsh [y/n]?
Don’t exaggerate, you couldn’t make a goblin out of that turd, he’s just a plain vanilla shit stain.
— Teo (@Teukka72) October 1, 2018
Trump decries ‘trauma’ done to Kavanaugh, calls for ‘comprehensive’ investigation (CNN)
These fascist snowflakes sure get traumatized when anyone stands up to them.
re: #17 gocart mozart
Donald Trump plays tic-tac-toe. We play chess. And we keep swinging…
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There is no swinging in chess.
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re: #20 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Oh yes, let’s all feel bad for the poor, persecuted white man.
re: #12 Kragar
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I don’t give a shit about you having your career Lindsay when the compromat gets released.
re: #25 Eclectic Cyborg
Oh yes, let’s all feel bad for the poor, persecuted white man.
“The Passion of the Brett.”
re: #25 Eclectic Cyborg
Oh yes, let’s all feel bad for the poor, persecuted white man.
and lets remember its not persecution if he did it
re: #20 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Trump decries ‘trauma’ done to Kavanaugh, calls for ‘comprehensive’ investigation (CNN)
These fascist snowflakes sure get traumatized when anyone stands up to them.
Trauma!?!? Yeah fuck you Donnie. But just like you to make Kavanaugh the “real victim” here oyu piece of shit.
re: #28 dangerman
and lets remember its not persecution if he did it
If he did it, it’s karma and I hope he does feel miserable.
re: #29 HappyWarrior
Trauma!?!? Yeah fuck you Donnie. But just like you to make Kavanaugh the “real victim” here oyu piece of shit.
Shit birds of a feather have to stick together, dontchaknow?
re: #17 gocart mozart
There is when you knock the board off the table.
Should have left off that last sentence where your metaphor fell to pieces.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) October 1, 2018
Oh…Lindsey is getting to be a real badass isn’t he?
Graham on his plans: “I’m going to go on CNN and say shit to show everyone the gloves are off…no one is going to kick Lindsey Graham around anymore.
Phone rings: “Yes sire Mr. Trump, I’ll be right there. Can I pick up some Big Macs and fries for you to bring to my beating?”
re: #33 ObserverArt
Oh…Lindsey is getting to be a real badass isn’t he?
Graham on his plans: “I’m going to go on CNN and say shit to show everyone the gloves are off…no one is going to kick Lindsey Graham around anymore.
Phone rings: “Yes sire Mr. Trump, I’ll be right there. Can I pick up some Big Macs and fries for you to bring to my beating?”
They think Kavanaugh won with his tantrum, which is why there is no continuing investigation. //
re: #32 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
There is when you knock the board off the table.
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Or you discover your opponent is cheating and you reach over the board and take a swing to smack him upside the head.
re: #20 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Trump decries ‘trauma’ done to Kavanaugh, calls for ‘comprehensive’ investigation (CNN)
These fascist snowflakes sure get traumatized when anyone stands up to them.
Was Merrick Garland available for comment?
It’s pretty obvious that Lindsey is auditioning very hard to be Jefferson Beauregard’s replacement after the midterms.
re: #34 Belafon
They think Kavanaugh won with his tantrum, which is why there is not continuing investigation. //
Yeah, I thought that temper tantrum was at least partially an attempt to rally his base and force an ASAP vote. I’m sure he’s actually pissed off but I’ve no doubt there was some theatre there, too. The rage is meant to scare people.
It reminded me of the various rageaholics I’ve encountered, my late step-dad being one of them.
re: #38 Sir John Barron
Yeah, I thought that temper tantrum was at least partially an attempt to rally his base and force an ASAP vote. I’m sure he’s actually pissed off but I’ve no doubt there was some theatre there, too. The rage is meant to scare people.
It reminded me of the various rageaholics I’ve encountered, my late step-dad being one of them.
The raging is meant to make people say “Oh, we’re sorry we’ll do whatever you want right now” just so the angry person will quiet down and not harm them.
re: #26 HappyWarrior
I don’t give a shit about you having your career Lindsay when the compromat gets released.
Can the FBI do an investigation to find out what hold trump has over Lindsay Graham - it is just weird. Or is it just that he always needs a power man to look after him?
re: #40 fern01
Can the FBI do an investigation to find out what hold trump has over Lindsay Graham - it is just weird. Or is it just that he always needs a power man to look after him?
Is he up for re-election soon?
The picture of impartiality…
‘She knows who she works for.’https://t.co/drvUjlK6AV
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 1, 2018
re: #10 makeitstop
White House to FBI: Do what you gotta do, just hurry it the fuck up.
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Oliver is right. Public pressure works.
By the end of the week should be plenty of time (assuming they assign a sufficient number of agents).
I don’t think this has hit the news in the USA but football (soccer) star Ronaldo is accused of raping a woman in Las Vegas and then covering it up. The woman signed an agreement and was paid off
So, LOTS of trigger warnings but I found the end of the article (in part 2) interesting from a legal perspective. The woman’s new lawyer is trying to have the contract made void for two reasons. First, the woman was psychologically not competent to sign. Second, the contract is void as it covers up a criminal act.
I don’t think we’ve had an explicit ruling that this kind of contract is void for covering up a rape. (Please correct me if I am wrong.)
Here’s the story.
Part 1
m.spiegel.de
Part 2
Again, trigger warnings abound. I admit to skim skipping some paragraphs after the first assault.
re: #44 sagehen
By the end of the week should be plenty of time (assuming they assign a sufficient number of agents).
Fox and CNN is reporting the “investigation” could be finished tomorrow.
GOP senator tells me that @senatemajldr told WH Friday the 3 key GOP Senators wanted the FBI to interview 4 people: PJ Smyth, Leland Keyser, Mark Judge & Deborah Ramirez. Senator tells me with that limit - FBI could be done by today or Tuesday #Kavanaugh
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) October 1, 2018
re: #46 Dr. Matt
Fox and CNN is reporting the “investigation” could be finished tomorrow.
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What a crock.
Whenever I see a tweet like this, but the embedded tweet shows as “unavailable,” I know it’s got to be from Erickson, Ingraham or Podhoretz, all of whom blocked me years ago because I’m an infidel who must be shunned by the faithful. Oh, it’s Podhoretz this time.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #41 Sir John Barron
Is he up for re-election soon?
2020. He’s facing some hard right primary challengers. Given that SC is about 40% African Americans who are going to extremely motivated to vote that year, it’s going to be an uphill climb for whoever wins.
re: #46 Dr. Matt
Fox and CNN is reporting the “investigation” could be finished tomorrow.
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From a pure checks and balances perspective, how is it that the Senate can control any aspect of the investigative functions of the DOJ? I mean, I understand what Trump said, but you don’t get to delegate executive branch power to the legislature.
BREAKING: This is HUGE (waiting for permission to h/t): One of Christine Ford Blasey’s research articles in 2008 included a study in which participants were TAUGHT SELF-HYPNOSIS & noted hypnosis is used to retrieve important memories “AND CREATE ARTIFICAL SITUATIONS.” pic.twitter.com/11n1JVnArM
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) October 1, 2018
Ah, so she Manchurian Candidated herself. Much more plausible than a guy having been a drunk creep when he was a teenager https://t.co/Ec2Xb4qoTp
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) October 1, 2018
This escalated quickly. pic.twitter.com/eTarG0JQOm
— Confronting Denial (@AgainstDenial) October 1, 2018
re: #39 Sir John Barron
The raging is meant to make people say “Oh, we’re sorry we’ll do whatever you want right now” just so the angry person will quiet down and not harm them.
fortunately i was never subjected to rage school so i dont know how its supposed to work
clearly they rely on asymmetric power, fear, intimidation etc
in these circumstances, there’s a lot of us. male, female, big, small, strong, not.
so i just say “rave on”
ill sit back and yawn
You’re delusional, there never was a holocaust but there should have been.
— Genevieve Fartsparkle (@GFartsparkle) October 1, 2018
Pretty sure it’s against the ToS, Take a couple of seconds to let Twitter know.@TwitterSafety https://t.co/qPzLug3lhZ
— Confronting Denial (@AgainstDenial) October 1, 2018
re: #45 mmmirele
I don’t think we’ve had an explicit ruling that this kind of contract is void for covering up a rape. (Please correct me if I am wrong.)
As a general rule, settlement and non-disclosure agreements include a clause saying that the parties won’t talk to anyone about the underlying events, but there’s usually an exception for legal proceedings. Even without that provision being included, it would probably be considered part of the law of the contract (what is sometimes called an implied term). That said, if it came to a criminal investigation, there’s plenty of instances where potential witnesses refuse to cooperate with the police - that happens a lot in domestic violence cases, I believe.
Contracts for illegal things are void as a matter of law - you can’t hire someone to kill your spouse and then sue them for breach of contract when your spouse comes home on Friday night.
re: #51 Kragar
BREAKING: This is HUGE (waiting for permission to h/t): One of Christine Ford Blasey’s research articles in 2008 included a study in which participants were TAUGHT SELF-HYPNOSIS & noted hypnosis is used to retrieve important memories “AND CREATE ARTIFICAL SITUATIONS.”
i dont think those words mean what you think they mean
re: #44 sagehen
By the end of the week should be plenty of time (assuming they assign a sufficient number of agents).
Yeah. If memory serves, they completed the Thomas invesitgation in three days.
re: #34 Belafon
They think Kavanaugh won with his tantrum, which is why there is no continuing investigation. //
Well, they have Donald Trump, all of the Congressional GOP, and the entirety of right-wing media telling them just that: and have since the veins on Kavanaugh’s head receded last Thursday. That the rest of the world universe outside the RW Media Bubble was appalled by Judge Drunky’s unprofessional ranting is, as usual, discarded as an irrelevance.
BREAKING: This is HUGE (waiting for permission to h/t): One of Christine Ford Blasey’s research articles in 2008 included a study in which participants were TAUGHT SELF-HYPNOSIS & noted hypnosis is used to retrieve important memories “AND CREATE ARTIFICAL SITUATIONS.” pic.twitter.com/11n1JVnArM
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) October 1, 2018
lolwut? https://t.co/VlRauXKzuX
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #51 Kragar
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So in 2008, she was starting to self-hypnotize, which caused an “artificial situation” about Brett Kavanaugh that she relayed to a counselor in 2012, and then sat on it again for another 6 years playing the long game for Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS nomination?
It’s kinda fun in a seriously disturbing way to watch the amazing thrashing and lying and obfuscating conservatives are doing to defend Brett Kavanaugh.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #52 Nyet
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Maybe someone should let “Genevieve” there know that Iron Sky was not a documentary.
It’s funny how you call a grounded person “delusional”, then immediately reveal that you’re delusional (and murderous - which is less funny) in the same Tweet. Seek psychiatric help.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) October 1, 2018
How would that be “huge”? Are you a far-right propagandist?
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) October 1, 2018
We’re taking this seriously.
Oh yeah, and we also think it’s total bullshit and we’re going to ignore it anyway:
McConnell dismisses allegations against Kavanaugh as ‘character assassination,’ says Senate will vote this week https://t.co/NmDK6XurAv
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 1, 2018
re: #60 Jay C
Well, they have Donald Trump, all of the Congressional GOP, and the entirety of right-wing media telling them just that: and have since the veins on Kavanaugh’s head receded last Thursday. That the rest of the world universe outside the RW Media Bubble was appalled by Judge Drunky’s unprofessional ranting is, as usual, discarding as an irrelevance.
lets all remember there are two very different things going on here for the d’s and r’s:
- the dems and anyone with a brain are hoping that evidence/proof is uncovered. that it will be incontrovertible enough by itself that there’s no option but to withdraw
- the r’s are trying to get to a point where they can all vote yes
and that is regardless of what we all already know to be true
the dozens and doezens of things that each one by itself is enough to disqualify kavanaugh are mostly not relevant any more. the r’s will not revisit them
they are looking to say you had your investigation, nothing conclusive
now we’re gonna vote yes like we shoulda done last week
The comments are cool
AND THERE’S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!!!
— SpookyKarateHonkey (@DeathCar72) October 1, 2018
When you actuate, you use the art of mime to indicate you have had your repast.
— Warren Terra (@warren__terra) October 1, 2018
re: #62 Mike Lamb
So in 2008, she was starting to self-hypnotize, which caused an “artificial situation” about Brett Kavanaugh that she relayed to a counselor in 2012, and then sat on it again for another 6 years playing the long game for Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS nomination?
ok ok
forget everything i said earlier this morning
i’m loving the pterodactyl story now
re: #69 dangerman
lets all remember there are two very different things going on here for the d’s and r’s:
- the dems and anyone with a brain are hoping that evidence/proof is uncovered. that it will be incontrovertible enough by itself that there’s no option but to withdraw
- the r’s are trying to get to a point where they can all vote yes
and that is regardless of what we all already know to be truethe dozens and doezens of things that each one by itself is enough to disqualify kavanaugh are mostly not relevant any more. the r’s will not revisit them
they are looking to say you had your investigation, nothing conclusive
now we’re gonna vote yes like we shoulda done last week
Like I said last week, this is about ticking boxes on a checklist. They’re not taking it seriously, they’re going through the motions so they can get to “Yes.”
I’m sure Q told em so.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) October 1, 2018
re: #67 Targetpractice
We’re taking this seriously.
Oh yeah, and we also think it’s total bullshit and we’re going to ignore it anyway:
Allegations against our guys are always ‘character assassinations’. We’ll vote this weekend tomorrow Wednesday at the latest OK sure Friday or Saturday.
re: #67 Targetpractice
We’re taking this seriously.
Oh yeah, and we also think it’s total bullshit and we’re going to ignore it anyway:
So McTurtle doesn’t believe Dr. Ford then. She’s a character assassin. Good to know.
re: #73 Targetpractice
Like I said last week, this is about ticking boxes on a checklist. They’re not taking it seriously, they’re going through the motions so they can get to “Yes.”
sometimes i use too many words ;-)
re: #62 Mike Lamb
So in 2008, she was starting to self-hypnotize, which caused an “artificial situation” about Brett Kavanaugh that she relayed to a counselor in 2012, and then sat on it again for another 6 years playing the long game for Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS nomination?
Yup, straight out of the Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals playbook.
re: #77 Sir John Barron
So McTurtle doesn’t believe Dr. Ford then. She’s a character assassin. Good to know.
With McConnell it’s not a matter of whether he believes her or not, he actually probably doesn’t even give a fuck. It’s about getting the seat filled, his legacy as majority leader will be two seats on the Supreme Court.
re: #77 Sir John Barron
So McTurtle doesn’t believe Dr. Ford then. She’s a character assassin. Good to know.
Remember, they’re trying to split the difference by insisting they think she really was the victim of sexual assault…they just think it happened somewhere else, in a totally different time, and she’s absolutely wrong about it being Brett Kavanaugh who was responsible. They’re trying to be more subtle than screaming “SHE’S A LYING WHORE!!!”
Chepiga’s bio grows. @MBKhMedia claims after serving in special forces, he was recruited to study operational-tactical recon at the GRU conservatory in 2009 & received the Hero of Russia medal for helping to evacuate Ukrainian president Yanukovych in 2014 https://t.co/nt0G5J1NO7
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) October 1, 2018
re: #81 Targetpractice
Remember, they’re trying to split the difference by insisting they think she really was the victim of sexual assault…they just think it happened somewhere else, in a totally different time, and she’s absolutely wrong about it being Brett Kavanaugh who was responsible. They’re trying to be more subtle than screaming “SHE’S A LYING WHORE!!!”
So you’re saying America has moved forward!
It’s open season on Chepiga: Soldiers who served with him tell @novaya_gazeta he’s definitely Ruslan Boshirov from the RT interview. They say an influential relative in Khabarovsk got him a command there & that he won Hero of Russia for the Crimea takeover https://t.co/IPKSEjanxk
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) October 1, 2018
re: #81 Targetpractice
Remember, they’re trying to split the difference by insisting they think she really was the victim of sexual assault…they just think it happened somewhere else, in a totally different time, and she’s absolutely wrong about it being Brett Kavanaugh who was responsible. They’re trying to be more subtle than screaming “SHE’S A LYING WHORE!!!”
Also it’s the Dems fault because conspiracy.
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re: #63 Charles Johnson
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The new MAGA Twitter claim about Blasey Ford is that she somehow self-hypnotized herself into believing the assault was real.
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) October 1, 2018
Jeanine Pirro has floated this conspiracy on Fox News: https://t.co/3iR0906dMKhttps://t.co/uQxQiBv68f https://t.co/27CHKqdKQj
— Media Matters (@mmfa) October 1, 2018
re: #86 Kragar
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And she’s branching out to the good ol’ standby: “They’re all in this together!”
It’s amazing how the Brett Kavanaugh playbook reads like the Bill Cosby playbook. Next we’ll be told that one or more of the women reached out to his lawyer to extort money for silence.
This is not normal. @AndrewGillum just packed an auditorium in Palatka, Florida.
Palatka has a population of 10k. @realDonaldTrump won Putnam County, Florida by 36%.
This is a historical movement unlike any other in Florida history. pic.twitter.com/71NWKPJKUF— Kevin Cate (@KevinCate) September 30, 2018
A new low: For the entire month of September, @WhiteHouse @PressSec only held one on-camera briefing. https://t.co/Xictd9xHmG
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 1, 2018
Reliable sources say there is a bat loose in the Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn, as the MAGA crowd assembles.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 1, 2018
Dear God: if you give me a bat landing in Trump’s hair tonight and the subsequent freak out I swear I will never ask you for another thing as long as I live. https://t.co/MTxlTPBoNT
— Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) October 1, 2018
re: #89 Kragar
I like when not-normal is on our side.
re: #91 Kragar
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And the media that once kept a on-screen clock going to show how long it had been since Hillary had conducted a press conference are weirdly unconcerned about the lack of press conferences suddenly…
Karma will get you back Kavanaugh! 👿👿👿 pic.twitter.com/kyMRPhml6H
— Maggie Resists Trump (@Stop_Trump20) October 1, 2018
Holy f*ck! @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell on the Senate Floor is literally trying to scare any future victims or witnesses out of reporting because their name will become a household name! What a vile piece of sh*t he is!
— Edan Clay (@EdanClay) October 1, 2018
re: #62 Mike Lamb
So in 2008, she was starting to self-hypnotize, which caused an “artificial situation” about Brett Kavanaugh that she relayed to a counselor in 2012, and then sat on it again for another 6 years playing the long game for Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS nomination?
Another deluded rant from the Nazis. She is a research psychologist but her expertise is as a data analyst (i.e., psychological statistics). Her role on the study in 2008 was analyzing the data (onlinelibrary.wiley.com). The media is trying to turn into her some Jedi Zen master of psychology, but her academic career is applied statistics. I have worked with similar scientists over the last several years.
Part of Duncan Hunter’s district covers a town whose local nickname is “Klantee”
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 1, 2018
re: #102 electrotek
Has someone told Hunter boy that Islamists didn’t exist in 1972?
uh… Munich Olympics?
JUST IN: A senior US official tells @NBCNews that Kavanaugh’s high school friend Mark Judge has been interviewed by the FBI. - @PeterAlexander
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 1, 2018
re: #103 sagehen
uh… Munich Olympics?
They weren’t “Islamists” though. PLO and the PFLP were motivated by secular nationalism than they were by Islam. Islamists technically didn’t exist in its current form until after 1979.
re: #104 Charles Johnson
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“Did you see anything?”
“No.”
“Good enough. Sorry to bother you.”
This an excellent article
“Kavanaugh lied a lot in his testimony to Congress” shouldn’t be considered a partisan statement, or a particularly controversial one. https://t.co/dNR6saj05o
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 30, 2018
re: #108 gocart mozart
This an excellent article
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Hell some of them are even admitting he did but excusing it.
re: #109 HappyWarrior
Hell some of them are even admitting he did but excusing it.
“So what if he lied under oath? He’s angry, he’s right to be, so it’s understandable!”
re: #109 HappyWarrior
Hell some of them are even admitting he did but excusing it.
They lost the first battle, so now it’s on to excusing it. We just have to keep pressing.
re: #72 dangerman
ok ok
forget everything i said earlier this morningi’m loving the pterodactyl story now
And for the “weird coincidences” file: I went to watch TV with Mrs. Jay a while ago, and what did she pick from the DVR?
Torchwood!
Though Myfanwy wasn’t in that episode.
Which would have been JUST TOO WEIRD!!!!!
re: #111 Belafon
They lost the first battle, so now it’s on to excusing it. We just have to keep pressing.
Yep!
re: #94 Targetpractice
And the media that once kept a on-screen clock going to show how long it had been since Hillary had conducted a press conference are weirdly unconcerned about the lack of press conferences suddenly…
I’m so old I remember when Donald Trump was attacking Hillary Clinton for not holding press conferences, and much of the media jumped right onboard and started doing it too.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Check out the Google results for “Hillary Clinton press conferences”.https://t.co/FNwpagRH5x
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Then check “Donald Trump press conferences”. Two different worlds of attention.https://t.co/xWEOnxMcPD
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Just a reminder: To this day, republicans still insist/obsess that Bill Clinton deserved to be impeached because he lied about a consensual blowjob.
Flake does have a vertibrae:
Jeff Flake says he wants the FBI to do a “real investigation” on Kavanaugh: “It does no good to have an investigation that just gives us more cover, for example. We actually need to find out what we can find out.” (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/RuYjXZeCyM
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 1, 2018
There is a bat at the Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/HlNBgnEmlf
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 1, 2018
There is a bat at the Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/HlNBgnEmlf
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 1, 2018
That’s just Trump doing his pre-speech warmup. https://t.co/86PGRZxi3m
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #116 Belafon
Flake does have a vertibrae:
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I’m really hoping those two women got to him as a fellow human being.
re: #118 Charles Johnson
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Is it too much to ask for the bat to land in Trump’s hair tonight?
re: #124 makeitstop
Is it too much to ask for the bat to land in Trump’s hair tonight?
What did that poor bat to deserve that?
re: #116 Belafon
Flake does have a vertibrae:
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Also Flake:
When asked on 60 Minutes whether he would have responded to the elevator confrontation the same way if he were up for reelection, Jeff Flake said: “No, not a chance.” https://t.co/1My4yq3wGV via @ryanbort
— John Hendrickson (@JohnGHendy) October 1, 2018
So, no, he still doesn’t have a spine. What he has is a sensitivity to the appearance of not having a spine.
re: #125 HappyWarrior
What did that poor bat to deserve that?
Nothing. But watching Trump freak out, and then try to pretend to be tough afterwards, would be an evergreen video highlight.
re: #127 goddamnedfrank
Also Flake:
So, no, he still doesn’t have a spine. What he has is a sensitivity to the appearance of not having a spine.
That’s why I only gave him one. Not a full spine for sure. But we have asked him, since he’s retiring, to stop being a 2018 Republican for a little bit.
re: #128 makeitstop
Nothing. But watching Trump freak out, and then try to pretend to be tough afterwards, would be an evergreen video highlight.
I’m thinking poop in the hair.
Trump calls on Cecilia Vega of ABC News. He says that she’s shocked that he picked her. Then he adds, “That’s OK. I know you’re not thinking. You never do.” (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/FnrIDeyqyN
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 1, 2018
This was really something. A glance of the inner Trump - a guy who’s contemptuous of other people in general, but especially women. https://t.co/z495FC5sNP
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #109 HappyWarrior
Hell some of them are even admitting he did
but excusing itand just dont care.
re: #128 makeitstop
Nothing. But watching Trump freak out, and then try to pretend to be tough afterwards, would be an evergreen video highlight.
I know lol. Just playing.
Yes, I know that should have been “glimpse.” It was a glancing glimpse.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
If I were Trump I’d have said, “It was a glance… and a glimpse…”
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Thank the galaxies I’m not Trump.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Here’s a nice list of Kavanaugh’s lies for all of you to keep and toss at the next idiot who says WHAT DID HE LIE ABOUT?https://t.co/sdUARkpiEy
— Karoli (@Karoli) October 1, 2018
For the celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s 149th birthday, Indian schoolchildren dressed like the activist, shaved their heads and performed yoga for a school event in Chennai pic.twitter.com/iGkYHSl9ut
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 1, 2018
This gibes with my observation that Republican women tend to be consistently shitty to other women.
If you keep waiting for Republican women to break from supporting Kavanaugh then this chart is for you. Republican women score nearly as high in hostile sexism as Republican men. And their sexism has increased since Trump’s election. pic.twitter.com/mORDAQM5wx
— Brian Schaffner (@b_schaffner) October 1, 2018
re: #139 Single-handed sailor
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That looks like that kid in the Go-Gurt commercial. “Get a Job!”
Vintage Horror Movie Posters pic.twitter.com/IB70qYpEeU
— 41 Strange (@41Strange) October 1, 2018
From the days before digital fonts and Photoshop. https://t.co/BPeDTw5vjW
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #141 goddamnedfrank
This gibes with my observation that Republican women tend to be consistently shitty to other women.
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re: #25 Eclectic Cyborg
Oh yes, let’s all feel bad for the poor, persecuted white man.
Why doesn’t anyone think about the trauma rape causes to the rapist?//
re: #141 goddamnedfrank
This gibes with my observation that Republican women tend to be consistently shitty to other women.
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Not surprised.
re: #147 Big Beautiful Door
Why doesn’t anyone think about the trauma rape causes to the rapist?//
because that doesnt get kav onto the court
If Kavanaugh is so willing to lie about drinking in high school and college, imagine what he’ll do and say and act about things that matter for the country.
re: #146 dangerman
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Hell TBH that’s anyone but a wealthy heterosexual white Christian healthy male..
3 / Nearly half of Catholics, black evangelicals, and white mainline Protestants believe in magical objects, psychics, reincarnation, and astrology. pic.twitter.com/0QtHDKKsvC
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) October 1, 2018
This is why America can’t have nice things. https://t.co/VwoUwEZnVU
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #150 Dr. Matt
If Kavanaugh is so willing to lie about drinking in high school and college, imagine what he’ll do and say and act about things that matter for the country.
2018 feature not bug
2 / Atheists are the religious group that’s least likely to believe in pseudo-scientific claims.
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) October 1, 2018
Not to be picky or anything, but atheists are not a “religious group.” By definition. https://t.co/eCZoSg86lP
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #150 Dr. Matt
If Kavanaugh is so willing to lie about drinking in high school and college, imagine what he’ll do and say and act about things that matter for the country.
What I took away from last Thursday is that Brett Kavanaugh is a man comfortable with lying. The bit that truly emphasized that was when he was asked about his claims of being a virgin through high school and he insisted he boasted about faux sexual conquests in high school to avoid “embarrassment.” So either he was lying then or he’s lying now. Either way, he doesn’t seem to feel that there was anything wrong with it.
re: #152 Charles Johnson
2 / Atheists are the religious group that’s least likely to believe in pseudo-scientific claims.
there is a reason why atheists tend not to go for magical thinking
however i dont care how the question is framed ‘atheism’ is not a ‘religious group’
re: #117 jaunte
Reliable sources say there is a bat loose in the Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn, as the MAGA crowd assembles.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 1, 2018
BREAKING: Trump has bats in his belfry! https://t.co/JxsDKnXacb
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 1, 2018
re: #154 Charles Johnson
1 / “New Age” beliefs in things like reincarnation, psychics, and astrology are very common among the “spiritual but not religious” but also very common among professing Christians as well
iow a lot of people believe crackpot things that are *in fact* not possible.
The repubs are saying that without a stained blue dress there is no evidence. They say that so they can confirm Kav and still sleep at night. If they keep saying that and keep saying that they might convince themselves.
re: #155 Targetpractice
What I took away from last Thursday is that Brett Kavanaugh is a man comfortable with lying. The bit that truly emphasized that was when he was asked about his claims of being a virgin through high school and he insisted he boasted about faux sexual conquests in high school to avoid “embarrassment.” So either he was lying then or he’s lying now. Either way, he doesn’t seem to feel that there was anything wrong with it.
and neither do the r’s
Lisa Murkowski Admits She Thought Being Alaskan Senator Would Just Mean Having To Deal With Bears And Shit https://t.co/FZrfulHuip pic.twitter.com/0Fj2UIKcnV
— The Onion (@TheOnion) September 28, 2018
re: #159 jeffreyw
The repubs are saying that without a stained blue dress there is no evidence. They say that so they can confirm Kav and still sleep at night. If they keep saying that and keep saying that they might convince themselves.
jeffreyw sums up this entire confirmation process in two concise sentences.
re: #159 jeffreyw
The repubs are saying that without a stained blue dress there is no evidence. They say that so they can confirm Kav and still sleep at night. If they keep saying that and keep saying that they might convince themselves.
The stained blue dress only ever became evidence because Linda Tripp told Monica not to clean it and then clued investigators about its existence. She also turned over taped recordings of phone conversations. Without either action, it would have been a “he said/she said” situation.
20 years later, the GOP wants to ensure that there are no Linda Tripps out there who are gonna come forward with the goods on Brett Kavanaugh, the man who helped lead the crusade that lead to that blue dress.
Fate is not without a sense of irony.
What would have happened had Dr. Ford or her family reported this on the next day? Is Kavanaugh’s life ever the same? Would he be a judge?
— roger sagal (@rfsagal) September 30, 2018
Not that you deserve it for an open-ended theoretical question, but your brother asks that I call you a fuckmook. You are a fuckmook. Happy now @petersagal, you shit-stirring provocateur? https://t.co/tKoSmjsl9e
— David Simon (@AoDespair) September 30, 2018
Fuckmook is a drinking game!
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 1, 2018
People take turns boofing into the devil’s triangle. The last one to succeed is called the fuckmook and has to chug a beer. The first one to puke gets nominated to the Supreme Court. It’s a quarters game.
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 1, 2018
Ethics complaints have been filed against Kavanaugh in the DC Circuit, including at least one claiming he lied about the sexual assault allegations against him. For now, they’re under the purview of DC Circuit Chief Judge — Merrick Garland.https://t.co/ieCreyiKrA @ZoeTillman
— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) October 1, 2018
And what’s with the Keith Ellison allegations placed against him?
The only real difference between “New Age” beliefs and traditional religions is that the religions are (usually) much older. Supernatural events don’t gain authenticity just because they supposedly happened a couple thousand years ago.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
The parallel between Lincoln’s feb 1860 speech at Cooper Union and the viciousness of the Democrats character assassination attack on Judge Kavanaugh is very sobering. Republicans must recognize this for the attack on our entire system which it is. “Rule or ruin” is their goal.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) October 1, 2018
In 1994, you instructed Republican candidates in House races to call their Democratic opponents “sick” and “corrupt,” to insist they were “radicals” and even “traitors.”
You don’t get to complain about “character assassination” now. https://t.co/ru6Eysl2VN— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 1, 2018
re: #170 Blind Frog Belly White
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re: #171 can’t think of a decent username
I move that Newt Gingrich not be buried on American soil.
Failing that, I move that they use one of those pig-shit troughs in North Carolina.
re: #171 can’t think of a decent username
I move that Newt Gingrich not be buried on American soil.
Seconded, unless they do it, like, TODAY.
re: #168 electrotek
And what’s with the Keith Ellison allegations placed against him?
Cliff notes: Ex-girlfriend came out just before the primaries to accuse him of physical abuse, the biggest claim being that he physically dragged her feet-first from a bed while screaming obscenities at her and that she had video evidence of such. The WI DNC launched an investigation, the attorney investigating questioned the ex but she has put forward three different excuses for why she can’t produce the video, so the draft report that the press got ahold of says the attorney has concluded the ex’s allegations are “unsubstantiated.”
re: #168 electrotek
And what’s with the Keith Ellison allegations placed against him?
Ellison’s ex-gf, immediately after saying there was a blue dress video, said she couldn’t find it—musta been lost in the move….
re: #170 Blind Frog Belly White
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re: #170 Blind Frog Belly White
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Newt “I’m banging my second mistress while raking Bill Clinton over the coals for a blowjob” Gingrich says what?
re: #178 Targetpractice
Newt “I’m banging my second mistress while raking Bill Clinton over the coals for a blowjob” Gingrich says what?
Aka Newt “I cheated on my first wife while she was sick and I still get treated as a voice of morality by the moronic right” Gingrich.
re: #168 electrotek
And what’s with the Keith Ellison allegations placed against him?
I don’t know. All the people I’ve heard talking about are right wing hacks.
re: #180 HappyWarrior
I don’t know. All the people I’ve heard talking about are right wing hacks.
Pretty much.
re: #182 electrotek
Pretty much.
The thing is regarding Kavanaugh, it’s for a lifetime appointment. Voters can’t vote him out.
re: #183 HappyWarrior
The thing is regarding Kavanaugh, it’s for a lifetime appointment. Voters can’t vote him out.
Bingo. And that’s what is so scary about this.
re: #117 jaunte
Once it leaves the premises, you can say that it’s a bat out of hell.
…
Ok, it’s a bad joke. I’ll go sit in the corner.
The GOP jumped on the Ellison allegations because they wanted to accuse the DNC of “hypocrisy,” i.e. that if we must take every woman at what she says (something no Democrat is actually saying), then he must resign from the race because of the allegations made against him.
The lynchpin was that the DNC wasn’t taking the matter “seriously,” that they weren’t investigating it but instead “covering it up.” The news about this investigation reaching a close isn’t going to shut them up, it’s going to lead them to calling it a “whitewash” and demanding another investigation.
re: #184 electrotek
Bingo. And that’s what is so scary about this.
And the R’s know that and how hard it is to impeach a SCOTUS judge.
Saw the special earlier today. Oliver hits all the main points with grace. The whole sham is still infuriating.
NBC News: Text messages between two friends of Brett Kavanaugh “suggest that the nominee was personally talking with former classmates about [Deborah] Ramirez’s story in advance of the New Yorker article that made her allegation public.”https://t.co/rg3C0l9Etp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 1, 2018
re: #100 Kragar
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There are several R incumbents in California in trouble, but the indicted one isn’t.
re: #189 Scottish Dragon
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Like i’ve said about Trump, he’s one of the most guilty acting “innocent” men I’ve seen.
re: #189 Scottish Dragon
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Translation: Someone got a call, realized where this shit was headed, and flipped on the Batshit Signal.
re: #116 Belafon
Flake does have a vertibrae:
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We’ll find out if Flake actually has a backbone when he votes after a whitewash.
re: #118 Charles Johnson
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We recently had a problem with rabid bats in one of our schools. It would be terrible if a rabid bat bit the President.
re: #195 Big Beautiful Door
We recently had a problem with rabid bats in one of our schools. It would be terrible if a rabid bat bit the President.
How would you tell the difference?
re: #194 electrotek
And George Will…what the fuck man?
He’s still a right wing hack when push comes to shove no matter how much he dislikes Trump.
Reminder: Kavanaugh alleged he learned of the second accuser when it was reported in the New Yorker.
NBC’s reporting suggests the FBI has been given text messages refuting that claim.
Oops.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 1, 2018
Yeah, but what’s wrong with a little witness tampering?//////
re: #171 can’t think of a decent username
I move that Newt Gingrich not be buried on American soil.
Unless a stake is driven in its cold evil heart…
NBC News: Text messages between two friends of Brett Kavanaugh “suggest that the nominee was personally talking with former classmates about [Deborah] Ramirez’s story in advance of the New Yorker article that made her allegation public.”https://t.co/rg3C0l9Etp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 1, 2018
“…The texts between Berchem and Karen Yarasavage, both friends of Kavanaugh, suggest that the nominee was personally talking with former classmates about Ramirez’s story in advance of the New Yorker article that made her allegation public. In one message, Yarasavage said Kavanaugh asked her to go on the record in his defense. Two other messages show communication between Kavanaugh’s team and former classmates in advance of the story.
The texts also demonstrate that Kavanaugh and Ramirez were more socially connected than previously understood and that Ramirez was uncomfortable around Kavanaugh when they saw each other at a wedding 10 years after they graduated. Berchem’s efforts also show that some potential witnesses have been unable to get important information to the FBI.”
“Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee under oath that the first time he heard of Ramirez’s allegation was in the Sept. 23 article in The New Yorker.
Kavanaugh was asked by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, when he first heard of Ramirez’s allegations. Kavanaugh answered: “In the New Yorker story.”
re: #195 Big Beautiful Door
We recently had a problem with rabid bats in one of our schools. It would be terrible if a rabid bat bit the President.
Yeah because the little innocent bat would die!
At this point, I’m beginning to suspect the big reason that the GOP opposed an FBI investigation is not because it would corroborate any of the allegations, but that it would reveal the lengths that the White House, the SJC, and Kavanaugh himself have gone to cover all this up.
Whoa. If this is confirmed, this a pretty shocking falsehood – it would mean there are a lot of people on Kavanaugh’s team who knew he was committing perjury when he said it. pic.twitter.com/QUuwdFuYgk
— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) October 1, 2018
re: #205 Targetpractice
At this point, I’m beginning to suspect the big reason that the GOP opposed an FBI investigation is not because it would corroborate any of the allegations, but that it would reveal the lengths that the White House, the SJC, and Kavanaugh himself have gone to cover all this up.
The old cover up being worse than the crime. Hopefully a lot of people end up in deep shit because of this.
re: #167 Single-handed sailor
Should Merrick Garland go all Brett Kavanaigh on him?
re: #208 Belafon
Should Merrick Garland go all Brett Kavanaigh on him?
God if I were Garland right now, I’d be wanting to throttle more than a few Republican senators.
Trixie update!
You were one of the architects of the depraved politics we have to deal with today. You did this.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) October 1, 2018
Oh my. You are stuck in the past. Wake up, Rip van Winkle. But if you want to look backward, maybe you can acknowledge your role in pushing a falsely-sold war that led to the deaths of thousands of Americans & hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. Have a swell day. https://t.co/Q5GtldgOvg
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 1, 2018
Hey everybody, after I tweeted the below @jpodhoretz blocked me. Really. Snowflake? I was merely engaging in vigorous debate with the fellow who dared to sneer at the work of a colleague. John, if you can’t stand the heat, delete your account. Have a terrific night. Sleep well. https://t.co/Ns4f8V3NAY
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 1, 2018
Okay honest question, how the hell does the Senate impeach a judge when they were involved in the aforementioned cover up that was part of the perjury?
Well, looks like Flake’s trip wire has been…well, tripped. Kavanaugh lied to Congress and the FBI has the evidence to prove such. Will Flake now rescind his support for Kavanaugh’s nomination? Will Collins, Murkowski, and Manchin go forward supporting a man who perjured himself on live TV?
re: #173 Blind Frog Belly White
well they could use him to support the breeched levees in NC, at least then he might serve a purpose…
re: #214 Targetpractice
Well, looks like Flake’s trip wire has been…well, tripped. Kavanaugh lied to Congress and the FBI has the evidence to prove such. Will Flake now rescind his support for Kavanaugh’s nomination? Will Collins, Murkowski, and Manchin go forward supporting a man who perjured himself on live TV?
Angry whitehousestaffer has been hinting that his sources suggest he is going to be forced to withdraw.
You can certainly see why the FBI was directed not to interview Kavanaugh. Lying to them is not like lying to the Senate GOP, the FBI will charge your ass for doing so.
re: #214 Targetpractice
Well, looks like Flake’s trip wire has been…well, tripped. Kavanaugh lied to Congress and the FBI has the evidence to prove such. Will Flake now rescind his support for Kavanaugh’s nomination? Will Collins, Murkowski, and Manchin go forward supporting a man who perjured himself on live TV?
That is the question. Flake obviously badly wants to vote for Kavanaugh if he can.
re: #214 Targetpractice
Well, looks like Flake’s trip wire has been…well, tripped. Kavanaugh lied to Congress and the FBI has the evidence to prove such. Will Flake now rescind his support for Kavanaugh’s nomination? Will Collins, Murkowski, and Manchin go forward supporting a man who perjured himself on live TV?
Not a chance.
re: #213 HappyWarrior
Okay honest question, how the hell does the Senate impeach a judge when they were involved in the aforementioned cover up that was part of the perjury?
Impeachment is a high bar. Instead they could just use a combination of committee hearings and the censure rules to expose everything then haul Kavanaugh back in and formally reprimand him and the Republicans who willfully hid evidence of his perjury. That’s what I’d probably do, just expose the depth of the rot for all to see.
re: #222 goddamnedfrank
Are we talking about Mitch McConnell here?
re: #214 Targetpractice
Well, looks like Flake’s trip wire has been…well, tripped. Kavanaugh lied to Congress and the FBI has the evidence to prove such. Will Flake now rescind his support for Kavanaugh’s nomination? Will Collins, Murkowski, and Manchin go forward supporting a man who perjured himself on live TV?
Collins, Murkowski and Manchin have tied themselves to Flake for this confirmation battle. However he votes, they will too.
re: #217 Scottish Dragon
Angry whitehousestaffer has been hinting that his sources suggest he is going to be forced to withdraw.
He’ll either be forced to withdraw or the GOP will find themselves taking a very uncomfortable vote before week’s end. Their hope that they could confine this to just discrediting Dr. Ford is dissolving before their eyes, as is their efforts to portray Brett Kavanaugh as this awesome guy who everybody loves.
re: #223 Skip Intro
Are we talking about Mitch McConnell here?
I’m saying if the Dems take control of Congress. Censure only requires a 50% vote. It’s essentially toothless grandstanding, but if backed by enough evidence in public hearings could provide a powerful spectacle embarrassing the GOP.
tfw you’re such a bad president you’ve left the world yearning for German hegemony https://t.co/dreYvrVhDK pic.twitter.com/141Ci1hvIm
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 1, 2018
re: #214 Targetpractice
Well, looks like Flake’s trip wire has been…well, tripped. Kavanaugh lied to Congress and the FBI has the evidence to prove such. Will Flake now rescind his support for Kavanaugh’s nomination? Will Collins, Murkowski, and Manchin go forward supporting a man who perjured himself on live TV?
You forgot the “He was really mad” exception to perjury.
By this point, there’s four possible outcomes:
- The White House is forced to withdraw the nomination, which would spare the GOP some of their base’s wrath as Donny would be sure to blame the act on “dirty tricks” by the DNC.
- Kavanaugh is forced to withdraw from the nomination, which would lead to all sorts of anger directed at the GOP for failing to defend him from said “dirty tricks” by the DNC
- The GOP take it to a full Senate vote and he goes the way of Bork, leading to howls of outrage from their base that will drown out a 747 at full throttle
- The GOP take it to a vote and he’s confirmed, which will cost them the Senate but ensure they put a far-right candidate on the bench and lock in a 5-4 majority for the foreseeable future
re: #229 Targetpractice
I’ll take the last one for $1000, Alex.
re: #229 Targetpractice
Number four is going to happen period unless we take the Senate and force Trump to nominate Garland.
Edited I got the number wrong.
re: #229 Targetpractice
So when does it cost them the Senate. Next month? Two years from now?
I’m such a child for laughing at this.
Wilbur Ross picks nose during meeting, gets booger stuck under fingernail, picks nose again, eats booger pic.twitter.com/IcCaHKSlOH
— Vic Berger IV (@VicBergerIV) October 1, 2018
re: #201 Joe Bacon 🌹
Unless a stake is driven in its cold evil heart…
wrap the casket and body in silver chains too, just to be sure.
re: #231 Belafon
Number four is going to happen period unless we take the Senate and force Trump to nominate Garland.
I’m not so sure.
This is only the preliminary stuff coming out now. By the time that FBI report is done, they might have a massive pile of incriminating shit on their hands.
Remember last Monday, when everyone thought confirmation was a lock?
re: #232 Skip Intro
So when does it cost them the Senate. Next month? Two years from now?
Possibly in a month, but definitely in two years. I’d remind folks that a year ago, it was accepted as inevitable that the GOP would keep and likely expand their Senate majority simply because of the number of seats the DNC had to defend.
After three days of angst finally got my old ATT email addresses (Yahoo) working again.
The modern world is just too damn complicated.
re: #235 makeitstop
I’m not so sure.
This is only the preliminary stuff coming out now. By the time that FBI report is done, they might have a massive pile of incriminating shit on their hands.
Remember last Monday, when everyone thought confirmation was a lock?
Two weeks ago, it was a foregone conclusion that he’d be confirmed before week’s end. A week ago, we expected that the hearings would be followed by a quick vote to confirm. And two days ago, it was accepted that the GOP would have him confirmed by tomorrow afternoon.
re: #233 Ace Rothstein
I’m such a child for laughing at this.
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re: #235 makeitstop
I’m not so sure.
This is only the preliminary stuff coming out now. By the time that FBI report is done, they might have a massive pile of incriminating shit on their hands.
Remember last Monday, when everyone thought confirmation was a lock?
Sorry, typing on my phone, meaning I am keeping it short. I was responding to the 5-4 part.
So, one of Kav’s former classmates comes out and says that Kav was a peach of a guy.
Then another of Kav’s former classmates calls the first one a liar.
NEW stmt from Dan Murphy, roommate & suitemate of Kavanaugh at Yale who has denied Ramirez story: “I never saw Brett black out or not be able to remember the prior evening’s events, nor did I ever see Brett act aggressive, hostile, or in a sexually aggressive manner to women.”
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) October 1, 2018
Now Chad Ludington tells reporters in his driveway that he believes his “probably now unfortunately ex-friend is lying” when he says this. Reliving college drinking escapades & rivalries 30+ yrs later seems fun https://t.co/ovK9lVrqCU
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) October 1, 2018
re: #213 HappyWarrior
Okay honest question, how the hell does the Senate impeach a judge when they were involved in the aforementioned cover up that was part of the perjury?
If the Democrats take control of the Senate, McConnell loses much of his power over the Republican caucus. The minority leader has a harder time controlling his/her caucus because he/she can’t decide what bills are brought up. McConnell has wielded his power amazingly well (not for good purposes, obviously, but in a ruthless Machiavellian way of consolidating more and more power for its own sake), but if he loses it, there’s no reason to believe more “moderate” Republicans will continue with his gamesmanship (especially those up in 2020 in bluer/purpler states). Hell, if they lose the majority, he’ll likely be challenged as the caucus leader, assuming his geriatric ass sticks around.
re: #190 Big Beautiful Door
There are several R incumbents in California in trouble, but the indicted one isn’t.
Until the election, we don’t know who is in real trouble and who isn’t. Three weeks before the NY primary, a poll showed Joe Crowley leading AOC by 36%. The unexpected happens — especially in low turnout elections like primaries and off-year general elections.
DemocRat Party is the Party of Crime. Jeezus.
That bar fight in New Haven wine historian Charles Ludington says Brett Kavanaugh was in?
It started because Kavanaugh mistook the guy for the lead singer of UB40. pic.twitter.com/l9iKZHKPvm— David Walsh (@DavidAstinWalsh) October 1, 2018
re: #145 Charles Johnson
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So I see Kristy Swanson has come out as full-on MAGA troll. thedailybeast.com
Kristy should be very, very careful.
There are a LOT of skeletons in her closet.
There are also tapes.
She used to call my friend up while they were working on a movie together, and leave incoherent, howling messages on his voicemail box until it filled up. Day after day.
Even Charlie Sheen (who she was on the movie with) used to describe her as “Batshit crazy.”
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