Politics Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing, now with New allegations!

[barfo]

Yeah, I don't think "going against the stated policy of the hearing" is really a thing.

He would have won a lot of points if he'd just said "Hell, yes! Bring it on! The FBI is going to find nothing, because I'm INNOCENT"

But of course he couldn't do that, because he's not.

barfo

 

[MARIS61]

He's definitely a bit of a flip flopper. Also a self hating gay.

Wow, that's a pretty disgusting thing to say.

Aren't you a mod or something?

 

[julius]

I like when she made accusations, which every person named by her said was untrue, then she changed her story and number of witnesses but still has yet to provide ANY corroboration

Actually not true, but whatever.

All we have is her morphing tale of vague accusations denied by everyone.

Now we find out from her therapist's notes that she lied about telling her therapist that Kavanaugh did it when she supposedly accused him by name in 2012.

Non fox news link?

 

[julius]

Wow, that's a pretty disgusting thing to say.

Aren't you a mod or something?

you're right, being a flip flopper is quite disgusting.

 

[MARIS61]

Attacking him for being a self hating gay, not for being gay. I'd say the same for someone who is a self hating jew, or a self hating catholic or a self hating hipster who thinks he makes good points on a message board.

I'm sure you would, and it would be just as disgusting and bigoted.

You've never even met Lindsey Graham, and you're exposing an ugliness from deep inside yourself.

 

[julius]

I'm sure you would, and it would be just as disgusting and bigoted.

You've never even met Lindsey Graham, and you're exposing an ugliness from deep inside yourself.

You do know that calling someone a self hating gay isn't bigoted, right? I mean, seriously, this whole reverse "you're the true racist/bigot" thing doesn't work just because you say it out loud. So please stop, you aren't fooling anyone.

 

[tlongII]

Yeah, I don't think "going against the stated policy of the hearing" is really a thing.

He would have won a lot of points if he'd just said "Hell, yes! Bring it on! The FBI is going to find nothing, because I'm INNOCENT"

But of course he couldn't do that, because he's not.

barfo

He couldn’t do that because that’s the objective of the Democratic Party. They want to delay the appointment until after the mid-terms.

 

[MARIS61]

Actually not true, but whatever.



Non fox news link?

Actually, true.

Wall Street Journal:

Wall Street Journal Editorial: Confirm Kavanaugh -- He rightly called out the politics of 'search and destroy'

By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board | The Wall Street Journal

Brett Kavanaugh forcefully denies sexual assault allegation
Thursday’s Senate hearing on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was an embarrassment that should have never happened. Judge Kavanaugh was right to call the confirmation process a “disgrace” in his passionate self-defense, and whatever one thinks of Christine Blasey Ford’s assault accusation, she offered no corroboration or new supporting evidence.

Ms. Ford certainly was a sympathetic witness—by her own admission “terrified” at the start and appearing to be emotionally fragile. Her description of the assault and its impact on her was wrenching. She clearly believes what she says happened to her. Her allegation should have been vetted privately, in confidence, as she said she would have preferred. Instead ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein held it for six weeks and it was leaked—perhaps to cause precisely such a hearing circus.

As for Judge Kavanaugh, his self-defense was as powerful and emotional as the moment demanded. If he was angry at times, imagine how you would feel if you were so accused and were innocent as he says he is.

Yet there is still no confirming evidence beyond her own testimony, and some of what she says has been contradicted. The female friend Ms. Ford says was at the home the night of the assault says she wasn’t there. The number of people she says were there has varied from four to five and perhaps more, but every potential witness she has cited by name says he or she doesn’t recall the party.

She still can’t recall the home where the assault took place, how she got there or how she got home that evening. She has no witnesses who say she told them about the alleged assault at the time—until she first spoke of it at a couples therapy session 30 years later in 2012. Mr. Kavanaugh’s name doesn’t appear in the notes of her therapist.

Keep reading this editorial in The Wall Street Journal.

 

[MARIS61]

You do know that calling someone a self hating gay isn't bigoted, right?

Keep telling yourself that all you want, but don't waste your breath telling me to ignore blatant bigotry when I see it.

 

[MarAzul]

The FBI is going to find nothing, because I'm INNOCENT"

But of course he couldn't do that, because he's not.

Ha! Of course you don't have a clue.

Do you realize the Democrats could stop the Confirmation tomorrow morning if they had the real will. Just take the Lady to the DA's office in appropriate county in MD and get the attempted Rape charges filed. As you know, there is no statute limit in MD so it could happen. All that has to happen is to convince the DA that you have got the goods, or you think the MD State police can fill in the gaps. The Senate would not confirm the man with charges pending.

But I suppose the Dems have thought of that, hey? Too many holes in the story, no collaboration...

 

[MARIS61]

Yet, completely not homophobic. Weird.

Not homophobic.

Heterophobic hate speech.

 

[MARIS61]

This shit here OMG...

I agree. Dick Durbin is a shit.

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Paul Mirengoff in Dick Durbin
The not so honorable Dick Durbin
Today, Chuck Schumer tweeted this about his comrade-in-arms, Dick Durbin:

To impugn @SenatorDurbin’s integrity is disgraceful. Whether you agree with him on the issues or not, he is one of the most honorable members of the Senate.

Actually, Durbin is one of the slimiest members of the Senate. And that covers lots of territory.

In light of the current controversy over what President Trump may or may not have said in Durbin’s presence, it’s worth recalling the time Durbin’s version of what occurred during a meeting between congressional leaders and President Obama failed to withstand scrutiny. Durbin alleged that a Republican leader told President Obama to his face in a meeting during the shutdown: “I cannot even stand to look at you.”

Even Durbin’s White House friends contradicted this story. White House press secretary Jay Carney said: “I looked into this, and spoke to somebody who was in that meeting, and it did not happen.” Following Carney’s comments, John Boehner released a statement calling for a retraction and apology from Durbin.

In addition to making stuff up, Durbin is willing, if not eager, to impugn the integrity of those who deserve better. During the Bush administration, he compared American soldiers to Nazis, Soviets, and Pol Pot.

He also slandered Diane Sykes, President Bush’s nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Arguing against Judge Sykes’ confirmation, Durbin contended that (1) Sykes didn’t believe in “innocent until proven guilty”; (2) Sykes improperly evaded questioning by hiding behind the Wisconsin code of judicial ethics; and (3) Sykes misled the Committee on an abortion protester case.

The first contention was baseless, and Durbin knew it. He predicated his claim on the fact that Sykes was a tough sentencer. Tough sentences for those found guilty are in no way inconsistent with the presumption of innocence.

The second contention was baseless, too. Senators Kohl and Feingold, both Wisconsin Democrats, rejected it. Kohl said:

[Sykes] would not have received the support of our bipartisan nominating commission without answering their questions. Further, she would not have received my endorsement had she not answered the questions we asked of her during our interview with Justice Sykes in a forthright and direct manner.

The third contention was rebutted by Sen. Hatch during the floor debate.

Recently, Durbin questioned another Seventh Circuit nominee, Amy Barrett, about her religion, implying that because she is “an orthodox Catholic,” she cannot judge certain cases fairly. The indecency of this line of inquiry and the constitutional concerns it raised were noted across the political spectrum.

There’s much more to be said against Schumer’s paean to his second-in-command. Some of it can be found in our archive of Durbin posts. See, for example, “Dick Durbin: Worse Than Stupid, Part 2.”

 

[julius]

Not homophobic.

Heterophobic hate speech.

Thanks, I needed a good laugh.

 

[julius]

Keep telling yourself that all you want, but don't waste your breath telling me to ignore blatant bigotry when I see it.

You aren't worth wasting any of my breath regardless of the subject.

 

[barfo]

I agree. Dick Durbin is a shit.

Your opinion of Dick Durbin, while predictable, is not relevant here. Dick Durbin is not the nominee.

barfo

 

[MARIS61]

You aren't worth wasting any of my breath regardless of the subject.

Kind of how Kavanaugh feels, don't you think?

Difference is he's innocent. You're not.

 

[julius]

Kind of how Kavanaugh feels, don't you think?

Difference is he's innocent. You're not.

go home frank, your post is drunk.

 

[Propagandist]

Whoa...

American Bar Association: Delay Kavanaugh until FBI investigates allegations
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/27/politics/kavanaugh-american-bar-association/index.html

 

[barfo]

Ha! Of course you don't have a clue.

Do you realize the Democrats could stop the Confirmation tomorrow morning if they had the real will. Just take the Lady to the DA's office in appropriate county in MD and get the attempted Rape charges filed. As you know, there is no statute limit in MD so it could happen. All that has to happen is to convince the DA that you have got the goods, or you think the MD State police can fill in the gaps. The Senate would not confirm the man with charges pending.

First of all, the county or the state won't just charge him immediately - they will have to do an investigation first, like anyone would who actually wanted to know the facts. And that will take longer than the FBI would, because they have fewer resources.

Second, most Republican senators would vote to confirm him even if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue. They don't have any qualms about a little rape charge.

barfo

 

[barfo]

He couldn’t do that because that’s the objective of the Democratic Party. They want to delay the appointment until after the mid-terms.

True, it is the objective of the Democratic party. It is also objectively the right thing to do.

Sometimes you have to do what's right for the country, not for your party. Or at least you should, if you are a senator.

And if you are a nominee for the supreme court, you are supposed to be non-partisan. This one obviously isn't.

barfo

 

[MarAzul]

Second, most Republican senators would vote to confirm him even if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue. They don't have any qualms about a little rape charge.

Bull shit! Charges pending would kill it. That is about what the FBI looks to find. The Dems couldn't get it done or it would have already happened.

 

[barfo]

Bull shit! Charges pending would kill it. That is about what the FBI looks to find. The Dems couldn't get it done or it would have already happened.

So you agree he could end up being charged if the FBI looked into it. Well, good thing we've got the Republicans to protect him from that!

barfo

 

[MarAzul]

So you agree he could end up being charged if the FBI looked into it. Well, good thing we've got the Republicans to protect him from that!

barfo

Not anymore likely than the Dems getting it done. The FBI would need to convince the same DA of jurisdiction to prosecute
that the Dems have obviously failed to make happen. Oh, I think they would sorely love to get it done.

Ha! How would you like to be the FBI agent assigned to get the DA enough to prosecute the judge after listening to this shit today?
Risk your next raise and promotion on that little task? Fools work.

 

[barfo]

barfo

 

[theprunetang]

Your opinion of Dick Durbin, while predictable, is not relevant here. Dick Durbin is not the nominee.

barfo

Durbin is just a self-hating Dick.

 

[Rhal]

Bull shit! Charges pending would kill it. That is about what the FBI looks to find. The Dems couldn't get it done or it would have already happened.

I just saw a poll done by five thirty eight that had 48% of white evangelicals that would still approve of Kavanaugh even if he commit all the charges against him. I'm not hip on how polling actually works so i'v got not clue if that is 48% of the people they talked or what. No matter what he has done if the Republicans think they can survive the backlash they are going to force him into the seat.

 

[barfo]

Not anymore likely than the Dems getting it done. The FBI would need to convince the same DA of jurisdiction to prosecute
that the Dems have obviously failed to make happen. Oh, I think they would sorely love to get it done.

Ha! How would you like to be the FBI agent assigned to get the DA enough to prosecute the judge after listening to this shit today?
Risk your next raise and promotion on that little task? Fools work.

Yeah, I think you are kind of off on a tangent here. Nobody is seriously intending to charge him with crimes. The question at hand is whether he should be put on the Supreme Court, not whether he should go to jail.

Technically, he could also be impeached and disbarred for the lies he's told the senate. It won't happen.

barfo

 

[Propagandist]

He deserves a razzie for that sorry ass "performance".

With his punchable face...

Repeatedly punchable...even headbuttable...

 

[MARIS61]

Your opinion of Dick Durbin, while predictable, is not relevant here. Dick Durbin is not the nominee.

barfo

As a member of a sham political smear designed solely to keep Kavanaugh off the court, by hook or by crook, because he's too qualified to be kept off legitimately.

Frankly, he's far more qualified than any of the present 8 were when they were confirmed.

 

[Rhal]

As a member of a sham political smear designed solely to keep Kavanaugh off the court, by hook or by crook, because he's too qualified to be kept off legitimately.

Frankly, he's far more qualified than any of the present 8 were when they were confirmed.

Because he can't keep his hands off women who don't want him touching him its a sham political smear? Okay got it.