Kavenaugh OMG

[Martina]

Originally Posted by homoe

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I'm just wondering if the tables were turned, how many of the good ole white men on the Judicial Committee would step forward and admit to having been sexually assaulted as Ned Beatty's character was in Deliverance?

Perhaps walking a mile in one of these female's shoes would cure them not to be so quick to judge and dismiss!

What the fuck?? You think sexual assault is funny? The heading of your post is squeal like a pig? Are you kidding me??? I know it's from the movie, but in this context, it's vile. Have you no common sense??

[nhplowboi]

Now we know Homoe is not like that! AND where are you…..the hearing is on and I want to rant? Get in here.....lol.

[kittygrrl]

i've always known homoe to be a gentlebutch. I also wish the men on this council could experience 1/10 what it feels like to be a victim of sexual assault. It is life numbing and i don't believe anyone can truly understand the trauma on a woman's mind & life unless personally experienced.

[Esme nha Maire]

I heard the testimony of the latest woman to step forward and accuse Kavenaugh on BBC Radio on the college minibus as I was on my way home today. That was not, IMHO, the voice or tale of a woman making things up or politically motivated. That, I believe, was the voice of a woman recounting events that actually happened, and a damned intelligent one at that.

I so hope that the USA somehow finds it within itself to reform its political system so that it no longer has the best government that money can buy* - because that so clearly is the reason why and how America is in the dire situation that it is in today. I find it rich that Trump referred to other nations as shitholes, considering he seems hellbent on turning the USA into a mediaeval shithole dictatorship as rapidly as he can.

* The UK's problem is that we have the second best government that money can buy. Sadly,our Tory party seem to be doing their best to try to be as awful as Trump. Luckily, they're not quite managing it.

[WheatToast]

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* The UK's problem is that we have the second best government that money can buy. Sadly,our Tory party seem to be doing their best to try to be as awful as Trump. Luckily, they're not quite managing it.[/QUOTE]

Not to worry, dear, if they collected every nutcase who's ever served in the Parliament, they could never match Trump for sheer batshit craziness.
He's like a toddler with ADD and ADHD from the waist up. From the waist down, he's the reason Viagra was a terrible idea. His lemming followers will wind up on the wrong side of history; many won't be re-elected because they enabled the Russian puppet to wreak havoc on America for such a long time. It's been an awful ordeal, but I suspect special prosecutor Robert Mueller will pounce on November 7 or 8--the moment election results come in.

[Martina]

It's looking better for Kavanaugh. If the FBI only interviewed nine witnesses, there might not be much there. The question now is can Flake and Murkowski stand up to the pressure? Collins will vote to confirm. I feel sure of it. There's definitely no smoking gun, nothing to shame regular Republicans into not voting for Kavanaugh. And the son of a bitch is now a folk hero among the base. Well, it will be bad if he's confirmed, but it might further energize Democratic voters to get out on November 6th. Not much solace for having such a malevolent crackpot on the Court.

[WheatToast]

Originally Posted by Martina

It's looking better for Kavanaugh. If the FBI only interviewed nine witnesses, there might not be much there. The question now is can Flake and Murkowski stand up to the pressure? Collins will vote to confirm. I feel sure of it. There's definitely no smoking gun, nothing to shame regular Republicans into not voting for Kavanaugh. And the son of a bitch is now a folk hero among the base. Well, it will be bad if he's confirmed, but it might further energize Democratic voters to get out on November 6th. Not much solace for having such a malevolent crackpot on the Court.

I don't know if your hunch is right or not, because the news changes as often as Trump changes his mind.
It may sound nuts, but my theory is the GOP leaders are banking on Flake and Murkowski to fall on the GOP sword and vote no on Kavanaugh to allow the rest of the party to save face with those creepy base Trump supporters.
I think any sentient human who watched even a few minutes of Kavanaugh's epic meltdown, with the sobbing and lipping off to Senators, knew he was ineligible via temperament and partisan bias alone to take any seat on any bench, much less the Supreme Court.
Then when Sen. Klobuchar started grilling him about his drinking and possible blackouts, his defensiveness was outrageous-- right of Shakespeare. I think that was the end of it for him.
But because the entire GOP legislature seems to be afraid of arousing Trump's volcanic fury, I think they are stuck pretending to want what Trump wants, without noticing that Trump has lost interest in the guy. You think Trump respects a man who cries over his drinking-- in public? i think Trump likes he-man dictator/tyrant types, not weak little crybabies who went to Yale. Your thoughts?

[Lyte]

Yup... and worse yet... I heard this morning that the Republicans have gotten energized too so the midterms may not swing the Dems way as it was looking a few weeks ago. F*ck!

Originally Posted by Martina

It's looking better for Kavanaugh. If the FBI only interviewed nine witnesses, there might not be much there. The question now is can Flake and Murkowski stand up to the pressure? Collins will vote to confirm. I feel sure of it. There's definitely no smoking gun, nothing to shame regular Republicans into not voting for Kavanaugh. And the son of a bitch is now a folk hero among the base. Well, it will be bad if he's confirmed, but it might further energize Democratic voters to get out on November 6th. Not much solace for having such a malevolent crackpot on the Court.

[Admin]

Folks-

I am receiving reports about personal attacks in this thread.

This is what I am going to say, personal attacks are against the TOS. Don't do it.

But also? Folks in this discussion need to make sure they are being respectful and reverent. This discussion centers around the very serious issue of sexual assault, of which *I* am a survivor as are WAY too many members of this site.

This thread has not been declared a "safe space" but I would hope on a site full of women, people of a female experience, and people who have lived as women that we realize the impact of the Kavanaugh hearing and what is might mean for all of us if this abusive shitpile is confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Please take a breath and keep it respectful.


Thanks folks,
Admin aka Angie

[BermieSwim]

Did they just fire the only woman on their team in the middle of her job?

Also look at every woman's face in there today. That's what they should be showing on the news.

[Lyte]

Rachel Mitchell?? Oh yeah! I didn't catch it immediately! I was... what just happened??? WTF are all the dude's talking now??? lol


I heard later it was right when she started asking him about a specific date in his printed schedule. Something about him meeting up with is other buddies … some of which Ford had named … possibly for a party? I didn't hear all that was stated. I was trying to watch and work at the same time. Shrug!

Originally Posted by BermieSwim

Did they just fire the only woman on their team in the middle of her job?

Also look at every woman's face in there today. That's what they should be showing on the news.

[nhplowboi]

Did they put vodka in Kavenaugh's water glass? HIs little tic of drinking, um water, is a hell of a tell about his nervousness.

[~ocean]

Originally Posted by nhplowboi

Did they put vodka in Kavenaugh's water glass? HIs little tic of drinking, um water, is a hell of a tell about his nervousness.

I bet Dr. Ford not once even thought of the democratic and republican side of her experience. Personally I feel that if Kavanaugh was truly innocent he wouldn't have danced around the question if he would want an FBI investigation. He's not a judge he's a dancer and a dancer dance's ~ oops he fell lololol ** sniffs glass ** hmm vodka don't have a scent but this lime is potent.

[Chad]

I watched the entire hearing yesterday. I thought that Dr. Ford was trustworthy, articulate, and gave an honest account of her horrific experience.

I found Kavanagh to be aggressive, angry, and belligerent. Actually, that is exactly how his classmates described him drunk in his youth.
I will be very disappointed and even angry if he is placed on the Supreme Court.

Just my thoughts here.

[PrettyPleaser]

This man is so obviously a creep and a lied within minutes. Not to mention his childish behavior. You never see RBG on TV crying and screaming like a maniac! The coverage was exhausting.

[~ocean]

Brett taught a class at Harvard <<< they fired him maybe because 1 of his best friends confirmed Brett's alcohol behavior in college.

[Kätzchen]

There's not much new I can add toward the ongoing conversation about the Kava-Not hearings, except to say that since yesterday, the ACLU finally came forward formally to oppose the nomination of Kava-Not to the seat of the SCJ (Today's News Cast is found here).

In today's news broadcast by Democracy Now, anchors Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales presented an extensive compelling news interview with Bill Bardot (Bardot organized the GeorgeTown Prep Petition) to include people who knew Kava-Not back then and may have credible information pertaining to allegations presented in the ongoing Senate Committee Nomination Hearings. (Video Link Here).

Yesterday, Democracy Now featured an "Web Exclusive" interview: An compelling interview with Lisa Graves (Link to part 1 and part 2 video interview found here).

Graves, Former Chief Counsel for Nominations for the Ranking Members for the Senate Judiciary Committee and Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Dept. Of Justice, penned an explosive Op-Ed in the publication titled Slate (see link to article below) attesting to the fact that Kava-Not lied about documents stolen from the server, documents with protected status as to not compromise formal proceedings back in 2004 and again in 2006. Kava-Not denied twice to the current Senate Committee about his role in the stolen documents. Graves is calling for the impeachment of Kava-Not, based on the fact that he is lying, keeps lying, etc. Graves Op-Ed speaks for itself (Link to article found here)



I'm glad that key people have stepped forward to offer valid, credible information which reveals the breadth and depth of deception, out right lies and unethical behaviors of Kava-Not:

I believe Lisa Graves.

I believe Bill Bardot.

I believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.




I Believe Her (by: Emma's Revolution)

[WheatToast]

(IMHO)
The trouble with high ranking politicians, judges or celebrities who suffer from problems with alcohol or drug addiction is that privacy or anonymity might be dicey in groups like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous.
Because all 12-step groups contain new members, they may not have learned the essential need for anonymity in the programs.
If they enter either program with serious money issues or remaining addictions, seeing a high profile member in the group may be seen as easy money, ripe for the picking. One call to a tabloid rag, accompanied with one easy to snatch cell phone picture could be worth thousands of dollars to a rat.
I think it's the reason George W. Bush never received treatment for his alleged alcoholism, and the same goes for Judge Budweiser.
If Bush truly did go cold turkey without a program, he was presiding over the executive branch as a dry drunk. Rumor has it he never went totally dry, but those allegations have not been proven. Regardless, Google, "dry drunk" and check out the symptoms.
As for Judge Budweiser, I suspect he won't be confirmed to the SCOTUS, but if he is, I pray that voters will change the make-up of the legislature from a GOP to a Democratic majority, at which point, everything Trump has fucked up can be erased like an Etch-a-Sketch.
Please vote on Nov. 6, or earlier if your country offers it.
Thanks!