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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,372
    edited September 2018
    So, what excuses you all cooking up for when the FBI investigation doesn't agree with you?

    And so nobody thinks that's a slanted question, I'm asking both sides.
    given he's already been voted out of committee to a full floor vote, it seems rather useless at this point regardless of any potential findings. Does the entire Senate get a copy of whatever might be determined?
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  • pjhawks said:
    breaking news the FBI will be investigating the allegations before full Senate vote.  Should be interesting. I guess it all comes down to what Judge says.
    Couldn't they also get information to paint a picture of Brett that doesn't align with what he has said in the hearings?

    Wouldn't that be reason to not appoint? If he has lied.
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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,610
    pjhawks said:
    breaking news the FBI will be investigating the allegations before full Senate vote.  Should be interesting. I guess it all comes down to what Judge says.
    Couldn't they also get information to paint a picture of Brett that doesn't align with what he has said in the hearings?

    Wouldn't that be reason to not appoint? If he has lied.
    In theory.  But no.  He believes that Trump, unlike Clinton, is above the law.  That's what matters to the entire party.
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  • curmudgeoness
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    OnWis97 said:
    dignin said:
    So, what excuses you all cooking up for when the FBI investigation doesn't agree with you?

    And so nobody thinks that's a slanted question, I'm asking both sides.
    I think he shouldn't be on the supreme court because he's a partisan hack and he lies under oath, I've been very consistent about that. An investigation by the FBI can't change those things. 

    ^^^ This. You want to argue about whether or not Dr. Ford was assaulted? Okay; if you (hypothetical "you" here, not ascribing anything to Edson) need "evidence" that a woman was held down against her will 36 years ago, that's going to be hard to produce. But Kavanaugh has lied, clumsily, repeatedly, to the Senate. That's pretty freaking obvious, and that's not okay.

    Yes, I would prefer to have Merrick Garland on the Court. But this goes beyond politics, just as it did with Agent Orange, to the matter of fundamental fitness for the job. Looking at what we've seen of his character, Kavanaugh pretty obviously lacks that fitness. Chief Justice Roberts is no liberal, but I've heard no rumor, no reason to doubt his character or his fitness for the role. So I don't get angry when I see him on my TV, and I don't find myself unable to sleep knowing that he's on the Court.

    So if, somehow, Kavanaugh is not confirmed, I fully expect that another conservative judge will be put forth --- and this time, he (it won't be a woman, I expect) will be much more thoroughly vetted. And I'll just hope that he's a sober, reasonable person.


    That's not a thing anymore in federal government.

    But I refuse to lower my standards.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,113
    edited September 2018
    This editorial pretty much sums up how I feel about the whole thing :
    Read the whole article here: https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/09/the_kavanaugh_hearings_showed_politicians_and_the.html

    There was something unsettling about Thursday's hearing. 

    It's that thin line between news and exploitation, between journalism and entertainment.  

    Tune in, and watch people squirm as their lives and reputations are ruined. Stay with us, as we ruminate about it all night and day tomorrow. 

    And here is where other thin lines are crossed. The line between passion and performance. The line between making salient points and posturing. Is that authentic outrage Senators Graham and Booker, or are you just playing the cameras?

    Senator Whitehouse, did you really need to ask a Supreme Court nominee the meaning of "Ralph" inscribed by another teenager in his high school yearbook? 

    Senator Graham, with all due respect, could you stop the finger-pointing and dial back the shrill-meter? 

    These performances undermined the gravity of the situation. Christine Ford's pain shouldn't be used a Democratic campaign speech. Nor should the Republicans use it to accuse the Democrats of political gamesmanship.

    But because of the hyper-partisanship that has this nation by the throat, that is exactly what happened.

    In my view, she was victimized by both sides.  

    What we saw Thursday were two vulnerable human beings, yanked like a rope in a tug of war by the politicians, and then have their every word and facial expression dissected by the television talking heads.

    I hope audiences everywhere didn't lose sight of that, even as they dig in on their respective sides. 

    But these days in politics and on the networks, inciting anger seems to have obliterated empathy. That line hasn't just been blurred. It's been erased.


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  • mrussel1
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    I actually think Flake is gonna flip..Lady at elevator got to him
    Like I said...

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  • 1) The Dems clearly held onto this until late in the game for political reasons
    2) the republicans clearly don’t want an investigation due to political reasons.

    Both of those suck. 

    If the repubkicans had had any morals it wouldn’t have mattered when it came up. If the Dems has any morals they would have shared quicker. But neither do. And still none of that matters. A Supreme Court nominee was accused of sexual assault. An investigation should occur...talking to as many witnesses as possible and then that info presented. Thankfully it seem we will at least get an investigation, but the lack or true morals from anyone on the senate committee make sure me think it won’t matter
    Shared what? Didn't Ford not want it out -- and the democrat(s) agreed to that.

    I doubt that was for political reasons, but being decent.
    Sure. 
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  • 1) The Dems clearly held onto this until late in the game for political reasons
    2) the republicans clearly don’t want an investigation due to political reasons.

    Both of those suck. 

    If the repubkicans had had any morals it wouldn’t have mattered when it came up. If the Dems has any morals they would have shared quicker. But neither do. And still none of that matters. A Supreme Court nominee was accused of sexual assault. An investigation should occur...talking to as many witnesses as possible and then that info presented. Thankfully it seem we will at least get an investigation, but the lack or true morals from anyone on the senate committee make sure me think it won’t matter
    Shared what? Didn't Ford not want it out -- and the democrat(s) agreed to that.

    I doubt that was for political reasons, but being decent.
    Sure. 

    Exactly.
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  • my2hands
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    This is the best person they could come up with for SCOTUS?

    civilization is doomed lol
  • curmudgeoness
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  • my2hands said:
    This is the best person they could come up with for SCOTUS?

    civilization is doomed lol
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  • mickeyrat
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    dignin said:
    I have never said that but I will let you in on a little secret, when credible allegations are made, usually the accused party is guilty. And that includes most presidents.

    Also, if someone doesn't want an investigation when they have been credibly accused, does that make you suspicious?
    Credible allegations...
    Crime over 30 years old - Check
    Time - Not sure
    Place - Not sure
    How victim arrived and left - Unknown
    4 witnesses who said her story isn't true - Check

    GUILTY.
    you mean 4 witnesses who claim they cant recall. which is different than claiming it didnt happen.
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  • wndowpayne
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    I wonder how Lyndsey Graham would have reacted in that elevator..
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  • jeffbr
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    Looks like BK's popularity could use some Viagra.
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  • CM189191
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    mickeyrat said:
    dignin said:
    I have never said that but I will let you in on a little secret, when credible allegations are made, usually the accused party is guilty. And that includes most presidents.

    Also, if someone doesn't want an investigation when they have been credibly accused, does that make you suspicious?
    Credible allegations...
    Crime over 30 years old - Check
    Time - Not sure
    Place - Not sure
    How victim arrived and left - Unknown
    4 witnesses who said her story isn't true - Check

    GUILTY.
    you mean 4 witnesses who claim they cant recall. which is different than claiming it didnt happen.
    You mean 4 witnesses who have not testified under oath or spoke to the FBI.

    Those aren't "witnesses" until they do.
  • I wonder how Lyndsey Graham would have reacted in that elevator..
    Or Kavanaugh.
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