Official Brett Kavanaugh Thread, Part 3

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice how Kavanaugh lives in a renovated house in Chevy Chase in a neighborhood that people with his HHI can’t afford? But it’s a neighborhood where other Supreme Court justices, Yalies, journalists and other power players live. He knows what he wants and is clawing to get it. That’s not really what Supreme Court justices do - there’s not supposed to be a career path to the highest court.

FYI - we have a similar HHI and we can’t afford our $650,000 house , never mind a 1.3 million dollar house. And we have no law school debts even.

Same. We have a similar income, a $650k house, no other debt and do alright, but could certainly not afford a country club (or two) and two private school tuitions.

I've read many, many times on this forum that there are a lot of people in DC who have help from wealthy parents for home purchases. Are the Kavanaughs somehow an exception?

Well - was that parental ‘help’ reported as income and taxes paid on it? Because that’s the law.

I have no idea what happened. But if, say, a parent pays an adult child’s credit card bill, the law requires reporting that?

No.

And parents can gift large sums of money to their adult children without triggering tax implications. I can't recall the threshold, but my in-laws gifted us money in the two years leading up to us purchasing our home. MIL is a realtor, FIL is an accountant, so they knew the pertinent laws.

You ripped off the govt and US taxpayers. The only thing that your scoundrels in-laws ‘knew’ is that the IRS wouldn’t be checking. Funny!

DP. Your anger toward successful people is apparent.

My parents, both of whom grew up poor yet had successful careers, gifted me money for the downpayment on my house. It is completely legal and is not ripping off the taxpayers. (After all, they paid taxes on that money when they earned it.) It was their money to do with what they want. Why no hostility toward people using government support programs as ripping off the taxpayer?

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Anonymous wrote:She’ was a compelling witness overall. But as a factual matter, has it been determined who recommended the lawyers who are, it seems, working pro bono?

Ford said it was Feinstein.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice how Kavanaugh lives in a renovated house in Chevy Chase in a neighborhood that people with his HHI can’t afford? But it’s a neighborhood where other Supreme Court justices, Yalies, journalists and other power players live. He knows what he wants and is clawing to get it. That’s not really what Supreme Court justices do - there’s not supposed to be a career path to the highest court.

FYI - we have a similar HHI and we can’t afford our $650,000 house , never mind a 1.3 million dollar house. And we have no law school debts even.

Same. We have a similar income, a $650k house, no other debt and do alright, but could certainly not afford a country club (or two) and two private school tuitions.

Boo hoo. Bitter.

But I had perfect SAT scores and A’s - I DESERVE a better job and a rich mansion and vacations. Whaaaaaaaah!!!!

....but I don't deserve to be deprived of what I otherwise would have had due to a completely unsubstantiated accusation about my supposed behavior in high school nearly 40 years ago.

IF it were just one rumor, maybe.

But it’s a bunch of rumors, some with some substantiation, and, most importantly, a whole big bunch of clear lies.

The lies disqualify him. The partisan vitriol does not help.

So it's the number of rumors that count? What should count is if there is any corroboration of the claims, and there isn't.

It's a crying shame what Democrats have done to defeat this nominee. Feinstein, especially. I think SHE should be investigated for collaborating with the witness' attorney and convincing her to act against the best interests of her client.

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Anonymous wrote:She’ was a compelling witness overall. But as a factual matter, has it been determined who recommended the lawyers who are, it seems, working pro bono?

Feinstein recommended them. Hmmmmm......

They are all good pals fighting for their agenda.

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IF it were just one rumor, maybe.

But it’s a bunch of rumors, some with some substantiation, and, most importantly, a whole big bunch of clear lies.

The lies disqualify him. The partisan vitriol does not help.

Totally agree with this. Whether or not you believe the various assault charges against him, he’s clearly lying about lots of things, most obviously his drinking. You can’t lie in a court, you can’t lie in a Congressional hearing, and you definitely can’t lie when you’re trying to get on the Supreme Court.

We can do better.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice how Kavanaugh lives in a renovated house in Chevy Chase in a neighborhood that people with his HHI can’t afford? But it’s a neighborhood where other Supreme Court justices, Yalies, journalists and other power players live. He knows what he wants and is clawing to get it. That’s not really what Supreme Court justices do - there’s not supposed to be a career path to the highest court.

FYI - we have a similar HHI and we can’t afford our $650,000 house , never mind a 1.3 million dollar house. And we have no law school debts even.

Same. We have a similar income, a $650k house, no other debt and do alright, but could certainly not afford a country club (or two) and two private school tuitions.

Boo hoo. Bitter.

But I had perfect SAT scores and A’s - I DESERVE a better job and a rich mansion and vacations. Whaaaaaaaah!!!!

....but I don't deserve to be deprived of what I otherwise would have had due to a completely unsubstantiated accusation about my supposed behavior in high school nearly 40 years ago.

Because I'm owed the Supreme Court seat. It's my destiny because I went to Yale and come from the right family and belong to the right country club. And how dare anyone challenge that?

Yes, people can challenge that. But when their challenges consist of false or unproven accusations, that shouldn't derail him. Otherwise, where does it end? Anytime a Republican nominates a conservative justice, the Democrats simply have to find someone to claim he assaulted her. The mere accusation is sufficient.

Terrible precedent.

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IF it were just one rumor, maybe.

But it’s a bunch of rumors, some with some substantiation, and, most importantly, a whole big bunch of clear lies.

The lies disqualify him. The partisan vitriol does not help.

Totally agree with this. Whether or not you believe the various assault charges against him, he’s clearly lying about lots of things, most obviously his drinking. You can’t lie in a court, you can’t lie in a Congressional hearing, and you definitely can’t lie when you’re trying to get on the Supreme Court.

We can do better.

What lies?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice how Kavanaugh lives in a renovated house in Chevy Chase in a neighborhood that people with his HHI can’t afford? But it’s a neighborhood where other Supreme Court justices, Yalies, journalists and other power players live. He knows what he wants and is clawing to get it. That’s not really what Supreme Court justices do - there’s not supposed to be a career path to the highest court.

FYI - we have a similar HHI and we can’t afford our $650,000 house , never mind a 1.3 million dollar house. And we have no law school debts even.

Same. We have a similar income, a $650k house, no other debt and do alright, but could certainly not afford a country club (or two) and two private school tuitions.

Boo hoo. Bitter.

But I had perfect SAT scores and A’s - I DESERVE a better job and a rich mansion and vacations. Whaaaaaaaah!!!!

"And I worked my butt off and was not a legacy."

Oh, wait, another LIE.

https://www.newsweek.com/kavanaugh-said-he-had-no-connections-yale-he-was-legacy-student-1145286

Remarkable. Can the guy tell the truth about anything?!

I did HYP alumnus interviews around this time. The in provided by being a legacy had diminished greatly by the time BK was seeking admission compared to the 70's. A grandfather alumnus would not have helped much unless he was large donor. If his father had attended Yale, that would have helped quite a bit more, but he hadn't. In the cohort I interviewed an AA legacy was not admitted to my HYP.

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Anonymous wrote:She’ was a compelling witness overall. But as a factual matter, has it been determined who recommended the lawyers who are, it seems, working pro bono?

Feinstein recommended them. Hmmmmm......

They are all good pals fighting for their agenda.

No wonder they are billing to work pro bono. They probably would have been willing to pay HER to come forward.

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Anonymous wrote:She’ was a compelling witness overall. But as a factual matter, has it been determined who recommended the lawyers who are, it seems, working pro bono?

Feinstein recommended them. Hmmmmm......

They are all good pals fighting for their agenda.

No wonder they are billing to work pro bono. They probably would have been willing to pay HER to come forward.

Should read WILLING, not billing.

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Anonymous wrote:She’ was a compelling witness overall. But as a factual matter, has it been determined who recommended the lawyers who are, it seems, working pro bono?

Feinstein recommended them. Hmmmmm......

Who recommended Kavanaugh's lawyers? Hmmmmm.......

The real question is why didn't Feinstein turn the allegation over to the FBI to investigate?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice how Kavanaugh lives in a renovated house in Chevy Chase in a neighborhood that people with his HHI can’t afford? But it’s a neighborhood where other Supreme Court justices, Yalies, journalists and other power players live. He knows what he wants and is clawing to get it. That’s not really what Supreme Court justices do - there’s not supposed to be a career path to the highest court.

FYI - we have a similar HHI and we can’t afford our $650,000 house , never mind a 1.3 million dollar house. And we have no law school debts even.

Same. We have a similar income, a $650k house, no other debt and do alright, but could certainly not afford a country club (or two) and two private school tuitions.

I've read many, many times on this forum that there are a lot of people in DC who have help from wealthy parents for home purchases. Are the Kavanaughs somehow an exception?

Well - was that parental ‘help’ reported as income and taxes paid on it? Because that’s the law.

Wrong. The donor pays the tax, if applicable. From IRS.gov

The donor is generally responsible for paying the gift tax. Under special arrangements the donee may agree to pay the tax instead. Please visit with your tax professional if you are considering this type of arrangement.

If they pay education expenses, that is exempt. Each person can gift $14k to another person, so if both parents gift him and his wife, that is $56k a year tax free. It is also common for parents to pay the country club membership, and the grandkids private school.

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IF it were just one rumor, maybe.

But it’s a bunch of rumors, some with some substantiation, and, most importantly, a whole big bunch of clear lies.

The lies disqualify him. The partisan vitriol does not help.

So it's the number of rumors that count? What should count is if there is any corroboration of the claims, and there isn't.

It's a crying shame what Democrats have done to defeat this nominee. Feinstein, especially. I think SHE should be investigated for collaborating with the witness' attorney and convincing her to act against the best interests of her client.

No, you’re moving the goalposts again. The rumors are really troubling and require full investigation. The lies are inexcusable and disqualifying. Every Senator, Republican or Democrat, knows this. The question is whether the Republicans will close their eyes to ignore the lies, just to please Trump.

I suspect many Republican Senators are secretly wishing now that the investigation turns up more dirt, so they can vote NO without fear of criticism.

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IF it were just one rumor, maybe.

But it’s a bunch of rumors, some with some substantiation, and, most importantly, a whole big bunch of clear lies.

The lies disqualify him. The partisan vitriol does not help.

Totally agree with this. Whether or not you believe the various assault charges against him, he’s clearly lying about lots of things, most obviously his drinking. You can’t lie in a court, you can’t lie in a Congressional hearing, and you definitely can’t lie when you’re trying to get on the Supreme Court.

We can do better.

What lies?

These ones.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/09/how-we-know-kavanaugh-is-lying

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Anonymous wrote:She’ was a compelling witness overall. But as a factual matter, has it been determined who recommended the lawyers who are, it seems, working pro bono?

Feinstein recommended them. Hmmmmm......

Who recommended Kavanaugh's lawyers? Hmmmmm.......

The real question is why didn't Feinstein turn the allegation over to the FBI to investigate?

This has been answered ad nauseum. Ford asked her to keep it confidential. She only came forward once her identity was blown.