Official Brett Kavanaugh Thread, Part 4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statement from Kavanaugh via an editorial in the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822?mod=hp_opin_pos1

He appears on Fox and gets published in WSJ - both Murdoch owned outlets. Why not be interviewed by John Dickerson or Rachel Maddow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statement from Kavanaugh via an editorial in the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822?mod=hp_opin_pos1

They don't have the votes if he had to write this. I just picture Don McGahn standing over him saying, "Come on, Bart, you can do it, just one more paragraph. And then BEER!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statement from Kavanaugh via an editorial in the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822?mod=hp_opin_pos1

Yawn. He knows he’s blown any credibility he had. Sure, he’ll get his seat on the court but he’ll be a joke - an asterisk judge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He could have been a moderate swing vote but the disrespect shown to him by dems means the court will be instead hard right way to go dems.

He has been a GOP operative for decades. He was never going to be a moderate vote, and now he will never be a non-partisan vote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statement from Kavanaugh via an editorial in the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822?mod=hp_opin_pos1

He’s not even making a pretense that he’s not campaigning like a politician.

Also, they don’t have the votes to confirm or they’d never let him put himself out there like this. This is a Hail Mary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Statement from Kavanaugh via an editorial in the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822?mod=hp_opin_pos1

They don't have the votes if he had to write this. I just picture Don McGahn standing over him saying, "Come on, Bart, you can do it, just one more paragraph. And then BEER!"

+1 - he wouldn't be doing this if they had the votes.

[Anonymous]

If a nominee can’t get through confirmation without lapses in emotional regulation so severe they require damage control op-eds, they are unfit.

But it is nice he is expressing his lack of fitness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Statement from Kavanaugh via an editorial in the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822?mod=hp_opin_pos1

He’s not even making a pretense that he’s not campaigning like a politician.

Also, they don’t have the votes to confirm or they’d never let him put himself out there like this. This is a Hail Mary.

This whole thing is just so freaking bizarre. When has this ever happened before? My nerves are fried, I’ll be so glad when it over even if its not my preferred outcome as I suspect it will not be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of this publication, but I agree with this article....

We are now in a time of chronic national convulsions, and the latest, over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, has resulted in the wrenching public and private testimony of women who have been sexually assaulted and who have never before spoken about it. Of course, this outpouring has a hashtag: #BelieveSurvivors. Women who tell their stories should have the support, and belief, of loved ones, friends, and a therapeutic community.

But when a woman, in telling her story, makes an allegation against a specific man, a different set of obligations kick in.

Even as we must treat accusers with seriousness and dignity, we must hear out the accused fairly and respectfully, and recognize the potential lifetime consequences that such an allegation can bring. If believing the woman is the beginning and the end of a search for the truth, then we have left the realm of justice for religion.

Whether an investigation takes place at a school, at a workplace, or in the criminal-justice system, neutral fact-finding must apply, regardless of how disturbing we find the offense, the group identity of the accused, or the political leanings of those involved. History demonstrates that ascribing honesty or dishonesty, criminality or righteousness solely on the basis of gender or race doesn’t increase the amount of equity in the world.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/brett-kavanaugh-and-problem-believesurvivors/572083/

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a nominee can’t get through confirmation without lapses in emotional regulation so severe they require damage control op-eds, they are unfit.

But it is nice he is expressing his lack of fitness.

And if he was writing a genuine apology wouldn't he have done it days ago?

[Anonymous]

Note that he doesn’t apologize for insulting Dem senators and doesn’t take back his Clinton conspiracy claims or his “what goes around comes around.” Only that he may have been “too emotional” at times because other people make him do it.

Again, total lack of accountability for his own behavior. He wants it so he deserves it and no one had better take it from him.

[Anonymous]

Brett Kavanaugh in today's Wall Street Journal. Food for thought.

"I was very emotional last Thursday, crying and sniveling and making weird wrinkled-nose faces like a little bitch-man. I might have been too emotional at times, but that's me, a bitchy little pansy. I know that my tone was douchey, and unfortunately I said a few things that show the type of person I really am. I hope everyone can understand that I really, really want to be on the Supreme Court. It would be so awesome and I totally promise to do all of Trump's bidding and make sure he can operate outside the law. Seriously, whatever you want, I'll do it. Anyway, I testified with five people foremost in my mind: Squi, Judge, TK, Bernie, and Tobin. p.s. I never bagged Renate, cos I was virgin 'til I was 26, but I wanted all the guys to think I did."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statement from Kavanaugh via an editorial in the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822?mod=hp_opin_pos1

It’s a crazy, unprecedented Hail Mary attempt, but I don’t think it will work. You don’t get to show your true colors, blame Hillary Clinton and Democrats as a whole, then say, “oops sorry!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Just a coincidence that she knew exactly who he was partying with that summer? Only to closed minds.


Omg, what the hell does that prove?

Proves that Kavanaugh and Ford knew each other. Kavanaugh said he didn't know Ford, yet Ford was dating one of his closest friends. That was never brought up in the hearing.

Citation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Just a coincidence that she knew exactly who he was partying with that summer? Only to closed minds.


Omg, what the hell does that prove?

Proves that Kavanaugh and Ford knew each other. Kavanaugh said he didn't know Ford, yet Ford was dating one of his closest friends. That was never brought up in the hearing.

Citation?

For the claim that Kavanaugh said he didn't know Ford I mean.