Official Brett Kavanaugh Thread, Part 5

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks (eyeroll) Collins for being the MamaBear shield the Republicans desperately needed, hiding poor wee little Brett under your skirt. What a farce! A man could not have done this. The chess move of using (yes, using) a woman is tactical but shameful all the same. I hope you are voted out.

Well said.

Collins will be voted out. Do you think the yahoos in Kentucky will vote McConnell out? They must be dumber than sh*t for voting for him in the first place. He's taking away their health care, keeping their wages low, wants to keep the poor from getting food stamps -- and these people are his constituents!!

That said, it was a BRILLIANT move of McConnell to use Collins for cover. Brilliant. He did not get where he is for nothing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I teach kids, and I’m considering changing my approach. I’ve tried teaching kindness, empathy, honesty, and understanding. I’ve actually told kids that these skills will help them navigate their world in the future.

But I think I’m going to start teaching that what really matters is always winning and always being right. Be the best, best everyone else, you’re always right and never wrong. Hold her down, she doesn’t matter, forget it ever happened, grow up and compete and be better than everyone, so you alone can win. I mean, right?

No please don’t do that. There are enough of the latter in our world. I always taught my DS, as you do. He is a teen and incredibly kind, compassionate and a gentleman. He followed this hearing and finally Collins explanation. Like me, he feels numb & indifferent. He feels there is validity from sides. I now need to help guide him on being less impressionable in this culture, to do the work, understand the facts, listen to all sides and most importantly to his heart.

Who are the male role models for teen boys and young men if it isn't the President of the United States and the men who sit on the highest court in the land?

There are plenty of wonderful role models for teen boys and young men. My DH, for example. For starters, he's never sexually assaulted anyone. DH doesn't drink or use drugs, he's a mature, responsible, civic-minded human being and he's a great role model for my boys and for other boys in our community. My DH thinks Dumpus and Kavanaugh are despicable, and no one should look up to them.

My point was how disappointing it is that a president or justice can no longer be counted on to be role models. That is sad for our country and ironic for our boys: do not act in any way like the President of the United States.

Yes, I agree that it is depressing as all get out that I would (and have) tell my boys not to be at all like the president, that he only got where he is by breaking laws, by betraying his country. I’m the one who posted the link to the video of the men protesting Kavanaugh. I showed my boys that, too.

Do your boys talk back when you say no to them? Because if they do, they haven't been taught that "no means no".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach kids, and I’m considering changing my approach. I’ve tried teaching kindness, empathy, honesty, and understanding. I’ve actually told kids that these skills will help them navigate their world in the future.

But I think I’m going to start teaching that what really matters is always winning and always being right. Be the best, best everyone else, you’re always right and never wrong. Hold her down, she doesn’t matter, forget it ever happened, grow up and compete and be better than everyone, so you alone can win. I mean, right?

Why are you taking on parental responsibilities? You are an educator not a philosopher. O

If you don’t have kids, don’t opine. You’re entirely ignorant of school (obviously).

I have both children and am a public school principal. My question stands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only thing the Democrats achieved with all this hysteria was to make it more likely the Republicans would maintain control of the Senate and perhaps even increase their majority.

Well done!

Not very likely. The Democrats, particularly women, are very very very very angry. This will not play well for the GOP in November.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm going to laugh so hard when Kavanaugh is forced to recuse himself from half the cases on the docket.

(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of
the United States shall disqualify himself in any
proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably
be questioned.
(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following
circumstances:
(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice
concerning a party

"What goes around comes around" indeed.

But there is no law requiring that he recuse himself from any case before the Supreme Court. Recusal is voluntary.

Do you think Brett will recuse himself when the ACLU brings a case before the Supreme Court? He'll be licking his chops at his chance to get back at those "liberals" who funded the conspiracy against him.

Be very afraid, Democrats.

You are illustrating exactly why Kavanaugh should not have been confirmable. The legitimacy of the Supreme Court dies with Kavanaugh, and thus, what is left of our republic.

Whatever rises in its ashes will be in the model of Putin's Russia with the Trump family at the helm, as some sort of oligarchal christian theoracy.

So much winning.

[Anonymous]

God bless Susan Collins. Pierced through the bullshit and brought long overdue seriousness to the process. She gave generous cover to Dianne Feinstein and deserved praise to Chuck Grassley.

I never would have thought that Lindsey Graham and Susan Collins would become my two favorite Senators.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hate to say this but after the histrionics by Democrats over the Kavanaugh nomination, the Republican party actually looks halfway sane.

Seriously agree.

Very seriously agree. Dems have seriously gone too far. They’re unamerican and scary AF.

Nope. The GOP is a criminal org.

Trump is a Mafia Don. He was a criminal when he was a baby. He's raised his children to be criminals. He's appointed an unethical, lying Supreme Court Justice accused of sexual assault, and the complicit GOP support this criminal and his criminal family. POTUS lies nearly every time he opens his mouth. VERIFIABLE LIES. Yet the GOP keep supporting this liar.

The Democrats are the party of truth, and the GOP is all about prevarication and deception. It's sickening. Abraham Lincoln must be writhing in his grave.

WINNING! So much winning!

So, you are proud that the GOP uses lying and cheating and illegal, criminal activities to achieve their ends, to win, in your words? Is that your idea of "winning"? That's pretty sick.

[Anonymous]

Everyone enraged by this needs to get online and donate to important races. And then volunteer to help GOTV. Do it today! I’ve donated $400 today.

[Anonymous]

I just hate everything in the entire world today. So depressed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to laugh so hard when Kavanaugh is forced to recuse himself from half the cases on the docket.

(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of
the United States shall disqualify himself in any
proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably
be questioned.
(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following
circumstances:
(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice
concerning a party

"What goes around comes around" indeed.

But there is no law requiring that he recuse himself from any case before the Supreme Court. Recusal is voluntary.

Do you think Brett will recuse himself when the ACLU brings a case before the Supreme Court? He'll be licking his chops at his chance to get back at those "liberals" who funded the conspiracy against him.

Be very afraid, Democrats.

You are illustrating exactly why Kavanaugh should not have been confirmable. The legitimacy of the Supreme Court dies with Kavanaugh, and thus, what is left of our republic.

Whatever rises in its ashes will be in the model of Putin's Russia with the Trump family at the helm, as some sort of oligarchal christian theoracy.

So much winning.

Recuse? Hahaha!! He'll follow the Kagan (see ACA) and RBG models (see all things Trump) and find every reason to not recuse. Thank you Kagan for non-recusals, Biden (Rule) for Justice Gorsuch, but most of all Harry Reid for the next 30-40 years of sane jurisprudence.

#winning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks (eyeroll) Collins for being the MamaBear shield the Republicans desperately needed, hiding poor wee little Brett under your skirt. What a farce! A man could not have done this. The chess move of using (yes, using) a woman is tactical but shameful all the same. I hope you are voted out.

Well said.

Collins will be voted out. Do you think the yahoos in Kentucky will vote McConnell out? They must be dumber than sh*t for voting for him in the first place. He's taking away their health care, keeping their wages low, wants to keep the poor from getting food stamps -- and these people are his constituents!!

That said, it was a BRILLIANT move of McConnell to use Collins for cover. Brilliant. He did not get where he is for nothing.

I am not sure Collins will be voted out. Maine is an independent, frugal place. I wonder if Collins’ eventual opponent will be perceived as beholden to outside money, and that the money is being wasted. The caretaker at my parents’ Summer house thinks Collins is fabulous. Her wife, a cheese maker, thinks the same. She is the only republican they say they vote for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach kids, and I’m considering changing my approach. I’ve tried teaching kindness, empathy, honesty, and understanding. I’ve actually told kids that these skills will help them navigate their world in the future.

But I think I’m going to start teaching that what really matters is always winning and always being right. Be the best, best everyone else, you’re always right and never wrong. Hold her down, she doesn’t matter, forget it ever happened, grow up and compete and be better than everyone, so you alone can win. I mean, right?

No please don’t do that. There are enough of the latter in our world. I always taught my DS, as you do. He is a teen and incredibly kind, compassionate and a gentleman. He followed this hearing and finally Collins explanation. Like me, he feels numb & indifferent. He feels there is validity from sides. I now need to help guide him on being less impressionable in this culture, to do the work, understand the facts, listen to all sides and most importantly to his heart.

Who are the male role models for teen boys and young men if it isn't the President of the United States and the men who sit on the highest court in the land?

His father, grandfather, coach, cousins and John Oliver.

+1 I’ve already had the conversation with my boys : don’t be an entitled drunken a$$hole like Brock Kavanaugh when you are in high school and college.

Good luck with that!

??? So, are you saying that boys will be boys no matter what role models their parents provide? Are you saying that men will be men and all men will act like Brett Kavanaugh, getting shit-faced and passing out and assaulting women because they CAN? Are you saying that parents play no role in guiding the behavior of their boys?

I beg to differ with you.

[Anonymous]

Why are so many parents turning out entitled boys?

Why aren't YOU teaching them that NO means NO?

Everyday out in public I parents teaching their kids that "no" means "Try to convince me you should have what you want."

You permissive parents are teaching your own boys that no doesn't REALLY mean no.

WHY??!??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God bless Susan Collins. Pierced through the bullshit and brought long overdue seriousness to the process. She gave generous cover to Dianne Feinstein and deserved praise to Chuck Grassley.

I never would have thought that Lindsey Graham and Susan Collins would become my two favorite Senators.

+1,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Why are so many parents turning out entitled boys?

Why aren't YOU teaching them that NO means NO?

Everyday out in public I parents teaching their kids that "no" means "Try to convince me you should have what you want."

You permissive parents are teaching your own boys that no doesn't REALLY mean no.

WHY??!??

*i see parents...