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| Kavenaugh Vote Delayed |
| 2018-09-18 |
| [WaPo]Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her decades ago will testify publicly before the Senate on Monday, setting up a potentially dramatic and politically perilous hearing that could determine the fate of his nomination. The WaPo article is timestamped 10:53 pm, yet the local Dallas News managed to hold the presses and get this on the front page, delivered at 7 am. "I have never done anything like what the accuser describes ‐ to her or to anyone," he said in a statement. "Because this never happened, I had no idea who was making this accusation until she identified herself yesterday." Yet his denials only prompted further questions. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), a member of the Judiciary Committee, said that Kavanaugh had told him that he was not present at the party in question ‐ which prompted some to wonder how Kavanaugh could make such a claim given that Ford had never specified the exact date or location of the gathering. The same way I could testify I was not there, without knowing the date or location. ...30-odd years ago. "If there's a hearing before that investigation, the committee is going to be shooting in the dark with questions," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the committee. "As a former prosecutor and state attorney general, there's no way I would put a crime survivor on the stand in front of a jury, let alone the American people, without a full investigation so that I know what the facts are before I start asking questions." Crime survivor? So the Judge is already guilty? In a statement Monday, the Justice Department signaled that the FBI doesn't plan on re-opening Kavanaugh's background check for now ‐ noting that it forwarded information about Ford's allegation to the White House, consistent with federal guidelines. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #27 They want the FBI to investigate the alleged assault. How do you do that? The only "witness" she can name says nothing like this ever happened. Without time and location, what's there to investigate? This means you could actually slander anyone with impunity, ruin his career, without having to face any consequences. The accused has no means to defend himself, the accuser could never be proven wrong, and as the Romans said: aliquid semper haeret (something always sticks). |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-09-18 22:58 |
| #26 As AoS says, PJDT should immediately dispatch the FBI to take a sworn statement from the accuser. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2018-09-18 22:43 |
| #25 Yes I did very much. We still visit the U.S. frequently. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-09-18 22:31 |
| #24 1998-2001 i hope you enjoyed the experience, European Conservative, as I did in your country a few years earlier. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-18 22:18 |
| #23 Denied his permission to stay, But under arrest, declared K., "I could sure use a hug... If I wasn't a bug!" "Sorry, son, this just isn't your day." |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-09-18 22:03 |
| #22 Btw I take accusations like that very seriously. This would have been a felony. But to come forward and say: He did that to me but I can't tell you when and where, this means the accused person has no means to defend himself. This is "Someone must have slandered K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested.” |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-09-18 21:23 |
| #21 If Gloria Allred hasn't hit the scene yet, then this ain't shit. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2018-09-18 21:18 |
| #20 tw 1998-2001 |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-09-18 21:14 |
| #19 #15 When I lived in the U.S. I was told to never be alone in an elevator with a woman. Especially when she has large breasteses. When she asks "Press one". She means a floor number. Ouch |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-18 20:28 |
| #18 Most folks having an intense or traumatic experience will remember vividly the place, date and time when it occurred. Of course she will claim that the 'trauma' caused a memory blockage or something. Only the subsequent 'trauma' of her marriage counseling brought it back. Also rumored that she offered up this same info during the 2012 elections when Kavanaugh was mentioned as a potential Romney SC appointee. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-09-18 20:11 |
| #17 A couple of things to consider: Like Anita Hill the accursor is a lawyer. More likely to anticipate and handle questions without going off script. They will not give details for the ability to counter by Kavanaugh with investigators or witnesses. They only want him not confirmed. So they will focus on his behavior but mostly on her emotional impact from the allleged incident. Wait for the ‘if he only apologized’.... |
| Posted by: Airandee 2018-09-18 19:38 |
| #16 When I lived in the U.S. I was told to never be alone in an elevator with a woman. When was that, European Conservative? I’ve never been given advice like that, though Mr. Wife did joke about avoiding Saudi coffee shops, back when he travelled in that part of the world. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-18 19:38 |
| #15 When I lived in the U.S. I was told to never be alone in an elevator with a woman. Seems that's not good enough anymore. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-09-18 19:15 |
| #14 From your mouth to the ear of G*d, Visitor. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-18 17:25 |
| #13 My guess is Ms. Ford will not show on Monday. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-18 17:21 |
| #12 Tell DiFi to Foad and get out of the way. Enough alinsky lynching tactics. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2018-09-18 16:54 |
| #11 "I don't remember a date, Senator Feinstein. I only remember that face - that terrible face - looming over me, trying to cut off my very breath. It was 1982. I think." |
| Posted by: Bobby 2018-09-18 15:13 |
| #10 She needs to be careful when she gives a date. He just might be able to prove he was not there.... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2018-09-18 15:07 |
| #9 They know they only have to spook a few key GOPers, and they'll always get what they want. Perhaps we live in a cuckocracy, where the opinions of a few skittish "respectable troo conservatives" are a universal hinge. |
| Posted by: charger 2018-09-18 15:03 |
| #8 Moore was a lot more of a Todd Akin type than a Clarence Thomas. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-09-18 14:55 |
| #7 #2 exactly right. It worked even in deep red Alabama; so now they'll try it everywhere. Why argue with success? |
| Posted by: Tom 2018-09-18 14:15 |
| #6 The flak is getting very heavy... |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2018-09-18 13:15 |
| #5 which prompted some to wonder how Kavanaugh could make such a claim given that Ford had never specified the exact date or location of the gathering. Because he never tried to rape anyone? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-18 12:48 |
| #4 How could the FBI or anyone do an investigation? Professor Ford can't provide the date of the incident or the location of the incident nor any witnesses nor any people to whom she provided information contemporaneously to the incident. I guess that's the point. No vote without an investigation and no investigation is possible, thus no vote. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-09-18 12:43 |
| #3 Fine... Now only *womyn* are eligible for judgeships ... I wonders if Kavanaugh discovered his "inner female" would "she" (after the gender change) then get a free pass as well? |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-09-18 11:39 |
| #2 It worked in Alabama I recall. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-18 10:16 |
| #1 So the Judge is already guilty? 98% of what you'll hear and see - Yes |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-09-18 09:58 |