Kavanaugh, Ford set to testify in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

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  1. Thought Criminal

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    On what authority do you claim to be an expert on human behavior?
     
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    He didn't refuse an FBI investigation. He has no authority to demand an investigation. There's no one left to investigate and all it would accomplish is to further delay things. So he has zero motivation to drag this and his family through more mud if this thing continues to drag out.
     
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    Actually it was consistent with the rule of law. Delaying the appointment during an election year is admissible under their rules.
     
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    He was asked three times if he would accept an inquiry and never said yes.

    To him, it's a Clinton plot against him.
     
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    Pretty much useless for this instance. We don't even know what questions she was asked. Way too many false negatives and positives and the likelihood of inconclusive is very likely which either side will jump all over. Not a good idea to present something so questionable as some kind of hard evidence.
     
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    He wasn't asked to "accept", he was asked to "order" or "call for", which he obviously has no authority to do. He obviously didn't "refuse" anything as he is in no position to refuse anything.
     
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    Trump University??
     
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    Yep that's what they need but...
     
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    It was pure politics. And total nonsense.
     
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    Experience, life, open mind.
     
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    You wanna rethink that?

    How many responses to public accusations of sex crimes has your open-minded life experienced?
     
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    The way I understand it is that friend who says she does not recall being at that party so how can she check on her if she was not there? Why would she call Ford to check on her if the friend was not atvthat partyband would not have known anything?
     
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    The best line... open mind. I'm still laughing.
     
  14. Bluesguy

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    Her friend says she has no knowledge of any such party and has never met Kavanaugh.

    If we are to believe what Ford has said why didn't her best friend get worried and go looking for her when she disappeared from the party? Did her best friend make sure she got home somehow making it on foot the several miles from where she did not know where she even was? Why didn't she get home and call her on the phone to make sure she got home wouldn't she have been dreadfully worried? How did she manage to sleep that night knowing her best friend might be out on the streets somewhere and unaccounted for. Why wouldn't she call her the next day ask her what happened, where did you go, are you alright. Why wouldn't she warn her friend about these boys?

    How do you fill those GAPING holes in her story? The story of the party is incredulus. The friend say she was never at this alleged party, she knows nothing about these allegations. What is the FBI going to find out from her?
     
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    She didn't say she doesn't recall being there, that implies she was and just doesn't recall it. She was never at such party. She has no knowledge of the party. She never met Kavanaugh. This is not a matter of she doesn't recall something. She has no foreknowledge to not be able to recall.
     
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    He said he would accept whatever the committed decided it was not his decision to make or request to make. And he is accepting it and the key witness has already accepted the FBI interview. That should take about two days. And when the FBI comes back and says his statement is he has no knowledge of any party and has never seen Kavanaugh act in such a manner what say you then?
     
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    That was my point if she was not at the party she can neither confirm Ford's accusation nor Kavanaugh's denial.
     
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    Kavanaugh said he would do by what the committee wants instead of saying yes to an FBI investigation because of one very crucial reason - the committee ( Grasely ) did not want an FBI investigation. So by saying he wants what the committee wants is the exact same thing as saying he does not want an FBI investigation.
     
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    His reaction to an accusation seems to be generic. He appears to be just as unhinged when asked about his drinking as about being accused of getting an unauthorized piece.
     
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    It is a vast Left Wing constipated conspiracy led by Big Foot paid for by George Soros put together by Hillary Clinton with music written by Elvis.
     
  21. Bluesguy

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    Yes it wasn't on him to inject himself into a procedural matter of which he is most likely unaware of the Senate rules and procedures. That was a outrageous strawman on the Democrats part to try and trap him for appearances sake.
     
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    It can't be generic and unhinged at the same time, which is it?
     
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    You've evidence the Yale Law School Dean is not part of a Democrat conspiracy?
     
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    Not sure where you've been but Judge has testified twice under penalty of felony. Kavanaugh has no control over what Judge does but sounds like the FBI will get another testimony out of him. Really doubt it'll be any different from the first two.
     
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    That's been my prediction since he was nominated (51 to 49). Reid's abolition of the filibuster in judicial nominations resulted in this. Until this is restored we can expect all future judicial appointments will be entirely partisan, (Reid messed up). By the way, Ginsburg was appointed with 93 votes in support -even though she worked for the ACLU for years, can you imagine a single Republican voting in support for the Supreme Court appointment of anyone who had anything to do with the ACLU now?
     
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