[Wondergirl]

Must add that Kavanaugh was masterful dodging questions by filibustering about himself.

Dodging, sidetracking, not responding but instead echoing the question back to the questioner. And the facial expressions.... One of my friends said she would love to play poker with him, so many tells.

Bet his daughters will be forbidden to go to frat parties or date guys from all-male schools.

[talaniman]

Maybe he was doing his best to model his nominator who did the same thing the day before. Filibustering the questions and referring to himself with plenty of snark, and disdain mocking everyone.

[tomder55]

the perfect stall . make unsubstantiated accusations with no corraborative witness and ask the accused to call for an FBI investigation to prove the accusation wrong.

Senator Spartacus had his finest moment . He uncovered the truth that Kavanaugh had a beer after a football game .

[talaniman]

the perfect stall . make unsubstantiated accusations with no corraborative witness and ask the accused to call for an FBI investigation to prove the accusation wrong.

I guess it is a stall since you guys are in a hurry, but a statement by the POTENTIAL corroborative witness signed by his lawyer, NOT HIM, bears a closer look but of course repubs can't have that can they. Instead we get the big distraction from why the FBI cannot look into the new allegations, yet repub staffers can. That doesn't pass the smell test, so you guys are still holding your nose about anything the dufus does and following his every wish.

Senator Spartacus had his finest moment . He uncovered the truth that Kavanaugh had a beer after a football game .

You believe Kavanaugh had a beer after the game? Probably had a case before and during.

[jlisenbe]

the perfect stall . make unsubstantiated accusations with no corraborative witness and ask the accused to call for an FBI investigation to prove the accusation wrong.

It's even worse than that. Make unsubstantiated accusations which are actually contradicted by four of your primary witnesses. How much plainer can it get?

[talaniman]

They weren't allowed to call ANY corroborative witnesses remember. Though she couldn't remember a lot of things she remembers her attacker, Judge, and the way they laughed when the exited the room to join the others. She named the people there. They may have not been in the room but we could ask a lot of questions if repubs weren't trying to rush this through to please their dufus.

JL, no doubt you were holding your nose extra hard through Dr. Fords testimony. Especially the many times he declined to answer the question of dems about the FBI clearing his name. An innocent man would want his name cleared. Kind of obvious the GOP is not that confident he would be cleared by closer scrutiny.

[jlisenbe]

They weren't allowed to call ANY corroborative witnesses remember.

Who'd you have in mind??

JL, no doubt you were holding your nose extra hard through Dr. Fords testimony. Especially the many times he declined to answer the question of dems about the FBI clearing his name.

Dr. Ford is a "he"? I guess you meant Kavanaugh. As was explained about ten times, the FBI does not clear names or draw conclusions. They only provide witness interrogation reports.

By the way, when will the hearing for Cory Booker's admitted groping of a girl in high school be held? Or the hearing for Finestein's staff releasing Dr. Ford's name to public?

[talaniman]

I know what the FBI does. They investigate and report FACTS so others charged with making decisions from those facts can do their job effectively. So lets get after it starting with Mark Judge whom Dr. Ford puts in the room. That's as logical and reasonable as it gets. Just from the testimony of Ford and Kavanaugh's journal we have a better timeline, possible dates, and a place to start looking for some relevant details. What are you guys so afraid of? Depending on Senate staffers for FACTS is a ludicrous notion by any measure of reason or logic.

It's logical and reasonable as new things come to light to have the due diligence of professional scrutiny.

If you want to investigate the leaks of Ford's letter GO AHEAD. You want to investigate Ellison, Go ahead. You want to investigate the dufus. GO AHEAD! If one cannot stand the spotlight of scrutiny, then they should get a different job.

[talaniman]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKCN1M80Z1

https://www.businessinsider.com/amer...stigate-2018-9

"Each appointment to our nation's Highest Court (as with all others) is simply too important to rush to a vote," Carlson added. "Deciding to proceed without conducting additional investigation would not only have a lasting impact on the Senate's reputation, but it will also negatively affect the great trust necessary for the American people to have in the Supreme Court." News of the ABA's letter, which was addressed to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California — both of whom sit on the Judiciary Committee — comes hours after Kavanaugh testified on Capitol Hill before the committee Thursday. During his testimony, Kavanaugh touted his "unanimous, well-qualified rating" from the ABA.

QUESTIONS?

[paraclete]

Well time to convene another star chamber

[tomder55]

so who can tell me how many questions the Dems asked Kavanaugh about the allegations by Dr Ford ?

[talaniman]

Doesn't matter, repubs have the majority so they call the shots. The dufus said confirm his pick so what else matters?

[Wondergirl]

No one mentioned that the drinking age in Maryland in July 1982 was changed from 18 to 21. On Feb. 12, 1982, Kavanaugh had turned 17 and was underage even under the old law of age 18.

[tomder55]

yeah he was an underage drinker . clearly that disqualifies . The answer to my question is ZERO . Not one question about the incident was asked by the Dems . They had a lot to say about the FBI and year books and farts . But nothing about the allegations .

[jlisenbe]

Still waiting on Tal to tell us which corroborating witnesses he wanted called. Might be a hard question to answer since there are none. Even Leland Keyser has contradicted Ford's statement. So who would they have called?

[talaniman]

yeah he was an underage drinker . clearly that disqualifies . The answer to my question is ZERO . Not one question about the incident was asked by the Dems . They had a lot to say about the FBI and year books and farts . But nothing about the allegations .

I wouldn't disqualify him for underaged drinking, Don't all youngsters do that? I did at 12, but just would certainly look into the credible claim of sexual assault raised by Dr. Ford. I never thought he was a choir boy in the first place and that's not the only question I have about this butt kisser either.

Spare me the rest of your posts since repubs didn't have the courage to question Dr. Ford themselves, nor allow the hand picked female prosecutor to question the judge.

Still waiting on Tal to tell us which corroborating witnesses he wanted called. Might be a hard question to answer since there are none. Even Leland Keyser has contradicted Ford's statement. So who would they have called?

You must have missed my post about Mark Judge being a person of particular interest, and I'll hold my peace on the rest for now until we get more than an attorney statement. They are meaning less without direct testimony.

[talaniman]

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0425e3c233aeb

Gerken echoed the ABA, which on Thursday urged the committee to delay a confirmation vote on Kavanaugh.

“We make this request because of the ABA’s respect for the rule of law and due process under law,” it said in a letter to the committee. “The basic principles that underscore the Senate’s constitutional duty of advice and consent on federal judicial nominees require nothing less than a careful examination of the accusations and facts by the FBI.”

The resistance for yo' boy mounts.

[jlisenbe]

If Mark Judge is the best you can come up with, then your cause is lost. He has completely contradicted Ford's account.

[talaniman]

Kavanaugh's nomination has passed and will be presented to the full senate for vote... supposedly after a FBI investigation on the allegations. Flake is a no vote until then! You go Jeff.

[tomder55]

win win . If the Kavanaugh nomination gets derailed next up

Amy Coney Barrett. Wait until you get a load of her !