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Ed Whalen:I Made An Appalling And Inexcusable Mistake Last Night
Twitter ^ | September 21, 2018 | Ed Whelan

Posted on 09/21/2018 6:01:37 AM PDT by C19fan

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To: BobL

Not the Deep State but the good guys.


21 posted on 09/21/2018 6:15:13 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: Old Teufel Hunden
said it might be you that raped a woman 36 years ago with no evidence?

Only one problem, nobody was raped. At best, it was a grope, from the description of the events in the media.

22 posted on 09/21/2018 6:16:07 AM PDT by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: C19fan

In reading his thread, and back up info that he posted, I believe the guy nailed it.


23 posted on 09/21/2018 6:16:30 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (California: knowingly give someone aids: misdemeanor. Give them a straw, go to jail.)
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To: bert

>>>He did it properly. Release the info and then apologize.<<<

What do they say? It’s easier to apologize later than get permission in the first place.

Works for me!


24 posted on 09/21/2018 6:17:23 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: SJSAMPLE

B**** set me up...


25 posted on 09/21/2018 6:17:25 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.)
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To: Go Gordon

I am VERY SURPRISED that someone who clerked for Scalia would make a mistake like this SOMETHING is VERY FISHY!!!


26 posted on 09/21/2018 6:18:15 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: C19fan

Yes Ed...you did. You made an absolute fool of yourself in throwing Mr. Garrett under the bus when he was not even involved.

Stick to the premise that Dr. Ford’s allegations are a fabrication and a partisan political attack. Let her shoulder the burden of proof 36 years after the fact.

This does not discount the idea that she was in fact “assaulted” what we question is her ability to provide factual support to her assertion. To accuse Kavanaugh, who’s life is by all accounts sterling, is offensive unless you can name specific names, and exact places. With a clear memory. Times/dates are hard to keep track of, but were this the trauma that she says it is, she would remember the date as well.


27 posted on 09/21/2018 6:20:24 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: PghBaldy

Crap, the guy on the left looks almost exactly like me in my yearbook picture. I’m not kidding. :(


28 posted on 09/21/2018 6:20:28 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: IamConservative

Although I don’t think anyone’s going to bother, technically, I’m not sure that’s true: If charged as a felony (and attempted rape would be a felony):

From the website LegalMatch:

Criminal Cases for Sexual Abuse

Criminal cases are filed by the State of Maryland on behalf of a victim. In order to file criminal charges, you must notify law enforcement of the sexual abuse. The authorities will investigate your claims and a prosecutor may file charges against your abuser. If a suspect is found guilty of criminal conduct, he or she may be sentenced to significant jail time and sex offender registration.
In Maryland, the criminal statute of limitations varies depending on the severity of the offense. The criminal statutes of limitations include:

Felony sexual offenses: no statute of limitations, and

Misdemeanor offenses: one year from the event.

If you need help determining the correct statute of limitations in your case, contact law enforcement immediately.

https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/maryland-statutes-of-limitations-for-sexual-abuse.html


29 posted on 09/21/2018 6:20:55 AM PDT by sitetest (No longer mostly dead.)
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To: C19fan

He established reasonable doubt.


30 posted on 09/21/2018 6:21:00 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

What Whelan said was not who did what, but that Ford’s description of the location of her “assault” matched that house and none of the houses of the 4 people Ms Ford brought into the story were viable sites to match her story

Not that she asked permission of the other people she is accusing to name them but...whose house were they at? Because the host is a critical fact. He or she was there...

There have been hints from insiders that more exculpatory facts are coming
When a horrible thing happens to a teenager there is one thing none of them forget
Whose house were they at
We have ALL been teens
We know

If they dont know this they were way too impaired to credibly remember anything else

Thank you Mr Whelan for taking one for the team...


31 posted on 09/21/2018 6:22:10 AM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Whalen did the right thing to cast doubt on the ridiculous charges thrown at Kavanaugh. No need to apologize.

The only person who benefited from Whalen's completely ridiculous bit of fiction was Blasey-Ford.

Our side was running just fine with the "she's a liar and made the whole thing up!" angle and then this dips**t Whalen shows up with a name, a face, and a home address.

32 posted on 09/21/2018 6:23:02 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Az Joe

Was also posted on Gateway Pundit yesterday as well.


33 posted on 09/21/2018 6:24:55 AM PDT by sanjuanbob
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I don’t believe her story.


34 posted on 09/21/2018 6:25:02 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: cuban leaf

I’m pretty sure that engaging in “what if” is going to make Ed Whalen the target of a libel suit. In fact, I’m sure if it.


35 posted on 09/21/2018 6:25:23 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

He created doubt
in a he said she said situation
and she wasn’t raped


36 posted on 09/21/2018 6:25:23 AM PDT by aumrl (let's keep it real Conservatives)
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To: Go Gordon

Bingo.
That show has some decent moments.


37 posted on 09/21/2018 6:25:58 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: cuban leaf

Is he talking about PJ Smyth? I heard about his being named and his denial two days ago.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

No, it was not PJ. There was a house nearby & the host of the house looks a lot like Kavanaugh. The host was not mentioned in Ford’s details so if the host was there (which is a likely assumption), then one of the other 4 Ford mentioned could not have been there. Ford claims she knows the host well and there is no way she would mistake him for Kavanaugh ... but then again, I’m not sure she knew her own name the night she claims this happened. It looks like Whelan took down his posts ... I know the name he mentioned, but I’m not repeating it. I wondered at the time that he threw another name in the mix - likely, another innocent man.


38 posted on 09/21/2018 6:26:16 AM PDT by Qiviut (McCain & Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP!)
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To: C19fan

Bkmrk.


39 posted on 09/21/2018 6:26:21 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: SJSAMPLE

Unless he has evidence...


40 posted on 09/21/2018 6:26:31 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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