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White House Defends Kavanaugh Against Claim That He Snubbed Parkland
Townhall.com ^ | September 4, 2018 | Lauretta Brown

Posted on 09/04/2018 3:14:38 PM PDT by Kaslin

White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah responded Tuesday to a tweet from the father of a Parkland shooting victim, Fred Guttenberg, who said that Judge Kavanaugh “turned his back” to him and likely “didn’t want to discuss gun violence.” Guttenberg's attempt to speak with Kavanaugh was also captured in an Associated Press photograph.

Shah explained that security intervened before President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee was able to shake Guttenberg’s hand, showing a full video of the incident.

NEW VIDEO of hearing room clearly shows security intervened when Judge #Kavanaugh was approached. pic.twitter.com/ZGRRCcWroW— Raj Shah (@RajShah45) September 4, 2018

Some in the media, gun control groups, and Parkland student activists were upset by the interaction and initial photo, claiming that Kavanaugh was intentionally ignoring Guttenberg.

Most pictures are worth a thousand words...

This picture is worth thousands of lives call your senators now and tell them to not appoint Kavanaugh 202-224-3121

The NRA has spent millions of dollars to appoint Kavanaugh it's going to take 1000s of phone calls to stop this man. pic.twitter.com/R2h65VQs4k— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) September 4, 2018

Jaime deserves better. #BlockKavanaugh https://t.co/SrUgYyFlxb— Jaclyn Corin (@JaclynCorin) September 4, 2018

Fred Guttenberg, the father of Jamie Guttenberg who was killed in the shooting in Parkland, Fla., left, tries to shake hands with @realDonaldTrump's Supreme Court nom., Brett Kavanaugh, right, during a lunch break. Kavanaugh did not shake his hand. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) @ap pic.twitter.com/smcCGuLT6X— Andrew Harnik (@andyharnik) September 4, 2018

Please let this be
a misunderstanding
a miscommunication
a mistake
Politics & policy aside, decency must prevail

It was a taxing, chaotic & stressful day.
Let’s hope this was just a mixup.#decencyfirst https://t.co/HPD2AMWG93— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) September 4, 2018

The image that may come to define the first day of the Kavanaugh hearings. https://t.co/gkVyvUMxIu— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 4, 2018

I know "wow" tweets are dumb and cliched but this photo of @fred_guttenberg is....a wow photo https://t.co/MrOmMqluD7— Mark Berman (@markberman) September 4, 2018

Democrats have reportedly begun to fundraise off of the moment.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; 2ndamendment; andrewharnik; banglist; brettkavanaugh; davidhogg; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2018; election2020; florida; fredguttenberg; guncontrol; jaclyncorin; jamieguttenberg; kavanaugh; kavanaughhearing; kylegriffin; maga; markberman; mediawingofthednc; nra; parkland; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; scotus; secondamendment; smearmachine; stephanieruhle; takingbackamerica
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The rest of the title is: Shooting Victim's Father at Hearing
1 posted on 09/04/2018 3:14:38 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

President Garfield was shot by somebody offering to shake his hand.


2 posted on 09/04/2018 3:17:38 PM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: Kaslin

What the F is this lame-assed theatrics going to do?

Kavannagh is just going to decide to IGNORE the law and the US Constitution and ban guns for this ghoul making his child’s murder a political movement?

The shear guile and audacity of the anti-Trump-every-minute press, media and democrats is breathtakingly outrageous and totally out-of-line as a way of government.


3 posted on 09/04/2018 3:20:51 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Vote GOP this November. Take two friends to vote with you!)
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To: Kaslin

Perfect setup by the RATs & their cohorts, the media
The look on Kavanaugh face, who the hell is this guy?


4 posted on 09/04/2018 3:21:20 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: Gen.Blather

Indeed... Fred Guttenberg did point something at Judge Kavanaugh in the video...probably just a finger...


5 posted on 09/04/2018 3:24:10 PM PDT by TaxPayer2000 (The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government...)
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To: Kaslin
White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah responded Tuesday to a tweet from the father of a Parkland shooting victim, Fred Guttenberg, who said that Judge Kavanaugh “turned his back” to him and likely “didn’t want to discuss gun violence.”

Why is this news?

6 posted on 09/04/2018 3:24:24 PM PDT by olezip
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To: Kaslin

Why get defensive over this? No rebuttal photo is needed. This hearing is about Constitutional law and the proper role of the Supreme Court, not who was at fault at Parkand; so the Parkland parent-propagandist should have been snubbed.


7 posted on 09/04/2018 3:24:52 PM PDT by Socon-Econ
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To: Gen.Blather

Surely, somewhere in this country is a person who, as a unborn baby, was aborted, or an abortion was attempted, but lived.

Find him/her.

Have the conservative media let him/her into political gatherings and then film him/her trying to shake the hand of an abortion-loving democrat, saying:

“Hi, Senator Schumer/McKaskill/Gillibrand, my mom and her doctor tried to kill me. But I lived. Are you glad I lived, or do you wish that I died?”

It would be as despicable as this stunt!!!


8 posted on 09/04/2018 3:25:18 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Vote GOP this November. Take two friends to vote with you!)
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To: Gen.Blather
wrote: President Garfield was shot by somebody offering to shake his hand.

And someone of the same political stripe as the Parkland "survivors"

9 posted on 09/04/2018 3:25:49 PM PDT by lightman (Obama's legacy in 13 letters: BLM, ISIS, & ANTIFA. New axis of evil.)
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To: Kaslin

This is what I stated when this happened :the Demwits having nothing so let’s manufacture something! It’s a nothingburger.


10 posted on 09/04/2018 3:26:18 PM PDT by Lent
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To: Socon-Econ

& who paid for him to be there?
He should be talking to Sherriff Lobo Israel & Broward County board..


11 posted on 09/04/2018 3:27:22 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: Kaslin

Dims tip their hand early (again).

This shows that they have nothing on which to oppose Kavanaugh.


12 posted on 09/04/2018 3:30:44 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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To: Gen.Blather

You are damn right. This is non-sense, and the Capitol Pol.ice need reamed for letting anyone get to Justice Kavanaugh. ANYONE


13 posted on 09/04/2018 3:31:04 PM PDT by healy61
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To: Kaslin

He had NO clue who he was..how is that considered a “Snub” the room was FILLED with lunatics screaming at him, of course he would not shake hands with someone he did not know..this nut could have had a gun and shot him..Kavanaugh was right not to shake his hand


14 posted on 09/04/2018 3:35:37 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Kaslin

Democrats making government a sideshow as usual.


15 posted on 09/04/2018 3:37:37 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TigersEye

And AOL is also pushing the Dems story.


16 posted on 09/04/2018 3:42:36 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Kaslin; All

Three seconds after Guttenberg touches Kavanaugh from behind, security intervenes.

17 posted on 09/04/2018 3:44:15 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Kaslin

“We know it’s false, but...”) Good ol’ POLITICO.

But MSNBC has them beat in the Fake News hearing coverage...
https://twitter.com/eugenegu/status/1037063912896643072
(shott vid(
“Kavanaugh’s former law clerk Zina Bash is flashing a white power sign behind him during his Senate confirmation hearing.”

...and while tha acrobats departed the clowns rushed into the ring...


18 posted on 09/04/2018 3:45:01 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Kaslin

Political shakedown and blackmail, alsharpton style

Can the judge identify it?


19 posted on 09/04/2018 3:56:02 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Kaslin

An obviously manufactured Kodak moment.


20 posted on 09/04/2018 4:04:58 PM PDT by beekay
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