Posted on 07/15/2018 8:22:25 AM PDT by EdnaMode
An article in the Yale Daily News today gives us more insight into the life of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. And boy, is it exciting stuff.
Kavanaugh attended Yale Law School from ‘87 to ‘90, during which time, according to classmates, he enjoyed playing devil’s advocate in conversations with his black friend, eating pasta with ketchup, and looking down his nose at friends who enjoyed watching Jeopardy. What a fun dude.
His friends also remember his painfully dull taste in food.
[W]hen it came to food, the future Supreme Court pick found hardly anything palatable, Christmas said. Kavanaugh was a “bland eater,” his roommate explained, who never ate his pasta with anything more exotic than tomato sauce or ketchup on top. [...] “When he had spaghetti sauce, it was ragu — he didn’t want anything spicier than that,” Hartmann added.
Kavanaugh’s fellow Yalies have mostly positive memories of the former law student, who they note, rarely spoke about politics. Kenneth Christmas, however, remembers discussing a few issues with him:
Christmas, who is African-American, recalled conversations with Kavanaugh about protections for minorities. The two often discussed minority rights, he said, and the role of the state and federal governments in determining those rights.
“He was sort of the guy that would argue both sides,” Christmas said. “I don’t think he sees himself as an ideologue in any way. I think he sees himself as someone who has intellectual rigor in how he looks at the law.”
Another friend, Jim Brochin, told the Yale Daily News that over their 25 year friendship, they discussed politics less than five times.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Kavanaugh is exactly the kind of debate club nerd who sees politics as irrelevant to his life—because they are. As a rich white guy, the political realities of the world have little to no bearing on him. He’s free to debate interpretations of the Constitution to his heart’s content, without worrying that the laws he upholds or overturns may negatively impact him or someone he loves. Must be nice!
While writers like Akhil Reed Amar may see Kavanaugh’s lack of apparent ideology (read: his investment in the status quo) as something to recommend him to power, anyone with an actual stake in what the Supreme Court decides on issues like abortion or affirmative action knows better. Once you understand the impacts that politics can have on actual human beings, your ability to play “both sides” greatly diminishes.
Poor man’s marinara sauce...(chuckle)
I hate ketchup with a passion.
I don’t know about this guy.
Having some day old American Chop Suey (chili mac in many areas)???
Add ketchup! Voila! Better that the day before!
Obama ate puppies.
Waaaaaaa
The butthurt among Hitlery voters continues
Can we get a time out on the cheese and whine?
Can’t figure out why your pot of chili is spicy but still seems bland?
Add a quarter cup of ketchup. The vinegar will wake up your taste buds without making it taste like spaghetti sauce.
Reminds me of college. "All I have is $7. I can eat something tasty and have no beer or I can eat pasta and ketchup and have beer."
Clearly disqualifying.
Amazing isn’t it?
Ok, look, Im sorry but THAT tears it!
Tomatoes, vinegar, salt and sugar are a great way to brighten up many stews and soups.
Ketchup is the bomb!
Ketchup or Catsup? Anyway on pasta it must be an extreme right wing delicacy practiced by bigots and fascists. LOL
Sacrilege. There goes the Italian vote.
Personal disclaimer: I sometimes eat pasta with ketchup, myself.
Ketchup is good on anything, except donuts. Also called ‘Navy Gravy’. Mmmmmmmmmm...
Actually I add a teaspoon of ketchup to the tomato sauce. It sweetens it just a tad with a hint of tang mixed in. Just don’t overdo it or it becomes tomato soup.
Sounds like a typical college student budget meal...
*Luis Lunch is claimed by some to the home of the hamburger. (Yes, liberals, it wasn't invented by Ronald McDonald). Pepe Pizza, Sal's and Modern Apizza are New Haven institutions. The only reason to go to New Haven IMHO.
My wife likes ketchup on her spaghetti. With a little butter and garlic powder. It’s how her grandma made it for her as a kid. It’s her “comfort food”. It’s actually not bad.
Oh, the virtue-signaling author is aptly named.
Failing to find anything dastardly in his past, she bashes the guy because he doesn't virtue-signal.
Bless her inflated little heart.
Heck... back in the early 70s we made cuppa soups with the Mr. COFFEE, and wedged the iron upside down (2 back to back chairs tied together) covered the irons surface with foil and made grilled cheese sandwiches. Didn’t have a burner or a toaster-oven. Bags of apples, peanut butter and an electric popcorn maker.
Pasta would have been gourmet fare...
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