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Kavanaugh opposition loses steam as his accuser balks at testifying
Fox News ^ | September 20, 2018

Posted on 09/20/2018 8:16:21 AM PDT by SMGFan

After the nation was riveted by the Senate testimony of Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court nomination came to a vote. Democrats controlled the Senate. Joe Biden had chaired the hearings.

And yet Thomas was confirmed, with 11 Democrats joining 41 Republicans to provide the margin of victory (and two Republicans voting against him).

That would be inconceivable today. The hyperpartisan nature of today’s politics would never allow so many Democrats to defect in favor of a Republican president's nominee, one who was not only extremely conservative but had faced a last-minute accusation of sexual harassment.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; christineford; hearings; kavanaugh; kavanaughaccuser; kavanaughhearing; scotus; smearcampaign
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To: The Louiswu

“Just vote him in and drop the whole matter, move on. The best revenge is to deposit her on the trash pile of history.”

ABSOLUTELY! We need Justice Kavanaugh on the SCOTUS Bench for the start of the next term in October. We should all hope Ford chooses not to testify.


61 posted on 09/20/2018 9:42:40 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Leep
Dimwads will keep doing this, and worse, if there are never any consequences for their behavior.

GOP voters in Cali should vote for Feinstein's opponent in nov. Yes she is a socialist but that would get Feinstein out of the Senate. Feinstein has a lot of seniority and could do a lot more damage then her opponent who would have no senority.

62 posted on 09/20/2018 9:43:17 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: Conserv
LOL, Paul Simon. At the time of the hearings I made up a little ditty, sung to the tune of Simon and Garfunkel's "Feelin' Groovy." My kids and I used to sing it all the time. As I recall, it went like this:

Slow down, we're movin' too fast,
We got to make these hearings last; just
Kickin' around the all-e-ga-tions,
Lookin' for dirt and feeling sleeeeeezy.

Hello, Biden. Whatcha knowin'?
I come to watch your new hair growin'
Kissing up to Kennedy,
Looking for dirt and feeling sleeeeezy.

I got no bills to pass; campaign promises to keep,
I'd like to back out, but I'm in this too deep; so,
We might as well lynch this conservative creep,
Life I love you, always sleeeeeeeezy!

(Pax the real Paul Simon, who probably isn't much better.)

63 posted on 09/20/2018 9:44:40 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: longfellow
Ford...

Her lawyer Lisa Banks...


64 posted on 09/20/2018 9:45:04 AM PDT by Hugin
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To: randita

She has named two other persons in connection with the allegation against Kavenaugh. They weren’t public figures in the manner of the Judge. Different standards will apply.


65 posted on 09/20/2018 10:01:44 AM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: goldstategop
RE:”Easy solution:
Stuff Kavanaugh into a burlap sack and toss him in the water.
If he drowns, he’s innocent. If he floats, he’s guilty.”

Dem's don't care about Kavanaugh or Ford.

All they care about is sinking any Trump nomination to the court.

After that they run in midterms against any possible substitute nominee, promising to block him/her if they get more Senate seats.

If K gets through its less of an emergency for them to use to get Dem voters to vote.

66 posted on 09/20/2018 10:05:20 AM PDT by sickoflibs ('Equal protection' only applies to illegals not you!)
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To: SMGFan
Republicans should call John Kerry (who served in Vietnam) as an expert witness on false memories.

Kerry can explain why something that was "seared - seared in me" for decades, namely that he spent Christmas 1968 inside Cambodia on a secret illegal mission, never actually happened. Kerry was so sure of it that he had it entered into the Congressional Record, and made it the centerpiece of a 2004 campaign speech, until the Swift Boat Veterans called him out on it.

Dr. Ford's lawyer says that the party was a "traumatic and harrowing incident." I can't imagine it being more traumatic and harrowing than being shot at on a small swift boat in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam in 1968. If someone as experienced and eminent as Kerry could get it so wrong, then it's highly likely that a 15-year-old party girl got it wrong, too.

-PJ

p.s. Of course, I'm being facetious. Kerry didn't misremember, he embellished a self-aggrandizing history for himself that nobody challenged him on for decades. Still, this is the story he's now committed to, so why not have him speak out about how false memories can happen, since it's happened to him? :-D

67 posted on 09/20/2018 10:09:15 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

+5


68 posted on 09/20/2018 10:17:59 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Ozark Tom

The standard is malice. Falsely accusing someone of a felony is per se malice.


69 posted on 09/20/2018 10:20:27 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

LOVE IT


70 posted on 09/20/2018 10:28:28 AM PDT by Conserv (rump)
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To: Hugin

Aaaahhhhh look away!


71 posted on 09/20/2018 11:01:19 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Rapscallion

After confirmation - an only with respect to prosecuting her for perjury !


72 posted on 09/20/2018 11:28:01 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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