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Trump drops civil tone, slams Kavanaugh accuser credibility
Ass Press ^ | September 21, 2018 | ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO

Posted on 09/21/2018 7:37:15 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abandoning his previous restraint, President Donald Trump challenged by name the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault on Friday, declaring that if the alleged attack was so terrible she would have reported it to law enforcement.

Trump’s change in tone — and apparent shift in tactics — came as Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers negotiate with the Senate Judiciary Committee on the terms for her possible testimony next week in a dramatic showdown over her accusation that threatens Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Trump tweeted: “I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!”

The president previously had avoided naming Ford or plainly casting doubt on her account. Ford alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 30 years ago when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation.

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To: caww

Yes, but you are forgetting how a USSC court nomination tends to shed light on the murky shadows of ones past. Sort of like those triggers feminists gabber on about it.


141 posted on 09/21/2018 9:37:58 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: kabar

‘Totalitarianism’ is the classical definition in a society where everything — ethical norms and moral principles and truth itself — is subjugated to political ends.

The left is certainly operating at that level.


142 posted on 09/21/2018 9:38:14 AM PDT by caww
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To: kabar

‘Totalitarianism’ is the classical definition in a society where everything — ethical norms and moral principles and truth itself — is subjugated to political ends.

The left is certainly operating at that level.


143 posted on 09/21/2018 9:38:15 AM PDT by caww
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To: JBW1949
Do you really trust in polls and believe they are all honest???

Let's just say I maintain a healthy skepticism towards polls and wouldn't base my position on the results of a single one. I'd look for trends.

144 posted on 09/21/2018 9:39:50 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: kabar

Do you think Ford will ever issue a statement under oath? I am not being snarky, I am asking very respectfully. Personally I doubt it because despite all the hoopla given by the press and her supporters about the polygraph it proves nothing and is not admissible. A sworn testimony or even an affidavit is another matter and the abuse of these can lead to perjury charges. I doubt Ford is willing to expose herself to that possibility.


145 posted on 09/21/2018 9:40:43 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: dforest

I agree with you. She was a punch board and needs be called out on it.


146 posted on 09/21/2018 9:42:02 AM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Time for the conservatives to blast the left for a VAST LEFT WING CONSPIRACY taking place throughout Washington.


147 posted on 09/21/2018 9:43:35 AM PDT by jetson (TOTAL)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Half the voters are women, I am not concerned. Most women have been groped at some point in their life, especially during the teens and twenties.

Do you suppose 100 million women should be hunting down their former gropers and seek revenge or some form of justice? It’s all completely absurd. It becomes ludicrous when we learn she is a Psyc. Ph.D and mother in her fifties. Reparations for victims of grope. lol.

And now Blasey just been rewarded nearly a quarter of a million dollars through GoFund Me! $210, 000.00. Cry me a river. She can use the funds to buy chastity belts for the rest of Palo Alto.

Once I saw that scam account, any understanding or compassion I may have had for her accusation of an alleged rounding of second base (weird that he skipped first base) went POOF. Game Over.

It’s a Scamming Fraudulent Political Hit Job Stunt.


148 posted on 09/21/2018 9:44:53 AM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: lastchance

149 posted on 09/21/2018 9:47:11 AM PDT by kabar
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To: lastchance

You said ‘If Trump wanted a gloves off approach that should have come at the very start of her allegations”.

He warned the Rep’s not to touch this....obvious those who oppose Trump wouldn’t heed so.


150 posted on 09/21/2018 9:47:43 AM PDT by caww
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To: kabar

Kavanaugh investigated Hillary Clinton’s business partner Vince Foster suspicious suicide and he was on Ken starrs spec. Counsel team investigating Bill Clinton conduct for impeachment........ Now you know why Schumer/Clinton mafia ally hates Kavanaugh and made the call to turn confirmation process into a circus.


151 posted on 09/21/2018 9:48:46 AM PDT by caww
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To: lastchance

Feminists will trigger over anything, even creating their own triggers to be front and center. Hillary leads the pack of course....and she’s out for blood to all who opposed her in her life.

They’re all about pulling the sexist , racist, whatever card just to create chaos and get in the news. Like Hollywood actors needing attention.


152 posted on 09/21/2018 10:06:27 AM PDT by caww
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To: lastchance

Feminists will trigger over anything, even creating their own triggers to be front and center. Hillary leads the pack of course....and she’s out for blood to all who opposed her in her life.

They’re all about pulling the sexist , racist, whatever card just to create chaos and get in the news. Like Hollywood actors needing attention.


153 posted on 09/21/2018 10:06:28 AM PDT by caww
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To: yoe

Oh, MAN! I just ate.


154 posted on 09/21/2018 10:09:18 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: McGavin999

“Stay out of it?!!???!”

Kavanaugh is HIS NOMINEE!


155 posted on 09/21/2018 10:12:22 AM PDT by FrankR (IF it wasn't for the "F-word", and it's deritiives, the left would have no message at all.)
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To: caww
Yep, I was aware of that. I expect the Dems to bring up the Starr investigation and Kavanaugh's role in developing the questions re Clinton's sexual activities with Monica. They will try to paint Kavanaugh as someone with prurient interests. The Dems will stop at nothing to destroy him and stop his confirmation.

The Dems are doing this to energize their base and show how hard they tried to derail Kavanaugh's confirmation. It also acts as a cover to keep all the Dems on the plantation in terms of the Senate vote. The red state Dem senators now have cover to vote against Kavanaugh and to burnish their credentials as defenders of women.

156 posted on 09/21/2018 10:46:20 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar
Yes and yes. I haven't followed the day to day reports on this rather spent a little time investigating what's out there sufficient to draw my own conclusions. The fact Feinstein brought this out at the time of his confirmation along with a host of other 'pointers' evidences this is just the same playbook the Dems have used before to "Stall" and "Obstruct" appointments and confirmation etc.

Perception is what matters to Dems/left and are masters at false perceptions with an audience quick to drink their kool-aid.

Out of the old nags own mouth!


157 posted on 09/21/2018 11:39:49 AM PDT by caww
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To: kabar
Yes and yes. I haven't followed the day to day reports on this rather spent a little time investigating what's out there sufficient to draw my own conclusions. The fact Feinstein brought this out at the time of his confirmation along with a host of other 'pointers' evidences this is just the same playbook the Dems have used before to "Stall" and "Obstruct" appointments and confirmation etc.

Perception is what matters to Dems/left and are masters at false perceptions with an audience quick to drink their kool-aid.

Out of the old nags own mouth!


158 posted on 09/21/2018 11:39:49 AM PDT by caww
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To: lastchance

I TOTALLY disagree with you. This clear statement will put Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court.
Trump only makes Ford a victim in weak minds that don’t have the power to think for themselves. Weak minds that have been programmed by the leftists. He doesn’t make gaffes. He makes good sense! Nobody with any sense of justice would ever give Ford one ounce of credibility.


159 posted on 09/21/2018 12:23:18 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mollypitcher1

Do you honestly believe that only those with a sense of justice are making sure their opinions are heard?


160 posted on 09/21/2018 1:31:47 PM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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