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Trump drops civil tone, slams Kavanaugh accuser credibility
AP ^ | 09/21/2018 | Staff

Posted on 09/21/2018 8:33:31 AM PDT by Red Badger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abandoning his previous restraint, President Donald Trump challenged the credibility of 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 negotiated 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 that at a party when they were teenagers 30 years ago a drunken Kavanaugh held her down on a bed, tried to remove her clothing and clapped his hand over her mouth when she tried to scream before she managed to escape. Kavanaugh has denied all parts of the allegation.

The accusation has jarred the 53-year-old conservative jurist’s prospects for winning confirmation, which until Ford’s emergence last week had seemed all but certain. It has also bloomed into a broader clash over whether women alleging abuse are taken seriously and how both political parties address such claims with the advent of the #MeToo movement — a theme that could echo in this November’s elections for control of Congress.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: kavanaughaccuser; trumptweet
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To: Red Badger

Joe Digenova was a guest on Laura Ingraham last night and he made a reference three times to members of the PGA (Professional Golf Association) and how they could shatter Dr. Ford’s credibility if interviewed. When is someone to include Laura going to follow up on this? Digenova usually knows exactly what he is talking about.


21 posted on 09/21/2018 8:46:16 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: Red Badger

I think this is a very smart and reasoned escalation.


22 posted on 09/21/2018 8:49:23 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: Lent

Exactly right. They skillfully cloak their means as desiring civility, but what is civil about this woman seeking to destroy this man and his family? What is “civil” about how the Democrats played this at the 11th hour knowing all about this months ago? How is sliming this guy’s reputation because you oppose a Trump SC pick, “civil”?

Democrats and their MSM partners are skilled practitioners at claiming the moral high ground and using American’s sense of fair play at a very weapon against them.

The ruse is over.


23 posted on 09/21/2018 8:51:20 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Red Badger

The left never has a civil tone so oh well


24 posted on 09/21/2018 8:54:26 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Red Badger
Grassley, quit fooling around with this slut and call the vote, now.
25 posted on 09/21/2018 8:56:17 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: Army Air Corps
LOL! I so rarely see plough instead of plow anymore. My spell checker doesn't recognize it. It always reminds me of a great book.....

The Tough Coughs as he Ploughs the Dough: Early Writings and Cartoons by Dr. Seuss

26 posted on 09/21/2018 8:56:22 AM PDT by OSHA (Trans = Gender appropriation.)
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To: Red Badger

MAGA


27 posted on 09/21/2018 8:59:04 AM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: Army Air Corps
Or .... she could have said something or done something in the last thirty years ... If she doesn't come forward and testify TODAY we should call the vote and move on.

We know the left will haul her around to every leftwing talk show and she'll be coached on how to maximize the pity party ... We 'get' their playbook - it never changes.

Mika will cast her eyes down and ‘the View’ women will scream and it will all be predictable... But the left will be in full hate mode no matter WHAT we do so let's stick to our guns and do what we said we would do... offer her a Monday time slot to tell her story... then move on if she doesn't show up ...

28 posted on 09/21/2018 8:59:51 AM PDT by GOPJ (Kavanaugh gave me a wedgie in the fourth grade ... michealpramirez)
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To: Red Badger

“30 years ago “

More than 30. 36 I believe.

But 30 sounds better, doesn’t it?


29 posted on 09/21/2018 9:00:18 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: Red Badger
Abandoning his previous restraint, President Donald Trump challenged the credibility of the woman...

Ruh Roh!! Trump has got the intel on the woman and it ain't good. Maybe Trump went to the PGA Golf Course and got the skinny on her.

These women in the Senate that have free license to attack ALL "old" WHITE MEN need to be shut down! This is disgusting, sexist, and a belligerent hatred of men in our Republic and it has got to stop. Men need to start calling them out on their misandry. ALL MEN are not evil. These libs are projecting their lib men on to all men!

30 posted on 09/21/2018 9:00:24 AM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: Red Badger

Todays catch word - uncivil - yesterdays Trump is being so nice was a set-up


31 posted on 09/21/2018 9:00:45 AM PDT by Jolla
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To: Red Badger

Do unto Marxist Democrats as they do unto Conservatives.


32 posted on 09/21/2018 9:01:16 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Red Badger

THere is nothing uncivil in what he posted.


33 posted on 09/21/2018 9:01:42 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: Red Badger
The truth of the charges alleged by Ms. Ford against Judge Kavenaugh cannot actually matter. After all, it will never be clear that the charges are true - and it will never be clear that they are false. Indeed it is tempting to suspect that the charges are crafted precisely to be as noxious-sounding as possible without risk of the possibility that Judge Kavenaugh might be fortunate enough to be able to prove an alibi.

The fact that there is a political conspiracy in place against constitutional, limited, government - and against judges such as Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh who stand for it - hales back much further back in time than the “vast right wing conspiracy . . . against my husband since the day he announced for president” claim made by Hillary Clinton in twenty years ago. That has been undeniable for so long that it hales back almost to the time referred to in Mrs. Ford’s complaint against Judge Kavenaugh.

Even by Ms. Ford's own telling, in the putative incident:

So the natural question for Senator Feinstein, is:

“What difference, at this point, does it make?"

34 posted on 09/21/2018 9:02:56 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (Journalism promotes itself - and promotes big government - by speaking ill of society.)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy; bitt; vette6387; unkus; ZULU; hoosiermama; rodguy911; ransomnote; mazda77; ...

I do believe we can be assured that President Trump and others have Ford’s dirt; all of it including who cooked this RAT scheme up and who paid for it.

We’ve reached the time that Conservatives treat Marxist Democrats the way they’ve treated our President and all of us. Based on what I hear in just talking to people who are really disgusted with the 24/7 onslaught against President Trump, the days of being tolerant of the Left are over.


35 posted on 09/21/2018 9:08:00 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

Awesome
Nicely done!


36 posted on 09/21/2018 9:10:34 AM PDT by RWGinger (Does anyone else really)
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To: DarthVader

Effin stupid

Trump f*** that up with a that dumbass tweet

We had like 60% of the momentum and all he had to do was say something stupid like that

Now, I don’t know how the hell he wants that back

Although, I’m still 100% on the MAGA


37 posted on 09/21/2018 9:14:01 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: Red Badger

Have Laura Ingraham question her.


38 posted on 09/21/2018 9:19:36 AM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: Vendome

I asked the same question why didn’t she call the police. It is a good common sense question to ask. I don’t see anything as I believe the media is now operating in the law of diminishing returns zone now.


39 posted on 09/21/2018 9:24:15 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: Red Badger
"I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!” "

YES YES YES!

Wouldn't it be a kicker if it turns out that Kavanaugh was out of town that day and had proof?

40 posted on 09/21/2018 9:33:26 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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