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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 17:43:30 GMT
Jeff Flake always feels soooo concerned on Twitter. In real life? Not so much. He should be an actor! I saw him interviewed about a year ago on PBS and he seemed so grounded and normal! I bought into it! He says 1 thing and seems so compassionate and then votes along with the party. It's SO frustrating! I hope he changes his mind and votes his conscience--he's got nothing to lose!
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 28, 2018 17:44:48 GMT
Jeff Flake always feels soooo concerned on Twitter. In real life? Not so much. He should be an actor! I saw him interviewed about a year ago on PBS and he seemed so grounded and normal! I bought into it! He says 1 thing and seems so compassionate and then votes along with the party. It's SO frustrating! I hope he changes his mind and votes his conscience--he's got nothing to lose! Yes he does he will lose future income.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 28, 2018 17:46:08 GMT
I would not doubt it for one second that he changes his vote last second as a big f*you to Trump. We can hope... They have said that Flake was shaken after the elevator incident... CONVERSATION about a WEEK extension!!
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 28, 2018 17:46:56 GMT
CNN saying discussions with Flake about delaying for 1 week for FBI investigation.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 28, 2018 17:47:33 GMT
looks like they're coming back in now.
ETA: sorry, not yet- Flake still conferring with Feinstein.
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 28, 2018 17:48:06 GMT
The delay is killing me. No work is getting done right now in my office. I can't even go to the bathroom for fear I'll miss something crucial.
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Post by peano on Sept 28, 2018 17:48:46 GMT
As a judge he should be well-versed in keeping his composure during intense situations. Fighting for your life and reputation creates a vastly different disposition than simply doing your job does. To predict that his behavior during a normal everyday occurrence will be the same as his behavior and reaction during a catastrophic life event is ludicrous. He's fighting for his and his family's lives from being ended by nut jobs who have decided he was guilty the minute they heard a rumor of an accusation. He's fighting for the stigma of the rest of his life being known as a person who would attempt to rape someone. He's fighting for a career he spent a lifetime of dedicated service to build. So I have to disagree when you say he's not fighting for his life. As far as calling this nothing but a job interview is an insult to both he and Christine Blasey and what they're actually doing there. Even if he doesn’t get the SC nomination (which he will because Republicans) he'll have a cushy judgeship to return to. Fighting for his life is a tad hyperbolic.
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 28, 2018 17:49:00 GMT
I would not doubt it for one second that he changes his vote last second as a big f*you to Trump. We can hope... They have said that Flake was shaken after the elevator incident... CONVERSATION about a WEEK extension!!As he should have been. It was powerful.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 17:49:33 GMT
Something is going on with Flake.
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 28, 2018 17:49:45 GMT
Coons is back in & conferring with Feinstein (apologies if I misspelled her name) Where? All I see are Hatch and Grassley - two old men getting ready to eff up the next forty years of our lives. It was before that.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 28, 2018 17:50:50 GMT
wait- no idea what's happening-
Sen. Flake is speaking
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Post by mom on Sept 28, 2018 17:51:15 GMT
Flake is going to speak.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 17:51:24 GMT
Calling on Flake to speak.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 28, 2018 17:51:52 GMT
Holy smokes. Flake was confronted in the elevator by assault survivors. They just played the video on CNN. He later removed himself from the proceedings & hasn’t been seen since. I really like him & was shocked to hear that he was going to vote to confirm. See here’s the thing with Flake. He’s voting to confirm. He chose party over everything —even holding off for a bit so that these claims can be properly investigated. HE HAD TO. THe entire production that the Republicans put on yesterday was because they are seeing the numbers for November, and are in worry shape, so they fear what us coming. They screamed, yelled, were disrespectful, and TOTALLY ERASED Dr. Ford, and Got massive amnesia over kavanaugh’s not answering and deflecting questions all for their big money donors. Flake has to choose party because The coffers of those contributions are going to go elsewhere, the Republicans have been a total clusterfuck disaster and cannot get anything done that they promised their big donors—Koch, Murdoch, corporate and those big PAC’s. While Flake might not be running anymore, he chose party to not piss off-those donors—the dude has to find work once he leaves office. Republicans are ALL AND ONLY about protecting their own.
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 28, 2018 17:52:05 GMT
Flake calling for delay of one week for FBI investigation.
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 28, 2018 17:52:45 GMT
Flake says delay floor vote for one week for FBI investigation.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 28, 2018 17:52:47 GMT
with the understanding that he will still vote to advance to the floor.
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Post by janeliz on Sept 28, 2018 17:53:20 GMT
If anyone is having to follow all of this on Twitter, I recommend following news correspondent Lisa Desjardins.
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Post by inkedup on Sept 28, 2018 17:53:28 GMT
Thank you. I know you have spoken up against conservatives like notlauren who insult others. Oh, wait. I'll hold off on letting you be the arbiter of board civility until you expect everyone to be civil. I’ve never known Mom to be disrespectful or call names. Did I accuse mom of calling names or being disrespectful?
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 28, 2018 17:53:45 GMT
He's got nothing to lose. He's not running again so he can afford to. Except "credibility" for post-Senate positions with conservative lobbying firms, etc. If he breaks with the party, it could hurt his income potential. So, he does have something to lose. Bingo!!! Read my last post !!!!
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 28, 2018 17:54:39 GMT
I don’t understand what just happened
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 28, 2018 17:55:03 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 28, 2018 17:56:54 GMT
Flake is red as a beet!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 28, 2018 17:57:23 GMT
they voted to advance to the floor, but Graham made sure to state 'it's still only up to Senate leadership' so they could still say no investigation.
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Post by MizIndependent on Sept 28, 2018 17:57:45 GMT
This is America. As citizens, we are considered innocent until proven guilty.
Kavanaugh does not have to ask for an investigation as he stands innocent until proven otherwise.
Let his accusers seek the investigation as it is their burden to prove, not the accused. Excuse me, but you are an idiot. What do you think his accusers have been asking for? They don't have the ability authorize an FBI investigation on their own. When someone’s arguments take the form of personal attacks and name-calling it’s a pretty clear admission that they don’t have anything valid or worthwhile to say. By devolving into name-calling you’ve revealed the bankruptcy of your position.
Seems to me it's Trump who is blocking the FBI here. Here's the thing: There are NO WINNERS at all in this. Everyone has already lost. It doesn’t matter who you believe. Even if Kavanaugh’s nomination fails, the standard of evidence for the nomination process has been lowered so badly that political saboteurs could actually be encouraged to make things up in order to sway things their way. If Kavanaugh's confirmation is successful, his decisions will be tainted for his entire time on the Supreme Court, especially if he's the tie-breaker. Oh the drama that will ensue. He's compromised by this completely. Everyone is walking away worse off.
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 28, 2018 17:58:51 GMT
I don’t understand what just happened Flake says no committee vote and hold floor vote for one week for FBI investigation. Grassley saying he cannot speak for Schumer and McConnell. They're still trying to decide what to do.
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Post by mom on Sept 28, 2018 18:01:32 GMT
I don’t understand what just happened Flake says no committee vote and hold floor vote for one week for FBI investigation.
Grassley saying he cannot speak for Schumer and McConnell. They're still trying to decide what to do. But the committee has already voted to send it to the floor.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 28, 2018 18:02:11 GMT
WHAT?
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 28, 2018 18:02:30 GMT
Well. Grassley cut things off abruptly. Feinstein is pissed.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 18:03:07 GMT
There's a gentleman's agreement between Flake and whomever he was speaking with to bring forth the request for an FBI investigation, I believe. Vote still stands.
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